Rafael Montiel leads a group of riders through a rainy stretch of Costa Rica’s International Cycling Tour.
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Lone protester Mary Phelan holds a picture of Savita Halappanavar outside University Hospital in Galway, Ireland, where the woman died after being denied an abortion.
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Two women smooch during a rally in Paris to protest homophobia a week after the French government approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage and adoption.
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Opposition candidate Julius Maada Bio draws crowds of supporters as his campaign convoy drives toward its final rally in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Olympic-champion gymnasts Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney and Gabby Douglas walk along the White House promenade after meeting with President Obama.
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Indian policemen stand guard at the gate to the office of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee following a clash between rival Sikh groups that left 11 dead.
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Verizon tech Chris Levendos works to restore phone service in the company’s hub on Broad Street after it was knocked out by flooding during Hurricane Sandy.
Dan Brinzac
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A Palestinian paramedic gives oxygen to a man trapped in rubble following an Israeli air raid in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahia.
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President Obama speaks to Staten Island residents while touring the area of New Dorp Beach, hit hard by Hurricane Sandy.
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French swimmer Mehdi Metella competes in the men’s short course 100m butterfly final at the French championships in Angers.
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A young trash-picker digs through giant sacks of garbage in a dump outside Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Confirming the sage advice of always letting the Wookie win, this Chewbacca seems happy as he looks over a case of ‘Star Wars’ figures at the toys’ induction into the Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, NY.
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Newly-elected House members gather on the steps of the capitol in Washington, DC, for their freshman class picture.
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