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The week in 30 photos

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A rainbow appears over Paisley Park Studios near a memorial for Prince in Chanhassen, Minnesota, on Thursday, April 21. The legendary musician died at his home in Minnesota. He was 57.
A rainbow appears over Paisley Park Studios near a memorial for Prince in Chanhassen, Minnesota, on Thursday, April 21. The legendary musician died at his home in Minnesota. He was 57.
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Pope Francis hugs a child at the Moria detention center in Mytilene on Saturday, April 16. Pope Francis received an emotional welcome on the Greek island of Lesbos <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F04%2F16%2Feurope%2Fpope-visits-refugees-lesbos%2F" target="_blank">during a visit showing solidarity</a> with migrants fleeing war and poverty.
Pope Francis hugs a child at the Moria detention center in Mytilene on Saturday, April 16. Pope Francis received an emotional welcome on the Greek island of Lesbos during a visit showing solidarity with migrants fleeing war and poverty.
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A photo shows Self-Defense Forces personnel and other rescue workers searching for missing people in a residential area of Kumamoto, Japan, on Sunday, April 17. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F04%2F16%2Fasia%2Fjapan-earthquake%2F" target="_blank">The magnitude-7.0 earthquake</a> that pounded Kumamoto Prefecture early Saturday was more powerful than a foreshock that struck two days earlier.
A photo shows Self-Defense Forces personnel and other rescue workers searching for missing people in a residential area of Kumamoto, Japan, on Sunday, April 17. The magnitude-7.0 earthquake that pounded Kumamoto Prefecture early Saturday was more powerful than a foreshock that struck two days earlier.
Takayuki Hamai/AP
Prince Harry, left, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, try out lightsabers during a tour of the "Star Wars" sets at Pinewood Studios on Tuesday, April 19, in Iver Heath, England. Prince William and Prince Harry are touring Pinewood Studios to visit the production workshops and meet the creative teams working behind the scenes on the "Star Wars" films.
Prince Harry, left, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, try out lightsabers during a tour of the "Star Wars" sets at Pinewood Studios on Tuesday, April 19, in Iver Heath, England. Prince William and Prince Harry are touring Pinewood Studios to visit the production workshops and meet the creative teams working behind the scenes on the "Star Wars" films.
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A seagull lands as it looks for some food in St. Stephen's Green in Dublin's city center on Monday, April 18.
A seagull lands as it looks for some food in St. Stephen's Green in Dublin's city center on Monday, April 18.
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On Sunday, April 17, migrants ask for help from a dinghy boat off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa.
On Sunday, April 17, migrants ask for help from a dinghy boat off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa.
Patrick Bar/AP
A firefighter responds to a fire at an auto wrecking yard in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley as a huge plume of thick, black smoke rises over them on Sunday, April 17.
A firefighter responds to a fire at an auto wrecking yard in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley as a huge plume of thick, black smoke rises over them on Sunday, April 17.
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Sia performs onstage during Day 3 of the 2016 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on Sunday, April 17, in Indio, California.
Sia performs onstage during Day 3 of the 2016 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on Sunday, April 17, in Indio, California.
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People walk on the ash-covered streets of San Andres Cholula, Mexico, on Monday, April 18, after the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fvideos%2Fworld%2F2016%2F04%2F19%2Fmexico-volcano-erupts-popocatpetl.cnn%2Fvideo%2Fplaylists%2Ftrending-video%2F" target="_blank">Popocatepetl volcano erupted</a> overnight, spewing ash on nearby towns. Officials there are urging to people to wear masks to avoid inhaling the fine grit that has covered houses and cars.
People walk on the ash-covered streets of San Andres Cholula, Mexico, on Monday, April 18, after the Popocatepetl volcano erupted overnight, spewing ash on nearby towns. Officials there are urging to people to wear masks to avoid inhaling the fine grit that has covered houses and cars.
Pablo Spencer/AP
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump works a rope line after speaking during a campaign stop at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York, on Monday, April 18.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump works a rope line after speaking during a campaign stop at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York, on Monday, April 18.
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Pro-government demonstrators raise their hands under a giant flag near congress as lawmakers vote on whether or not to impeach <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F04%2F19%2Famericas%2Fbrazil-dilma-rousseff-speaks%2F" target="_blank">President Dilma Rousseff</a> in Brasilia, Brazil, on Sunday, April 17. The vote will determine whether the impeachment proceeds to the Senate. Rousseff is accused of violating Brazil's fiscal laws to shore up public support amid a flagging economy.
Pro-government demonstrators raise their hands under a giant flag near congress as lawmakers vote on whether or not to impeach President Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia, Brazil, on Sunday, April 17. The vote will determine whether the impeachment proceeds to the Senate. Rousseff is accused of violating Brazil's fiscal laws to shore up public support amid a flagging economy.
Felipe Dana/AP
Fidel Castro is applauded by his brother, Cuba's President Raul Castro, right, during the closing ceremonies for the Seventh Congress of the Cuban Communist Party in Havana, Cuba, on Tuesday, April 19. Fidel Castro formally stepped down in 2008 after suffering illness and ailments.
Fidel Castro is applauded by his brother, Cuba's President Raul Castro, right, during the closing ceremonies for the Seventh Congress of the Cuban Communist Party in Havana, Cuba, on Tuesday, April 19. Fidel Castro formally stepped down in 2008 after suffering illness and ailments.
Ismael Francisco/AP
Residents look at a rift in the highway created by a <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F04%2F20%2Famericas%2Fecuador-earthquake%2Findex.html" target="_blank">7.8-magnitude earthquake</a>, in Chacras, Ecuador, on Tuesday, April 19. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the nation into a state of emergency.
Residents look at a rift in the highway created by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in Chacras, Ecuador, on Tuesday, April 19. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the nation into a state of emergency.
Rodrigo Abd/AP
A Serbian riot police officer gestures toward an injured soccer fan during a Serbian National soccer league derby match between Red Star and Partizan, in Belgrade, Serbia, on Saturday, April 16. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.
A Serbian riot police officer gestures toward an injured soccer fan during a Serbian National soccer league derby match between Red Star and Partizan, in Belgrade, Serbia, on Saturday, April 16. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Darko Vojinovic/AP
Jack McCullough, left, smiles from the back seat of his stepdaughter Janey O'Connor's rental car after he was released from the DeKalb County Jail in Sycamore, Illinois, on Friday, April 15. An Illinois judge vacated the conviction of the 76-year-old man in a 1957 killing and ordered his immediate release from prison Friday, meaning that one of the oldest cold cases to be tried in U.S. history has officially gone cold again.
Jack McCullough, left, smiles from the back seat of his stepdaughter Janey O'Connor's rental car after he was released from the DeKalb County Jail in Sycamore, Illinois, on Friday, April 15. An Illinois judge vacated the conviction of the 76-year-old man in a 1957 killing and ordered his immediate release from prison Friday, meaning that one of the oldest cold cases to be tried in U.S. history has officially gone cold again.
Danielle Guerra/AP
On Tuesday, April 19, Loyola University students Kate Spence, left, 21, and Kassina Dwyer, 18, work to clear and landscape the garden in front of a large memorial mural of Freddie Gray one year after he died in Baltimore, Maryland. Freddie Gray died in the hospital one year ago after suffering a severed spinal cord while in the custody of Baltimore Police, setting off weeks of demonstrations that boiled over into rioting, looting, arson and violence on April 27, 2015. <br />
On Tuesday, April 19, Loyola University students Kate Spence, left, 21, and Kassina Dwyer, 18, work to clear and landscape the garden in front of a large memorial mural of Freddie Gray one year after he died in Baltimore, Maryland. Freddie Gray died in the hospital one year ago after suffering a severed spinal cord while in the custody of Baltimore Police, setting off weeks of demonstrations that boiled over into rioting, looting, arson and violence on April 27, 2015.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders leaves after an interview with the Associated Press at the Vatican on Saturday, April 16. Sanders met with Pope Francis. Sanders says he was honored by the meeting.
U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders leaves after an interview with the Associated Press at the Vatican on Saturday, April 16. Sanders met with Pope Francis. Sanders says he was honored by the meeting.
Alessandra Tarantino/AP
Spanish soldiers fire a howitzer during maneuvers ' in preparation to NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force in Zargoza, Spain, on Tuesday, April 19.
Spanish soldiers fire a howitzer during maneuvers ' in preparation to NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force in Zargoza, Spain, on Tuesday, April 19.
JAVIER CEBOLLADA/EFE/EPA
New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson and his wife, Gayle Benson, view the casket of <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F04%2F21%2Fus%2Fwill-smith-shooting-up-to-speed%2F" target="_blank">former Saints defensive end Will Smith</a> during a public viewing inside the Saints training facility in Metairie, Louisiana, on Friday, April 15.  Smith was shot to death this past Saturday, and his wife wounded by gunfire, after an altercation following a traffic accident.
New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson and his wife, Gayle Benson, view the casket of former Saints defensive end Will Smith during a public viewing inside the Saints training facility in Metairie, Louisiana, on Friday, April 15. Smith was shot to death this past Saturday, and his wife wounded by gunfire, after an altercation following a traffic accident.
Gerald Herbert/AP
Justin Nelzen, in red vest, joins others as they work to rescue up to 70 horses along Cypress Creek in Houston on Monday, April 18. More than a foot of rain fell Monday in parts of Houston, submerging subdivisions and several major interstate highways, forcing the closure of schools and knocking out power to thousands of residents.
Justin Nelzen, in red vest, joins others as they work to rescue up to 70 horses along Cypress Creek in Houston on Monday, April 18. More than a foot of rain fell Monday in parts of Houston, submerging subdivisions and several major interstate highways, forcing the closure of schools and knocking out power to thousands of residents.
Mark Mulligan/AP
On <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F04%2F20%2Fpolitics%2Fnew-york-primary-takeaways%2F" target="_blank">New York state primary day</a>, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, along with her husband former President Bill Clinton, votes at her polling place in Chappaqua, New York, on Tuesday April 19. Clinton went on to win the New York primary.
On New York state primary day, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, along with her husband former President Bill Clinton, votes at her polling place in Chappaqua, New York, on Tuesday April 19. Clinton went on to win the New York primary.
The Washington Post/Getty Images
Cutout figures of ostriches are displayed during a protest by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in front of a Prada store in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday, April 19.
Cutout figures of ostriches are displayed during a protest by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in front of a Prada store in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday, April 19.
FAZRY ISMAIL/EPA/EPA
Workmen on Tuesday, April 19, install a newly commissioned portrait by muralist Frederick Wimsett of <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F04%2F20%2Feurope%2Fqueen-elizabeth-90%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Queen Elizabeth II</a> at St. Christopher's Place in London, offering shoppers an opportunity for a "selfie" with the Queen to celebrate her 90th birthday.
Workmen on Tuesday, April 19, install a newly commissioned portrait by muralist Frederick Wimsett of Queen Elizabeth II at St. Christopher's Place in London, offering shoppers an opportunity for a "selfie" with the Queen to celebrate her 90th birthday.
Anthony Devlin/PA Wire via ZUMA Press
A picture made available on Tuesday, April 19, shows a city view at dawn of Pyongyang, North Korea. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is to hold the party congress of its ruling Korean Workers Party for the first time in 36 years on May 2016.
A picture made available on Tuesday, April 19, shows a city view at dawn of Pyongyang, North Korea. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is to hold the party congress of its ruling Korean Workers Party for the first time in 36 years on May 2016.
FRANCK ROBICHON/EPA
Students from the Lewisburg Elementary School in Olive Branch, Mississippi, observe the House in session at the Capitol in Jackson on Wednesday, April 20.
Students from the Lewisburg Elementary School in Olive Branch, Mississippi, observe the House in session at the Capitol in Jackson on Wednesday, April 20.
Rogelio V. Solis/AP
A supporter of Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz stands behind a curtain as he waits to meet Cruz before a rally in Towson, Maryland, on Monday, April 18.
A supporter of Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz stands behind a curtain as he waits to meet Cruz before a rally in Towson, Maryland, on Monday, April 18.
Patrick Semansky/AP
Lemi Berhanu Hayle of Ethiopia celebrates after winning the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F04%2F18%2Fus%2F120th-boston-marathon%2F" target="_blank">120th Boston Marathon</a> on Monday, April 18.
Lemi Berhanu Hayle of Ethiopia celebrates after winning the 120th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18.
Elise Amendola/AP
Republican presidential candidate John Kasich puts on a pair of boxing gloves given to him by a supporter during a campaign town hall meeting in the ballroom at a Crowne Plaza hotel on Tuesday, April 19, in Annapolis, Maryland.
Republican presidential candidate John Kasich puts on a pair of boxing gloves given to him by a supporter during a campaign town hall meeting in the ballroom at a Crowne Plaza hotel on Tuesday, April 19, in Annapolis, Maryland.
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In this undated image provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, an elevator inside a <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F04%2F20%2Fus%2Fu-s-mexico-drug-tunnel%2F" target="_blank">tunnel stretching from Mexico to San Diego</a> is seen. Officials announced the recent discovery of the nearly half-mile long tunnel on Wednesday, April 20, along with the seizure of more than a ton of cocaine and seven tons of marijuana. Six people were also arrested.
In this undated image provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, an elevator inside a tunnel stretching from Mexico to San Diego is seen. Officials announced the recent discovery of the nearly half-mile long tunnel on Wednesday, April 20, along with the seizure of more than a ton of cocaine and seven tons of marijuana. Six people were also arrested.
United States Department of Justice via AP
Tourists float in the Dead Sea in Israel on Friday, April 15. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F04%2F15%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fweek-in-photos-0415%2Findex.html" target="_blank">See last week in 37 photos</a>
Tourists float in the Dead Sea in Israel on Friday, April 15. See last week in 37 photos
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