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Lawrence English, Philosopher Of Sound, Kindly Requests You Lie Down

Lawrence English considers it his job to document sound, to question the mechanics underpinning our ways of listening. It's not always simple.

A demonstrator against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government wears a mask calling for civil disobedience during a protest in Caracas on Wednesday.

Venezuela Erupts In 'Mother Of All Protests' As Anti-Maduro Sentiment Seethes

Outraged by shortages and what they see as a dictatorial regime, demonstrators across the country rallied against the Venezuelan president. Clashes with police left more protesters killed.

Animal welfare advocates visit a Perdue Farms chicken house.

Perdue Farms Signs Up For A Chicken Welfare Revolution

The poultry industry may be on the verge of adopting ambitious new animal-welfare standards, giving chickens more space and daylight, and even returning to older, slower-growing chicken breeds.

This satellite photograph depicts the wildfire raging in Greenland, as seen from space last week.

PHOTOS: A 'Massive' Wildfire Is Now Blazing In Greenland

NASA satellites detected the blaze just over a week ago. Since then, the rare wildfire in western Greenland has continued to burn through a region far better known for its ice and snow.

Wahida, 20, sits on her bed inside the female ward of a prison in Herat, Afghanistan. She was arrested when she was seven months pregnant, convicted for helping her sister-in-law murder her husband. Her daughter, Mahtab, who is now 10 months old, was born inside the prison. Wahida's biggest fear is the future, when her sentence is over and she will have to face the outside world.

PHOTOS: Single Mothers Of Afghanistan Live On The Fringe

In the Dari language, there's no word to describe these women. Photographer Kiana Hayeri captures their daily struggles.

Tymia McCullough is a poised, pageant-winning 11-year-old from South Carolina. She also happens to have sickle cell anemia and relies on Medicaid to pay for medical care.

Her Own Medical Future At Stake, A Child Storms Capitol Hill

The Republican health care bill failed in part because of opposition to shrinking Medicaid. An 11-year-old girl with sickle cell anemia went to Washington, D.C., to make sure that wouldn't happen.

Much like the U.S. in its debate over Confederate monuments, countries such as Germany and Ukraine have removed and weighed other options for sites dedicated to contentious moments in their countries' histories. Pictured above, a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va..

In Reckoning With Confederate Monuments, Other Countries Could Provide Examples

The U.S. isn't alone in confronting sites dedicated to contentious, and often troubling, moments in its history.

Professional fighter Gina Mazany practices during a training session at Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts in Las Vegas. She well remembers her first concussion — which came in her first fight. "I was throwing up that night," Mazany says.

Female Athletes Are Closing The Gender Gap When It Comes To Concussions

Gina "Danger" Mazany is a professional mixed martial arts athlete, and she's helping researchers learn more about head injuries and the female brain.

"The goats are kind of cool," says former inmate Chad Redding. "The females are like dogs — they just want your attention."

What's It Really Like To Work In A Prison Goat Milk Farm? We Asked Inmates

Whole Foods has been forced to stop selling goat cheese made from milk that came from a prison farm, where inmates work for less than a dollar an hour. Yet the inmates themselves aren't complaining.

(Top) Raya Shaporova, 70, a local pensioner who has not left despite the dangers of fighting all around, picks flowers in her yard in Spartak, Ukraine. (Bottom) Shaporova's bed, as well as some food and other small items, are some of the few things she keeps in her home.

In Eastern Ukraine, A Struggle For Survival In The Crossfire Of A Little-Seen War

This year, 59 civilians have been killed and 280 injured as fighting continues in a 3-year-old war between Russian-backed separatists and government forces. Residents despair of ever seeing peace.

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