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Election Day
Don Smith waits outside Firehouse 8 in Roanoke to vote before going to work Nov. 5. Polls opened at 6 a.m. in Virginia, as that state and several others held elections for statewide and local offices.
READ: Election week 2013 take-aways
Ryan Stone
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For the Washington Post
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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.
OPINION: What does Terry McAuliffe’s victory mean?
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.
PHOTOS: Hindus celebrate Diwali
Dan Kitwood
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Getty Images
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
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.
VIDEO: Tiger cubs greet world, take to the water
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
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.
READ: Philippine authorities expect ‘very high number’ of deaths
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NOAA via AFP/Getty Images
Typhoon Haiyan hits the Philippines
Residents rush to safety past a fallen tree during strong winds brought by Typhoon Haiyan, which hit Cebu, a city in the central Philippines, on Nov. 8.
VIDEO: Typhoon Haiyan’s charge across Philippines
Zander Casas
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Reuters
Typhoon Haiyan hits the Philippines
An aerial view shows damaged houses in a coastal community on Nov. 9, the day after Typhoon Haiyan hit Iloilo province in the central Philippines. One of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall devastated the archipelago, killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless.
PHOTOS: Typhoon Haiyan slams the Philippines
Raul Banias
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For 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.
READ: Everything you need to know about Twitter’s IPO
Brendan McDermid
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Reuters
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
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Typhoon Haiyan slams the Philippines
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Too much and too little
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Miss Universe 2013
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