Rising floodwater along the Mississippi River, May Day protests in France, a hedge maze in Scotland, an air show in Istanbul, baseball cheerleaders in Taiwan, big-wave surfing in Tahiti, preparations for a coronation in London, scenes from the Met Gala in New York, and much more
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Read moreA Nymph, or female devotee of the Vale do Amanhecer religious community, prays at a temple complex in Vale do Amanhecer ("Sunrise Valley"), a community on the outskirts of Planaltina, Brazil, on April 29, 2023. The group combines a range of religious practices, including Christian and Hindu, with symbols borrowed from the Incas and Mayans, as well as a belief in extraterrestrial life and intergalactic travel. #
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Read moreA member of the military marches on the Mall, in central London, early on May 3, 2023, during a rehearsal for the coronation of King Charles III, which will take place at Westminster Abbey on May 6. #
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Read moreOne of artist Carole A. Feuerman's hyperrealistic sculptures of swimmers is displayed along Park Avenue on May 4, 2023, in New York City. The nine works, from 34th Street to 38th Street in Manhattan’s Murray Hill neighborhood, show swimmers in vibrant colors resting on inner tubes, sitting on beach balls and in divining positions. The installation will be on display through the end of the year. #
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Read moreA fishing boat passes in front of the setting sun in the Sulu Sea, as seen from the Philippine Coast Guard BRP Malabrigo as it heads to Philippine-occupied areas in the nearby South China Sea. #
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Read morePeople (right of center) stand before torrents of water cascading down Upper Yosemite Fall in Yosemite Valley, as warming temperatures have increased snowpack runoff, on April 28, 2023, in Yosemite National Park, California. As of April 1, snowpack in the Tuolumne River basin of Yosemite National Park was at 244 percent of average. #
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Read moreAn aerial view of homes surrounded by floodwater from the Mississippi River in Albany, Illinois, on May 3, 2023. According to the National Weather Service, the Mississippi River in the area is expected to remain at major-flood stage into next week. #
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Read morePerformer Jared Leto arrives for the 2023 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023, in New York City. The Gala's 2023 theme was "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty," and Leto's costume was an homage to Lagerfeld’s beloved pet cat, Choupette. #
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Read moreAttendees gather for the Satanic Temple's Satancon 2023, which they call an "in-person conference for congregations, campaigns, members, and supporters," in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 28, 2023. #
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Read moreA statue of Saint Domenico covered with live snakes is carried during an annual procession in the streets of Cocullo, a small village in Italy's Abruzzo region, on May 1, 2023. #
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Read moreWakinyan Snow of Alberta, Canada, prepares to dance in the Junior Boys Traditional competition at the 40th anniversary of the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on April 28, 2023. Tens of thousands of people gathered in New Mexico on Friday for what organizers bill as the largest powwow in North America. #
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Read moreEnthusiasts reenact the rebellion of the citizens of Madrid on May 2, 1808, against the French troops of Napoleon, in front of the Royal Palace of Madrid, on April 30, 2023. #
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Read moreAn aerial view of a Kızılelma unmanned combat aircraft, surrounded by a crowd, as people attend Turkey's largest technology and aviation event, Teknofest, at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport on May 1, 2023 #
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Read moreOn April 30, 2023, a likeness of goalkeeper Alex Meret is displayed in the streets of the historical center of Naples, Italy, ahead of the match on Thursday night that saw SSC Napoli secure their first Serie A title in 33 years. #
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Read moreCars are set on fire during a May Day demonstration, more than a month after the government pushed an unpopular pension-reform act through Parliament, in Nantes, France, on May 1, 2023. #
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Read moreThis miniature model shows German riot police officers carrying activist Greta Thunberg in a scene designed by model-making store owner Michael Huenerbein, in Aachen, Germany, on April 28, 2023. The model, created with a 3-D color printer, depicts Thunberg as she was carried away from a protest at an open-cast mine in January 2023. #
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Read moreAn armored vehicle built for medical use is parked at a workshop on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 1, 2023. Romanian volunteer Radu Hossu and his team are creating a complex of different-use vehicles to work in tandem, including a hybrid of a Ford truck and a Soviet Gaz chassis that will become an extraction vehicle to remove wounded soldiers from frontline areas. "This is basically a Frankenstein vehicle—it doesn't exist on the planet," Hossu said. #
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Read moreA La Maya girl sits on an altar during the celebration of La Maya in Colmenar Viejo, Spain, on May 2, 2023. Las Mayas, typically girls in Colmenar Viejo, are chosen to sit at a freshly made flower altar to mark the arrival of a new spring season. #
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Read moreA baby cries as he is carried by a sumo wrestler in a ring during the Nakizumou event at Sanctuary Yukigaya Hachiman in Tokyo, Japan, on April 29, 2023. Nakizumou ("crying sumo") is a 400-year-old traditional Japanese event to pray for the health and growth of babies, originating from a legend that says a baby's cry wards off evil. #
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