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Day In Photos: July 13, 2012

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Giles Cooper sits in his Lotus Elise at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge in Fairbanks, Alaska. Cooper, of Queensland, Australia, is in the midst of a journey from Australia to North Slope, Alaska, in the car, which he nicknamed Elsie. AP
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US bartender Ricky Gomez, center, prepares a drink as judges take notes during the World Class bartender of the year competition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AP
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In this image made available by The British Royal Air Force, RAF Northolt in London hosts Typhoon Fighters from RAF Coningsby for a 9-day military exercise to prepare for the forthcoming Olympic Games. AP
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Bradley Wiggins of Britain, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, rides in the pack as it passes a field of sunflowers during the 12th stage of the Tour de France. Riders crossed over 140.5 miles with start in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and finish in Annonay, France. AP
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Britney Amore stocks the shelves of her familiy’s farm stand with corn that she says was on the stalk this morning. AP
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A woman surveys the installation “Atompops,” by German artist Thomas Schoenauer, during a press preview at the international exhibition of contemporary arts “OSTRALE” in Dresden, Germany. AP
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Kanwarias, worshippers of Hindu god Shiva, rest before a ritual pilgrimage walk in New Delhi, India. AP
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Spain’s Marc Marquez steers his CatalunyaCaixa Repsol team motorcycle during the second free practice session ahead of Sunday’s Italian Moto GP, at the Mugello race circuit, in Scarperia, Italy. AP
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A construction worker in the village of Trpeza takes a break in the shade under a highway that links Kosovo to Albania in the west and Serbia in the east . AP
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Construction is nearly complete on the artificial turf of the football field at Lindenwood University’s Belleville, Ill., campus. The university is making its leap into college football this fall and has tackled how to make its program instantly unique with thr new turf of alternating maroon and gray stripes that’s drawing some ridicule. AP
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Palestinian competitors warm up during a bodybuilding championship in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. AP
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A follower of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood movement passes by Jordanian anti-riot policemen during a protest organized by the movement in Amman. AP
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President Obama walks with Col. Dale S. Holland, Vice Commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, before leaving DC to campaign in Virginia. AP