Photos of the Day: June 2

FACING FIRE: Firefighters battled the Powerhouse wildfire in Lake Hughes, Calif., north of Los Angeles in the Angeles National Forest, on Sunday. The fire has ravaged about 19,500 acres.
FACING FIRE: Firefighters battled the Powerhouse wildfire in Lake Hughes, Calif., north of Los Angeles in the Angeles National Forest, on Sunday. The fire has ravaged about 19,500 acres.
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MOSS MEN: Men participated in the Corpus Christi procession in Bejar, Spain, Sunday. The tradition, which dates back to the 1300s, originates from a legend involving Christians reconquering the town under the cover of darkness and covered in moss to camouflage themselves.
MOSS MEN: Men participated in the Corpus Christi procession in Bejar, Spain, Sunday. The tradition, which dates back to the 1300s, originates from a legend involving Christians reconquering the town under the cover of darkness and covered in moss to camouflage themselves.
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DISTRESS: Protesters carried an injured woman as they rallied against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday. He rejected claims that he is a ‘dictator,’ calling protesters extremists. Some demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails and police fired tear gas.
DISTRESS: Protesters carried an injured woman as they rallied against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday. He rejected claims that he is a ‘dictator,’ calling protesters extremists. Some demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails and police fired tear gas.
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DAMAGED: Lindsay Welton and Dana Givens removed a drawer full of items from an armoire Sunday in El Reno, Okla., at a relative’s damaged home after a tornado struck Friday, killing at least 10 people in Oklahoma. Severe weather struck several states.
DAMAGED: Lindsay Welton and Dana Givens removed a drawer full of items from an armoire Sunday in El Reno, Okla., at a relative’s damaged home after a tornado struck Friday, killing at least 10 people in Oklahoma. Severe weather struck several states.
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SOCCER SILHOUETTES: Palestinians played soccer on a beach in Gaza Strip Sunday.
SOCCER SILHOUETTES: Palestinians played soccer on a beach in Gaza Strip Sunday.
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SPLASHING AROUND: An elephant bathed in a pond at Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday.
SPLASHING AROUND: An elephant bathed in a pond at Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday.
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REMAINING CALM: The statue of spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy was partially submerged in water from the rising Vltava River in Prague Sunday. Authorities in parts of central Europe issued disaster warnings and worked to reinforce flood defenses after days of heavy rains.
REMAINING CALM: The statue of spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy was partially submerged in water from the rising Vltava River in Prague Sunday. Authorities in parts of central Europe issued disaster warnings and worked to reinforce flood defenses after days of heavy rains.
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EXPLOSION: Investigators examined the scene where an explosion ripped through an upscale apartment complex in metropolitan Manila’s Taguig, Philippines, Friday night. At least six people were killed, including the crew of a passing delivery van. The cause of the blast is under…
EXPLOSION: Investigators examined the scene where an explosion ripped through an upscale apartment complex in metropolitan Manila’s Taguig, Philippines, Friday night. At least six people were killed, including the crew of a passing delivery van. The cause of the blast is under investigation.
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HIDDEN: Pope Francis attended a Eucharistic-adoration service at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Sunday.
HIDDEN: Pope Francis attended a Eucharistic-adoration service at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Sunday.
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BEING A KID: A child played in a fountain in a Moscow park Saturday, on International Children’s Day.
BEING A KID: A child played in a fountain in a Moscow park Saturday, on International Children’s Day.
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