Tears for Alton Sterling, haute-couture fashion, a swollen river in China, a rocket to the International Space Station, gorgeous goldfish, Eid al-Fitr in a 14th century mosque, lightning strikes the Las Vegas strip, and much more.
Photos of the Week 7/2-7/8
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Tawandra Carr cries while people gather outside the Triple S convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 6, 2016. Alton Sterling, 37, was shot and killed outside the store, where he was selling CDs, by Baton Rouge police. #
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Girls attend a celebration for Ivan Kupala Day in Kiev, Ukraine, July 6, 2016. An ancient tradition originating from pagan times, the holiday is usually marked with grand overnight festivities during which people sing and dance around campfires, believing it will purge them of their sins and make them healthier. #
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A general view shows the swollen Liujiang River in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 5, 2016. Flooding in China's Yangtze river basin has left 112 people dead or missing in recent days, with more damage feared from a typhoon expected to land within days. #
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Cameron Sterling, son of Alton Sterling, is comforted by hands from the crowd at a vigil outside the Triple S convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 6, 2016. Alton Sterling, 37, was shot and killed by Baton Rouge police outside the store where he was selling CDs. #
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The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz MS space ship carries a new crew to the International Space Station at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, July 7, 2016. #
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A woman looks across as a parade participant poses for pictures during the Gay Pride Festival in Madrid, Spain, July 2, 2016. Hundreds of thousands of people defied high temperatures and relative security concerns and turned out in Madrid to march in the parade, one of the biggest in Europe, just three weeks after the mass shooting at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub. #
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Goldfish swim in a circular fishbowl during a press preview of the 2016 EDO Nihonbashi Art Aquarium exhibition in Tokyo, July 7, 2016. The 10th anniversary of the festival will start on July 8 and will continue until September 25, displaying some 8,000 goldfish in various special art exhibits. #
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IIya Filimontsev of Moscow, Russia, left, works on a sand sculpture as part of the International Master Sandcastle Championship held in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, July 5, 2016. #
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Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the 14th century Ferozeshah Kotla Jami Mosque in New Delhi, India, July 7, 2016. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. #
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Lightning flashes west of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, the Luxor Hotel and Casino, and the Excalibur Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, July 2, 2016. Two days of monsoon thunderstorms brought strong winds, hail, and heavy rain to parts of the valley causing street flooding and power outages. #
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People light candles inside a mall at the scene of a massive truck bomb attack in Karada neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, July 5, 2016. Iraqis mourn for their dead and prepare for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr under the pall of one the worst bombings in 13 years of war. An Islamic State suicide bomber struck Baghdad's bustling commercial area of Karada on Sunday night after iftar, the nightly breaking of the fast. #
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The pack speeds downhill during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 118.1 miles (190.5 kilometers) with start in Arpajon-sur-Cere and finish in Montauban, France, July 7, 2016. #
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A demonstrator kicks a riot police vehicle during a march by the Chilean student federations to protest against the government's education reform, in Santiago, Chile, July 5, 2016. #
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Two newly discovered mountain lion kittens, one of two separate litters found in the eastern Santa Susana Mountains near Los Angeles, California, U.S., are shown in their den in this handout photo released to Reuters, July 6, 2016. #
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A Dallas police officer covers his face as he stands with others outside the emergency room at Baylor University Medical Center, July 8, 2016, in Dallas. Snipers opened fire on police officers in the heart of Dallas on Thursday night, killing some of the officers. #
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The Radio City Rockettes perform "Finale" in the 2016 New York Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall in New York, July 6, 2016. The show is running now through August 7, 2016. #
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A Somali boy plays with a toy model of a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) after attending Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, July 6, 2016. #
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Spectators watch from balconies as participants run ahead of unseen bulls on the first day of the San Fermin bull run, July 7, 2016, in Pamplona, northern Spain. On each day of the festival, six bulls are released at 8:00 a.m. to run from their corral through the narrow, cobbled streets of the old town over an 850-meter course. Ahead of them are the runners, who try to stay close to the bulls without falling over or being gored. #
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Water is thrown onto revelers, during the launch of the 'Chupinazo' rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2016 San Fermin Fiestas, in Pamplona, northern Spain, July 6, 2016. Revelers from around the world kick off the festival with a messy party in the Pamplona town square, one day before the first of eight days of the running of the bulls. #
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Monks polish the wooden corridor of the walkway that connects between temple buildings at Soji-ji in Yokohama, Japan, one of the largest temples of Zen Buddhism in the country, July 5, 2016. #
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A woman with her face covered by theatrical blood takes part in a protest against bull runs in front of the City Hall on the eve of the famous San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, July 5, 2016. #
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Protesters stand on cars as they congregate at N. Foster Dr. and Fairfields Ave., the location of the Triple S convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 6, 2016. Alton Sterling, 37, was shot and killed outside the store by Baton Rouge police. #
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Washington Nationals center fielder Ben Revere hits the wall after catching a fly ball hit by Cincinnati Reds' Jay Bruce for the out during the sixth inning of a baseball game, July 2, 2016, in Washington, D.C. #
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Students wearing masks burn flares during a protest demanding better education and protesting the money spent on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 6, 2016. With the Olympics set to start on August 5, the games and the city have been overshadowed by security threats, violence, the Zika virus, and a national political corruption scandal. #
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Sara Errani of Italy serves partnering Oksana Kalashnikova of Georgia during their Women's Doubles first round match against Michaella Krajicek and Michaella Krajicek of Holland during day six of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, July 2, 2016, in London, England. #
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton looks back at the faded sign of the former Trump Plaza as she speaks in Atlantic City, New Jersey, July 6, 2016. Trump Plaza closed permanently on September 16, 2014. #
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