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Comedian Bill Cosby leaves a courthouse in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, after he was <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/30/us/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-investigation-pennsylvania/index.html" target="_blank">arraigned on charges of sexual assault</a> on Wednesday, December 30. Cosby, whose legacy has been tarnished by <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/13/showbiz/gallery/cosby-accusers/index.html" target="_blank">multiple accusations</a> of sexual assault, faces three felony charges in a case connected to a 2004 accusation: A probable cause affidavit alleges that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted former Temple University employee Andrea Constand when she visited his suburban Philadelphia home. Cosby's attorneys called the criminal case against him "unjustified" and vowed to fight it.
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Comedian Bill Cosby leaves a courthouse in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, after he was arraigned on charges of sexual assault on Wednesday, December 30. Cosby, whose legacy has been tarnished by multiple accusations of sexual assault, faces three felony charges in a case connected to a 2004 accusation: A probable cause affidavit alleges that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted former Temple University employee Andrea Constand when she visited his suburban Philadelphia home. Cosby's attorneys called the criminal case against him "unjustified" and vowed to fight it.
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The Address hotel burns <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/31/world/gallery/dubai-fire/index.html" target="_blank">during a massive fire</a> Thursday, December 31, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. More than a dozen people sustained minor injuries, according to the Twitter account of the Dubai government's media office.
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The Address hotel burns during a massive fire Thursday, December 31, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. More than a dozen people sustained minor injuries, according to the Twitter account of the Dubai government's media office.
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This photo of a giant squid, released on Wednesday, December 30, was taken in Japan's Toyama Bay on Christmas Eve. The 12-foot-long creature<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/28/asia/toyama-japan-giant-squid/" target="_blank"> swam under fishing boats and close to the surface, </a>and it reportedly hung around the bay for hours before it was ushered back to open water. Sightings of giant squid are extremely rare. They typically inhabit deep waters.
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This photo of a giant squid, released on Wednesday, December 30, was taken in Japan's Toyama Bay on Christmas Eve. The 12-foot-long creature swam under fishing boats and close to the surface, and it reportedly hung around the bay for hours before it was ushered back to open water. Sightings of giant squid are extremely rare. They typically inhabit deep waters.
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An aerial image taken Sunday, December 27, shows the path of a tornado near Freeport Drive in Garland, Texas. The National Weather Service confirmed that <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/27/us/gallery/texas-tornadoes/index.html" target="_blank">three tornadoes</a> were part of storms that ripped through the Dallas area, killing 11 people and damaging hundreds of buildings.
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An aerial image taken Sunday, December 27, shows the path of a tornado near Freeport Drive in Garland, Texas. The National Weather Service confirmed that three tornadoes were part of storms that ripped through the Dallas area, killing 11 people and damaging hundreds of buildings.
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A graduate of Brazil's School of Santa Claus gets his beard trimmed by students in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, December 28. The school prepares men to represent Santa Claus during the Christmas season.
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A graduate of Brazil's School of Santa Claus gets his beard trimmed by students in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, December 28. The school prepares men to represent Santa Claus during the Christmas season.
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Revelers light sparklers during <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/31/world/gallery/2016-new-year/index.html" target="_blank">New Year's Eve celebrations</a> in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, December 31.
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Revelers light sparklers during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, December 31.
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A child sits next to empty toy displays at the Toys R Us store in New York's Times Square on Wednesday, December 30. It was <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/30/news/companies/toys-r-us-times-square/" target="_blank">the last day of business</a> for the flagship store, which was closing up shop after 14 years.
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A child sits next to empty toy displays at the Toys R Us store in New York's Times Square on Wednesday, December 30. It was the last day of business for the flagship store, which was closing up shop after 14 years.
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Children wearing bearskins perform at a New Year's festival in Comanesti, Romania, on Wednesday, December 30. In that region,<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/01/travel/cnnphotos-bear-dance/" target="_blank"> traditional "bear dancing"</a> is meant to drive away evil spirits.
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Children wearing bearskins perform at a New Year's festival in Comanesti, Romania, on Wednesday, December 30. In that region, traditional "bear dancing" is meant to drive away evil spirits.
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Men row a boat past a gas station near Fenton, Missouri, on Wednesday, December 30. Torrential rains in the state have pushed <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/30/us/gallery/midwest-flooding/index.html" target="_blank">swollen rivers and streams</a> to new heights.
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Men row a boat past a gas station near Fenton, Missouri, on Wednesday, December 30. Torrential rains in the state have pushed swollen rivers and streams to new heights.
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This photo, released by Mexico's Jalisco state prosecutor on Monday, December 28, shows Ethan Couch after he was detained in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Couch, 18, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/31/us/affluenza-teens-mother-back-in-u-s-/" target="_blank">was apprehended with his mother in Puerto Vallarta,</a> where authorities said they fled for an alleged probation violation in the United States. Couch was on probation for killing four people in a drunk-driving accident in 2013. At the time, many were outraged that a judge sentenced him to probation instead of jail time, slamming his now-notorious "affluenza" defense. During his trial, a psychologist testified that Couch suffered from "affluenza" -- he was the product of wealthy, privileged parents who never set limits for the boy. Couch's mother, Tonya, is back in the United States and has been charged in Texas with hindering the apprehension of a felon. Couch is still in Mexico. A Mexican immigration official with knowledge of the case said Couch's attorneys had filed a writ to block his deportation to the United States.
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This photo, released by Mexico's Jalisco state prosecutor on Monday, December 28, shows Ethan Couch after he was detained in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Couch, 18, was apprehended with his mother in Puerto Vallarta, where authorities said they fled for an alleged probation violation in the United States. Couch was on probation for killing four people in a drunk-driving accident in 2013. At the time, many were outraged that a judge sentenced him to probation instead of jail time, slamming his now-notorious "affluenza" defense. During his trial, a psychologist testified that Couch suffered from "affluenza" -- he was the product of wealthy, privileged parents who never set limits for the boy. Couch's mother, Tonya, is back in the United States and has been charged in Texas with hindering the apprehension of a felon. Couch is still in Mexico. A Mexican immigration official with knowledge of the case said Couch's attorneys had filed a writ to block his deportation to the United States.
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Black-headed gulls gather near the sea in Qingdao, China, on Monday, December 28.
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Black-headed gulls gather near the sea in Qingdao, China, on Monday, December 28.
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A security official collects evidence at the site of a suicide attack in Mardan, Pakistan, on Tuesday, December 29. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/29/world/pakistan-explosion/" target="_blank">At least 26 people were killed in a blast</a> that took place at the city's National Database and Registration Authority offices -- where Pakistanis get ID cards and passports. A faction of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility.
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A security official collects evidence at the site of a suicide attack in Mardan, Pakistan, on Tuesday, December 29. At least 26 people were killed in a blast that took place at the city's National Database and Registration Authority offices -- where Pakistanis get ID cards and passports. A faction of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility.
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Ryan Lemm salutes his father's casket after a funeral in New York City on Wednesday, December 30. Joseph Lemm, a New York police veteran and National Guardsman, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/22/asia/nato-members-killed-bagram-afghanistan/" target="_blank">was killed in Afghanistan.</a> He was 45.
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Ryan Lemm salutes his father's casket after a funeral in New York City on Wednesday, December 30. Joseph Lemm, a New York police veteran and National Guardsman, was killed in Afghanistan. He was 45.
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A full moon is pictured through Christmas lights in Skopje, Macedonia, on Friday, December 25. It was <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/24/travel/christmas-full-moon-feat/" target="_blank">the first full moon on Christmas since 1977.</a>
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A full moon is pictured through Christmas lights in Skopje, Macedonia, on Friday, December 25. It was the first full moon on Christmas since 1977.
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Janet Cooksey is comforted as she listens to speakers talk about the death of her son, Quintonio LeGrier, before the start of a vigil in Chicago on Sunday, December 27. LeGrier, 19, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/28/us/chicago-police-shooting/" target="_blank">was fatally shot at his home</a> by police responding to a domestic dispute call made by his father. Neighbor Bettie Jones, 55, was also killed by police during the incident. Jones shouldn't have been shot, police say. She was "accidentally struck and tragically killed" by an officer.
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Janet Cooksey is comforted as she listens to speakers talk about the death of her son, Quintonio LeGrier, before the start of a vigil in Chicago on Sunday, December 27. LeGrier, 19, was fatally shot at his home by police responding to a domestic dispute call made by his father. Neighbor Bettie Jones, 55, was also killed by police during the incident. Jones shouldn't have been shot, police say. She was "accidentally struck and tragically killed" by an officer.
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A woman cleans the inside window of her wine bar as floodwaters rise in York, England, on Monday, December 28. Swaths of northern England have disappeared under <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/27/europe/uk-flooding/" target="_blank">mammoth flooding,</a> prompting evacuations and dozens of urgent warnings.
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A woman cleans the inside window of her wine bar as floodwaters rise in York, England, on Monday, December 28. Swaths of northern England have disappeared under mammoth flooding, prompting evacuations and dozens of urgent warnings.
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Archbishop Blase Cupich waits to greet inmates in Chicago following Christmas Mass at the Cook County Jail on Friday, December 25.
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Archbishop Blase Cupich waits to greet inmates in Chicago following Christmas Mass at the Cook County Jail on Friday, December 25.
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Macaques bathe in a hot spring at a monkey park in Yamanouchi, Japan, on Sunday, December 27.
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Macaques bathe in a hot spring at a monkey park in Yamanouchi, Japan, on Sunday, December 27.
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A man and his son look at a vehicle that wound up in the culvert of their driveway after floodwaters swept it and its four occupants off the road Friday, December 25, in Pinson, Alabama. The car's occupants had to be rescued by the fire department.
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A man and his son look at a vehicle that wound up in the culvert of their driveway after floodwaters swept it and its four occupants off the road Friday, December 25, in Pinson, Alabama. The car's occupants had to be rescued by the fire department.
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People skate on Oeschinen Lake near Kandersteg, Switzerland, on Friday, December 25.
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People skate on Oeschinen Lake near Kandersteg, Switzerland, on Friday, December 25.
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A child receives medical treatment after a reported airstrike in Douma, Syria, on Wednesday, December 30.
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A child receives medical treatment after a reported airstrike in Douma, Syria, on Wednesday, December 30.
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"Galejadors" in Barcelona, Spain, carry their selected pine tree into a church during the Festival of the Pine on Wednesday, December 30. As part of a centuries-old tradition, the pine will be decorated with five bouquets of apples and wafers and hung inside the church until January 6.
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"Galejadors" in Barcelona, Spain, carry their selected pine tree into a church during the Festival of the Pine on Wednesday, December 30. As part of a centuries-old tradition, the pine will be decorated with five bouquets of apples and wafers and hung inside the church until January 6.
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The casket of Hall of Fame hockey player Dickie Moore is carried from a church following his funeral in Montreal on Monday, December 28. During his career, Moore won six Stanley Cups with the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. He was 84.
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The casket of Hall of Fame hockey player Dickie Moore is carried from a church following his funeral in Montreal on Monday, December 28. During his career, Moore won six Stanley Cups with the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. He was 84.
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A dog walks near a glyptondont shell in Carlos Spegazzini, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 29. Glyptodonts, the ancestors of modern-day armadillos, have long been extinct.
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A dog walks near a glyptondont shell in Carlos Spegazzini, Argentina, on Tuesday, December 29. Glyptodonts, the ancestors of modern-day armadillos, have long been extinct.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, takes Vezir Cakras by hand while speaking on a phone in Istanbul on Friday, December 25. Television footage showed Erdogan's motorcade stopping over Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge, where a man was apparently contemplating suicide. Erdogan's office said Erdogan talked Cakras out of jumping.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, takes Vezir Cakras by hand while speaking on a phone in Istanbul on Friday, December 25. Television footage showed Erdogan's motorcade stopping over Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge, where a man was apparently contemplating suicide. Erdogan's office said Erdogan talked Cakras out of jumping.
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Picador Diego Ochoa is pinned under his horse as a bull charges at it during a bullfighting festival in Cali, Colombia, on Monday, December 28.
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Picador Diego Ochoa is pinned under his horse as a bull charges at it during a bullfighting festival in Cali, Colombia, on Monday, December 28.
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People pile up wooden pallets Tuesday, December 29, for a traditional New Year's Eve bonfire in Scheveningen, a district of The Hague in the Netherlands.
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People pile up wooden pallets Tuesday, December 29, for a traditional New Year's Eve bonfire in Scheveningen, a district of The Hague in the Netherlands.
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Syrian and Lebanese people wave and flash victory signs as convoys carrying wounded Syrian opposition fighters leave the Lebanese border crossing point of Masnaa on Monday, December 28. The fighters will be flown to Turkey as part of a U.N.-backed truce deal reached in September.
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Syrian and Lebanese people wave and flash victory signs as convoys carrying wounded Syrian opposition fighters leave the Lebanese border crossing point of Masnaa on Monday, December 28. The fighters will be flown to Turkey as part of a U.N.-backed truce deal reached in September.
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Excavators dig Monday, December 28, in Shenzhen, China, where more than 70 people are still missing after <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/20/asia/china-landslide/" target="_blank">a landslide hit an industrial park</a> on December 20.
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Excavators dig Monday, December 28, in Shenzhen, China, where more than 70 people are still missing after a landslide hit an industrial park on December 20.
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People in New York City protest against the police Monday, December 28, after a grand jury <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/28/us/tamir-rice-shooting/" target="_blank">cleared two Cleveland police officers</a> in the 2014 shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Tamir was carrying a toy gun that police officers said looked like a real gun at the time.
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People in New York City protest against the police Monday, December 28, after a grand jury cleared two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Tamir was carrying a toy gun that police officers said looked like a real gun at the time.
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Kashmiri villagers attend the funeral of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat during his funeral in Pulwama, India, on Thursday, December 31. He was one of two suspected militants killed in a gunfight with security forces, police said.
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Kashmiri villagers attend the funeral of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat during his funeral in Pulwama, India, on Thursday, December 31. He was one of two suspected militants killed in a gunfight with security forces, police said.
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A young woman is <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/30/asia/indonesia-caning/" target="_blank">caned in public,</a> a punishment under Sharia law, for being seen alone with a man who was not her spouse Monday, December 28, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The man was also caned. Aceh is the only province of Indonesia enforcing the strict form of Islamic law.
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A young woman is caned in public, a punishment under Sharia law, for being seen alone with a man who was not her spouse Monday, December 28, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The man was also caned. Aceh is the only province of Indonesia enforcing the strict form of Islamic law.
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Fire photographer Tod Sudmeier gets hit with flying embers at <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/26/us/california-wildfire/" target="_blank">the Solimar wildfire</a> that started Saturday, December 26, in Ventura County, California.
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Fire photographer Tod Sudmeier gets hit with flying embers at the Solimar wildfire that started Saturday, December 26, in Ventura County, California.
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An Israeli policeman sits next to the dead body of a Palestinian who, according to a police spokesperson, was fatally shot after he tried to stab an officer near Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday, December 26.
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An Israeli policeman sits next to the dead body of a Palestinian who, according to a police spokesperson, was fatally shot after he tried to stab an officer near Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday, December 26.
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A Yemeni man sits on a hospital bed in Taiz, Yemen, after he was reportedly injured in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike against Houthi rebels and their allies on Tuesday, December 29.
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A Yemeni man sits on a hospital bed in Taiz, Yemen, after he was reportedly injured in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike against Houthi rebels and their allies on Tuesday, December 29.
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Confetti fills New York's Madison Square Garden after a graduation ceremony ended for more than 1,200 new police officers on Tuesday, December 29. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/25/world/gallery/week-in-photos-1225/index.html" target="_blank">See last week in 40 photos</a>
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Confetti fills New York's Madison Square Garden after a graduation ceremony ended for more than 1,200 new police officers on Tuesday, December 29. See last week in 40 photos
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