U.S. President Barack Obama joins his Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, in the Rose Garden of the White House on Wednesday, March 16. Republicans have vowed to block any replacement for Antonin Scalia until a new President takes office. Scalia died last month at the age of 79.
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The mother of Destina Peri Parlak, a victim of a car bomb attack, mourns over her daughter's coffin in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday, March 15. At least 37 people were killed in an attack claimed by the Kurdish Freedom Falcons, an offshoot of the Kurdish separatist group PKK.
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Migrants try to cross a river after leaving a refugee camp in Idomeni, Greece, on Monday, March 14. As many as 14,000 migrants were stranded in dire conditions after Macedonia closed its doors to refugees.
Chris Harrison, host of "The Bachelor," makes a kissy face in front of Ben Higgins and his new fiancee, Lauren Bushnell, after the show's finale on Monday, March 14.
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A model presents a creation by designer Yoshikazu Yamagata during Tokyo Fashion Week on Wednesday, March 16.
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A hot-air balloon is packed up Monday, March 14, during the Canberra Balloon Festival in Canberra, Australia.
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Protesters in Sao Paulo, Brazil, call for the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday, March 16. Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians, angered by a corruption scandal and a spiraling economy, have taken to the streets to protest this past week. Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was controversially sworn in as Rousseff's chief of staff on Thursday, March 17. Opponents say the move is an attempt to shield him from a corruption investigation.
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A commuter looks through the closed gate of a Metro station in Washington on Wednesday, March 16. The rail system was temporarily shut down for safety inspections, officials said, two days after an electrical fire in a Metro tunnel.
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Secret Service agents surround Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign event in Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday, March 12.
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The Proton-M rocket, carrying the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, blasts off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, March 14. Its mission is to seek evidence of methane and other atmospheric gases that could mean there's active biological life on Mars.
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An ultra-Orthodox Jewish bride enters the men's section of her wedding to fulfill the Mitzvah tantz -- where family members and honored rabbis are invited to dance in front of the bride -- in Netanya, Israel, on Wednesday, March 16.
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Georgia Rep. Karla Drenner, right, gets a hug from Rep. Stacey Evans on Wednesday, March 16, after making an emotional speech against a "religious freedom bill" that would protect opponents of same-sex marriage. Drenner, who is openly gay, says the bill would permit unjust discrimination. The General Assembly went on to pass the legislation, but it's unclear whether Gov. Nathan Deal will sign it.
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People put a white sheet over a body after gunmen went on a shooting rampage in Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, on Sunday, March 13. An al Qaeda affiliate has claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks on three hotels.
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American student Otto Warmbier is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, March 16. The 21-year-old was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor after he was accused of trying to steal a political banner from a hotel. The U.S. State Department said the punishment doesn't fit the alleged crime, and it urged North Korea to release Warmbier on humanitarian grounds.
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A dachshund in a nun costume attends a parade with other costumed dachshunds in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Sunday, March 13.
Terrorist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in July 2011, gives a Nazi salute as he enters a courtroom in Skien, Norway, on Tuesday, March 15. Breivik is suing Norway, claiming that his human rights have been violated during his incarceration.
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A young man spins a flaming car tire on a metal chain Sunday, March 13, during a celebration in Romania marking the first day of Great Lent.
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Villagers prepare to bury the body of the elephant Hemantha during a religious ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Tuesday, March 15. The 23-year-old animal had been undergoing medical treatment to its feet before succumbing to the injuries.
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Country singer Blake Shelton is slimed on stage at the end of the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, which he hosted on Saturday, March 12.
Tea is prepared Monday, March 14, before the closing session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
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A man tries to climb a wooden pole to get a prize during Maslenitsa celebrations in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sunday, March 13. Maslenitsa, a holiday marking the end of winter, is traditionally celebrated with pancake eating and feats of strength.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann look at head-mounted display units during an electronics fair in Hanover, Germany, on Tuesday, March 15.
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A boy mourns over his father's coffin during a funeral ceremony in Najaf, Iraq, on Wednesday, March 16. The boy's father was a Shiite fighter who was killed in Syria while battling the ISIS militant group.
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A girl meets an animatronic panda bear in London on Tuesday, March 15.
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A man sits on the roof of his father's home in Deweyville, Texas, on Wednesday, March 16. The belongings were moved to the roof before floodwaters got inside the house.
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Kevin Estrada consoles Shaunte Spears, whose son and nephew were shot in a drive-by shooting in San Bernardino, California, on Sunday, March 13. Spears' 14-year-old son, Terrance, was injured. Her 12-year-old nephew Jason was killed.
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Police officers take positions on top of a roof during a police operation in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday, March 15. One suspect died and four police officers were wounded in a raid linked to the Paris terror attacks.
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A voter casts a ballot inside a Chicago laundromat on Tuesday, March 15.
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Rescue workers search for survivors Friday, March 11, after a mudslide in Mairipora, Brazil.
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Fashion students in Mexico City hang styrofoam heads atop a dressmaker's dummy during a competition on Wednesday, March 16. The fashions were supposed to be inspired by the effects of the drug trade on Mexican culture.
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People cover themselves with plastic sheets as it rains at the World Culture Festival in New Delhi on Friday, March 11. See last week in 32 photos
