A visit to the Swiss Museum of Transport, NATO soldiers on patrol in Afghanistan, a giant’s house in Russia, new advances in powered exoskeleton technology, Californians mourn the victims of a mass shooting as they brace for destructive wildfires, autumn colors pass their peak in the North, Victoria’s Secret holds a fashion show in New York City, Bonfire Night across England, observing the centenary of the end of World War I, and much more
Photos of the Week: Midterm Elections, Flaming Barrels, Diwali Lanterns
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The Democratic congressional candidate Ilhan Omar is greeted by her mother-in-law after appearing at her Election Night party in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 6, 2018. Omar won her race, becoming the member-elect to the U.S. House of Representatives for Minnesota’s Fifth District. Along with Michigan's Rashida Tlaib, Omar became one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress. #
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Jets from the Italian air force's aerobatic unit, Frecce Tricolori ("Tricolor Arrows"), spread smoke in the colors of the Italian flag over Rome as official ceremonies take place to celebrate National Unity Day and Armed Forces Day, in remembrance of the end of World War I, on November 4, 2018. #
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A cemetery employee cleans the cross of an American serviceman killed during World War I ahead of celebrations for the war's centenary at the American Cemetery in Suresnes, France, on the outskirts of Paris, on November 9, 2018. #
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The sunrise burns off the morning mist over the remains of trenches in Newfoundland Memorial Park at Beaumont-Hamel in Albert, France, on November 9, 2018. The Somme was one of the bloodiest battles of World War I, with more than 1 million casualties in 141 days. The fighting began just before 7.30 a.m. on July 1, 1916, which has become known as the Allies' bloodiest day. The centenary of the end of World War I will be marked this Sunday with commemorations and services of remembrance by people around the world. #
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts landscape-painting-class student Migyo Kim captures the autumn foliage at Magarge Dam in Wissahickon Valley Park in Philadelphia on November 7, 2018. #
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Minnesota Lieutenant Governor–elect Peggy Flanagan reacts as she steps to the podium during the Election Night event held by the Democratic Party on November 6, 2018, in St. Paul, Minnesota. #
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Russian cadets take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of a historical parade in 1941, when Soviet soldiers marched toward the front lines, at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on November 5, 2018. #
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A puppy with "sindoor" vermilion powder on its forehead and a garland around its neck is pictured after a boy offered prayers during the dog festival as part of Tihar, celebrations also called Diwali, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 6, 2018. #
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Rabbis, led by those from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, sing the Ani Ma'amin prayer after gathering to pose for a group photo in front of the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, on November 4, 2018. #
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Immigrants, part of a caravan traveling from Central America to the United States, walk along the road that links Ciudad Hidalgo with Tapachula, Mexico, on November 2, 2018. #
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James Crockett, 10, holds a mask of Donald Trump as another supporter holds a mask of Melania Trump, the first lady, while President Trump speaks at a rally at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on November 5, 2018. #
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Bonfire societies parade through the streets of Lewes, England, during traditional Bonfire Night celebrations on November 5, 2018. The night's events commemorate Guy Fawkes, who planned the failed 1605 Gunpowder Plot, an attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament by a group of English Catholics. Many Bonfire Night celebrations end with the burning of an effigy of a popular hate figure, or a "guy," representing Fawkes. #
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A participant runs with a burning barrel soaked in tar at the annual Ottery St. Mary tar-barrel festival in Devon, England, on November 5, 2018. The tradition, which is more than 400 years old, sees competitors, who must have been born in the town to take part, running with burning barrels on their back through the village until the heat becomes too unbearable or the barrel breaks down, starting with junior barrels carried by children and continuing all evening with larger and larger barrels. The event, which has been threatened with closure in previous years due to increasing public-liability insurance costs, raises money for charity and attracts spectators from around the world. #
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Smoke rises above the Woolsey Fire, seen looking toward the West Valley area on November 9, 2018, in Porter Ranch, California. About 75,000 homes have been evacuated in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties due to two fires in the region. #
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The Ventura County Sheriff's Department employee Mary McConville (facing right) grieves as a motorcade procession transports the body of Sheriff's Sergeant Ron Helus, the first victim named in the mass shooting at a country bar in Thousand Oaks, California, on November 8, 2018. A gunman killed 12, including Helus, in the crowded bar with a .45-caliber handgun. #
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Participants dressed in historical uniform take part in a rehearsal for a military parade to mark the anniversary of a historical parade in 1941, when Soviet soldiers marched toward the front lines, at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on November 5, 2018. #
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The Swiss, German-born disabled athlete Silke Pan climbs stairs with her powered exoskeleton "Twiice On," designed at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, during a press preview in Lausanne on November 6, 2018. #
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An Italian soldier takes part in an aerial reconnaissance with NH-90 and A129 Mangusta helicopters, under the banner of NATO's Operation Resolute Support, in Herat, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2018. #
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An immigrant, part of a caravan of thousands traveling from Central America to the United States, looks out to the city through a wall from inside a makeshift camp in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 7, 2018. #
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