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Graduating students protests remarks by Washington University Chancellor Andrew Martin on May 13 at the university’s campus near Clayton, Mo. Full story here.

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Dancers perform at the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24. Full story here.

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Kevin Hernandez, known as HAPPYTEARS, dances while wearing a halo and light up wings, during a renegade rave under a bridge on Oct. 11, in Seattle. Full story here.

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Thousands of spectators donned their best Western wear and packed the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md., in September to watch Black cowboys and cowgirls compete in the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. After “The Star-Spangled Banner,” attendees stand as “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is sung. Full story here.

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Lion dancers do their thing as firecrackers explode during the annual Lunar New Year celebration Feb. 10 at the Far East Center in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood. Full story here.

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Nick Gelos, fire captain with CalFire at the Gabilan Conservation Camp, holds the fire line on Route 32 northeast of Chico along with an inmate hand crew in the early morning of July 26. Full story here.

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A photo composite of the total solar eclipse taken during the Kerrclipse Festival on April 8 in Kerrville, Texas. Full story here.

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Iowa high school students gather in the Iowa Capitol to protest gun violence on Jan. 8. Full story here.

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A house is seen just off Richmond Highway in Appomattox County, Va., on June 3. A sign reads “Hang on” and “Trump is coming.” Full story here.

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Jayson Tatum hoists the NBA Finals trophy during the Boston Celtics’ championship parade. Thousands of fans flocked to the streets of downtown Boston to celebrate the team’s 18th championship title. Full story here.

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The 2024 tree climbing championship held by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (MAC-ISA) took place this spring at the Crofton Country Club, situated midway between Washington, D.C., and Annapolis, Md. A competitor in the ‘work climb’ event makes their way through four stations in a large tree, performing tasks at each of them, before finally descending safely to the ground. Full story here.

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Dua Lipa performs at ACL Festival at Zilker Metropolitan Park on Oct. 5. Full story here.

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Zachary Rigelsky, 10, of Highland Heights, Ohio, lies on the ground outside of the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland ahead of the total solar eclipse on April 8. Full story here.

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Protesters at the University of Connecticut link arms in a circle during a rally on campus calling for the university to divest from companies they say are playing a role in the Israel-Hamas war. One person was arrested as more than 150 people attended the event on April 25. Full story here.

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Fog rises off the Missouri River in front of the Missouri state Capitol building on the morning of Jan. 3, in Jefferson City, Mo.

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Daniel Gonzalez grieves at the Biggest Big Game Bash watch party in downtown Las Vegas after the San Francisco 49ers lost the Super Bowl to the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 11. Full story here.

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A student analyzes a chess board during the St. Louis Public Schools’ annual chess tournament on May 10 at St. Louis Science Center in St. Louis’ Kings Oak neighborhood. Full story here.

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People dance during the election night square dance in Townshend, Vt., on Nov. 5, as Sally Newton and the Turkey Mountain Window Smashers call and play music in the Townshend Town Hall. Full story here.

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Norman Gansert of Johnston, R.I., hops into the back of his truck to unload his 1,104 pound pumpkin at the Woodstock Fair on Aug. 29. Full story here.

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Forester and researcher, Joseph Barsky of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, surveys oak tree acorn production at Sleeping Giant State Park on August 20. Full story here.

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Scuderia Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Team Monaco and Frédéric Vasseur, principal of the Scuderia Ferrari, celebrate their win at the Formula 1 Pirelli United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Oct. 20. Full story here.

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Kenny Violett launches candy towards crowds of costumed children from the Wizard’s Chest’s float in the annual Broadway Halloween Parade. Oct. 19. Full story here.

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A car sits abandoned surrounded by fallen trees and debris on Nov. 21, along Northup Way in Bellevue, Wash. Full story here.

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Miss Gay Iowa 2024 Nevae Love lip syncs at Studio 13 in Iowa City during the fifth season of “Star Search,” a RuPaul’s Drag Race-inspired competition. Full story here.

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Voters wait in a long line down a spiral staircase before the polls open at 7 a.m. at the Charlestown Boys and Girls Club in Boston on Nov. 5. Full story here.

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St. Louis City SC goalkeeper Benjamin Lundt walks out to a matchup against Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 28, at CityPark in St. Louis’ Downtown West neighborhood.

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LaKendra Howard as Winnie Shankle performing during the annual Texas Pea Festival in Shankleville, Texas, on June 22. The FairyTale Project is an African-American dance group focusing on stories of Freedomtown and people in Texas. Full story here.

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Spectators watch the solar eclipse at Cole Memorial Park in Chester, Ill., on April 8.

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Fireworks blast over the Gateway Arch and St. Louis’ skyline on July 4, in downtown St. Louis.

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