Photos of the Day: July 23

LONG RANGE COMBAT: A Free Syrian Army fighter aimed his weapon from inside a damaged house in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday.
LONG RANGE COMBAT: A Free Syrian Army fighter aimed his weapon from inside a damaged house in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday.
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URBAN POOL: Boys played as they sat on a bench on the flooded banks of the River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Tuesday.
URBAN POOL: Boys played as they sat on a bench on the flooded banks of the River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Tuesday.
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PERSPECTIVE: In this NASA handout image taken on Friday, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured Saturn’s rings, planet Earth and its moon from 898 million miles away. Earth appears as a blue dot at center right, marked with arrow; the moon can be seen as a fainter protrusion off its…
PERSPECTIVE: In this NASA handout image taken on Friday, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured Saturn’s rings, planet Earth and its moon from 898 million miles away. Earth appears as a blue dot at center right, marked with arrow; the moon can be seen as a fainter protrusion off its right side
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DOWN LOW: A woman leprosy patient sat outside the leprosy hospital in Srinagar, India, Tuesday. The World Health Organization is holding an International Leprosy Summit in Bangkok July 24-26.
DOWN LOW: A woman leprosy patient sat outside the leprosy hospital in Srinagar, India, Tuesday. The World Health Organization is holding an International Leprosy Summit in Bangkok July 24-26.
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OIL BOOM: Jeff Allyn, a derrick hand with Raven Drilling, went to check to quality of drilling liquid while drilling for oil on Tuesday outside Watford City, N.D.
OIL BOOM: Jeff Allyn, a derrick hand with Raven Drilling, went to check to quality of drilling liquid while drilling for oil on Tuesday outside Watford City, N.D.
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LEAN IN: Paramilitary policemen took part in exercises that were part of a psychological training program aimed at relieving anxiety, in Chuzhou, China, Tuesday.
LEAN IN: Paramilitary policemen took part in exercises that were part of a psychological training program aimed at relieving anxiety, in Chuzhou, China, Tuesday.
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GEARING UP: Jerseys awaited their owners on the field during an NFL football practice on Tuesday in Davie, Fla.
GEARING UP: Jerseys awaited their owners on the field during an NFL football practice on Tuesday in Davie, Fla.
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LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND: Opponents of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi pulled an injured man to safety during clashes against Morsi supporters on Monday.
LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND: Opponents of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi pulled an injured man to safety during clashes against Morsi supporters on Monday.
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REMEMBRANCE: Villagers took part in a funeral for a relative killed in Monday’s deadly earthquake in Yongguang Village, China, on Tuesday.
REMEMBRANCE: Villagers took part in a funeral for a relative killed in Monday’s deadly earthquake in Yongguang Village, China, on Tuesday.
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MALFUNCTION: Emergency rescue personnel surrounded a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 plane as it sat on the tarmac at La Guardia Airport in New York on Monday. At least 10 people were injured when the landing gear on the jet collapsed upon touchdown.
MALFUNCTION: Emergency rescue personnel surrounded a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 plane as it sat on the tarmac at La Guardia Airport in New York on Monday. At least 10 people were injured when the landing gear on the jet collapsed upon touchdown.
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NAME CHECKING: A woman holding a baby searched for her name on a list of eligible voters at an election center in Bamako, Mali, Tuesday. Mali is due to hold presidential elections on Sunday.
NAME CHECKING: A woman holding a baby searched for her name on a list of eligible voters at an election center in Bamako, Mali, Tuesday. Mali is due to hold presidential elections on Sunday.
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ROCKING: A boy jumped into the water of a public swimming pool on Tuesday in Berlin.
ROCKING: A boy jumped into the water of a public swimming pool on Tuesday in Berlin.
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AGAINST THE WIND: Women walked into the wind outside Kabul on Tuesday.
AGAINST THE WIND: Women walked into the wind outside Kabul on Tuesday.
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WATERLOGGED: Curtis Lyons waited atop his flooded car in New Orleans after a water main break flooded several blocks with water as deep as two feet on Tuesday.
WATERLOGGED: Curtis Lyons waited atop his flooded car in New Orleans after a water main break flooded several blocks with water as deep as two feet on Tuesday.
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