Photos of the Week: May 27-June 1

MEMORIAL DAY: An Army officer walked up the steps of the stage in Arlington, Va., where President Barack Obama paid tribute to fallen members of U.S. armed services Monday. ‘But even as we turn the page on a decade of conflict, even as we look forward, let us never forget, as we…
MEMORIAL DAY: An Army officer walked up the steps of the stage in Arlington, Va., where President Barack Obama paid tribute to fallen members of U.S. armed services Monday. ‘But even as we turn the page on a decade of conflict, even as we look forward, let us never forget, as we gather here today, that our nation is still at war,’ Mr. Obama during a visit to the Arlington National Cemetery.
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CHEESE ROLLING: Competitors chased an 8-pound piece of Double Gloucester cheese down a steep hill the annual Cheese Rolling event at Coppers Hill, near Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England, Monday.
CHEESE ROLLING: Competitors chased an 8-pound piece of Double Gloucester cheese down a steep hill the annual Cheese Rolling event at Coppers Hill, near Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England, Monday.
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THE WIDOW: An elderly widow hanged clothes to dry inside her small living quarter at an Ashram in Varanasi, India, Monday. In India, when her husband dies, the widow often becomes a pariah, excluded from family gatherings for fear she will bring bad luck and tragedy.
THE WIDOW: An elderly widow hanged clothes to dry inside her small living quarter at an Ashram in Varanasi, India, Monday. In India, when her husband dies, the widow often becomes a pariah, excluded from family gatherings for fear she will bring bad luck and tragedy.
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IMPROVISING: A boy stuffed polystyrene bits into his underwear to help him float in the Nizamuddin Baoli pool on a hot day in New Delhi Tuesday.
IMPROVISING: A boy stuffed polystyrene bits into his underwear to help him float in the Nizamuddin Baoli pool on a hot day in New Delhi Tuesday.
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TAKING SHAPE: A boy played with soap bubbles at a charity event, organized by a motorcycle club, for children with autism at a park in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday.
TAKING SHAPE: A boy played with soap bubbles at a charity event, organized by a motorcycle club, for children with autism at a park in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday.
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WINDSWEPT: A woman recorded Marine One as it lifted off from the White House lawn in Washington, D.C., with President Barack Obama on his way to visit New Jersey Tuesday, about seven months after superstorm Sandy battered the New Jersey coastline.
WINDSWEPT: A woman recorded Marine One as it lifted off from the White House lawn in Washington, D.C., with President Barack Obama on his way to visit New Jersey Tuesday, about seven months after superstorm Sandy battered the New Jersey coastline.
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FIGHTING FOR NATURE: Police used pepper spray to disperse demonstrators in Taksim Square in Istanbul Tuesday. The demonstrators were protesting against trees being cut down.
FIGHTING FOR NATURE: Police used pepper spray to disperse demonstrators in Taksim Square in Istanbul Tuesday. The demonstrators were protesting against trees being cut down.
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RESCUED: A newborn was freed from a sewage pipe at a hospital in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, China, Tuesday. A tenant heard the child’s cries from below a toilet and alerted authorities; firefighters cut away an L-shaped section of the pipe. Police said they were treating the case as…
RESCUED: A newborn was freed from a sewage pipe at a hospital in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, China, Tuesday. A tenant heard the child’s cries from below a toilet and alerted authorities; firefighters cut away an L-shaped section of the pipe. Police said they were treating the case as an attempted homicide and that the boy’s mother has been located.
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RIVER FOAM: A man swam in the polluted waters of Yamuna River on a hot day in New Delhi Wednesday.
RIVER FOAM: A man swam in the polluted waters of Yamuna River on a hot day in New Delhi Wednesday.
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LOVE! American Serena Williams served to Caroline Garcia of France during their women’s singles match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris Wednesday.
LOVE! American Serena Williams served to Caroline Garcia of France during their women’s singles match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris Wednesday.
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BOXED IN: Vendor Reza Fahrezi sat in front of a damaged kiosk as he watched officials demolish his stall in Depok, Indonesia, Wednesday. The state-owned railway company, PT Kereta Api Indonesia, said the stalls were built on state-owned land.
BOXED IN: Vendor Reza Fahrezi sat in front of a damaged kiosk as he watched officials demolish his stall in Depok, Indonesia, Wednesday. The state-owned railway company, PT Kereta Api Indonesia, said the stalls were built on state-owned land.
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PILE OF PINEAPPLES: A farmer unloaded a basket of freshly harvested pineapple at a farm near Agartala, India, Wednesday.
PILE OF PINEAPPLES: A farmer unloaded a basket of freshly harvested pineapple at a farm near Agartala, India, Wednesday.
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BAND BREAK: Members of a wedding band slept on equipment before the start of a wedding procession in New Delhi Wednesday. The band members earn around $10 to $12 per event.
BAND BREAK: Members of a wedding band slept on equipment before the start of a wedding procession in New Delhi Wednesday. The band members earn around $10 to $12 per event.
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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE: Police charged at firefighters protesting austerity measures in front of the Parliament of Catalonia in Barcelona Wednesday. The European Union gave Spain, France and four other member countries more time to bring their deficit levels under control.
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE: Police charged at firefighters protesting austerity measures in front of the Parliament of Catalonia in Barcelona Wednesday. The European Union gave Spain, France and four other member countries more time to bring their deficit levels under control.
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STRUNG TOGETHER: An employee worked inside a textile factory in Linhai, China, Thursday.
STRUNG TOGETHER: An employee worked inside a textile factory in Linhai, China, Thursday.
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CLUTTERED: Visitors walked around an installation titled ‘Bang,’ composed of 886 three-legged wooden stools, by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei during the 55th International Art Exhibition in Venice on Thursday.
CLUTTERED: Visitors walked around an installation titled ‘Bang,’ composed of 886 three-legged wooden stools, by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei during the 55th International Art Exhibition in Venice on Thursday.
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SWEET HEAT: A man took advantage of the hot weather to sunbathe in Sheep’s Meadow in Central Park on Thursday in New York.
SWEET HEAT: A man took advantage of the hot weather to sunbathe in Sheep’s Meadow in Central Park on Thursday in New York.
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IMPROVISED PROTECTION: A man wore a makeshift gas-mask hours before riot police used tear gas and pressurized water to quash a peaceful demonstration by hundreds of people staging a sit-in protest against the demolition of trees at a park in Istanbul on Thursday.
IMPROVISED PROTECTION: A man wore a makeshift gas-mask hours before riot police used tear gas and pressurized water to quash a peaceful demonstration by hundreds of people staging a sit-in protest against the demolition of trees at a park in Istanbul on Thursday.
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SPECTACULAR ENTRY: A small plane crashed into the living room of an apartment in Herndon, Va., Friday. Capt. Willie Bailey with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue in Virginia said the plane ran out of fuel early Friday and crashed, injuring two people, one in the apartment and one in the…
SPECTACULAR ENTRY: A small plane crashed into the living room of an apartment in Herndon, Va., Friday. Capt. Willie Bailey with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue in Virginia said the plane ran out of fuel early Friday and crashed, injuring two people, one in the apartment and one in the plane.
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EMERGING LAUGHTER: A girl laughed as she sat among hand fans during a mass performance at a children’s martial arts fair in Foshan, China, Friday.
EMERGING LAUGHTER: A girl laughed as she sat among hand fans during a mass performance at a children’s martial arts fair in Foshan, China, Friday.
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CONCEALED: Zareena, a Kashmiri Bakarwal bride, sat inside a temporary camp with a scarf over her face during her wedding on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Friday. Bakarwals are nomadic herders in Jammu Kashmir state, who wander in search of good pastures for their cattle.
CONCEALED: Zareena, a Kashmiri Bakarwal bride, sat inside a temporary camp with a scarf over her face during her wedding on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Friday. Bakarwals are nomadic herders in Jammu Kashmir state, who wander in search of good pastures for their cattle.
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