The day in photos

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Brush Fire Threatens Residential Neighborhood Near Glendora
A plane drops water on wildfires burning through hillsides in Azusa, Calif., which have destroyed 1,700 acres of land and several homes. Getty Images
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Malaysian Hindus Gather To Celebrate The Annual Thaipusam Festival
A devotee goes into a trance during the Thaipusam festival, a Hindu celebration, on Friday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Getty Images
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Human Remains Found
Police search for human remains after an arm and legs were discovered along the shoreline in Queens on Friday. AP/Jason DeCrow
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Indonesian Chinese Make Pilgrimage to Mount Kawi Ahead of Chinese New Year
A woman lights candles during her pilgrimage to Mount Kawi on Friday ahead of the Chinese New Year in Malang, Indonesia. Getty Images
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Summer Storm Hits Rio De Janeiro
Fishermen gather their net as lightning flashes at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Getty Images
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Birth Of Prophet Mohammed Is Marked In Kashmir
Muslims look towards Hazratbal Shrine on the Friday following Eid-e-Milad, the day of prophet Muhammad’s birth, on Friday in Srinagar, India. Getty Images
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New York Daily Life
A dogsled team pulls passengers across Mirror Lake in Lake Placid, New York. AP/Mike Groll
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Spain San Anthony Bonfire Festival
A man rides through a bonfire in a ritual for Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain on Thursday. AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Bangladesh Cold Weather
A Bangladeshi woman walks through fields on a foggy morning in Ashulia, Bangladesh. AP/A.M. Ahad
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Huge Fire At Recycling Plant In Sherburn-in-Elmet
Flames rise into the sky as a huge fire rages at a tire recycling plant in Elmet, England on Friday. Getty Images
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Huge Fire At Recycling Plant In Sherburn-in-Elmet
A dog runs in front of the upside down house at the All-Russia Exhibition Center in Moscow. AP/Pavel Golovkin
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India Festival
Roosters fight at the Jonbeel festival, a tribal festival signifying brotherhood, outside Jagiroad, India on Friday. AP/Anupam Nath
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US-POLITICS-INTELLIGENCE-PROTEST
Activists rally against surveillance as Obama announces National Security Agency reforms at the Justice Department in DC on Friday. Getty Images