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Day in Photos: June 19, 2012

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Giants quarterback Eli Manning help customers at the Dunkin Donuts restaurant drive-thru in Secaucus, NJ. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post
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A race goer poses for photographs on the first day of the Royal Ascot, southwest of London. Reuters
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A Roma girl, wearing women’s boots, crosses a bridge in Craica, a shantytown in Romania. Rights groups have accused local authorities of “violating legislation and trampling the dignity of Roma inhabitants, by forcibly evicting hundreds of them” and relocating them in buildings belonging to a copper processing plant closed down over pollution concerns. AFP/Getty Images
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Greek Presidential Guards march at the monument of the unknown soldier in front of the Parliament, in Athens. AP
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A miner stands close to a fire barricade after clashing with Spanish Civil Guards during a miner’s protest in Cinera. Spanish coal miners burned tires and blocked roads during a mass strike to protest against subsidy cuts that they say threaten tens of thousands of jobs. AFP/Getty Images
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A girl plays in fountains at a public square in Vienna as temperatures rose into the 90s in Austria. Reuters
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Firefighters pose in front of burning hay spelling the name “Dyrk” in Longview, Texas. The firefighters are among several companies in Texas honoring 4-year-old Dyrk Burcie, who is suffering from terminal liver cancer and is the son of a Dallas firefighter. AP
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Children play with a broken bicycle on the bank of Naf river in Taknaf, Bangladesh. AP
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Luka Rocco Magnotta is taken by police from a Canadian military plane to a waiting van in Mirabel, Quebec. Magnotta, the suspect in the killing and dismemberment of a Chinese student, returned to Canada via military transport from Germany, where he was arrested earlier this month. AP
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A Navy Ceremonial Guard carries the casket of US Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Brazas, during a burial service in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Sean Brazas, of Greensboro, North Carolina, died in Panjwa’l, Afghanistan, at the age of 26 when he was attacked while trying to help someone get onto a helicopter, according to his father, Ed Brazas. EPA
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Policemen warm up before an exercise during a Weight Loss Management Program at Camp Crame in Quezon City, Philippines. More than 3,000 overweight policemen assigned at the national headquarters are undergoing an eight-week slimming program to improve their health. Reuters
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Aspiring models wait for the results of the selection process during auditions for the upcoming Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai. India’s fashion and trade event will be held August 3-7. Reuters
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An Afghan girl sits with her mother at The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees registration centre on the outskirts of Peshawar, as they prepare to return to their home country after fleeing civil war and Taliban rule. AFP/Getty Images
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Teenagers enjoy a dip in the sea with Carnival Cruise Lines’ new Carnival Breeze in the background in Salerno, Italy. The 1,004-foot-long cruise ship, cost $740 million and accommodates 3,690 passengers. AP
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Smoke billows from the High Park Fire west of Fort Collins, Colo. The wildfire has burned about 90 square miles and destroyed more than 180 homes. AP
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President Barack Obama participates in a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico. AP