The U.S. Toboggan Championships in Maine, scenes from New York Fashion Week, a camel trip on a Siberian steppe, a school shooting in Florida, welcoming the lunar new year in China, Winter Olympics highlights from South Korea, colorful scenes from Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations, and much more.
Photos of the Week: Skiing Robots, a Bichon Frise Wins Best in Show
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Yuna Kim, a former South Korean figure skater, lights the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on February 9, 2018. #
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Adam Rippon of the United States reacts after his performance during the men's short program figure skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics on February 16, 2018. #
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A model, wearing fashion from the Philipp Plein collection, walks with a robot character, a feature of the show, during Fashion Week in New York City on February 10, 2018. #
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A multiple-exposure image of a model walking the runway for Leanne Marshall during New York Fashion Week: "The Shows at Gallery II" at Spring Studios on February 14, 2018, in New York City. #
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A reveler sits next to his costume near the Sambadrome as the Mangueira Samba School performs during the first night of Rio's Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 12, 2018. #
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People walk past lantern decorations in Yu Yuan Garden in Shanghai on February 10, 2018, ahead of the coming Lunar New year marking the Year of the Dog. The Lunar New Year falls on February 16 this year, with celebrations in China scheduled to last for a week. #
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Best in Show winner Flynn, a Bichon Frise, poses for photos at the conclusion of the 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at The Piers in New York City on February 13, 2018. The show was scheduled to watch 2,882 dogs from all 50 states take part in this year's competition. #
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A Chinese Cambodian woman offers money to a dog "begging" at a temple during the start of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Dog, in Kandal, Cambodia, on February 16, 2018. #
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People are brought out of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a shooting at the school that left 17 people dead on February 14, 2018, in Parkland, Florida. #
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A student mourns the loss of her friend during a community vigil at Pine Trails Park in Parkland, Florida, organized for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 15, 2018. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder on Thursday. #
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A man takes part in an anti-racism demonstration in the central Italian town of Macerata, on February 10, 2018, one week after an attack that injured at least six migrants. On February 3, 2018, a right-wing sympathizer embarked on a racially motivated shooting spree injuring several Africans in Macerata. #
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People dressed as Greek mythological figures carry a sculpture of a large phallus during a reenactment of an ancient celebration dedicated to the Greek god Dionysus, marking the Carnival season, on February 11, 2018, in Athens, Greece. #
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Tuvan shepherds travel on a sled harnessed to an Asian two-humped camel on the snow-covered steppe, with air temperature at about negative 27 degrees Celsius (negative 16.6 degrees Fahrenheit), near the nomad camp of farmer Tanzurun Darisyu, located in Kara-Charyaa area south of Kyzyl town, the administrative center of the Republic of Tuva, in Southern Siberia, Russia, on February 14, 2018. #
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A Russian serviceman looks back as he stands guard during a search operation near the crash site of the short-haul AN-148 airplane operated by Saratov Airlines in Moscow Region, Russia, on February 12, 2018. 71 people aboard the aircraft were killed in the crash. #
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Water rains down from a cylindrical fountain as people visit the Contemplation Court at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, on February 13, 2018, in Washington, D.C. #
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Rain falls on Gelora Bung Karno stadium, which will be used for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on February 11, 2018. Indonesia will host the 2018 Asian Games from August 18 to September 2 in Jakarta and Palembang. #
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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada in action during the team event ice dance free dance competition Olympic final in South Korea's Gangneung Ice Arena on February 12, 2018. #
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Indian laborers standing on a scaffolding pass steel rods from the ground to the top of an under-construction building in Greater Noida, India, on February 12, 2018. #
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This picture taken on February 15, 2018, shows a view of a huge sinkhole that opened up the day before in Rome's Balduina district, swallowing six cars. No casualties were reported. About 22 families were evacuated by firefighters following the collapse. The cause of the sinkhole is still under investigation. #
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Andreas Wellinger of Germany waits for a training jump in the men’s large hill individual training at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Center during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics on February 15, 2018. #
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A reveler from Unidos da Tijuca Samba School performs during the second night of the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 12, 2018. #
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