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St. Patrick’s Day around the world

St. Patrick’s Day around the world

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Across the globe, St. Patrick’s Day 2016 was a pageant of revelry, faith and activism. In Dublin, crowds filled the streets for a glimpse of large, colorful floats. In Northern Ireland, pilgrims walked to St. Patrick’s resting place. In New York, former protesters became marchers with an end to a ban on openly gay parade participants.

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Wacky winter weather across the U.S.

Wacky winter weather across the U.S.

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A weather pattern that could be associated with El Nino has turned winter upside-down across the U.S. during a week of heavy holiday travel, bringing spring-like warmth to the Northeast, a risk of tornadoes in the South and so much snow in parts of the West that there are concerns about avalanches. On Christmas Day, it could be warmer in New York City than Los Angeles.
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Holiday window displays in New York

Holiday window displays in New York

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Lucy, not Charlie Brown, must have picked out the tree in Macy’s holiday window display. It’s big (compared to the characters, at least), shiny, and even has some pink in it, just like she asked for in “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” In New York’s shopping district, many stores participate in the ritual of holiday season pageantry.

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Halloween costumes, USWNT at White House, fall foliage, World Series | Oct. 27

Halloween costumes, USWNT at White House, fall foliage, World Series | Oct. 27

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The day in photos around the world.

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Men’s Fashion Week, ‘Go Set a Watchman’ release, La Vigie performance art | July 14

Men’s Fashion Week, ‘Go Set a Watchman’ release, La Vigie performance art | July 14

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The day in photos from around the world.

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A ticker tape parade for the U.S. women’s soccer team’s World Cup victory

A ticker tape parade for the U.S. women’s soccer team’s World Cup victory

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Lower Manhattan showered the U.S. women’s soccer team with confetti and a parade to celebrate their World Cup victory. It’s the first ticker-tape parade there to honor a women’s sports team. The last parade honored the New York Giants for their Super Bowl victory in 2012. The crowd was between 500,000 and 1 million.

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