Kimberly Spainhower hugs her daughter Chloe while her husband, Ryan, searches through the ashes of their burned home in Paradise, California, on Sunday, November 18. Major wildfires in California have destroyed a record number of buildings and displaced more than 300,000 people. The Camp Fire, which destroyed the Spainhowers' home, is the most destructive wildfire in state history -- and the deadliest.
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Peas and Carrots, two turkeys from South Dakota, stay at the Willard Hotel in Washington, just blocks away from the White House on Sunday, November 18. The next day, the birds took part in the traditional Thanksgiving turkey pardon. US President Donald Trump announced that Peas won the vote to receive an official presidential pardon, but both turkeys will live out the rest of their lives at Virginia Tech's "Gobblers Rest" exhibit, where they will be cared for by students and veterinarians.
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A volunteer looks over election ballots during a hand count in Lauderhill, Florida, on Saturday, November 17. After a statewide recount, US Sen. Bill Nelson ended his re-election bid and conceded the race to Republican Gov. Rick Scott.
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Johnston Fernando, a member of Sri Lanka's Parliament who supports new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, throws a chair at police who were protecting Parliament Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, not pictured, during a Parliament session in Colombo on Friday, November 16. Sri Lankan lawmakers recently passed a no-confidence motion against Rajapaksa, declaring his appointment "void and invalid."
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People interact with the "Time Machine" kaleidoscope at Staro Riga, a light festival in Riga, Latvia, on Saturday, November 17.
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The Grinch balloon floats over New York's Central Park West during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, November 22.
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Young giraffe Ella is nudged by her mother as she walks in their outdoor enclosure for the first time Tuesday, November 20. They live at the Tierpark in Berlin. Ella was born on November 3.
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Central American migrants heading to the United States board a truck in Mexicali, Mexico, on Tuesday, November 20.
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Kashmiri Muslims in Srinagar, India, look up Wednesday, November 21, as a cleric -- not pictured -- displays a holy relic believed to be hair from the Prophet Mohammed's beard.
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A North Korean guard post explodes Tuesday, November 20, in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas. Both countries are destroying their guard posts under a plan to reduce tensions on the border.
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Former US Vice President Joe Biden adopted Major, a German shepherd, from the Delaware Humane Association on Saturday, November 17.
A child cares for a teddy bear with the help of a medical student in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Sunday, November 18. The "Teddy Bear Hospital" is an international project that aims to reduce childhood anxiety about medical environments, procedures and professionals.
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US President Donald Trump, center, surveys wildfire damage at a mobile-home park in Chico, California, on Saturday, November 17.
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Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, visits the Hubb Community Kitchen in London on Wednesday, November 21, to celebrate the success of its charity cookbook. The cookbook showcases recipes from women whose community was affected by the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017. Meghan wrote the foreword to help raise money for the victims.
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Men in Tokyo walk past a television screen showing auto industry executive Carlos Ghosn, who was voted out as Nissan's chairman after being arrested this week on suspicion of financial misconduct. As of press time, Ghosn had not yet commented publicly on the allegations.
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A falcon catches a hare in Alexandria, Egypt, on Saturday, November 17.
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New soldier recruits attend an inauguration ceremony in Lanzhou, China, on Tuesday, November 20.
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Performers in traditional dress pass through airport screening in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, ahead of a visit from US Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday, November 17.
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Wildfire evacuees sift through donated items in Chico, California, on Saturday, November 17.
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A pregnant migrant from El Salvador faints in Metapa, Mexico, as police detain migrants from entering the country illegally on Wednesday, November 21.
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A girl brushes snow off the Fearless Girl statue in New York City on Thursday, November 15.
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Security personnel assist Nuon Chea to court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Friday, November 16. Almost four decades after the collapse of Pol Pot's tyrannical communist regime, an international tribunal ruled that the Khmer Rouge committed genocide, a landmark verdict that is hoped will bring closure to millions of Cambodians. Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, the regime's two most senior surviving members, were found by the court to be guilty of genocide of Vietnamese in Cambodia between 1975 and 1979. Nuon Chea was also found guilty of genocide against the Cham ethnic group in Cambodia.
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The Fuego volcano erupts outside Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Monday, November 19.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May addresses delegates at the Confederation of British Industry conference in London on Monday, November 19. A final Brexit deal is within reach, May insisted on Thursday, after agreeing a draft declaration on Britain's future relationship with the European Union.
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US border agents patrol the Pacific Ocean and a beach in San Diego on Tuesday, November 20.
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An ancient fresco depicting an erotic scene from the Greek myth "Leda and the Swan" was uncovered at the Pompeii archeological site in central Italy on Friday, November 16.
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Rapper Snoop Dogg poses with members of the Los Angeles Police Department as he receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, November 19.
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Shahidul Alam, a prominent human rights activist and photographer, raises his fist after he was released on bail in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday, November 20. Alam was arrested in August after he gave an interview to Al Jazeera about student protests in Bangladesh, saying that they were driven by "larger" factors than road safety alone.
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Starlings fly together in Gretna, Scotland, on Wednesday, November 21.
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Renae Lawrence, center, is escorted through a media scrum after she was freed from a prison in Indonesia on Wednesday, November 21. Lawrence, the only female member of the infamous heroin-trafficking "Bali Nine" gang, served 13 years of her 20-year sentence. She was released early on good behavior.
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A boy plays on the new Mahanakhon SkyWalk in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday, November 18. It's at the top of Thailand's tallest completed building, King Power Mahanakhon.
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Gulls sit on wooden pillars Wednesday, November 21, on the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. See last week in 21 photos
