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This Aug 25, 2020 image captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the planet Jupiter and one of its moons, Europa, at left, when the planet was 406 million miles from Earth. AP hide caption

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NASA is sending an Ada Limón poem to Jupiter's moon Europa — and maybe your name too?

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Men drink chai in the street the day after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was re-elected on Monday in Istanbul, Turkey. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption

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This Is What Democracy Looks Like? How Erdogan Won Again In Turkey

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This image provided by Health Canada shows the final wording of six separate warnings that will be printed directly on individual cigarettes as Canada becomes the first in the world to take that step aimed at helping people quit the habit. The regulations take effect Aug. 1 and will be phased in. AP hide caption

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Ben Roberts-Smith arrives at the Federal Court in Sydney, on June 9, 2021. Australia's most decorated living war veteran, Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith, committed a slew of war crimes while in Afghanistan, including the unlawful killings of unarmed prisoners, a judge ruled on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Rick Rycroft/AP hide caption

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The Ghost in Your Phone

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Carlos Alcaraz of Spain plays a forehand against Taro Daniel of Japan during a Second Round Match at the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros on May 31, 2023 in Paris, France. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images hide caption

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The Spanish tennis pipeline that's produced Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal

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Guarani Indigenous block Bandeirantes highway to protest proposed legislation that would change the policy that demarcates Indigenous lands on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. Ettore Chiereguini/AP hide caption

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Alexandra Prokopenko poses at a marathon event back in Russia. She used to run in Moscow's Meshchersky Park all the time: It was her favorite place in the city. But she's doubtful she will see it again, at least for the near future. Shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, she left her country, along with hundreds of thousands of her peers. Alexandra Prokopenko hide caption

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She had a dream job. Now, she's part of a massive brain drain hammering Russia

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Author Ava Chin poses next to the cover of her recent book, Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming Author headshot via Tommy Kha hide caption

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TV show news flash about North Korea's missile launch in Tokyo Wednesday, May 31, 2023. South Korea's military says North Korea has launched a purported space-launch vehicle after announcing a plan to put its first military spy satellite into orbit. Kyodo News via AP hide caption

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (L) meets with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi in Tehran on March 4. The UN nuclear watchdog chief was in Iran for expected talks with the President and other officials after the discovery of uranium particles enriched to near weapons-grade level. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Iran's Nuclear Program Marches Forward, 5 Years After The U.S. Abandoned The Deal

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A passenger stands on scales at Auckland International Airport as part of a survey to generate average weights for people traveling on Air New Zealand flights. Courtesy Air New Zealand hide caption

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