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Elliot Berman with his team at Solar Power Corporation outside their office and manufacturing facility in Braintree, Mass., in 1973. John Perlin, author of Let it Shine: The 6,000-Year Story of Solar Energy, credits Berman with planting the flag of solar photovoltaics throughout the world.
Solar Power Corporation via John Perlin
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The NFL is suspending Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict for the rest of the season, following a dangerous play on Sunday. Burfict, who has a history of unnecessary roughness penalties, is seen here leaving the field in Indianapolis after his most recent ejection.
Justin Casterline/Getty Images
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View of the Texas Gulf Coast (from Houston to Beaumont) taken in 1969 from space during the Apollo 9 mission.
NASA/Interim Archives/Getty Images
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UCLA players celebrate during a game against the Arizona Wildcats at the Rose Bowl last year in Pasadena, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill paving the way for college athletes in the state to hire agents and sign endorsement deals.
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A highway webcam shows a snowy portion of U.S. Highway 89 near Pendroy, Mont., on Monday morning after a record-setting winter storm dumped snow on the northern Rockies.
Montana Department of Transportation
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Survivor Susanan Anely stands on the sidewalk bordering the Healing Garden in Las Vegas. Since Route 91, she has moved back to Las Vegas, started a new job, gotten promoted, started school and fallen back in love with photography.
Bridget Bennett
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