Singers in the St. Paul's Cathedral choir in London rehearse ahead of Christmas services on Monday, December 22.
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Singers in the St. Paul's Cathedral choir in London rehearse ahead of Christmas services on Monday, December 22.
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Officers salute during the New York Police Department promotion ceremony on Friday, December 19.
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Officers salute during the New York Police Department promotion ceremony on Friday, December 19.
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In this photo provided by the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., workers participate in an anti-cyberattack exercise at Wolsong power plant on Monday, December 22, in Gyeongju, South Korea.
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In this photo provided by the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., workers participate in an anti-cyberattack exercise at Wolsong power plant on Monday, December 22, in Gyeongju, South Korea.
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After a Jordanian military plane crashed over Raqqa province in Syria, ISIS took the pilot hostage on Wednesday, December 24, Jordanian state-run news agency Petra said. The U.S. military said the militants did not down the aircraft.
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After a Jordanian military plane crashed over Raqqa province in Syria, ISIS took the pilot hostage on Wednesday, December 24, Jordanian state-run news agency Petra said. The U.S. military said the militants did not down the aircraft.
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The Dow closed above the 18,000 milestone for the first time ever Tuesday, December 23. The market jump came as investors learned that the U.S. economy grew at an impressive 5% pace in the third quarter. It was the strongest quarter of growth since 2003.
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The Dow closed above the 18,000 milestone for the first time ever Tuesday, December 23. The market jump came as investors learned that the U.S. economy grew at an impressive 5% pace in the third quarter. It was the strongest quarter of growth since 2003.
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A Pakistani boy decorates a tree before Christmas in Islamabad's slums, on Tuesday, December 23.
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A Pakistani boy decorates a tree before Christmas in Islamabad's slums, on Tuesday, December 23.
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U.S. Marines hold up an American flag before Navy played San Diego State in the Poinsettia Bowl NCAA bowl game on Tuesday, December 23, in San Diego. Navy won 17-16.
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U.S. Marines hold up an American flag before Navy played San Diego State in the Poinsettia Bowl NCAA bowl game on Tuesday, December 23, in San Diego. Navy won 17-16.
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Pope Francis delivers the "Urbi et Orbi" message and blessing to the world from St. Peter's Basilica during the Vatican Christmas celebrations on Thursday, December 25.
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Pope Francis delivers the "Urbi et Orbi" message and blessing to the world from St. Peter's Basilica during the Vatican Christmas celebrations on Thursday, December 25.
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Hot-air balloons fly over Cappadocia, a historical region in Turkey's Central Anatolia, on Tuesday, December 23.
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Hot-air balloons fly over Cappadocia, a historical region in Turkey's Central Anatolia, on Tuesday, December 23.
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Beachgoers dressed as Santas spend Christmas Day relaxing in the sunshine of Santa Monica Beach, in California, on Thursday, December 25.
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Beachgoers dressed as Santas spend Christmas Day relaxing in the sunshine of Santa Monica Beach, in California, on Thursday, December 25.
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Children walk through a flooded street in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday, December 23.
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Children walk through a flooded street in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday, December 23.
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Fog spreads over the Potomac River in Alexandria,Virginia, at the Woodrow Wilson Bridge on Wednesday, December 24.
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Fog spreads over the Potomac River in Alexandria,Virginia, at the Woodrow Wilson Bridge on Wednesday, December 24.
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An Indian Sikh takes a dip near the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday, December 24, on a foggy morning.
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An Indian Sikh takes a dip near the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday, December 24, on a foggy morning.
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Police move hundreds of "Black Lives Matter" protesters out of the Mall of America after they disrupted holiday shoppers on Saturday, December 20, in Bloomington, Minnesota.
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Police move hundreds of "Black Lives Matter" protesters out of the Mall of America after they disrupted holiday shoppers on Saturday, December 20, in Bloomington, Minnesota.
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A man looks out a broken window after clashes between Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters and government supporters on Wednesday, December 24, before BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia arrived at court.
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A man looks out a broken window after clashes between Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters and government supporters on Wednesday, December 24, before BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia arrived at court.
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A man crosses the street near Forward Operating Base Fenty at sunrise in Afghanistan on Friday, December 19.
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A man crosses the street near Forward Operating Base Fenty at sunrise in Afghanistan on Friday, December 19.
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Migratory birds fly on Poyang Lake on Sunday, December 21, in east China.
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Migratory birds fly on Poyang Lake on Sunday, December 21, in east China.
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An Israeli soldier walks with a detained Palestinian teenager who the military said illegally crossed into Israel near the Gaza border, Wednesday, December 24.
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An Israeli soldier walks with a detained Palestinian teenager who the military said illegally crossed into Israel near the Gaza border, Wednesday, December 24.
Tsafrir Abayov/AP
Two fishing boats registered in Papua New Guinea are destroyed by the Indonesian navy after they were seized for alleged illegal fishing on Sunday, December 21.
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Two fishing boats registered in Papua New Guinea are destroyed by the Indonesian navy after they were seized for alleged illegal fishing on Sunday, December 21.
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Workers put the final touches on a sculpture at the 27th Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo on Saturday, December 20, in Harbin, China.
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Workers put the final touches on a sculpture at the 27th Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo on Saturday, December 20, in Harbin, China.
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Chasity Magee reacts near her family's mobile home in Columbia, Mississippi, on Wednesday, December 24. The home was flipped on top of a neighbor's during a storm that killed four in the state.
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Chasity Magee reacts near her family's mobile home in Columbia, Mississippi, on Wednesday, December 24. The home was flipped on top of a neighbor's during a storm that killed four in the state.
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A bird flies over the reflection of a bridge on the Sava River, in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, December 23.
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A bird flies over the reflection of a bridge on the Sava River, in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, December 23.
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