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Election Day in Virginia
Don Smith waits outside Firehouse 8 in Roanoke to vote before going to work Nov. 5. Virginians went to the polls for statewide and local races. Polls opened at 6 a.m.
Ryan Stone
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For the Washington Post
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Election Day in New Jersey
New Jersey first lady Mary Pat Christie laughs as husband, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), jokes with the media after they voted in Mendham Township on Nov. 5. Christie was reelected in a landslide.
Mel Evans
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AP
Election Day in New York City
New York mayor-elect Bill de Blasio (D) hugs his daughter, Chiara, and son, Dante, during his victory party at the Park Slope Armory in New York on Nov. 5.
Carlo Allegri
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Reuters
Virginia’s governor-elect
Terry McAuliffe hugs his wife, Dorothy, at his victory party in Tysons Corner on Nov. 5. McAuliffe (D) edged out Republican candidate Ken Cuccinelli II for Virginia’s top office.
Melina Mara
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The Washington Post
Marine One winds down
A Marine braces himself against the wind as the Marine One helicopter arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda on Nov. 5. President Obama visited wounded service members at the hospital.
Jim Watson
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AFP/Getty Images
Swept up in Diwali
A woman struggles with her scarf in high winds during Diwali celebrations Nov. 3 at Bhaktivedanta Manor in Watford, England. The festival is an opportunity for Hindus to honor Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, and other gods. Celebrations in England are some of the biggest outside India.
Dan Kitwood
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Getty Images
Festival of lights
An Indian woman lights fireworks to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai, on Nov. 3. Hindus decorate their homes with lights, set off fireworks and pray to Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, during Diwali.
Rafiq Maqbool
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AP
Monumental flight
A flock of birds swoops past the Washington Monument early Nov. 2.
Craig Hudson
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For The Washington Post
Ready to fight
Jet fighters take part in CRUZEX, a multinational air exercise hosted by the Brazilian air force, in the city of Natal, in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, on Nov. 5. The exercise is held every two years to train air forces to operate cohesively in a simulated war scenario. Air forces from Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela took part in the exercise. This photo was taken from the loading ramp of a Hercules aircraft.
Ueslei Marcelino
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Reuters
Ready to blow?
Officials from the Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center watch the activity of Mount Sinabung at Simpang Empat village in Indonesia's north Sumatra province on Nov. 3.
Roni Bintang
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Reuters
Typhoon Haiyan hits the Philippines
This satellite image shows Typhoon Haiyan as it approaches the Philippines from the east on Nov. 7. The massive storm, the most powerful to hit the island nation in decades, made landfall Friday.
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NOAA via AFP/Getty Images
Cigar boats face off
Super Boat Extreme class boats make a turn during the first of three race days at the Key West World Championships in Florida on Nov. 6. More than 40 high-speed powerboats from the United States and other countries entered the annual competition.
Andy Newman
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Florida Keys News Bureau via Reuters
Western Sahara gun smoke
Horse riders perform with guns to celebrate the 38th anniversary of the now-famous Green March near city of Fes, Morocco, on Nov. 6. In 1975, 350,000 Moroccans took part in the Green March, a nonviolent demonstration that forced Spain to relinquish control of the now-disputed Western Sahara.
Youssef Boudlal
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Reuters
Panama kiss
A police officer kisses his horse ahead of a parade to celebrate the 110th anniversary of Panama's separation from Colombia, in Panama City, on Nov. 3.
Carlos Jasso
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Reuters
A D.I.Y. prosthesis
A turtle, which was found severely injured in a garden in Neuried, Germany, sports Lego blocks and a Lego wheel in place of a missing limb.
Christoph Veeser
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European Pressphoto Agency
Growl!
Three-month-old Sumatran tiger cub Bandar shows his displeasure after being dunked in the tiger exhibit moat for a swimming test at the National Zoo on Nov. 6. All cubs born at the zoo must take a swim test before being allowed to roam in the exhibit. Bandar passed the test.
Manuel Balce Ceneta
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AP
Mammoth exhibition
People in protective suits examine a frozen woolly mammoth named Yuka during a media preview at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, on Nov. 6. The nearly 10-foot-long, 39,000-year-old female mammoth, which died at the age of 10, was discovered in Siberia in 2010, according to the organizers. Yuka will be part of the exhibition “The Frozen Woolly Mammoth,” which runs from Nov. 16 to March 2.
Pichi Chuang
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Reuters
Fire in Syria
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at a textile factory at the entrance of Aldwylah neighborhood in Damascus on Nov. 3. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency, a fire broke out after mortar shells landed on the area, causing material damage.
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Syrian Arab News Agency via European Pressphoto Agency
Flying the colors
The Italian air force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori spreads smoke in the colors of the Italian flag, marking the day of National Unity and Armed Forces on Nov. 4 in Rome.
Filippo Monteforte
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AFP/Getty Images
A lot to tweet about
Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo takes a photo as Twitter begins to trade on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Nov. 7. Twitter shares soared 92 percent in their first hour of trading as investors snapped up shares in the microblogging site.
Brendan McDermid
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Reuters
The nation’s pastor
Journalists photograph a television monitor in the media room at the Grove Park Inn as Billy Graham arrives for a celebration of his 95th birthday in Asheville, N.C., on Nov. 7.
Todd Sumlin
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Charlotte Observer via AP
Mutineers sentenced in Bangladesh
A Bangladeshi border guard who was sentenced to death reacts as he leaves a special court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Nov. 5. The Bangladesh court sentenced 152 people to death for a 2009 mutiny by disgruntled border guards who killed dozens of military commanders during a brutal, two-day uprising.
A.M. Ahad
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AP
Tar barrel festival
A burning barrel soaked in tar is carried at the annual Ottery St. Mary tar barrel festival in Ottery St. Mary, in the district of Devon, England, on Nov. 5. The tradition, which is more than 400 years old, sees competitors (who must have been born in the town to take part) running with burning barrels on their backs through the village, until the heat becomes too unbearable or the barrel breaks down.
Matt Cardy
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Getty Images
Eclipse over New York
A partial solar eclipse is seen just after sunrise over Queens on Nov. 3.
Stan Honda
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AFP/Getty Images
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