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“People dressed as mermaids ride the New York City subway after marching in the 2009 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island, N.Y., on June 20. Actor Harvey Keitel led as “King Neptune” in the parade that began in 1983.”
“Children crowd to receive food being distributed by a social organization at a rehabilitation camp after a fire destroyed their homes at Beharampada slum, in the suburb of Bandra in Mumbai, India, on June 18.”
“A frame grab from YouTube shows a woman identified as Neda Agha-Soltan lying on the ground after getting shot in the chest in Tehran on June 20 during steet protests. Footage of her death has been watched by millions on the Internet, and her image has become a rallying point for Iranian opposition supporters around the world.”
“A Palestinian boy reacts as youths point their toy guns at him, in an alley in the West Bank refugee camp of Al-Amari in Ramallah, on June 16.”
“A 4-year-old girl dressed in costume takes a break during the “Coca” celebration in Redondela in rural northeastern Spain on June 11. One of the traditions of the festival is for mothers to dance with costumed young daughters on their shoulders. The tradition is taken from a local legend, believed to have its origins in the Middle Ages, about two women being saved from a dragon by dancing in the said manner. The children are dressed in traditional costumes called “Penlas.”
“Motorists flee their flooded car June 3 in Greeensboro, N.C., after several inches of rain fell in the area.”
“A member of demolition team uses a bolt cutter to open the gate of a tenement as residents try to fend him off, in Makati city, suburban Manila, on June 2. Hundreds of residents fought with the demolition crew that tried to evict them from the government housing to make way for a redevelopment project.”
“A ring of water vapor forms around an F/A-18F Super Hornet as Lt. Justin Halligan, left, and Lt. Michael Witt, fly 200 mph below the speed of sound while performing at New York Air Show at Jones Beach in Wantagh, New York on May 23.”
“Astronaut Mike Massimino is seen through a window of the Space Shuttle Atlantis on May 17. The crew completed five spacewalks to refurbish and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.”
“A cat tosses a rodent into the air May 11 near Maysville, Ky. Upon hitting the ground, the rodent quickly disappeared.”
“Manni, a 5-week-old wild boar, takes a liking to Candy, a Jack Russell terrier, on May 10 in Ehringhausen, western Germany. Manni was found abandoned and starving in the forest. A family adopted the piglet, bottle-feeding him and introducing him to the family’s pet dog.”
“Soldiers from the U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry take defensive positions at Firebase Restrepo after receiving fire from Taliban militants in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan’s Kunar Province on May 11. Spc. Zachery Boyd of Fort Worth, Texas, far left, was wearing “I love NY” boxer shorts when he rushed from his sleeping quarters to join his fellow platoon members. From right are Spc. Cecil Montgomery of Many, La., and Jordan Custer of Spokane, Wash.”
