Photo archive for August 30, 2013
Smithereens Cartoon Caption Contest
The winner of the August Smithereens Cartoon Caption Contest: "We don't need another politician with a mobile weiner," submitted by Jim Polk. View photo
Burning Man
In this Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013 photo, people ride their bikes at Burning Man in Gerlach, Nev. Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather for Burning Man in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance. View photo
Burning Man
In this Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 photo, a couple kisses at Burning Man in Gerlach, Nev. Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance. View photo
Burning Man
In this Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 photo, people gather inside a temple at Burning Man in Gerlach, Nev. Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather for Burning Man in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance. View photo
Burning Man
In this Aug. 26, 2013 photo, a woman rides her bike between cars waiting to enter Burning Man in Gerlach, Nev. According to The Reno Gazette-Journal, an estimated 68,000 people are anticipated to attend the event. View photo
Burning Man
In this Thursday, Aug. 19, 2013 photo, Sam Ray visits the "Baby Head" art piece at Burning Man in Gerlach, Nev. Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather for Burning Man in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance. View photo
Burning Man
In this Thursday, Aug. 29 photo, people relax inside Center Camp at Burning Man in Gerlach, Nev. Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather for Burning Man in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance. View photo
Burning Man
In this Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013 photo, a man walks past an art piece at Burning Man in Gerlach, Nev. Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather for Burning Man in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance. View photo
Burning Man
In this Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 photo, people gather at the "Photo Chapel" at Burning Man in Gerlach, Nev. Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather for Burning Man in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance. View photo
Burning Man
In this Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, photo, people gather outside a temple art structure at Burning Man in Gerlach, Nev. Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather for Burning Man in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance. View photo
Burning Man
In this Aug. 29, 2013, photo, Selam Borges plays on a trampoline at Burning Man in Gerlach, Nev. Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather for Burning Man in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance. View photo
Burning Man
In this Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, photo, a band plays on top of a bus at Burning Man in Gerlach, Nev. Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather for Burning Man in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance. View photo
Citizenship Vignette
Nadia Gomez, 32, of Mexico has three children with her husband, a U.S. Citizen, and is currently preparing for her naturalization interview. She plans to go to either culinary or nursing school. View photo
Citizenship Vignette
Raquel Juarez, 21, is a third-year UNLV student from Guatemala. Since seventh grade Juarez has dreamed of joining the Peace Corps, which only accepts U.S. Citizens. View photo
Citizenship Vignette
Jennifer Franco, 25, has already taken her English and civics tests needed to become a naturalized citizen. The Guatemala native is most excited about earning the right to vote. View photo
NFL settlement
In this April 9, 2013, file photo, former NFL player Dorsey Levens, right, extends a hand as Mary Ann Easterling, the widow of former NFL player Ray Easterling, reacts and former NFL player Kevin Turner looks on during a news conference in Philadelphia after a hearing to determine whether the NFL faces years of litigation over concussion-related brain injuries. Judge Anita Brody announced Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, that the NFL and more than 4,500 former players want to settle concussion-related lawsuits for $765 million. View photo
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot from Benjamin Becker of Germany during the second round of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, in New York. View photo
UNLV Solar House
A bedroom is shown here at UNLV's Desert Sol project, a solar house that will operate entirely on renewable energy, on Friday, August 30, 2013. Desert Sol will travel to Irvine, Calif., in September to compete against 19 other teams from around the world in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition. View photo
UNLV Solar House
A bathroom is shown here at UNLV's Desert Sol project, a solar house that will operate entirely on renewable energy, on Friday, August 30, 2013. Desert Sol will travel to Irvine, Calif., in September to compete against 19 other teams from around the world in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition. View photo
UNLV Solar House
A half-completed hydronic-radiant heated floor is shown here at UNLV's Desert Sol project, a solar house that will operate entirely on renewable energy, on Friday, August 30, 2013. Desert Sol will travel to Irvine, Calif., in September to compete against 19 other teams from around the world in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition. View photo
UNLV Solar House
UNLV students work on Desert Sol, a solar house that will operate entirely on renewable energy, on Friday, August 30, 2013. Desert Sol will travel to Irvine, Calif., in September to compete against 19 other teams from around the world in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition. View photo
UNLV Solar House
A half-completed water fountain is shown here at UNLV's Desert Sol project, a solar house that will operate entirely on renewable energy, on Friday, August 30, 2013. Desert Sol will travel to Irvine, Calif., in September to compete against 19 other teams from around the world in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition. View photo
UNLV Solar House
A doorway is shown here at UNLV's Desert Sol project, a solar house that will operate entirely on renewable energy, on Friday, August 30, 2013. Desert Sol will travel to Irvine, Calif., in September to compete against 19 other teams from around the world in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition. View photo
UNLV Solar House
A hallway is shown here at UNLV's Desert Sol project, a solar house that will operate entirely on renewable energy, on Friday, August 30, 2013. Desert Sol will travel to Irvine, Calif., in September to compete against 19 other teams from around the world in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition. View photo
UNLV Solar House
The kitchen and dining room area is shown here at UNLV's Desert Sol project, a solar house that will operate entirely on renewable energy, on Friday, August 30, 2013. Desert Sol will travel to Irvine, Calif., in September to compete against 19 other teams from around the world in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition. View photo
UNLV Solar House
A contractor is working to install a water heater in UNLV's Desert Sol project, a solar house that will operate entirely on renewable energy, on Friday, August 30, 2013. Desert Sol will travel to Irvine, Calif., in September to compete against 19 other teams from around the world in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition. View photo
Yosemite business
In this Aug. 24, 2013, file photo, Pinecrest General Store owner Dan Vaughn stands in his empty business in Pinecrest, Calif. Vaughn says that business is down 90 percent from normal at this time of year as a result of the Rim Fire, which continues to burn in the Stanislaus National Forest. Vaughn sent four of his employees home due to the lack of business. It doesn't pay to be a dateline in a disaster story, as the folks around Groveland, Calif., will tell you. On what would have been the busiest weekend of the summer had the Strawberry Music Festival not been cancelled, hotel rooms are empty and the local coffee roaster got rid of all six employees because the road to Yosemite is closed. One hotelier has had $20,000 in cancellations just this week. In the park, tourists are enjoying elbow room as hard-to-get campsite and lodging rooms are full but day tourists are staying away out of fear of fire and smoke. View photo
Syria
A Syrian boy carries his personal belongings as he passes through the Turkish Cilvegozu gate border with Syria, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. United Nations experts are investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria as the United States and allies prepare for the possibility of a punitive strike against President Bashar Assad's regime, blamed by the Syrian opposition for the attack. The international aid group Doctors Without Borders says at least 355 people were killed in the Aug. 21 attack. View photo
Syria Planned Chemical Attack
In this citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke rises after explosives were dropped by a Syrian government warplane, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. View photo
Syria Planned Chemical Attack
A Jordanian protester holds a placard that accuses Saudi Arabia of being the mastermind of a chemical attack in Syria, during a protest by the Jordanian Communist Party and other lefty groups against any American military strike against Damascus, in Amman, Jordan, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. View photo
Syria Planned Chemical Attack
This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows anti-Syrian regime protesters holding a banner and Syrian revolution flags, during a demonstration in Kafr Nabil in Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. View photo
Syria Planned Chemical Attack
Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement about Syria at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. Kerry said the U.S. knows, based on intelligence, that the Syrian regime carefully prepared for days to launch a chemical weapons attack. View photo
Syria Planned Chemical Attack
Israeli soldiers take part in a drill in the Golan Heights, near the border between the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights and Syria, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. View photo
Syria Planned Chemical Attack
A Jordanian man, left, chants anti-President Bashar Assad slogans as a police officer pushes him away to separate him from opposing protesters from the Jordanian Communist Party and other leftist groups against any American military strike against Damascus, in Amman, Jordan, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. View photo
Syria Planned Chemical Attack
Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement about Syria at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. View photo
Syria Planned Chemical Attack
Israeli soldiers stand next to an Iron Dome battery, a short-range missile defense system, just outside Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. As the United States considers military action against Syria, Israel has deployed the Iron Dome missile defense system in central Israel. View photo
Syria Planned Chemical Attack
Syrian refugees have their passport checked by a custom officer, left, at the Turkish Cilvegozu gate border with Syria, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. View photo
Syria Planned Chemical Attack
Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement about Syria at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. Kerry said the U.S. knows, based on intelligence, that the Syrian regime carefully prepared for days to launch a chemical weapons attack. View photo
Syria Planned Chemical Attack
Israeli soldiers handle artillery shells in the Golan Heights, near the border between the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights and Syria, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. View photo
John Kerry on Syria
Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement about Syria at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. Kerry said the U.S. knows, based on intelligence, that the Syrian regime carefully prepared for days to launch a chemical weapons attack. View photo
Hip-hop Othello
In this Aug. 27, 2013, photo, wearing wigs, rappers perform a hip-hop adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Othello," titled "Othello: The Remix" at the Cook County Jail in Chicago. View photo
Week's Top AP Photos: Aug. 30, 2013
A riot police officer detains a bleeding protester in Ubate, north of Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 26, 2013. Police clashed with hundreds of protesters in support of farmers who have being blockading Colombian highways for a week for an assortment of demands that include reduced gasoline prices, increased subsidies and the cancellation of free trade agreements. View photo
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Protesting fast food workers fill a McDonald's restaurant on New York's Fifth Avenue, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Organizers say thousands of fast-food workers are set to stage walkouts in dozens of cities around the country Thursday, part of a push to get chains such as McDonald's, Taco Bell and Wendy's to pay workers higher wages. View photo
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Indian rescuers carry the body of a victim they pulled out after two adjacent apartment buildings collapsed at Vadodara in Gujarat state, India, Wednesday, Aug.28, 2013. At least eight people were killed and at least a dozen people are trapped in the debris, police said. View photo
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An Indian villager smokes tobacco as he joins other economically backward protesters during a rally demanding pension for elderly poor citizens in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) View photo
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A police officer pushes back a man complaining about the detention of protesters near Guanabara Palace, the office of Rio de Janeiro Governor Sergio Cabral in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013. Demonstrators are demanding improvements to public services in the state of Rio de Janeiro, and Cabral's resignation for what they say is his improper management of public funds. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) View photo
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This citizen journalism image provided by the United media office of Arbeen which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a member of UN investigation team taking samples of sands near a part of a missile is likely to be one of the chemical rockets according to activists, in Damascus countryside of Ain Terma, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. View photo
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Derek Medina sits with attorney Mauricio Padilla, left, during his arraignment in Miami-Dade Circuit Court Thursday, Aug., 29, 2013. Median is accused of shooting his wife and then posting a confession and photo of her body on Facebook. He pleaded not guilty Thursday. View photo
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In this Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 photo, a young woman walks through the dusty playa at Burning Man in Gerlach, Nev. Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather for Burning Man in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance. View photo
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Margarita Mamun of Russia perform with clubs during the 32nd rhythmic gymnastics world championships in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. View photo
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Indian children dressed as Hindu God Krishna participate in a function during the Janmashtami festival celebrations in Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The Janmashtami festival marks the birthday of Hindu god Krishna. View photo
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Color powder is squirted onto participants after they finished The Color Run in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. About 3,000 kilograms (6,613 pounds) of colored corn starch is flung at the 15,000 runners over the 5 km (3.1 mile) course through Centennial Park. View photo
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Venus Williams prepares to serve to Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens during the first round of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, in New York. View photo
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Atlanta Braves' Chris Johnson, front, celebrates with teammate Freddie Freeman, rear, after driving in the game-wining run with a single in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians in Atlanta Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. Atlanta won 3-2. View photo
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A gigantic steel arch under construction to cover the remnants of the exploded reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, in Chernobyl, Ukraine, on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, the scene of the world's worst nuclear accident. The No. 4 reactor at Chernobyl nuclear power plant was the scene of a major explosion in 1986, resulting in the evacuation of the nearby town and the ongoing legacy of protecting against any possible radiation leaks. View photo
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A line of riot police officers, left, charge on demonstrators as a riot police, right, raises his baton over protester falling to the ground, in downtown Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Students protesting in support of farmers who have been blockading Colombian highways for more than ten days for a laundry list of demands that include reduced gasoline prices, increased subsidies and the cancellation of free trade agreements. View photo
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Crowds of people throw tomatoes at each other during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. Thousands of people are splattering each other with tons of tomatoes in the annual "Tomatina" battle in recession-hit Spain, with the debt-burdened town charging participants entry fees this year for the first time. Bunol town says some 20,000 people are taking part in Wednesday's hour-long street bash, inspired by a food fight among kids back in 1945. Participants were this year charged some 10 euros ($13) to foot the cost of the festival. Residents do not pay. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) View photo
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Actors George Clooney, left, and Sandra Bullock pose for photographers as they arrive for the screening of Gravity at the 70th edition of the Venice Film Festival held from Aug. 28 through Sept. 7, in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/David Azia) View photo
Othello Behind Bars
In this Aug. 27, 2013, photo, rapper GQ, aka Gregory Qaiyum, performs during a hip hop adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, titled "Othello: The Remix" at the Cook County Jail in Chicago. "Shakespeare was a master storyteller who used musical language and poetry," GQ says, and the same is true of the best rappers. "So at the very basic level theyre doing the exact same thing. ... You're using poetic devices like alliteration and repetition and onomatopoeia. ... They're very similar art forms despite how different they tend to be judged." (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) View photo
Othello Behind Bars
In this Aug. 27, 2013, photo, rapper Postell Pringle performs in a hip hop adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, titled "Othello: The Remix" at the Cook County Jail in Chicago. The Q Brothers and Chicago Shakespeare Theater brought the the 70-minute adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy to perform for about 450 inmates. View photo
Othello Behind Bars
In this Aug. 27, 2013, photo, brothers and rappers JQ and GQ, aka Gregory and Jeffrey Qaiyum, who wrote and directed a hip hop adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, titled "Othello: The Remix" take questions from inmates at the Cook County Jail after performing their 70 minute show for about 450 inmates at the jail in Chicago. View photo
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A Portuguese firefighter works to extinguish a wildfire near Caramulo, north Portugal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Portuguese officials said a woman firefighter died in a forest blaze, becoming the fifth fatality among emergency crews in a month as summer wildfires scorch large areas of parched countryside. View photo
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In this image released by the Tabasco state government press office on Sunday Aug. 25, 2013, rescue workers try to evacuate the injured after a cargo train, known as "the Beast", derailed near the town of Huimanguillo, southern Mexico. The cargo train, carrying at least 250 Central American hitchhiking migrants derailed in a remote region, killing at least five people and injuring dozens, authorities said. View photo
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Inmate firefighters walk along Highway 120 as firefighters continue to battle the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. Fire crews are clearing brush and setting sprinklers to protect two groves of giant sequoias as a massive week-old wildfire rages along the remote northwest edge of Yosemite National Park. View photo
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Dancers Guido Palacios, right, and Florencia Castilla, from Argentina, perform to win the 2013 Tango Dance World Cup stage finals in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013. View photo
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Director Alfonso Cuaron, actors Sandra Bullock and George Clooney pose for photographers the 70th edition of the Venice Film Festival held from Aug. 28 through Sept. 7, in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. View photo
Othello Behind Bars
In this Aug. 27, 2013, photo, rapper Postell Pringle wears a wig as he performs in a hip hop adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, titled "Othello: The Remix" at the Cook County Jail in Chicago. View photo
Othello Behind Bars
In this Aug. 27, 2013, photo, rappers GQ, front, and Postell Pringle perform a hip hop adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, titled "Othello: The Remix" at the Cook County Jail in Chicago. View photo
Othello Behind Bars
In this Aug. 27, 2013, photo, wearing wigs, rappers perform a hip hop adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, titled "Othello: The Remix" at the Cook County Jail in Chicago. View photo
Othello Behind Bars
In this Aug. 27, 2013, photo, inmate Kristy Montgomery cheers from her seat while watching rappers perform a hip hop adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, titled "Othello: The Remix" at the Cook County Jail in Chicago. Montgomery, 29, said she came away from the play believing it had an important message: "Be careful of who you affiliate yourself with because they might not actually be your friends. They might be somebody who wants to bring you down." Its a lesson, she says, shell try to heed "because I befriend the wrong people all the time." View photo
Othello Behind Bars
In this Aug. 27, 2013, photo, inmates watch as rappers perform a hip hop adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, titled "Othello: The Remix" at the Cook County Jail in Chicago. The Q Brothers and Chicago Shakespeare Theater brought the the 70-minute adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy to perform for about 450 inmates. View photo
Othello Behind Bars
In this Aug. 27, 2013, photo, inmates, from left, Eric McNeil, Kevin Fields, and Julian Campbell, dance in their seats while watching rappers perform a hip hop adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, titled "Othello: The Remix" at the Cook County Jail in Chicago. Campbell, 19, said the play offered two lessons: "Be honest. Always think before you do." Fields, also 19, saw the play as a cautionary tale. "You can't affect what other people do but you can affect what you do," he says. The show was an eye-opener in another way: "In hip-hop," he adds, "I finally found out what Shakespeare really is." View photo
Othello Behind Bars
In this Aug. 27, 2013, photo, rapper JQ, aka Jefrrey Qaiyum, fires up the crowd during a hip hop adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, titled "Othello: The Remix" at the Cook County Jail in Chicago. "The story of Othello and the way we paint it is very much of an outsider who kind of never feels like he's at home and I think that will be pretty relatable," JQ says. "(It) really comes down to choices and repercussions and often times, poor choices. I can't imagine that some people in there are not going to feel that." View photo
Othello Behind Bars
In this Aug. 27, 2013, photo, rappers perform a hip hop adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, titled "Othello: The Remix" at the Cook County Jail in Chicago. This new Othello - originally commissioned by Shakespeare's Globe Theater - has been performed in England, South Korea and Chicago. View photo
Othello Behind Bars
In this Aug. 27, 2013, photo, from left, rappers Postell Pringle, JQ and GQ, DJ Clayton Stamper, and rapper Jackson Doran take questions from the audience at the Cook County Jail after performing a 70 minute hip hop adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, titled "Othello: The Remix" at the Cook County Jail in Chicago. View photo
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Bino, the albino alligator, receives acupuncture treatment in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013. Veterinarians at the Sao Paulo aquarium have found a novel treatment for Bino, who suffers from hunchback and scoliosis: acupuncture. Once a week, several needles are inserted into Bino's back and the treatment is working. He's already able to twitch his tail again and move his back legs, which until recently he was unable to do. View photo
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Taylor Swift accepts the award for best female video for "I Knew You Were Trouble" from Pharrell Williams and Daft Punk at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. View photo
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In this photo provided by Craig Hoekenga, his son Trey Hoekenga, a kindergarten student at Sandy Hook Elementary School, waves from the school bus on the first day of school Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, in Newtown, Conn. On the bus window is a quote by the late principal, Dawn Hochsprung: "Be nice to each other. It's really all that matters." Hochsprung was among 26 people killed at the school by gunman Adam Lanza on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. Students from the school are being bused to the neighboring town of Monroe where a former middle school was renovated for them after the shootings. View photo
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The Washington Monument is mirrored in the Reflecting Pool just before sunrise before an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. View photo
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Robin Thicke and Miley Cyrus perform at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. View photo
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Alfonso Cuaron, Sandra Bullock, George Clooney and Jonas Cuaron arrive on the red carpet for the screening of "Gravity" at the 70th Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, in Venice, Italy. View photo
Syria warplane attack
In this citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrians search under rubble to rescue people from houses that were destroyed by a Syrian government warplane in Idlib province, northern Syria, on Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. View photo
Savon Goodman in Court
UNLV basketball player Savon Goodman appears for an arraignment in Las Vegas Justice Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Friday, August 30, 2013. View photo
Savon Goodman in Court
UNLV basketball player Savon Goodman appears for an arraignment in Las Vegas Justice Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Friday, August 30, 2013. View photo
Savon Goodman in Court
UNLV basketball player Savon Goodman appears for an arraignment in Las Vegas Justice Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Friday, August 30, 2013. View photo
Britain protests Syria
People take part in a protest calling for no military attack on Syria from the U.S., Britain or France outside the Houses of Parliament in London, organized by the Stop the War coalition and timed to coincide with a debate and vote by politicians Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Britain's leaders said Thursday it would be legal under humanitarian doctrine to launch a military strike against Syria even without authorization from the United Nations Security Council. Prime Minister David Cameron's office said the legal conditions have been met for taking action against Syria for allegedly launching a chemical attack against civilians in a Damascus suburb last week. However, Cameron lost a vote endorsing military action by 13 votes. View photo
David Cameron
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron poses at 10 Downing Street in London on Friday, Aug. 30 2013. Cameron lost a vote endorsing military action against Syria by 13 votes Thursday, a stunning defeat that will almost guarantee that Britain plays no direct role in any U.S. attack on Bashar Assad's government. Cameron said that while he still believed in a "tough response" to the alleged use of chemical weapons by Assad's regime, he would respect the will of Parliament. View photo
New Citadel at P3
Artist David Sanchez Burr stands by a control panel in front of the New Citadel at the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. View photo
New Citadel at P3
Artist David Sanchez Burr stands by a control panel in front of the New Citadel at the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. View photo
New Citadel at P3
Artist David Sanchez Burr stands by a control panel in front of the New Citadel at the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. View photo
New Citadel at P3
Artist David Sanchez Burr stands by a control panel in front of the New Citadel at the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. View photo
New Citadel at P3
Artist David Sanchez Burr, left, watches as Katelyn Lopez, 8, of Long Beach, operates a control panel at the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. The buttons on the panel create musical notes and vibrations that shake artwork that is placed on New Citadel platforms. View photo
New Citadel at P3
Artist David Sanchez Burr stands by a control panel in front of the New Citadel at the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. View photo
New Citadel at P3
Artist David Sanchez Burr, left, and Jesse Smigel watch as art pieces are are vibrated by musical notes at the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. View photo
New Citadel at P3
Artist David Sanchez Burr takes direction from Katelyn Lopez, 8, of Long Beach, as he creates a sculpture for the New Citadel at the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. View photo
New Citadel at P3
Davio, 3, and Katelyn Lopez, 8, of Long Beach, watch as artist David Sanchez Burr creates a sculpture for the New Citadel at the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. View photo
New Citadel at P3
Jessica Gifford and Jesse Smigel work on sculptures in the production studio of the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. View photo
New Citadel at P3
A sculpture is shown on the New Citadel at the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. View photo
New Citadel at P3
A piece made by Jessica Gifford is shown in the production studio at the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. Sculptures then go to a testing table. If they survive the testing table, the can be placed in the New Citadel. View photo
New Citadel at P3
Sculpture pieces that fall off the New Citadel platforms are mounted on the Library Archive on the wall of the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. View photo
New Citadel at P3
Sculptures are shown on a testing table at the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. View photo
New Citadel at P3
Katelyn Lopez, 8, of Long Beach, places her sculpture on the New Citadel at the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. View photo
New Citadel at P3
Artist David Sanchez Burr stands behind the New Citadel at the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. View photo
New Citadel at P3
Artist David Sanchez Burr stands by a control panel in front of the New Citadel at the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. View photo
New Citadel at P3
Artist David Sanchez Burr creates musical notes and vibration with a control panel in front of the New Citadel at the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. The vibrations shake artwork that is placed on the New Citadel platforms. View photo
New Citadel at P3
Artist David Sanchez Burr stands by a control panel in front of the New Citadel at the P3 Gallery in the Cosmopolitan Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. View photo
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Supporters of raw milk toast with empty glasses during a "picnic" at Sunset Park Thursday, August 29, 2013. From left are: Patricia Aiken, Emily McFarling, Caroline Anaya, and Juliana Whitney. The Nevada legislature passed a bill that would have allowed raw milk produced in Nye County to be distributed statewide but Governor Brian Sandoval vetoed the bill. View photo