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The week in 21 photos

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This aerial photo, taken on Thursday, November 15, shows a neighborhood in Paradise, California, that was leveled by the Camp Fire. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F11%2F08%2Fus%2Fgallery%2Fcamp-fire-california-wildfire%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Major wildfires in California</a> have destroyed a record number of buildings and displaced more than 300,000 people. The Camp Fire, in northern California, is the most destructive wildfire in state history -- <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F11%2F12%2Fus%2Fcalifornia-wildfires-woolsey-camp-hill-missing%2Findex.html" target="_blank">and the deadliest.</a>
This aerial photo, taken on Thursday, November 15, shows a neighborhood in Paradise, California, that was leveled by the Camp Fire. Major wildfires in California have destroyed a record number of buildings and displaced more than 300,000 people. The Camp Fire, in northern California, is the most destructive wildfire in state history -- and the deadliest.
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A lawyer watches a voting technician sort ballots in Riviera Beach, Florida, on Saturday, November 10. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F11%2F13%2Fpolitics%2F2018-election-florida-recount-state-of-play%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Recounts were taking place in the state</a> for the gubernatorial race, the US Senate race and the agriculture commissioner race.
A lawyer watches a voting technician sort ballots in Riviera Beach, Florida, on Saturday, November 10. Recounts were taking place in the state for the gubernatorial race, the US Senate race and the agriculture commissioner race.
Scott McIntyre/The New York Time/Redux
Incoming freshmen members of the US House of Representatives take a group photo in Washington on Wednesday, November 14.
Incoming freshmen members of the US House of Representatives take a group photo in Washington on Wednesday, November 14.
Sarah Silbiger/The New York Times/Redux
Jason Coffman, right, is comforted by Anthony Ganczewski at a funeral service for Coffman's son, Cody, on Wednesday, November 14. Cody Coffman, 22, was one of the 12 people killed earlier this month when <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F11%2F08%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fcalifornia-bar-shooting%2Findex.html" target="_blank">a gunman opened fire inside a bar </a>in Thousand Oaks, California.
Jason Coffman, right, is comforted by Anthony Ganczewski at a funeral service for Coffman's son, Cody, on Wednesday, November 14. Cody Coffman, 22, was one of the 12 people killed earlier this month when a gunman opened fire inside a bar in Thousand Oaks, California.
Jae C. Hong/AP
A cheetah watches over her three cubs at a zoo in Muenster, Germany, on Friday, November 9. The cubs, born in October, were exploring their enclosure for the first time.
A cheetah watches over her three cubs at a zoo in Muenster, Germany, on Friday, November 9. The cubs, born in October, were exploring their enclosure for the first time.
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A massive American flag is carried during the Veterans Day Parade in New York on Sunday, November 11.
A massive American flag is carried during the Veterans Day Parade in New York on Sunday, November 11.
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Jeff Sessions, <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F11%2F07%2Fpolitics%2Fsessions-resign%2Findex.html" target="_blank">who was ousted last week as US attorney general,</a> exercises with a brisk walk around the US Capitol on Monday, November 12.
Jeff Sessions, who was ousted last week as US attorney general, exercises with a brisk walk around the US Capitol on Monday, November 12.
J. Scott Applewhite/AP
Police clash with Catalan separatists during a demonstration in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday, November 10.
Police clash with Catalan separatists during a demonstration in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday, November 10.
Manu Fernandez/AP
British Prime Minister <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F11%2F15%2Feurope%2Fgallery%2Ftheresa-may-life-in-pictures%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Theresa May</a> takes questions during a news conference in London on Thursday, November 15. May is <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F11%2F15%2Fuk%2Fbrexit-deal-theresa-may-parliament-gbr-intl%2Findex.html" target="_blank">facing a political crisis</a> after several key ministers resigned over her Brexit plan.
British Prime Minister Theresa May takes questions during a news conference in London on Thursday, November 15. May is facing a political crisis after several key ministers resigned over her Brexit plan.
Matt Dunham/AP
A man wearing a Captain America costume visits Stan Lee's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, November 12. Lee, the colorful Marvel Comics patriarch who helped usher in a new era of superhero storytelling and saw his creations become a giant influence in the movie business, <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F11%2F12%2Fentertainment%2Fstan-lee-obit%2Findex.html" target="_blank">died Monday</a> at the age of 95. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F11%2F12%2Fentertainment%2Fgallery%2Fstan-lee%2Findex.html" target="_blank">See Stan Lee's life in pictures</a>
A man wearing a Captain America costume visits Stan Lee's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, November 12. Lee, the colorful Marvel Comics patriarch who helped usher in a new era of superhero storytelling and saw his creations become a giant influence in the movie business, died Monday at the age of 95. See Stan Lee's life in pictures
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US President Donald Trump visits the Suresnes American Cemetery, outside of Paris, on Veterans Day. Trump was in France along with other world leaders to mark <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F11%2F11%2Feurope%2Fworld-war-i-armistice-centenary-intl%2Findex.html" target="_blank">the 100th anniversary of the World War I armistice.</a>
US President Donald Trump visits the Suresnes American Cemetery, outside of Paris, on Veterans Day. Trump was in France along with other world leaders to mark the 100th anniversary of the World War I armistice.
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
Carrie Underwood performs her song "Love Wins" at the annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, November 14. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F11%2F14%2Fentertainment%2Fgallery%2Fred-carpet-cma-2018%2Findex.html" target="_blank">See the best shots from the red carpet</a>
Carrie Underwood performs her song "Love Wins" at the annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, November 14. See the best shots from the red carpet
Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Hassan al-Faqeh holds the hand of his 4-month-old daughter, Hajar, who died in the malnutrition ward of a Sanaa, Yemen, hospital on Thursday, November 15. According to UNICEF, one of every three children in Yemen are at risk of acute malnutrition as <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F11%2F07%2Fmiddleeast%2Fyemen-violence-intl%2Findex.html" target="_blank">the ongoing conflict there</a> has left an estimated 22.2 million Yemenis in need of humanitarian assistance.
Hassan al-Faqeh holds the hand of his 4-month-old daughter, Hajar, who died in the malnutrition ward of a Sanaa, Yemen, hospital on Thursday, November 15. According to UNICEF, one of every three children in Yemen are at risk of acute malnutrition as the ongoing conflict there has left an estimated 22.2 million Yemenis in need of humanitarian assistance.
MOHAMED AL-SAYAGHI/REUTERS
A worker adjusts cables Saturday, November 10, as preparations are made for the Christmas tree at New York's Rockefeller Center.
A worker adjusts cables Saturday, November 10, as preparations are made for the Christmas tree at New York's Rockefeller Center.
STEPHANIE KEITH/REUTERS
Oprah Winfrey, left, joins former first lady Michelle Obama in Chicago at the start of Obama's book tour on Tuesday, November 13. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fvideos%2Fpolitics%2F2018%2F11%2F14%2Fmichelle-obama-oprah-winfrey-book-interview-sot-vpx.cnn" target="_blank">Obama spoke with Winfrey</a> to promote her new book and talk about several topics, including how she felt about leaving the White House.
Oprah Winfrey, left, joins former first lady Michelle Obama in Chicago at the start of Obama's book tour on Tuesday, November 13. Obama spoke with Winfrey to promote her new book and talk about several topics, including how she felt about leaving the White House.
JIM YOUNG/AFP/Getty Images
Llamas are tied to a lifeguard stand as the Woolsey Fire burns near a beach in Malibu, California, on Friday, November 9.
Llamas are tied to a lifeguard stand as the Woolsey Fire burns near a beach in Malibu, California, on Friday, November 9.
Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images
Central American migrants hoping to reach the US border sit inside rolls of steel rebar as they ride a truck in Irapuato, Mexico, on Monday, November 12.
Central American migrants hoping to reach the US border sit inside rolls of steel rebar as they ride a truck in Irapuato, Mexico, on Monday, November 12.
Rodrigo Abd/AP
Richard Burst clears snow from his driveway in St. Louis on Thursday, November 15. A big storm <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F11%2F14%2Fus%2Fsnow-storm-hits-south-northeast-wxc%2Findex.html" target="_blank">brought a wide swath of snow</a> from the Deep South to New England.
Richard Burst clears snow from his driveway in St. Louis on Thursday, November 15. A big storm brought a wide swath of snow from the Deep South to New England.
Robert Cohen /St. Louis Post-Dispatch/AP
Starlings fly above Rome on Thursday, November 15.
Starlings fly above Rome on Thursday, November 15.
TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images
A doll seller can be seen behind her stand during a fair in Seville, Spain, on Tuesday, November 13.
A doll seller can be seen behind her stand during a fair in Seville, Spain, on Tuesday, November 13.
MARCELO DEL POZO/Reuters
Anti-missile fire from Israel's Iron Dome defense system streaks across the sky in Ashkelon, Israel, on Monday, November 12.  Palestinian militants in Gaza fired some 400 rockets into Israel on Monday and into Tuesday, while the Israeli military struck more than 100 targets inside the coastal enclave. It was <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F11%2F13%2Fmiddleeast%2Fisrael-gaza-tesnions-escalate-intl%2Findex.html" target="_blank">the most severe round of fighting between the two sides</a> since the 2014 war. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F11%2F08%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fweek-in-photos-1109%2Findex.html" target="_blank">See last week in 26 photos</a>
Anti-missile fire from Israel's Iron Dome defense system streaks across the sky in Ashkelon, Israel, on Monday, November 12. Palestinian militants in Gaza fired some 400 rockets into Israel on Monday and into Tuesday, while the Israeli military struck more than 100 targets inside the coastal enclave. It was the most severe round of fighting between the two sides since the 2014 war. See last week in 26 photos
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