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A trio of toilets, photographed by Samantha Russell, a Peace Corps volunteer, in Viti Levu Island, Fiji.

To Make A Big Stink About Diarrhea, Ask 'Em To Write A Poo-em

Defeat DD is raising awareness for the No. 2 killer of children under five around the world — by getting people to write haikus about poop.

Members of Women of the Wall, which lobbies for women to be allowed to sing and pray aloud at the Western Wall, march through the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. The group organizes monthly marches and are often heckled by ultra-Orthodox men.

Women's Rights Become A Battleground For Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Jews

Some women in Israel's ultra-Orthodox community are pressing for greater rights in confrontations playing out at places including a radio station and the most important site for Jewish prayer.

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Charlotte, N.C., on July 26. Trump has no military experience, but will become commander in chief at a time when the U.S. is bombing targets in four separate wars.

How Will Trump Handle America's Multiple Wars?

No incoming president has started his term with the U.S. military engaged in four separate conflicts. Trump has offered few clues about his plans aside from a sweeping pledge to destroy ISIS.

Range safety officers look over a line of 1,000 Henry Golden Boy Silver rifles before an NRA-sponsored event in Phoenix. Each participant took two shots, celebrating the presidential election results.

Following Election, NRA Goes On 'Offense'; Here's What It Could Aim To Do

The National Rifle Association's to-do list for Congress and the new president includes easier access to silencers and the right to carry concealed firearms in all states with one permit.

Trump's America: A Hostile Place For Huddled Masses

Muslim commentator Beenish Ahmed says the election results "make official a nostalgia for a whiter America."

A plaque marks the grave site of Emmett Till at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Ill. Till died in a lynching in Mississippi in 1955. A decade prior, his father, Louis Till, was hanged after being convicted of rape and murder, but writer John Edgar Wideman believes he may have been framed.

Emmett Till's Father Was Also Hanged: A New Book Tells His Story

A decade before his teenage son was lynched in Mississippi, Louis Till was serving overseas in World War II. Writing to Save a Life explores how Till was convicted of rape and murder and put to death.

Renditions of the Mannequin Challenge have been done by professional sports teams, high school students, and even a few celebrities including Destiny's Child. It looks like they decided to do another reunion that didn't require a Super Bowl performance.

Can Someone Please Explain The Mannequin Challenge?

Coming after previous Internet sensations like the Running Man Challenge, the Mannequin Challenge involves people standing still. So, they're not moving, but people are obsessed with watching them.

U.S.-backed fighters rest during fighting with the Islamic State group near Ein Issa, north of Raqqa, Syria, as shown in a video by Qasioun, a Syrian opposition media outlet.

U.S.-Backed Fighters Push Forward In 2 Key Offensives Against ISIS

Two offensives in two countries are aimed at retaking Syria's Raqqa and Iraq's Mosul. Raqqa is the Islamic State's de facto capital, while Mosul is the group's most important stronghold in Iraq.

Donkeys Are Finally Getting More Respect

Ethiopia has 7 million donkeys — more than any other country. They have a pretty tough life, but changes are afoot.

Journalists work in the Trump campaign's designated media pen as they wait for the candidate to arrive at a town hall meeting on March 14 in Tampa, Fla. Foreign journalists covering the campaign say gaining official access to Trump events has been more challenging than to Hillary Clinton's.

How Foreign Journalists Here Try To Explain The U.S. Election Back Home

Reporters from Europe, Turkey and Lebanon share their experiences covering the 2016 U.S. election — everything from translation challenges to close encounters with a pregnant Ivanka Trump.

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