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Businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr became the head of Haiti's transitional presidential council tasked with restoring order as gangs underscored the challenges facing the Caribbean nation.(Image credit: Odelyn Joseph)

The 14-day stoppage comes as a federal judge considers whether additional construction of the immigration detention facility in south Florida's Everglades is detrimental to the environment.(Image credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds)

The 59-year-old star of the 1990s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman says he wants to join the fight against illegal immigration.(Image credit: Rob Grabowski)

Thursday's move would compel colleges to report more data about the students they enroll and those who apply, including applicants' race and standardized test scores.(Image credit: LA Johnson)

Using advanced DNA-analysis techniques researchers in New York City identified three more victims of the 9/11 terror attacks that occurred nearly 24 years ago.(Image credit: Boston Herald)

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President Trump plans to nominate Stephen Miran to fill a vacant seat on the Federal Reserve's board of governors, but only for the next six months.(Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)

At the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival, Black artistry is on display. NPR critic Eric Deggans says it's cultivating a community.(Image credit: Arturo Holmes)

Speed wasn't the only thing that mattered — but that was a big part of it. Continue reading…