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Lineman and Electricians train with the APA-5 Atlas Powered Ascender to recover rescue dummy prior to the onset of suspension trauma.

The Army, The Inventor And The Surprising Uses Of A Batman Machine

The Army wanted a new, small device that could pull a person rapidly up a rope. The invention they eventually got has uses far beyond the military.

This is the actual NASA graphic illustrating the "Space Poop Challenge."

Space Poop Problem-Solvers Take Home Cash Prizes From NASA

NASA was looking for help from the public in solving a very specific challenge: How to deal with poop in a spacesuit. The winners included doctors, a dentist, a product designer and an engineer.

José Palacios, a cacao farmer, holds the Late Chocó chocolate products produced by his son, Joel, in Bogotá. The package bears an illustration of his likeness. José Palacios lives in Colombia's western Chocó department, which is also a coca-growing region.

From Cocaine To Cacao: One Man's Mission To Save Colombia's Farmers Through Chocolate

As efforts to get farmers to stop growing coca in favor of legal crops falter, some farmers feel abandoned. But one man says he'll stand by them, helping farmers shift to cacao for high-end chocolate.

An Iranian woman walks past the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, which bears a mural depicting the Statue of Liberty with a dead face. With just days to go until the U.S. plans to snap more sanctions back into place, questions linger about what the move spells for the world.

U.S. Is About To Reinstate Iran Sanctions. Here's What That Means

Come Monday, the Trump administration plans to restore the full measure of sanctions that were lifted with the Iran nuclear deal. You probably have questions about the situation. We have answers.

Warren speaks to a large crowd at a campaign stop at an elementary school in Columbus, Ohio.

Elizabeth Warren Has A Plan — To Get Personal With Voters

The Democratic presidential candidate has built her brand on prolific policy proposals. But she's also using folksy charm to try and win support at campaign stops in towns big and small.

Guns for sale at a gun show in Naples, Fla.

Americans Largely Support Gun Restrictions To 'Do Something' About Gun Violence

President Trump says he supports "really intelligent background checks." It's unclear what exactly that means, but support for universal background checks is near universal among Americans.

Stretches of secondary fencing are topped with spirals of concertina wire along the U.S.-Mexico border between the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa ports of entry, in San Diego on Aug. 16, 2017.

Officials Set April Date For New Mexico Border Wall Work

Officials are hoping to break ground on a project replacing 20 miles of border wall in Santa Teresa, New Mexico in early April.

Americans Largely Support Gun Restrictions To 'Do Something' About Gun Violence

President Trump says he supports "really intelligent background checks." It's unclear what exactly that means, but support for universal background checks is near universal among Americans.

Police respond on Sept. 17, 2017, in St. Louis to demonstrators protesting the acquittal of former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley, who had been charged with first-degree murder in a 2011 on-duty shooting. A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted three officers who responded to the protests in the beating of a fourth officer, who was working undercover that night.

St. Louis Police Officers Indicted For Beating An Undercover Colleague

The September 2017 acquittal of a white police officer charged with killing a black suspect led to protests during which the beating outlined in the indictment occurred.

Frances McDormand won best actress for her role in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. As she accepted her award, she asked all other female Oscar nominees to stand up and be recognized.

2018 Oscar Winners: The Complete List

Guillermo del Toro's The Shape Of Water took home the evening's biggest prize, best picture. Frances McDormand won best actress, and Gary Oldman won best actor.

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