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Nati Harnik / AP In Photos: Deadly Floods Sweep the Midwest
Snowmelt and last week’s “bomb cyclone” have overwhelmed rivers in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and neighboring states, causing widespread flooding that has broken dozens of records and cost at least three lives.
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Leah Millis / Reuters Photos of the Week: Hudson Yards, Birdman Rally, Cat Yoga
A rabbit in war-torn Syria, water shortages in Venezuela, cherry blossoms in China, terror in New Zealand, voting in North Korea, a global youth protest against climate-change inaction, and much more
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Andrew Burton / Getty Sound Bites: Dogs on the Microphone
A collection of news photos of pups being interviewed
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Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters Ongoing Blackouts Hit Already Struggling Venezuelans
Amid an existing political and economic crisis, days without electricity are making life even harder for Venezuelans.
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Mladen Antonov / AFP / Getty Photos: An Ancient Ceremony to Celebrate the End of Winter
Images of Maslenitsa, a Slavic Shrovetide festival, as celebrated in Russia, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan.
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Lisa Maree Williams / Getty Photos of the Week: Frozen Road, Broadway Gorilla, Penguin Swing Set
Power outages in Venezuela, Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans, presidential campaigning in New York, International Women’s Day observed around the world, and much more
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Allison Joyce / Getty The Women Who Are Clearing the Minefields in Sri Lanka
Allison Joyce, a photographer with Getty Images, spent time with some of the women taking on the dangerous but necessary task of clearing Sri Lanka’s remaining minefields.
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David Goldman / AP Alabama Tornado Devastation in Photos
On March 3, a monster of a tornado left a path of destruction more than 20 miles long in Lee County, Alabama.
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© Rory Doyle. All rights reserved. Finalists From Smithsonian Magazine’s 2018 Photo Contest
Smithsonian magazine just announced the group of 60 finalists in its 16th annual photo contest.
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Buda Mendes / Getty Carnival 2019 in Brazil
Colorful images from Rio, São Paulo, and more
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Brian Snyder / Reuters Photos of the Week: Night Surfing, Burning Moorland, Trapped Rat
Ice mounds on the Great Lakes, an aurora above Finland, Spike Lee at the Oscars, testimony on Capitol Hill, an aquatic-endurance challenge in El Salvador, flooding in California, and much more
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Christophe Archambault / AFP / Getty The Masks We Wear
We wear masks for many reasons: for fun, for protection, or to make a statement.
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© Eduardo Acevedo / UPY2019 Winners of the 2019 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest
Some of this year’s winners and honorees, showing remarkable scenes from oceans, lakes, and rivers around the world
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Richard Shotwell / Invision / AP The 2019 Oscars in Photos
A collection of some of the best shots from the 91st annual Academy Awards ceremony
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Ethan Miller / Getty Photos of the Week: Tank Slippers, Baby Sifaka, Molten Steel
A pangolin in South Africa, a slap shot in Florida, canoe slalom in Australia, a march for the environment in Brussels, Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok, and much more
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Bulent Kilic / AFP / Getty Photos: Closing In on the Last ISIS Stronghold
A U.S.-backed coalition now surrounds the last remaining ISIS holdout—the final vestige of a so-called caliphate that once controlled vast territories but that is now boxed in and desperate—in eastern Syria.
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Ozkan Bilgin / Anadolu Agency / Getty Photos of the Super Snow Moon
Last night, skywatchers around the world were treated to views of the so-called super snow moon, and photographers across the globe captured the event.
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Vincenzo Pinto / AFP / Getty Carnival in Venice 2019
Colorful images from the opening days of the festival—“Tutta colpa della Luna!”
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Kevin Winter / Getty for The Recording Academy Photos of the Week: Lego Bugatti, Snowy Seattle, Cattle Dating
Valentine’s Day among humans and animals, family reunions at an Indian border fence, an icy dinosaur in Latvia, snow kayaking in Estonia, International Condom Day in Mexico City, and much more
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Ozge Elif Kizil / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images From Antarctica
Photos from the past few years of the Antarctic landscape, wildlife, and research facilities, and some of the work taking place there
