Annette Tombaugh Sitze, daughter of Pluto discoverer Clyde Tombaugh, watches images of the dwarf planet during a NASA news conference in Laurel, Maryland, on Wednesday, July 15. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is the first to explore Pluto and its moons. See other space firsts
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New close-up images of a region near Pluto's equator revealed a giant surprise: a range of youthful mountains. The New Horizons spacecraft was launched in 2006 and traveled 3 billion miles to the dwarf planet.
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An Asian elephant swims in a pool Monday, July 13, at Fuji Safari Park in Susono, Japan. The park built the new facility to show visitors that elephants can indeed swim.
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Clouds of ash fill the sky after the Colima volcano erupted near the town of Comala, Mexico, on Friday, July 10.
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Riot police officers run through fire as anti-austerity protesters throw petroleum bombs in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday, July 15. The Greek parliament has approved several key economic reforms that were set by creditors as preconditions for another financial bailout deal. But the reforms are deeply unpopular among Greeks, who feel their government was forced to bow to the demands of lenders instead of setting its own course.
A man comes out of the tunnel that Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman used to escape a maximum-security prison on Saturday, July 11. At least 49 people have been questioned in connection with the escape, a Mexican official said.
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Former Nazi officer Oskar Groening, known as "the bookkeeper of Auschwitz," listens to the verdict of his trial Wednesday, July 15, in Luneberg, Germany. Groening was found guilty of being an accessory to the murder of 300,000 people at the Auschwitz death camp during World War II.
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A man moves an Iranian flag from a stage after foreign ministers and representatives took a group picture together Tuesday, July 14, in Vienna, Austria. The photo came after a landmark deal was reached over Iran's nuclear program.
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A worker examines a tranquilized Sumatran orangutan at a rehabilitation center in Kuta Mbelin, Indonesia, on Friday, July 10. The animal was set to be released into the wild. Most of the orangutans at the center were rescued from palm-oil plantations or homes where they were kept as pets.
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People camp next to their cars during a major traffic jam on Switzerland's A2 motorway, between Erstfeld and Goschenen, on Friday, July 10.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, center, meets with a group of Syrian girls during a visit to the Azraq refugee camp in Jordan on Monday, July 13. Yousafzai spent her 18th birthday in the camp to raise awareness about the plight of Syrian refugees.
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U.S. President Barack Obama jokes about enjoying guacamole as he and first lady Michelle Obama welcome children to the White House for a "Kids' State Dinner" on Friday, July 10. The children were winners of the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge, a recipe contest that promoted cooking and healthy eating.
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Bosnian Muslims pray in front of their relatives' coffins Friday, July 10, at the Potocari Memorial Center in Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Twenty years after the Srebrenica massacre, wounds are still raw and graves -- quite literally -- are still open. Every year, newly found remains are buried on the massacre's anniversary. This year, there were 136 burials.
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The Rock Cats perform in New York City as part of the Amazing Acro-Cats circus troupe on Wednesday, July 15.
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A model loses her shoes during a show at Berlin Fashion Week on Friday, July 10.
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Pope Francis waves from a car after visiting with prisoners in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on Friday, July 10. The Pope emphasized the plight of the poor during his eight-day tour of South America, which also included stops in Ecuador and Paraguay.
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican presidential candidate, shows off his motorcycle boots during a campaign event at a Harley-Davidson dealership in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 14. He launched his presidential bid a day earlier. See everyone who's running for President
People in New York participate in the inaugural Disability Pride Parade on Sunday, July 12. The parade's grand marshal was former U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, the Iowa Democrat who 25 years ago sponsored the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Migrants from Pakistan disembark on the Greek island of Kos after rowing a dinghy from the Turkish coast on Monday, July 13. Tens of thousands of migrants have arrived in Greece so far this year, overwhelming local authorities, aid groups say.
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A 12-year-old girl enjoys jumping on a trampoline in Katlehong, South Africa, on Monday, July 13.
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Miss Oklahoma, Olivia Jordan, reacts after winning the Miss USA beauty pageant Sunday, July 12, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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An honor guard from the South Carolina Highway Patrol removes the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the South Carolina State House on Friday, July 10. The flag had been on the grounds for more than a half-century before lawmakers voted to move it to a museum.
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Robbie Taylor stares at the swollen creek that destroyed the trailer he shared with his girlfriend, Markita Trent, in Flat Gap, Kentucky, on Tuesday, July 14. Flash floods in the area destroyed homes and vehicles, and some local residents were reported missing.
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Police officers help Phoebe Clawson, a 16-year-old who was hit by a car during a Twelfth of July parade in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She suffered a broken collarbone, a broken ankle and a shattered pelvis. A 61-year-old man was charged with attempted murder.
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Pop star Taylor Swift holds the Women's World Cup trophy as members of the U.S. soccer team join her on stage during a concert in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Friday, July 10. See photos from the team's ticker-tape parade that day
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A bear falls from a tree after being hit with a tranquilizer dart by wildlife officers in Boulder, Colorado, on Friday, July 10. The bear didn't appear to be injured in the fall, rangers told the Boulder Daily Camera. He had to be relocated because he was in the middle of campus at the University of Colorado.
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Four Marines were killed when a gunman attacked two military centers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Thursday, July 16, the U.S. Navy said. The suspected shooter, 24-year-old Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez, is also dead, the FBI said. Authorities "have not determined whether it was an act of terrorism or whether it was a criminal act," Ed Reinhold, FBI special agent in charge, told reporters.
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Bodyguards protect Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Saturday, July 11, as he attended a ceremony in Bosnia-Herzegovina that marked the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre. It was a heated moment in an otherwise solemn event where thousands gathered to remember the largest single atrocity in Europe since World War II -- the slaughter of more than 7,000 Muslim men and boys by a Bosnian Serb army.
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A rickshaw is pulled through a flooded road after heavy rainfall in Mathura, India, on Friday, July 10.
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A woman purchases Harper Lee's second novel, "Go Set a Watchman" at a Houston bookstore on Tuesday, July 14. The book's release had been greatly anticipated since it was announced in February.
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Mourners carry the coffin of Egyptian actor Omar Sharif for a funeral procession in Cairo on Sunday, July 12. Sharif, whose career included star turns in "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago," died two days earlier. He was 83.
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A giant figure -- carried on a porter's shoulders -- dances during a parade Tuesday, July 14, at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain.
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A vendor in Herat, Afghanistan, prepares sweets Wednesday, July 15, for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr celebrations. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month.
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A tornado darkens the sky in Hutchinson, Kansas, on Monday, July 13.
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A woman in Ashmuji, India, is comforted by her relatives during the funeral of her father, a retired police officer who was fatally shot on Tuesday, July 14.
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A truck and a police kiosk were victims of a street cave-in Tuesday, July 13, in China's Dingyuan County. Three people were injured, according to local media.
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Hotel heiress Nicky Hilton prepares to go to her wedding Friday, July 10, in London. She married banking heir James Rothschild.
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