Cooling off in New York City, rescue operations in Thailand, World Cup action in Russia, migrants crossing the Mediterranean, a triathlon in Germany, wildfires in California, a presidential election in Mexico, a rocket explodes in Japan, and much more.
Photos of the Week: Kansas Lightning, Afghan Pigeons, Sunken Wrecks
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Horses, floats, and a large balloon make their way down University Avenue during the Provo Freedom Festival Parade in Provo, Utah, on July 4, 2018. This is one of the largest parades in the country to celebrate the 4th of July, drawing over 300,000 people. #
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People attend the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2018, in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, in New York City. Joey Chestnut won the contest, eating a Coney Island record 74 hot dogs in 10 minutes. #
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Russian players celebrate victory following the 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match between Spain and Russia at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on July 1, 2018. #
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A cow walks through a burning pasture in Guinda, California, on July 1, 2018. Californian authorities have issued red flag weather warnings and mandatory evacuation orders after a series of wildfires fanned by high winds and hot temperatures ripped through thousands of acres. #
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Members of New York Police Academy's July 2018 graduating class of 726 new NYPD police officers pledge the Oath of Office during their graduation ceremony on July 2, 2018. #
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Tens of thousands pack Mexico City's main square, the Zocalo, as Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador delivers his victory speech on July 1, 2018. Lopez Obrador claimed victory in Mexico's presidential election, calling for reconciliation. #
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Mount Agung spews ash in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, on July 3, 2018. The volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali erupted Monday evening, ejecting a 2,000-meter-high (6,560-foot-high) column of thick ash and hurling lava down its slopes. #
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An explosion is seen as the MOMO-2 rocket, made by Japanese company Interstellar Technologies, crashes moments after lifting off in Hokkaido, Japan, on June 30, 2018, in this still image taken from a video. #
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A firefighting air tanker drops Foscheck fire retardant on a hillside ahead of the County Fire on July 2, 2018, in Guinda, California. The fast-moving County Fire that started on Saturday afternoon has scorched nearly 45,000 acres as it continues to burn through dry grass and brush. #
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A French military diver member of the FS Pluton M622 navy de-mining ship, swims above the wreck of a USAAF P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane, which crashed in 1944 during the Second Wold War, off the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. The U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) along with the help of the French navy are using divers to search for any remains of the U.S. pilots that died during WWII, and to identify them using their DNA. #
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Luz Pratts, left, watches her daughters Karina, 11, Amarilys, 9, background, play with Laylana, 3, in an inflatable pool on the front porch as they keep cool in the West Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, on July 2, 2018. #
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Two activists climb on top of the 60-meter (197-foot) Christopher Columbus tower after placing a vest with the words "Open Arms" on the statue in Barcelona, Spain, on June 4, 2018. The activists were attempting to turn attention to the loss of life of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean Sea. #
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Migrants aboard the Open Arms aid boat, of Proactiva Open Arms Spanish NGO, react as the ship approaches the port of Barcelona, Spain, on July 4, 2018. The aid boat sailed to Spain with 60 migrants rescued on Saturday in waters near Libya, after it was rejected by both Italy and Malta. #
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A migrant intercepted aboard a dinghy off the coast in the Strait of Gibraltar, smiles as she rests while arriving on a rescue boat at the port of Tarifa, southern Spain, on July 1, 2018. #
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Women wearing wedding dresses take part in the so-called "brides' match" at the FIFA Fan Fest in Kazan, Russia, a host city for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, on June 30, 2018. #
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An Ethnic Lisu tribeswoman holds a sacrificial chicken during a ritual in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in the district of Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province to appease the spirits of Tham Luang cave and pray for the safety of the children on July 2, 2018, as the rescue operation continues for a missing children's football team and their coach. The boys and their coach were found alive by rescuers later that day. #
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