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The Week in Pictures

The Week in Pictures

From the death of an American legend to conflict in Kashmir, here's what dominated the headlines this week

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    Members of Promise Arizona, Leonila Martinez, left, Patricia Rosas and Gustavo Cruz, right, react to the United States Supreme Court decision regarding Arizona's controversial immigration law, SB 1070, as the ruling comes down at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix Monday.

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    Israeli President Shimon Peres, third left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, attend an inauguration ceremony of a memorial to Red Army veterans of World War II in Netanya, Israel, Monday. The West's standoff with Iran over its nuclear program was expected to top the agenda on Monday as Russian President Vladimir Putin began a 24-hour visit to Israel.

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    Kashmiri women react as they wail outside the nearly 200-year-old Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani Shrine after it caught fire in downtown Srinagar, India, Monday. The cause of the fire is yet unknown.

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    A man watches the Waldo Canyon Fire as it raced into western portions of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Tuesday.

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    Paraguay's new president, Federico Franco, blesses a youth during a Mass outside the Cathedral in Asuncion, Paraguay, June 23, 2012. Former President Fernando Lugo's ouster by lawmakers on Friday has been widely condemned in Latin America as Franco is promising to honor foreign commitments and reach out to Latin American leaders to try to keep his country from becoming a regional pariah.

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    A federal police officer lifts a strip of crime scene barrier tape in Mexico City's International Airport, where a shooting occurred around the food court at Terminal 2, Monday. Men wearing what appeared to be police uniforms opened fire on Monday, killing three federal policemen on an anti-drug mission.

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    A woman speaks on a mobile phone in front of a securities firm's electronic stock board in Tokyo Monday. Asian stocks mostly drifted lower Monday as investors grew cautious ahead of a critical European Union summit later this week where Greek leaders will attempt to renegotiate some terms of the country's international bailout.

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    Archaeologists and employees of Metro's construction company present to the media and public the ancient ruins in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki on Monday. Archaeologists in Greece's second largest city have uncovered a 230-foot section of an ancient road built by the Romans nearly 2,000 years ago. The marble-paved road was unearthed during excavations for the city's new subway system.

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    Egyptian women watch fireworks in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Monday. The new Egyptian president, Mohammed Morsi ,moved into the office once occupied by his ousted predecessor Hosni Mubarak and started work on forming a government even before he had a clear picture of what he could do after the ruling military stripped most of the major powers from his post.

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    The iconic clock tower of Britain's Parliament, best known as Big Ben, is being renamed in honor of Queen Elizabeth II, authorities said Tuesday.

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    Benh Zeitlin, director and co-writer of "Beasts of the Southern Wild," arrives at the film's premiere at the Joy Theater in New Orleans, Monday.

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    The Olympic rings are seen atop the iconic Tower Bridge in London on Wednesday. The giant rings, which are fully retractable to allow for tall ships to pass through the bridge, will remain in position for the duration of the Games, which begin July 27.

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    Publisher Alfred A. Knopf confirmed Tuesday evening that author and filmmaker Nora Ephron died Tuesday of leukemia in New York City. She was 71.

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    Journey Wooten, 8, stands on the base of a bench that is submerged in Jacksonville, Fla., on Tuesday. Tropical storm Debby flooded homes and closed parts of the main interstate as the storm hung offshore over the Gulf of Mexico.

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    Wednesday, the Library of Congress announced it has acquired the personal papers of the late scientist and astronomer Carl Sagan, thanks to the generosity of a well-heeled admirer: "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane.

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    Spain's Economy Minister Luis De Guindos, center bottom, speaks during a control session at the Spanish Parliament, in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday. Spain, with 24.4 percent unemployment, must slash its deficit to the EU limit of 3 percent of GDP by 2013. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

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    Supporters of President Barack Obama's healthcare law celebrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning, after the court's ruling in favor of the Affordable Care Act.

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    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles after receiving a bouquet of flowers from Latvian President Andris Berzins before their meeting Thursday at the Riga Castle in Riga, Latvia.

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    The wife of then presidential candidate Mohammed Morsi, Naglaa Ali Mahmoud, left, attends a rally during his campaign in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's new first lady, Naglaa Ali Mahmoud, is a conservative, religious Muslim who wears the veil and appears to be extremely modest. (AP Photo/Ahmad Hammad)

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    Manuel Benitez sweats in the heat as he works on loading trimmed tree branches Wednesday in Houston. Temperatures are expected to reach record levels by the weekend.

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    Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., center, holds hands with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., next to Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., right, as House Democrats leave the Capitol in protest of a House vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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    Reclusive singer Lauryn Hill, center, arrives at federal court Friday in Newark, N.J. The eight-time Grammy Award winner and South Orange, N.J., resident was charged this week with willfully failing to file income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service. Federal prosecutors said she didn't pay taxes on more than $1.5 million earned in 2005, 2006 and 2007 from recording and film royalties.

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    Anti-nuclear protesters gather around the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Friday.

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