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TV presenter and conservationist Anneka Tanaka-Svenska wears a hat designed by Louis Mariette during the first day of Royal Ascot, in Berkshire, west of London, on June 18, 2013. The five-day meeting is one of the highlights of the horse racing calendar. Horse racing has been held at the famous Berkshire course since 1711 and tradition is a hallmark of the meeting. Top hats and tails remain compulsory in parts of the course while a daily procession of horse-drawn carriages brings the Queen to the course. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNISADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images

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'My wish is to transfer the waves' energy to those who are looking at them.' Part of a series called 'Aquaviva' by photographer Pierre Carreau. ONE TIME USE ONLY (Pierre Carreau/Pierre Carreau)

Pierre Carreau’s ‘Aquaviva’

The photographer’s images show waves that appear to have been frozen into icy shelves mid-drip.

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The early days of D.C. punk

A new book by Lucian Perkins shows the capital’s fabled punk scene.

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Johnathon Carrington, valedictorian at Dunbar High School, plans to attend Georgetown University.

Johnathon’s journey

Johnathon Carrington is valedictorian of Dunbar High and is headed to Georgetown. But, he worries, is he ready?

(Kostas Tsironis / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)

Little refuge in Greece

Economic meltdown has left little food, medicine or other aid for Syrian refugees arriving on the Aegean shores.

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Brazil’s other soccer fields

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