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It can be challenging to find images for your eLearning courses that are stunning, high-resolution and most importantly, free. With the availability of current resources, it’s no longer necessary to use clip art or the type of generic (or cliché) images that make training look dated.

Whether you lack the skill or simply the time to create the images for your eLearning courses, we have compiled a list, of what we consider the best free stock photos on the Internet right now. Each of the following websites contains free high-resolution images that can be used for personal and commercial use.

We encourage your to visit and bookmark any (or all) of these sites today!

1. Fancy Crave

Fancy Crave has an extensive gallery of photos submitted by multiple photographers around the world. The website is updated with two new photos each day, and you can sign up to receive new photos emailed to you on a weekly basis. Pictures can be downloaded free of copyright without signing up. Fancy Crave also offers photo packs that include several photos in one theme, such as a nautical pack.

2. DesignersPics

DesignersPics has a gallery of around 250 high-resolution photos across multiple categories. No signup is required to download a photo. While attribution for photos is not required, it is appreciated.

3.  Pexels

Pexels has over 3,800 free stock photos compiled from a variety of online sources. Up to 70 new images are added each week. This website allows you to search multiple sources in order to find the perfect image for your courses. No attribution is required.

4. Startup Stock Photos

Startup Stock Photos contains general yet stylized images intended for use by start-up or small organizations. The images are relevant for business and technology related content. The photos are free to download and do not require attribution.

5.  Splitshire

Splitshire contains very high-quality photos from a single photographer (Daniel Nanescu). The focus is on landscape and people but there are several other categories available. All photos are free to download, and a premium service allows you to access a greater number of images for $20/year.

6. Negative Space

Negative Space has a small gallery of high-quality photos with up to 20 photos added each week. The website contains filters that allow you to sort images by category, copy space, and color. There are no copyright restrictions on any images.

7.  Stocksnap

Stocksnap’s gallery includes a collection of 25,000 different images from all over the Internet. Hundreds of new photos are added each week, and there are no copyright restrictions. You can search images by what’s trending, date added and number of views. This website can save you time when looking for course images since it compiles photos from multiple sources.

8.  Gratisography

Gratisography contains very high-quality photos from a single photographer. New pictures across multiple categories are added weekly. Check out the Whimsical category to find images that will add humor to your courses. Attribution is not required, but it is appreciated.

9.  Life of Pix

Life of Pix contains a gallery of 700 images that are updated weekly. This is an excellent website if you are looking for nature or landscape images. Life of Pix has videos that are also copyright free on their counterpart site, Life of Vids.

10.  Stocka

Stocka has high-resolution photos across over 20 categories. There is an option to become a member but its not required in order to download images. The photos are beautiful, and the gallery is updated weekly.

11.  Epicantus

Epicantus is a large gallery of inanimate objects, including architecture and urban landscapes. New photos are regularly added. A unique feature of this website is the ability to request specific photos.

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Realistic Shots is an easy to use website with categories such as architecture, nature, people, travel, and technology. Seven new photos are added each week. All images are free to download, but donations are accepted.

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Find A Photo specializes in searching images by color. The photos are collected from other sources, and there are currently 4,000 photos available. A majority of the images do not have copyright restrictions, but you should check the specific image you are interested in before downloading.

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Flickr contains free stock photos for designers. Photos can be searched by key word or color. Many artists ask for their work to be credited so check each image before downloading. Flickr requires an account in order to download images.

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Hubspot is a marketing platform that offers a collection of royalty-free images that can be used for multiple types of design. The gallery includes frequently searched for photo keywords from other websites. All photos are free with no copyright restrictions.

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Earth's gravity knocked pyramid-size asteroid off course during recent ultra-close flyby, NASA images reveal

New photos of the recently discovered asteroid 2024 MK, which zoomed past Earth in late June, reveal that the massive space rock's orbit has been significantly altered by its close approach to our planet.

Late last month, a gigantic asteroid larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza hurtled between Earth and the moon at more than 21,000 mph (34,000 km/h) . The rare, ultra-close encounter allowed astronomers to capture the first-ever pictures of the space rock, which revealed that the near-Earth object was lightly knocked off course by our planet's gravitational pull — forever changing the asteroid's journey around the sun. 

The asteroid, named 2024 MK, is roughly 500 feet (150 meters) across, making it big enough to wipe out a large city . The " potentially hazardous " space rock, which has an irregular and elongated shape, was first spotted barreling toward Earth on June 16 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in South Africa.

On June 29, just 13 days after it was discovered, 2024 MK reached its closest point to Earth as it skimmed our planet's orbit at a distance of around 184,000 miles (295,000 kilometers) — or around three-quarters of the distance between Earth and the moon .

Astronomers at NASA's Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California monitored the flyby using the Goldstone Solar System Radar telescope. By bouncing radio waves off the space rock as it shot past Earth, the team created grainy "bistatic" images of the asteroid, which helped them determine its exact shape and map out the concavities and ridges on its surface. The new photos were released July 3 by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). 

Just two days before the flyby, on June 27, the same telescope also captured images of the much larger "planet killer" asteroid 2011 UL21 as it passed by our planet at a distance of around 4.1 million miles (6.6 million km) . These pictures revealed that this mountain-size space rock has a secret moon hiding in its orbit . 

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The new observations of 2024 MK revealed that the space rock's trajectory has shifted since it was first discovered. This is likely because Earth gravitationally tugged on the asteroid as it passed by us, pulling it slightly closer to our planet.

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This alteration was quite significant. The asteroid previously orbited the sun every 3.3 years, spending most of its time in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. However, scientists now believe that it will take 24 fewer days to complete the route, according to JPL. 

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MK 2024 was originally scheduled to make its next closest approach to Earth in 3037. However, this could now happen several months earlier than expected due to its new orbital trajectory. It is now unclear how close it will get to us or if our planet's gravity will further alter its orbit.

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A top Democrat in the House, Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said Tuesday that Democrats “have to support” President Joe Biden, walking back calls he reportedly made in private for Biden to step down in the race—an indication Democrats may be coming to terms with Biden’s refusal to drop his re-election bid.

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Nadler told reporters Monday Biden’s insistence on staying the race was “dispositive,” adding “whether or not I have concerns is beside the point,” he said, according to multiple reports .

Nadler was one of four Democrats who said privately in a phone call with colleagues over the weekend that Biden should drop his bid, multiple outlets reported, bringing the total number of elected Democrats calling on Biden to step down to nine.

Nadler’s reversal represents a broader shift in Biden’s favor as the president has firmly dismissed any calls for him to step aside.

After returning to Washington Monday from a holiday recess, no new congressional Democrats called on Biden to step down, but multiple voiced their support for the president, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rep. Steve Horsford , D-Nev., chair of the powerful Congressional Black Caucus.

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Hurricane Beryl tracker: See projected path, spaghetti models of storm as it hits Mexico

As Hurricane Beryl moves inland over the Yucatan Peninsula, those in its path can expect strong winds, storm surges and damaging waves, the National Hurricane Center announced Friday morning.

As of Friday morning at 7 a.m. CT, the center of Hurricane Beryl , which downgraded to Category 2, was moving toward the west-northwest at about 15 miles per hour.

The NHC expects the hurricane to make a west-northwestward motion during the next day or so.

The NHC said the hurricane's center should cross the northern Yucatan Peninsula Friday and then emerge over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico later Friday night. By the end of the weekend, the hurricane should move northwestward toward northeastern Mexico and southern Texas.

The hurricane's maximum winds have decreased to about 100 miles per hour, the NHC said. As Hurricane Beryl moves farther inland and crosses the Yucatan Peninsula, winds are expected to rapidly weaken. Still, slow re-intensification is expected once Beryl moves back over the Gulf of Mexico.

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According to the NHC, a storm surge could increase water levels by four to six feet above ground level in areas where there are onshore winds along the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula within the hurricane warning area. Near the coast, the surge will bring large and destructive waves.

Beryl is also expected to bring large swells to eastern Mexico and the Gulf Coast of the U.S. later Friday. The swells can cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

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According to the NHC, Beryl is expected to produce four to six inches of rainfall Friday, with localized amounts of 10 inches across the Yucatan Peninsula. There may also be scattered flash flooding.

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Hurricane warnings are in effect for the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico from Puerto Costa Maya to Cancun, including Cozumel, according to the NHC.

Hurricane warnings are issued when sustained winds of 74 miles per hour or higher associated with a tropical cyclone are expected in 36 hours or less, the National Weather Service said. Hurricane warnings can remain in effect when there is dangerously high water or a combination of dangerously high water and continued high waves, even if winds are less than hurricane force.

There are also hurricane watches in effect for the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula south of Puerto from Costa Maya to Chetumal, and north of Cancun to Cabo Catoche.

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Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, received a standing ovation Tuesday at his father’s Florida rally in what the former president suggested was the teenager’s debut on the campaign trail . 

Barron, 18, turned and waved to the crowd of Trump supporters at his father’s Doral golf course as the former president praised him for his smarts, demeanor and rising popularity. 

“This is a young man. He just turned 18 –  Oh, look at this,” the 78-year-old former president said, stopping as the crowd’s cheers intensified.

“A very young man who is now going to college – got into every college he wanted to and he made his choice,” Trump continued. “He’s a very good guy.” 

“This is the first time he’s ever done this, Barron … stand up,” Trump said as his teenage son rose up and gave the crowd another fist pump and wave. 

“That’s the first time he’s done it. That’s the first time, right? You’re pretty popular. He might be more popular than Don and Eric, we got to talk about that,” the former president said, referencing his other two sons – both of whom addressed the crowd prior to their father’s arrival. 

“Welcome to the scene, Barron,” the ex-commander in chief said, before remarking that Barron “had such a nice, easy life – now it’s a little bit changed.” 

Barron was recently seen riding in a golf cart with his father in a leaked video showing the former president slamming President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the days after the June 27 debate. 

In May, the 18-year-old was asked to be a Florida delegate at the Republican National Convention, but he declined the request. 

Barron, who at 6-foot-7 inches tall towers above his father, has largely stayed out of the political fray. 

The Trump family has not announced which college Barron will attend in the fall. 

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France's left-wing parties projected to finish first in parliamentary elections, keeping far right at bay

A tense alliance between France’s centrist and leftist parties has kept the far-right National Rally party at bay, according to exit polls, with Prime Minister Gabriel Attal set to resign.

In a surprising upset for the far right, a bloc of left-wing parties is projected to finish first, while President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance is predicted to come in second. Polling agencies suggest National Rally, known in France as RN, is set to come in third, despite having swept to victory after the first round of voting last weekend and polling highest among the parties.

Voter turnout was the highest in decades at 67.1%, and official results are expected early Monday.

Leftist leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon said the results were an “immense relief for the majority of people in our country” and called for Attal’s resignation.

“The president has a duty to call on the New Popular Front to govern,” he said.

However, no single bloc is on course to come close to winning an absolute majority. Without a ruling parliamentary majority, the French government, now made up of rival parties with deep ideological divisions and no clear center of power, is likely to become locked in a political stalemate that may make it difficult to pass new legislation.

Attal, who led Macron’s centrist alliance, announced Sunday that he would submit his resignation Monday morning.

“Tonight, no absolute majority can be driven by the extremes,” he said. “We owe it to this French spirit, so deeply attached to the Republic and its values.”

Macron’s office has said he will wait to make any decisions on a new government, but that he will “ensure the sovereign choice of the French people will be respected.”

The snap elections , called to widespread shock less than four weeks ago by French President  Emmanuel Macron , plunged the nation into a volatile, rapid-fire election season that inflamed tensions in the country as centrists scrambled to negotiate with the left to keep the far right from taking an absolute majority after RN took the lead following the first round of voting last month.Since then, more than 200 candidates confirmed they would not stand in the second round to avoid splitting the anti-RN vote, according to local media estimates. Protests also swept the country as demonstrators called on voters to turn out against the RN, with marches in the French capital on Wednesday.

French soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé also urged voters to come out against the far right last week, calling RN gains in the first round of voting “catastrophic.”

RN President Jordan Bardella , a clean-cut, media-savvy 28-year-old, who was hoping to be France's next prime minister, criticized the “unnatural” and “dishonorable alliance” that has “deprived the French people” of an RN victory.

While such tactics may have prevented the far right from implementing its fiercely anti-immigrant, euroskeptic agenda, it has likely left Parliament locked in political paralysis.

What’s next?

A hung Parliament sets up the possibility of political inertia, where parties cooperate through ad hoc alliances on a case-by-case basis to pass legislation, depriving France of a functioning government and potentially deepening the sense of disillusionment already felt by large swaths of the electorate.

This will not only affect France’s domestic policies but also could stifle its international presence at the  European Union  and neutralize its most important leaders on the global stage.

Bardella has said he would not govern France without a majority, and appears to have few allies to choose from, according to the exit polls.

The leftist New Popular Front alliance and Macron’s centrists are projected to win enough seats to form a coalition, but Macron has said that he would reject a coalition that included the far-left France Unbowed party. Macron’s centrists have previously allied with center-right Republicans while in power.

With his presidential term running until 2027, Macron was not on the ballot, but he has said he would stay in office regardless of the outcome of the election.

Ordinarily the president would name   a prime minister from the parliamentary group with the most seats in the National Assembly. But the contentious composition of the government could turn this into a tumultuous process — a prime minister can risk being overthrown through a no-confidence vote if other parties join together.

The leftist coalition, which has promised to raise the minimum wage, freeze food and energy prices, and reverse a law that raised the retirement age from 62 to 64, has not publicly announced the selection of a candidate for prime minister. High-profile figures on that end of the ideological spectrum include Manuel Bompard of the hard-left France Unbowed party and the Socialist Party’s Raphaël Glucksmann.

Samantha de Bendern, a geopolitical commentator for the news outlet La Chaine Info, said France could face a “year of chaos” as parties jockey for power and haggle over who should be prime minister, with Macron unable to call new parliamentary elections until June 2025.

Who is the far right?

While the RN is set to fall far short of expectations, the party is on course to claim more seats than ever before.

The anti-immigrant, euroskeptic RN ran on a platform that promised to “put France back on its feet” by giving French citizens “national preference” over immigrants for jobs and housing, while abolishing the right to automatic French citizenship for children of foreign parents, and repealing some of Macron’s most controversial policies, including his government’s abolition of a tax on France’s richest and pension reforms that saw thousands take to the streets of Paris in protest.

The standard-bearer for RN in these elections is Bardella, the party’s president and a loyal protégé of Marine Le Pen, the party’s ideological leader. (Le Pen is believed to be angling for the French presidency in 2027). With Bardella front and center, National Rally wrenched power from the center during last month’s European Union parliamentary elections.

The party has also gained supporters after Le Pen began steering it away from its roots as an extreme ethnocentric party, as it was under her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, its founding president who led the party until 2011.

An Ipsos poll surveying over 10,000 voters showed the RN wields substantial support among voters of all ages, with rising support among French youth. A majority of those who identify as “disadvantaged” also overwhelmingly backed the RN in the first round of voting.

RN will be moving forward with the wind in its sails as France enters a period of political uncertainty.

A defiant Marine Le Pen told reporters that her party’s “victory has only been delayed.”

Freddie Clayton is a freelance journalist based in London.