Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, an earthquake in Mexico, a two-headed tortoise in Switzerland, wildfires across the western United States, Rohingya refugees driven from Burma, a frightening "Super Monster Wolf" in Japan, and President Donald Trump makes a deal with Democratic leaders.
Photos of the Week: 9/2–9/8
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This photo, taken on September 2, 2017, shows people of Miao ethnic minority carrying a dog in a sedan chair during "dog carrying day," a traditional local festival, in Jianhe in China's southwestern Guizhou province. Villagers dressed the dog up in human clothing and carried it in a sedan chair to show respect for all creatures during the festival. #
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Oliver Struempfel competes to set a new world record for carrying one liter beer mugs over a distance of 40 meters (131 feet 3 inches) in Abensberg, Germany, on September 3, 2017. Struempfel carried 29 mugs over 40 meters to set a new world record. #
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A wolf-like robotic "Super Monster Wolf" stands beside a rice field to drive away wild animals that cause damage to crops in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on August 25, 2017. The agricultural cooperative association JA Kisarazu-shi introduced the robot recently on a trial basis. Super Monster Wolf can detect approaching wild animals such as boars and deer with an infrared sensor, and will intimidate them, flashing its red LED eyes and blaring 48 types of sounds including a wolf growl and human voice. #
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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (left) makes a point to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office prior to his departure from the White House on September 6, 2017, in Washington, D.C. #
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The Visions in Motion dance group prepares to march down Eastern Parkway for the West Indian American Day Parade in celebration of the Caribbean Carnival on September 4, 2017, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. #
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Janus, the two-headed Greek tortoise from the Geneva Museum of Natural History, is photographed on its 20th birthday, on September 3, 2017, in Geneva. Janus, named after the two-headed Roman god, was born on September 3, 1997 at Geneva's Natural History Museum from an egg that had been placed in an incubator. With two heads, the animal would not have survived in nature, but thanks to the attentive care of the museum, the tortoise has beat the previous records of longevity of a turtle with two heads in captivity, that lived only a few years. #
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The La Tuna fire burns above downtown Burbank, California, on September 3, 2017. More than 7,000 acres burned in the intense brush fire, which has now been nearly contained by firefighters. #
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A man attempts to pull the head off a dead goose while being repeatedly plunged into the water during Antzar Eguna (Day Of the Goose) in the Basque fishing town of Lekeitio, near Bilbao, Spain, on September 5, 2017. #
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Rohingya refugees arrive by boat through the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on September 5, 2017. In the last two weeks alone, 164,000 mostly Rohingya civilians have fled Burma into Bangladesh, overwhelming refugee camps that were already bursting at the seams. Scores more have died trying to flee the fighting in Burma's Rakhine state, where witnesses say entire villages have been burned since Rohingya militants launched a series of coordinated attacks on August 25, prompting a military-led crackdown. #
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In this photograph taken on September 7, 2017, a house burns in Gawdu Tharya village near Maungdaw in Rakhine state in northern Burma. The wooden structure on fire was seen by journalists during a Burmese government-sponsored trip for media to the region. #
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Gaston Kirby walks through floodwaters inside his home in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on September 4, 2017, near the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, in Houston, Texas. #
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Bob Campbell bathes outdoors using a makeshift shower he attached to a garden hose, in Port Aransas, Texas, on September 2, 2017. Rockport and Port Aransas bore the brunt of Harvey, one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the United States. #
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A street is covered with floodwater after torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane Harvey causing widespread flooding on September 3, 2017, in Orange, Texas. #
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This September 6, 2017, picture shows an Indian 'Theyyam' artist posing for a photograph while performing during the "Kummati Kali," as part of the annual Onam festival celebrations in Thrissur district of southern Kerala state. #
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Damaged buildings and houses photographed as government troops continue their assault on the 105th day of clearing operations against pro-ISIS militants who have seized control of large parts of Marawi City, southern Philippines, on September 4, 2017. #
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A groom naps as newlywed couples attend a mass wedding ceremony at the Unification Church in the Cheongshim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, South Korea, on September 7, 2017. #
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Aaron Joel Mitchell, a Burning Man participant, evades a firefighter and runs into the flames of the "Man Burn" after evading the attempted tackles of multiple rangers and law enforcement personnel at the annual Burning Man arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, on September 2, 2017. Mitchell was rescued from the flames by firefighters, after being badly burned. He was airlifted to a hospital in California, where he died from his injuries early the next day. The incident is still under investigation, and a toxicology report is pending. #
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A police officer commands his trained police dog to perform at a demonstration during the 151st Sri Lanka's police anniversary in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on September 7, 2017. #
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Hurricane Irma, a record Category 5 storm, is seen in this NOAA National Weather Service National Hurricane Center image from the GOES-16 satellite, taken on September 5, 2017. #
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Houses and cars sit damaged after the passage of Hurricane Irma on the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint Maarten on September 7, 2017. Hurricane Irma, rampaging across the Caribbean, has produced sustained winds at 295 kilometers per hour (183 miles per hour) for more than 33 hours, making it the longest-lasting, top-intensity cyclone ever recorded, France's weather service said on September 7. #
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In this photo taken from a Royal Navy helicopter, an RLC Mexeflote approaches Sandy Bay Village beach, in Anguilla, loaded with disaster relief equipment, on September 8, 2017. French, British and Dutch military authorities rushed aid to a devastated string of Caribbean islands Thursday, after Hurricane Irma left at least 11 people dead and thousands homeless. #
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A competitor prepares his beard during the 2017 Remington Beard Boss World Beard & Mustache Championships held at the Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, Texas, on September 3, 2017. #
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Members of Indonesia's TNI-AU Academy Drum Band perform on September 7, 2017, in Singapore, as part of events to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Singapore. #
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Soldiers remove debris from a partly-collapsed municipal building felled by a massive earthquake in Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico, on September 8, 2017. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to strike Mexico hit off its southern Pacific coast, killing at least 32 people, toppling houses, government offices, and businesses. #
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Skyler Thiot carries his six-month-old daughter Elinor across the street from where workers prepare for the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee in Dallas, Texas, on September 6, 2017. The Dallas City Council voted to removed the statue, however a last minute court injunction halted the work. Thiot belongs to a group of downtown Dallas residents that have been pushing for the removal of Confederate statues in Dallas. #
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