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Dinosaur land, Michelle Obama, broken heroes exhibit, lava coils on Mars and more in the day in photos News and feature images from around the world.
April 26, 2012
Charles Carson Jr. of Sterling poses for a photo with a velociraptor at Dinosaur Land in Double Tollgate, Va., while touring the site with his wife and children. The "Prehistoric Forest," which features nearly 40 dinosaurs, recently opened for the season.
Jeff Taylor
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AP
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April 26, 2012
First lady Michelle Obama greets children of Executive Office employees in the East Room during the White House’s annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.
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April 26, 2012
First lady Michelle Obama gives birthday celebrant Danielle Falcon a hug during a event in the East Room of the White House.
Manuel Balce Ceneta
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AP
April 26, 2012
Aspirant ballerinas try on an oversized tutu after receiving ballet gear donated from American dancer Nathan Cheney at the Ballet Theatre's Development Programme in Johannesburg. The young girls, will take part in the production "Giselle' currently running at the Johannesburg Nelson Mandela Theater.
Denis Farrell
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AP
April 26, 2012
The knitted sculpture "Spongebob" by Patricia Waller, featuring the cartoon character as a suicide bomber, stands in the "Broken Heroes" exhibition at the Deschler Gallery in Berlin.
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April 26, 2012
A visitor photographs the knitted sculpture "Superman" by Patricia Waller, featuring the comic book character meeting death by his own superhuman ability to fly, in the "Broken Heroes" exhibition at the Deschler Gallery on April 26, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. The exhibition of hand-crocheted comic, puppet and cartoon figures shows icons of pop culture in various unfortunate states.
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April 26, 2012
A group of activists protest against bullfighting in front of the Local Congress in Mexico City.
Alfredo Estrella
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April 26, 2012
People, including employees of Plaza Mexico bullring, gather in front of the Local Congress in Mexico City to demonstrate in support of bullfighting.
Alfredo Estrella
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AFP/Getty Images
April 27, 2012
An Afghan shepherd leads his flock across a street in the old city of Kabul.
Johannes Eisele
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AFP/Getty Images
April 26, 2012
U.S. soldier Nicholas Dickhut from 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne points his rifle at a doorway after coming under fire by the Taliban while on patrol in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan.
Baz Ratner
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Reuters
April 26, 2012
An Afghan soldier holds a rose and a rifle in Zharay district in Kandahar province.
Baz Ratner
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Reuters
April 25, 2012
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, accompanied by House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), left, and Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Tex.), speaks about a student loans bill on Capitol Hill.
Charles Dharapak
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AP
April 26, 2012
A protester is removed from an appearance by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.
Marcio Jose Sanchez
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AP
April 26, 2012
Joe Leal of Vet Hunters distributes water and snacks at the empty camps along the Mojave River in Victorville, Calif. Though Vet Hunters provides services for veterans, it also leaves supplies for anyone in need.
James Quigg
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AP
April 26, 2012
House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) speaks about "America's Enduring Promise," and the federal budget, in a speech at Georgetown University. During his speech, Ryan said that his proposed budget confronts the nation's growing $15 trillion debt before it impacts future generations of Americans.
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April 26, 2012
Protesters hang a banner from the balcony while House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) speaks about "America's Enduring Promise," and the federal budget, in a speech at Georgetown University.
Win McNamee
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April 26, 2012
The Dalai Lama prepares to speak at Loyola University in Chicago.
John Gress
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Reuters
April 26, 2012
Israeli children play on top of an old military tank during a display by the army at the Armored Corps Museum as part of Independence Day celebrations in Latrun, near Jerusalem.
Sebastian Scheiner
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AP
April 26, 2012
Palestinian stone-throwers take cover behind a garbage bin during clashes with Israeli troops following a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on a hunger strike in Israeli prisons outside Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah.
Mohamad Torokman
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Reuters
April 26, 2012
Holocaust survivor Martha Strauss, 98, recalls the war at an assisted-living facility in Rockville. As tension grew for Jews in Germany, her parents sent her to to the U.S. in September 1938 and sent her younger sister, Carol Ann to Australia in early 1939. However, it was too late for her parents to flee. Her father, once a prominent businessman in Speyer, died before the war started. Her mother was taken to Gurs, an internment camp in France. Fortunately, she was able to escape from Gurs and rejoin her daughter in the U.S. in 1940.
Linda Davidson
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The Washington Post
April 26, 2012
Holocaust survivor Arie Nabozny, 89, with wife Ida, 80, recalling the war at an assisted-living facility in Rockville. He was 17 and living in Poland when the war broke out. He, his brother and father fled but were captured in Kazakhstan before being arrested and sent to Siberia.
Linda Davidson
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The Washington Post
April 26, 2012
An artist paints a picture of a restaurant below the Bay Bridge along the Embarcadero in San Francisco.
Robert Galbraith
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Reuters
April 26, 2012
A supporter of Sporting is pictured before the Europa League semifinal second leg soccer match against Athletic Bilbao at San Mames stadium in Bilbao.
Felix Ordonez
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Reuters
April 27, 2012
Fans dressed as U.S. singer Lady Gaga pose for photographs as they wait for her concert in front of the Olympic stadium in Seoul.
Kim Hong-ji
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Reuters
April 26, 2012
Members of the platform of "Indignant Prostitutes" and their supporters staged a demonstration in central Barcelona to protest against the city's plans to modify a law that seeks to prohibit street prostitution in the Catalan capital.
Gustau Nacarino
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Reuters
April 26, 2012
Bakers and their supporters hold placards and pastries as they gather outside Downing Street in London to protest and deliver a petition against the so-called "pasty tax," a government bid to levy 20 percent VAT on hot takeaway food.
Justin Tallis
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AFP/Getty Images
April 26, 2012
News Corp. chief executive and Chairman Rupert Murdoch sits with his wife Wendi and son Lachlan as he leaves after giving evidence for the second day at the Leveson Inquiry at the High Court in London.
Olivia Harris
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Reuters
April 26, 2012
Pakistani children are reflected in a mirror belonging to a street barber.
Muhammed Muheisen
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AP
April 26, 2012
Old jewelry made from gold is seen before it's smelted down at Zorka, a jewelry factory, in Minsk, Belarus.
Vasily Fedosenko
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Reuters
April 26, 2012
Incandescent materials, ashes and smoke are spewed from the Popocatepetl Volcano in Santiago Xalitzintla, in the Mexican central state of Puebla.
Yuri Cortez
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AFP/Getty Images
April 26, 2012
Lava coils on Mars. Lava flows through carved valleys on Mars, U.S. scientists said amid a long-running debate over whether water or volcanoes formed part of the red planet's landscape. The lava left behind telltale coils as seen on some parts of Earth, like on the Big Island of Hawaii and in submarine lava flows near the Galapagos Rift on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, said the findings in the journal Science.
NASA
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AFP/Getty Images
April 26, 2012
Lead author Andrew Ryan of Arizona State University focused on the Athabasca Valles nears Mars's equator and performed his analysis using more than 100 high resolution images beamed back by the NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
NASA
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AFP/Getty Images
April 26, 2012
Analyzing high-resolution images of the region, researchers have determined the area was sculpted by volcanic activity in the recent geologic past. This is the first time such geologic features have been discovered outside of Earth.
NASA
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AP
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