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Dolly Parton performs at the Mill Run Theater in Niles, Illinois, on August 29, 1977.Michael Ochs Archives / Getty
Dolly Parton and her collaborator Porter Wagoner perform onstage, circa 1967.Ron Hill / The Oklahoman / USA Today Network / Reuters
Dolly Parton and the Wagon Masters pick and sing for a Civic Center Music Hall audience in Oklahoma City on October 8, 1968.Gary Null / NBC / Getty
Dolly Parton sings for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show on December 14, 1977.

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A humanoid robot waves a flag during the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China, on August 22, 2026.Pedro Pardo / AFP / Getty
Robots parade on a track during the opening ceremony of the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on August 22, 2026.Pedro Pardo / AFP / Getty
Robots play drums during an opening-ceremony performance on August 22, 2026.

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A man looks at a burning warehouse belonging to the Russian online retailer Wildberries in the Utkina Zavod area, near the village of Novosaratovka, following a drone attack. During the night of July 24, 2026, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack targeting Wildberries warehouses in the Leningrad Region and St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Szabo Sopov Kristof of Hungary practices ahead of the 2026 IWWF World Cable Wakeboard & Wakeskate Championships at Shunyi Olympic Cable Park on August 9, 2026, in Beijing, China.Nick Wass / AP
Washington Nationals’ Dylan Crews slides into home plate to score on a single by Daylen Lile during the sixth inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds on August 8, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

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The sun’s corona glows as the moon completely blocks the sun during the totality phase of the total solar eclipse, as seen from San Asensio, La Rioja region, Spain, on August 12, 2026.Bernat Armangue / AP
Mario Garrido, a member of the “Los Taraos” amateur astrophotography group, waits to shoot a total solar eclipse, in Berlanga de Duero, Spain, on August 12, 2026.

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The Pfalzgrafenstein toll castle sits in the middle of the Rhine River, seen at a very low water level, in Kaub, Germany, on August 10, 2026.Fadel Dawod / Getty
A marina is seen surrounded by exposed riverbed as water levels remain low along the Waal River in Nijmegen, Netherlands, on August 8, 2026. The Netherlands is facing an ongoing drought and water shortage as exceptionally low river flows continue across the country.

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People watch as massive plumes of smoke rise from a wildfire in Spokane, Washington, on August 1, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social-media video.David Ryder / Reuters
Wildfire smoke hangs in the sky above Spokane, Washington, as the Old Trails Fire burns nearby on August 3, 2026.David Ryder / Reuters
A charred vehicle lies on the side of a road in Spokane on August 2, 2026.

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Beachgoers rest on the beach of Moutchic on the shore of Lake Lacanau in Lacanau, southwestern France, on July 24, 2026, as clouds of smoke rise into the sky from the Gironde wildfire.Ana Beltran / Reuters
A tree burns during the La Mierla wildfire in Albendiego, Guadalajara, Spain, on July 21, 2026.

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Viking 1’s meteorology instrument stands aloft, on an extended boom, seen against the rocky and sandy surface of Mars on Sol 730. Small trenches visible in the foreground are left over from soil samples gathered by Viking 1’s surface sampler.Lowell Georgia / Corbis / Getty
Clarence E. Bunnell sets up a model of the Mars Viking spacecraft in June of 1967, during its development phase.Science Photo Library / Reuters
Viking spacecraft test, 1973.

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People walk in downtown Toronto as smoke from forest fires in northern Ontario causes poor air quality over the city, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 15, 2026.Stephen Maturen / Getty
The sun sets behind a layer of smoke on July 15, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Emerald Waves at Dusk. Captured above the rolling hills of San Jose, California, at golden hour, this image reveals the Diablo Range at its greenest after winter rains, highlighting smooth contours and flowing patterns.Michiko Kimura / The 2nd International Aerial Photographer of the Year
Arctic Pulse Sámi Reindeer Migration.

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Yosemite Valley, including Half Dome, Clouds Rest, Bridalveil Fall, and El Capitan, viewed from Tunnel View after a brief rainstorm cleared on March 27, 2025, in Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaGeorge Rose / Getty
Heavy rains arrived in Santa Barbara County wine country, filling the creeks and streams and turning the hillsides a vivid green as viewed on January 20, 2023, near Santa Ynez, California.

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A man in a bear costume takes part in an emergency-response drill simulating a bear intrusion in Yaita, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, June 17, 2026.Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
Hunters look at a map and diagram while taking part in a bear-emergency-response drill in Yaita on June 17, 2026.Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
A man wearing a bear costume takes part in a bear-emergency-response drill in Yaita.Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
A participant deploys bear spray during the drill.

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New York Knicks fans climb on buses in Times Square as they celebrate after their team won the NBA Finals, in New York City.Darren Abate / AP
The New York Knicks celebrate with the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy after defeating the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio on June 13, 2026.

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Waves crash over a Pacific walrus on a beach in Chukotka, Russia.Byron M. O’Neal / Getty
A humpback whale raises its tail before a deep-feeding dive, with the Port of Tacoma and Mount Rainier in the background.Wolfgang Kaehler / LightRocket / Getty
A spirit bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) walks along a river looking for salmon on Gribbell Island, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, on September 6, 2025.

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Ukrainian farmer Oleksandr Hordiienko carries an anti-drone gun while holding “Chuyka,” a Ukrainian drone detector that helps spot Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), while his employees work on a tractor in a field in the Kherson region, Ukraine, on July 29, 2025.

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People illuminate themselves with their phones while playing dominoes as a fire, set up by residents protesting against prolonged power outages, burns on a street in Havana, Cuba, on May 14, 2026. A Cuban energy official said recently that the nation had completely run out of diesel and fuel oil.

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People watch as smoke billows from an oil-storage site in the Kani Qirzhala area on the outskirts of Erbil, in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, following a suspected drone strike, on April 1, 2026. Iraq has been drawn into the broader Middle East war that started with U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28. Erbil is home to a major US consulate complex, and its airport houses military advisers attached to a U.S.-led anti-jihadist coalition.

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Sidecar racers lean into a turn during a race in the United Kingdom on October 6, 1965.Topical Press Agency / Hulton Archive / Getty
Original caption from June 1923: “F W Dixon, winner of the Tourist Trophy sidecar race on the Isle of Man, on his Douglas motorcycle.”Julia Hoyle / PA Images / Reuters
Bryan Peddar and Rod Steadman go on to win the MotoSix Open Sidecars Six Nations Championship at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England, on March 29, 2009.

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A reveler smokes cannabis at the Mile High 420 Festival in Denver on April 20, 2026.Alex Nicodim / Inquam Photos / Reuters
Young people take part in an initiation ritual where they are tossed into the air by others using a rug, during a spring festival in Brașov, Romania, on April 17, 2026.Martin Meissner / AP
Artists perform during the opening of Hannover Messe, the world’s largest industrial-technology trade fair, in Hannover, Germany, on April 19, 2026.

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Abandoned oil tanks are covered by flourishing ivy plants in Huai an, Jiangsu province, China, seen on May 9, 2023.Artem Priakhin / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty
A discarded sneaker, covered in thick layers of green moss, rests on a fallen tree branch in a public park on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Russia, on April 8, 2026.

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Weeping cherry blossoms are in full bloom at a sightseeing spot in Higashi-yoshino Village, Nara Prefecture, Japan, on April 11, 2026.Mark Schiefelbein / AP
Cherry blossoms near peak bloom in front of the Washington Monument along the Tidal Basin, on March 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C.Martin Meissner / AP
Thousands of people gather for the start of cherry-blossom season in the old town of Bonn, Germany, on April, 6, 2026.

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A drone view shows people gathering to celebrate across the River Danube from the Parliament building, following the partial results of the parliamentary election, in Budapest, Hungary, on April 12, 2026.Denes Erdos / AP
A man waves a Hungarian flag as he celebrates in the streets after the announcement of partial results of the Hungarian parliamentary election in Budapest on April 12, 2026.

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LAPD officers arrest a protester dressed as Lady Liberty in chains, following clashes near the Metropolitan Detention Center during the “No Kings” national day of protest in Los Angeles on March 28, 2026.Kerem Yucel / AFP / Getty
People hold flags and signs as a large crowd gathers outside the Minnesota State Capitol during a “No Kings” protest in St. Paul, Minnesota, on March 28, 2026.

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A stork perches on its nest atop a power pole after returning for spring, in the Mazgirt district of Tunceli, Turkey, on March 18, 2026.Patrick Pleul / DPA / Getty
A robin, seen in Brandenburg, Germany, on March 8, 2026Patrick Pleul / DPA / Reuters
A goldeneye takes flight near Kersdorf, Germany.Chi Shiyong / VCG / Getty
Ring-necked pheasants play in the snow at Longfeng wetland nature reserve on March 8, 2026, in Daqing, Heilongjiang province, China.

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Ebba Årsjö of Sweden poses for a portrait with her Paralympic gold and bronze medals after competing in the women’s para Alpine downhill, super-G, combined, and giant-slalom events on Day 9 of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games on March 15, 2026.

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Gold medalists Joshua Sweeney, Oksana Masters, Sydney Peterson, Jake Adicoff, and Adicoff’s guide Reid Goble of Team USA pose for a photo on the podium during the medal ceremony for the para cross-country skiing mixed 4×2.5-kilometer relay on Day 8 of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games, at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium.

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Audrey Pascual Seco of Team Spain crashes during run one of the para Alpine-skiing-women’s giant-slalom sitting on Day 6 of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, on March 12, 2026. Pascual Seco, who has already won two gold medals and one silver earlier in these Paralympic games, was able to cross the finish line on her own.

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Noah Grove of Team USA skates with the puck during the para ice-hockey preliminary-round match between Team Germany and Team USA on Day 3 of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.

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Oksana Masters of Team USA competes during the women’s para-biathlon individual sitting on Day 2 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on March 8, 2026.