A 21st CENTURY NEWS & INFORMATION LEADER

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  The (Columbia, S.C.) State - Photo By Gerry Melendez On a hot summer day, two girls enjoy the spray pool at Heathwood Park in Columbia.

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  The Miami Herald - Photo By Felipe Jacome Children wash dishes at the shore of the Madan Belize village on Lake Azuei, near the Haitian/Domincan border. The vast majority of the residents of Madan Belize also drink the brackish waters of Lake Azuei.

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  The Kansas City Star - Photo By John Sleezer Kansas City Royals left fielder Alex Gordon makes a diving catch for an out on the Detroit Tigers in the seventh inning at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City June 10.

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  Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Photo By Rodger Mallison Tomoki Sakata, 19, of Japan performs as Leonard Slatkin conducts the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra on the second day of the final round of the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

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  The Charlotte Observer - Photo By John D. Simmons President Barack Obama and eighth grader Sam Montgomery laugh during a tour of Mooresville Middle School in North Carolina June 6. Obama unveiled a plan to connect nearly every U.S. classroom to high-speed Internet during a speech at the school.

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  The Miami Herald - Photo By Al Diaz The Miami Heat celebrate defeating the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami.

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  McClatchy-Tribune Information Services - Photo By Chuck Myers Germany goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen reaches but can't stop a second goal by USA forward Clint Dempsey in the second half of an international friendly at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., June 2, 2013. USA defeated Germany, 4-3.

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  Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Photo By Richard Rodriguez Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus slides into third base in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington June 2.

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  El Nuevo Herald - Photo By Pedro Portal The Miami Heat's LeBron James celebrates after hitting a 3-pointer over the Indiana Pacers in the third quarter in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami.

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  The Charlotte Observer - Photo By Robert Lahser Claire Danes acts in a scene as Showtime brings the production of "Homeland" to the newsroom floor of The Charlotte Observer.