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NYC Explosion
Firefighters battle a fire after two buildings collapsed in East Harlem early Wednesday. AP
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APTOPIX NYC Explosion
People run after the East Harlem explosion. AP
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Germany's Schaffelhuber competes in first leg of women's sitting slalom event at 2014 Sochi Paralympic Winter Games in Rosa Khutor
Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber races in the women’s sitting slalom at the 2014 Sochi Paralympic Winter Games on Wednesday. Reuters
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Riot policemen shield themselves as fireworks thrown by protesters explode next to the statue of a bull, during an anti-government protest in Kadikoy
Riot police shield themselves against protesters throwing fireworks during an anti-government protest in Istanbul,Turkey, on Tuesday. Reuters
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APTOPIX Pakistan Daily Life
A bear dances to bag pipe music played by a Pakistani bear handler in Islamabad, Pakistan. AP
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China Politics
Chinese security marches outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Wednesday. AP
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APTOPIX San Francisco Fire
Smoke rises from a fire ravaging a high-rise building in San Francisco on Tuesday. AP
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Washington Daily Life
Freshly blooming daffodils frame the Space Needle in Seattle. AP
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Aidan Coleman on Gardefort falls at the second last fence during the Novices Handicap Steeplechase at the Cheltenham Festival horse racing meet in Gloucestershire
Aidan Coleman falls during the Novices Handicap Steeplechase in Gloucestershire, UK, on Tuesday. Reuters
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India Tibet Protest
Tibetan women are detained as they try to reach the Chinese Embassy on Women’s Uprising Day in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday. AP
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Maze of Slovenia skis during the women's downhill event during the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup finals in the Swiss ski resort of Lenzerheide
Slovenia’s Tina Maze skis in the women’s downhill at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, on Wednesday. Reuters
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People stand on Bund across from illuminated buildings, on one of which is seen flight number MH370 of Malaysia Airlines plane that has gone missing, in Shanghai
A building in the distance shows flight number “MH370” of the Malaysia Airlines plane that went missing, in Shanghai on Wednesday. Reuters
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Senate All Nighter
The sun rises behind the Capitol in DC. AP
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APTOPIX Mideast Jordan Israel
Lawyers and judges burn a symbol of the Israeli flag after Israel killed Jordanian judge Raed Zueter in Amman, Jordan, on Tuesday. AP
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Germany Weather
A man bikes with his dog in Geilenkirchen, Germany. AP
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APTOPIX South Korea North Korea
A North Korean soldier, top center, looks at three South Korean soldiers standing guard in Paju, South Korea, on Wednesday. AP
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APTOPIX Mideast Israel Fashion Week
An Israeli model, who serves in the military, gets ready before taking the catwalk during Tel Aviv Fashion Week in Israel on Tuesday. AP
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A girl, whose family moved to Islamabad from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, collects grass in Islamabad
A girl collects grass in Islamabad, Pakistan. Reuters
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Small dam containing water is seen in a dry paddock next to another that has been affected by a recent fire on the outskirts of Melbourne
A small dam containing water, left, is seen in a dry paddock next to another paddock burnt by fire near Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday. Reuters
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Woman stands in front of a poster in Bamako
A woman stands in front of a poster in Bamako, Mali. Reuters