Photos this week: April 13-20, 2023

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John Poulos, the CEO of Dominion Voting Systems, speaks during a news conference in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday, April 18. "Fox has admitted to telling lies about Dominion that caused enormous damage to my company, our employees, and the customers that we serve," Poulos said outside Delaware Superior Court.

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Published 7:25 PM EDT, Thu April 20, 2023

Fox News reached a last-second settlement with Dominion Voting Systems on Tuesday, paying $787.5 million to end a two-year legal battle.

It's the largest publicly known settlement in US history involving a media company.

Fox News said in a statement that it "acknowledge[s] the Court's rulings finding certain claims about Dominion to be false," referring to a recent ruling that 20 of the network's broadcasts from late 2020 contained blatantly untrue assertions that Dominion rigged the presidential election. But Fox won't have to admit on-air that it spread lies about Dominion, a Dominion representative told CNN.

While the Dominion case is now over, Fox News is still facing a second major defamation lawsuit from Smartmatic, another voting technology company. That case is still in the discovery process, and a trial isn't expected anytime soon.

Dominion still has pending lawsuits against right-wing TV networks Newsmax and OAN, as well as against a few allies of former President Donald Trump: Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and Mike Lindell. They all deny wrongdoing.

Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft, the most powerful rocket ever built, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/20/world/spacex-starship-launch-thursday-scn/index.html" target="_blank">explodes in midair</a> shortly after launching in South Texas on Thursday, April 20. It was the first test flight for the vehicle. Despite the explosion, the test met several of the company's objectives. Clearing the launchpad, for example, was a major milestone, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk congratulated team members in a post-launch tweet.

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft, the most powerful rocket ever built, explodes in midair shortly after launching in South Texas on Thursday, April 20. It was the first test flight for the vehicle. Despite the explosion, the test met several of the company's objectives. Clearing the launchpad, for example, was a major milestone, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk congratulated team members in a post-launch tweet.

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People in Dadeville, Alabama, embrace one another during a vigil that was held Sunday, April 16, the day after a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/us/dadeville-alabama-birthday-party-shooting-wednesday/index.html" target="_blank">mass shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party</a>. The attack left four people dead and at least 32 hurt. Five people, including three teenagers, have been arrested and now face murder charges in connection with the rampage, authorities say.

People in Dadeville, Alabama, embrace one another during a vigil that was held Sunday, April 16, the day after a mass shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party. The attack left four people dead and at least 32 hurt. Five people, including three teenagers, have been arrested and now face murder charges in connection with the rampage, authorities say.

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The Alambrado bridge is seen on Thursday, April 13, a day after it collapsed in Caicedonia, Colombia. Two police officers were killed in the collapse. Its cause is still under investigation.

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A rescuer searches for survivors in a residential building that was shelled in Sloviansk, Ukraine, on Friday, April 14. At least 11 people were killed and 22 were wounded in Russian strikes that pounded the city.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber, seen in the foreground, attends the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/16/entertainment/gallery/phantom-of-the-opera-broadway/index.html" target="_blank">final Broadway performance</a> of his musical "The Phantom of the Opera" on Sunday, April 16. "Phantom," Broadway's longest-running show, had its final curtain call after <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/29/entertainment/the-phantom-of-the-opera-broadway-longer-extension/index.html" target="_blank">35 years</a> and nearly 14,000 performances.

Andrew Lloyd Webber, seen in the foreground, attends the final Broadway performance of his musical "The Phantom of the Opera" on Sunday, April 16. "Phantom," Broadway's longest-running show, had its final curtain call after 35 years and nearly 14,000 performances.

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Swallows perch on power lines as the sun sets in Eldorado dos Carajás, Brazil, on Wednesday, April 19.

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US Secret Service officers carry a toddler who <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/18/politics/white-house-toddler/index.html" target="_blank">crawled through the fence on the north side of the White House</a> on Tuesday, April 18. The child and their parents were quickly reunited.

US Secret Service officers carry a toddler who crawled through the fence on the north side of the White House on Tuesday, April 18. The child and their parents were quickly reunited.

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Members of the Ukrainian military fire a rocket toward Russian positions near Bakhmut, Ukraine, on Tuesday, April 18. Ukraine says its units are standing firm in the fiercely contested city.

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This aerial photo shows a field of poppies and other wildflowers near the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve in Lancaster, California, on Thursday, April 13. After one of the wettest winters on record, California hillsides are exploding with color.

Aude Guerrucci/Reuters

Daniel Eckart shows different handguns to his grandsons while attending the National Rifle Association's annual convention Saturday, April 15, in Indianapolis.

Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

This satellite photo shows two burning planes at Khartoum International Airport in Sudan on Sunday, April 16. People have been desperately trying to flee Sudan's capital city, where intense violence between rival factions is overwhelming hospitals. Multiple attempts to bring about a ceasefire have failed.

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Georgia's Avtandil Kentchadze, left, wrestles Slovakia's Tajmuraz Salkazanov during a semifinal match at the European Wrestling Championships on Tuesday, April 18. Salkazanov won the match and went on to win gold in his weight class.

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Major Davies rides horse Faulkner through the main doors of the Royal Military Academy at the the traditional end of the Sovereign's Parade in Sandhurst, England, on Friday, April 14.

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A rainbow is seen in Monte Carlo, Monaco, as a professional tennis event takes place on Saturday, April 15.

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This image, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope and released on Monday, April 17, captures a bright burst of star formation that was triggered by two spiral galaxies crashing into each other. The colliding galleries, known collectively as Arp 220, generated an infrared glow containing the light of more than 1 trillion suns.

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A model rocket that resembles a Soviet-era automobile is launched near the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday, April 16. It was part of celebrations marking the 62nd anniversary of Yuri Gagarin becoming the first man to travel to space.

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People pray during an Easter celebration at the Bole Medhanialem Church, an Orthodox church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday, April 16.

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Noor Jehan, a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/18/asia/pakistan-karachi-zoo-elephant-accident-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">critically ill elephant</a> at the Karachi Zoo in Pakistan, rests on a sand pile on Friday, April 14. The 17-year-old elephant is suffering from a huge hematoma inside her abdomen, and she also has intestinal issues.

Noor Jehan, a critically ill elephant at the Karachi Zoo in Pakistan, rests on a sand pile on Friday, April 14. The 17-year-old elephant is suffering from a huge hematoma inside her abdomen, and she also has intestinal issues.

Akhtar Soomro/Reuters

Dancers stretch at New York's Radio City Music Hall on Thursday, April 20, before auditioning for a spot on the Rockettes line for this year's Christmas Spectacular.

Yuki Iwamura/AP

Winnipeg Jets center Morgan Barron gets his face cut by the skate of Vegas goaltender Laurent Brossoit during an NHL playoff game on Tuesday, April 18. Barron needed more than 75 stitches but returned to the game.

John Locher/AP

Spectators cheer on runners as they pass the halfway mark of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 17. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/17/sport/evans-chebet-wins-boston-marathon-spt-intl/index.html" target="_blank">This year's race</a> marked the 10-year anniversary of the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/04/us/boston-marathon-bombing-anniversary/" target="_blank">double bombings</a> that took place near the finish line in 2013, killing three people and injuring at least 264.

Spectators cheer on runners as they pass the halfway mark of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 17. This year's race marked the 10-year anniversary of the double bombings that took place near the finish line in 2013, killing three people and injuring at least 264.

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Protesters scuffle with members of the Lebanese army as they advance toward government buildings in Beirut on Tuesday, April 18. Earlier in the day, Lebanon's Parliament voted to postpone municipal elections in the country, which has been in a financial crisis since 2019.

Hassan Ammar/AP

A warehouse is full of grain near the Bulgarian town of Saedinenie on Thursday, April 20. Bulgaria has joined Poland and Hungary in <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/16/europe/poland-bans-grain-ukraine-intl/index.html" target="_blank">banning imports of grain and other food products from Ukraine</a> following a surge in cheap goods. The European Union, fearing widespread famine, lifted duties on grain from Ukraine to ease distribution to Africa and the Middle East.

A warehouse is full of grain near the Bulgarian town of Saedinenie on Thursday, April 20. Bulgaria has joined Poland and Hungary in banning imports of grain and other food products from Ukraine following a surge in cheap goods. The European Union, fearing widespread famine, lifted duties on grain from Ukraine to ease distribution to Africa and the Middle East.

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Children in Ein Elhamra, Syria, collect flowers that are used for alternative medical treatment on Wednesday, April 19.

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People watch a hybrid solar eclipse in Exmouth, Australia, on Thursday, April 20. People from across the world traveled to Exmouth to observe the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/travel/2023/04/20/hybrid-solar-eclipse-australia-lon-orig-ao.cnn" target="_blank">rare celestial event</a> — the first of its kind in nearly 10 years.

People watch a hybrid solar eclipse in Exmouth, Australia, on Thursday, April 20. People from across the world traveled to Exmouth to observe the rare celestial event — the first of its kind in nearly 10 years.

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Cast and crew members take a final bow on Sunday, April 16, after the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/29/entertainment/the-phantom-of-the-opera-broadway-longer-extension/index.html" target="_blank">final Broadway performance</a> of "The Phantom of the Opera."

Cast and crew members take a final bow on Sunday, April 16, after the final Broadway performance of "The Phantom of the Opera."

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Jockey Nico de Boinville is covered in mud after a horse race in Liverpool, England, on Friday, April 14.

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Julian Ballesteros and Kayley Gehrels dance during the Country Thunder music festival in Florence, Arizona, on Saturday, April 15.

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French President Emmanuel Macron poses for a selfie with schoolchildren as he visits a middle school in Ganges, France, on Thursday, April 20.

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Visitors walk in a field of wildflowers at the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve in Lancaster, California, on Friday, April 14. Swaths of yellow and streaks of orange, blue and purple are painting the landscape this month as the state enjoys an extraordinary flurry of flowers.

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Rescue workers and volunteers recover a body from the rubble Tuesday, April 18, after a landslide near Torkham, Pakistan.

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LeBron James drives to the basket during an NBA playoff game in Memphis, Tennessee, on Sunday, April 16.

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Cars are piled on top of one another after a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/18/us/parking-garage-collapse-new-york-lower-manhattan/index.html" target="_blank">parking garage collapsed</a> in New York City on Tuesday, April 18. One person was killed and five people were injured.

Cars are piled on top of one another after a parking garage collapsed in New York City on Tuesday, April 18. One person was killed and five people were injured.

Mary Altaffer/AP

A man with an Israeli flag participates in the annual "March of the Living," a trek between two former Nazi-run death camps in Oświęcim, Poland, on Tuesday, April 18. Israel was marking its annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. See last week in 32 photos.

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