The Navy’s USS Independence (LCS-2) arrives at The Navy Mole pier in Key West, Fla. Independence is on its way to Norfolk, Va., for initial testing and evaluation before it can saili to its home port in San Diego. The fast, agile, mission-focused ship is designed to defeat “anti-access” threats in shallow, coastal water regions, including surface craft, diesel submarines and mines.
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Christians burn incense during a Holy Week procession in Guatemala City.
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The globe of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, lights up outside Geneva, Switzerland. The world’s largest atom smasher was ready to start a new era of science on Tuesday, but problems delayed the debut. Scientists intend to collide the first beams of protons in order to learn more about the makeup of the universe and its smallest particles.
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Penitents take part in the Cristo de la Buena Muerte brotherhood, one of hundreds of processions taking place during Holy Week in Zamora, Spain.
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Iraqi soldiers kiss the coffin containing the remains of an Iraqi soldier who was killed during the 1991 Gulf War at the border crossing of Safwan, Iraq. The remains of nine Iraqis were returned from Kuwait to their native country during a ceremony at a border checkpoint near the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
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A man walks through the rain in Manhattan’s Financial District. The second major storm in less than a month continues to drench the east coast, as forecasters predict “dangerous flooding.”
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An Indian man dressed as a monkey takes part in a procession for Hanuman Jayanti celebrations in New Delhi. Hanuman Jayanti marks the birthday of Lord Hanuman, the monkey God.
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Robosaurus, a five-story, 27-ton, fire-breathing, car-eating robot sets fire to a vehicle and then releases it to the ground during a Sydney Royal Easter Show media preview. More than 30 high-tech companies spent two years building this state-of-the-art hydraulic electrical and mechanical monster, which will be one of the highlights of Sydney’s Easter Show, which is being held from April 1 to 14.
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Flowers bloom in Carlsbad, Calif. The nearly fifty acres of Giant Tecolote Ranunculus flowers that make up The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch are in a full bloom for approximately six to eight weeks each year, from early March through early May.
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A Kashmiri boatsman navigates Dal Lake in Srinagar after Indian military estimated some 400 Islamic militants are waiting to cross into Indian-ruled Kashmir from the Pakistani zone of the disputed region.
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Policemen take notes next to the dead body of a woman shot by an unknown gunmen at the border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Nearly 19,000 people have been killed since Mexican President Felipe Calderon took office in late 2006 and deployed tens of thousands of troops to drug hot spots across the country, sparking new turf wars between rival cartels.
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A kitesurfer performs during a freestyle exhibition at the National Kitesurfing Championships in Cartagena, Colombia.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez presides over the official opening of a public Internet venue, Infocentro, during his weekly “Alo Presidente” broadcast in Caracas, Venezuela. The rapid growth of Twitter as an alternative channel of information in Venezuela has set off alarms for Chavez, who spent a decade waging his own “media war” against opponents.
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A Palestinian stone-thrower shields his face from a stun grenade thrown by Israeli border police. A demonstration marking Land Day, the annual commemoration of 1976 protests against Israel’s appropriation of Arab-owned land in Galilee, became violent in the West Bank village of Budrus near Ramallah.
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A boy walks on a goalpost as he watches a re-enactment of the crucifiction of Jesus Christ at a procession during Holy Week in Larantuka, Indonesia. Hundreds of residents in Flores gathered to watch the procession.
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Angry relatives of mine workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in north China’s Shanxi province accuse officials of lack of speed in recovering their family members. Some 1,000 rescue workers were rotating on shifts to try to drain enough water to reach the 153 trapped miners, but the rescue effort could still take days.
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Lightning strikes twice over Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
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A woman struggles with her umbrella as stormy weather hits Manhattan.
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Dancers from the Ballet Nacional de Cuba rehearse for a production of Swan Lake at the London Coliseum.
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A monitor showing the first ultra high-energy collisions is seen at the CMS experiment control room of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), near Geneva. Scientists at the world’s biggest atom smasher at CERN said that they had collided protons at record power, mimicking conditions close to the Big Bang that created the universe.
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A Dutch student test drives a vehicle at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam before the Shell Eco Marathon in Lausitz, Germany. Participants must drive as far as possible with only one liter of fuel.
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A Hindu holy man has his face smeared with ash during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, India. Devout Hindus bathe in the Ganges during the months-long festival, with the belief that it will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth.
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