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SAN DIEGO’S SUNNY IDENTITY THREATENED BY HOMELESS CRISIS
Christine Wade found a haven in the
tent she shared with six children,
pitched in an asphalt parking lot.
It was, at least, far better than their
previous home in the city, a shelter
where rats ate through the family’s
bags of clothes and chewed on 2-year-
old Jaymason’s stroller. Roughly 50 of
the encampment’s 200 residents were
children, so Wade’s kids had plenty of
playmates.
“It’s peaceful here,” Wade, 31, who is
eight months pregnant, said in an
October interview. “There’s coffee first
thing in the morning. We can hang out
here in the daytime. I mean what more
could you ask for?”
A tent, of course, is not a home. But for
these San Diegans, it is a blessing.
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In this Nov. 8, 2017, photo, Christine Wade sits among her children in front of their donated tent in the city-sanctioned
encampment on a parking lot in San Diego. They are, from left, Shawnni, 12, Roland, 4, Rayahna, 3, Jaymason, 2, Brooklyn,
8, and Shaccoya, 14. The Wade family is among several hundred people living in the city's first campground open for the
homeless, set up to curb the worst Hepatitis A outbreak in the United States in decades. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Nov. 8 , 2017
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Like other major cities all along the West Coast, San Diego is struggling with a homeless crisis. In
a place that bills itself as “America’s Finest City,” renowned for its sunny weather, surfing and
fish tacos, spiraling real estate values have contributed to spiraling homelessness, leaving more
than 3,200 people living on the streets or in their cars.
Most alarmingly, the explosive growth in the number of people living outdoors has contributed
to a hepatitis A epidemic that has killed 20 people in the past year — the worst U.S. outbreak of
its kind in 20 years. Deplorable sanitary conditions help spread the liver-damaging virus that
lives in feces.
“Some of the most vulnerable are dying in the streets in one of the most desirable and livable
regions in America,” a San Diego County grand jury wrote in its report in June — reiterating
warnings it gave the city repeatedly over the past decade to better address homelessness.

In this Oct. 25, 2017
photo, a man who
declined to give his
name pushes a broken
bicycle from where he is
living with two others
below palm trees along
Mission Bay in San
Diego. Like other West
Coast cities, San Diego is
confronting a homeless
crisis. Facing an acute
shortage of housing for
the poor, San Diego is
turning to tents to get
people off the streets for
now. (AP Photo/Gregory
Bull)
Oct. 25 , 2017
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San Diego has struggled to do that. Two years ago, Mayor Kevin Faulconer, a moderate
Republican, closed a downtown tent shelter that operated for 29 years during winter months.
He promised a “game changer” — a new, permanent facility with services to funnel people to
housing.
But it wasn’t enough.
The result? Legions of Californians without shelter. A spreading contagion. Endless political
disputes over what can and should be done — and mounting bills for taxpayers. Struggling
schools and other institutions. And an extraordinary challenge to the city’s sunny identity that
threatens its key tourism industry.
For now, San Diego again is turning to tents. The campground where the Wades lived was only
temporary; this month, officials are opening three industrial-sized tents that will house a total
of 700 people.
There are plans afoot to build less-makeshift housing. But to deal with the immediate
emergency and operate the giant tents, the city had to take $6.5 million that had been
budgeted for permanent homes.

In this Nov. 28, 2017, photo, a tent to house the homeless is
seen in downtown San Diego. An unprecedented increase in
people living on the streets is rocking cities along the West
Coast from Washington to California. Facing an acute
shortage of housing for the poor, San Diego is turning to
tents to get people off the streets for now. The city diverted
$6.5 million from its permanent housing budget to operate
the giant tents. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Nov. 28 , 2017
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Democrat Councilman David Alvarez cast the only vote against the plan. “Had we actually invested in a
homeless strategy, we would not be here today being asked to warehouse 700 people in giant tents,” he
said.
Republican Councilwoman Lorie Zapf’s mother was mentally ill and died homeless in Los Angeles. She
agreed with Alvarez that the tents were not a perfect solution to San Diego’s crisis, but she could not in
good conscience pass up a chance to get people off the streets.
“We need to do anything we can to stop this tsunami of people who are ending up on our sidewalks,”
she said.
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“The people of San Diego need to decide what they want the city to look like,” said Gordon Walker, who
took the helm this summer of the San Diego Regional Task Force on the Homeless amid praise for his
efforts in combatting chronic homelessness in Utah.
“San Francisco has essentially given up its streets to the homeless,” added Walker, who served as deputy
undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Reagan
administration. “It could go either way here. The real issue is we don’t have enough housing.”

In this Dec. 1, 2017 photo, Verna
Vasbinder prepares her her new bunk in
the city's new Temporary Bridge Shelter
for the homeless as her dog, Lucy Lui,
looks on in downtown San Diego. Facing
an acute shortage of housing for the
poor, San Diego is turning to tents to get
people off the streets for now. The city
diverted $6.5 million from its permanent
housing budget to operate the giant
tents. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Dec. 1 , 2017
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Last year, the number of people living outdoors in San Diego jumped 18 percent over the
previous year, according to an annual count taken in January. More than 400 makeshift shelters
sprung up downtown, covering sidewalks across from new high-rise apartment buildings that
have climbed in lockstep with the booming biotech-heavy economy and soaring rents, among
the nation’s highest. A studio apartment goes for around $1,500 a month, on average.
Most of the homeless, like the Wade family, did not migrate to San Diego to live on the streets
but are local residents who became homeless in a city where rents increased nearly 8 percent in
a year. High-rise buildings have replaced discount residential buildings that offered single rooms
for rent, housing people living paycheck-to-paycheck. Nearly half of the 9,000 rooms have
disappeared since 2003.
In October, as the hepatitis death toll climbed and the city declared a homeless emergency,
Faulconer and the nonprofit Alpha Project opened the Balboa Park campground where the
Wades found shelter. The city installed public washing stations, opened 24-hour restrooms and
scrubbed streets with a bleach solution.

In this Sept. 19, 2017 photo, trash from
homeless encampments lines an entrance
ramp for Interstate Highway 5 in San Diego.
In a place that bills itself as “America’s Finest
City,” renowned for its sunny weather, surfing
and fish tacos, spiraling real estate values
have contributed to spiraling homelessness in
San Diego. Most alarmingly, the explosive
growth in the number of people living
outdoors has contributed to a hepatitis A
epidemic. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Sep. 19 , 2017
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Police also cracked down, issuing hundreds of citations, largely for illegal lodging. Within weeks,
the nearly 400 tents and tarps downtown were gone. Those who work with the homeless say
they simply scattered.
“It could be like a campfire when all the embers are spread out. It either dies out or it catches
other areas and makes a bigger fire than we originally had,” said Dr. Jeffrey Norris, the medical
director of Father Joe’s Villages, which runs a clinic that treats 2,800 homeless annually.
The number of encampments hidden in the brush and bamboo along the banks of the San Diego
River doubled.
“It’s being used as a toilet,” said Zapf, whose council district includes the river, bays and beaches.
The San Diego River Park Foundation’s mission is to preserve the river, a green ribbon that starts
from snowmelt in the mountains east of San Diego and builds as it snakes through a valley of
cottonwood groves and continues under freeway overpasses by shopping centers.

In this Sept. 28, 2017 photo, a person
sleeps under a blanket on a beach near the
Ocean Beach Pier in San Diego. In a place
that bills itself as “America’s Finest City,”
renowned for its sunny weather, surfing
and fish tacos, spiraling real estate values
have contributed to spiraling
homelessness. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Sep. 28 , 2017
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The foundation spent $115,000 removing 250,000 pounds of trash left by the homeless camps this year. Litter
is carried by the river, which feeds into the Pacific at a popular dog beach.
Director Rob Hutsel said he gets asked by potential donors about the foundation’s plans to create a 52-mile-
long river park and trail system: “What about the homeless? Don’t build a park. It’ll just bring in more.”
“Gosh, parks are good,” he said. “There shouldn’t be any thought about building a park. That’s so unfortunate.”
___
Laurie Britton operates an organic coffee roasting business and coffee shop, Cafe Virtuoso, in the Barrio Logan
neighborhood. The winter shelter was nearby, and Britton was among those who supported its closure two
years ago because it drew throngs of homeless people to the area.
But when it closed, the problem exploded. Tents, tarps, shopping carts, needles and trash spilled into the
street, making it difficult to drive to her cafe.
Her customers’ cars would get bashed by bottles or sprayed with urine. People locked themselves in the
bathroom to do drugs. One Saturday, Britton dressed up to give a tour but had to scrape piles of human feces
off the sidewalk first. Another morning, a man flashed a knife and glared when she asked him not to put a tarp
next to her cafe’s parking fence.

In this Nov. 28, 2017, image, Laurie
Britton, owner of Cafe Virtuoso,
pauses for a portrait as she works in
her coffee shop in downtown San
Diego. Britton has faced a deluge of
problems related to the homeless
population around her organic coffee
roasting business. Since the city
started cleaning up the streets,
business has increased by 20 percent.
She now welcomes the new giant tents
to house the homeless - two of which
will be within a block - if people end
up in permanent housing. (AP
Photo/Gregory Bull)
Nov. 28 , 2017
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She issued pepper spray to her 14 employees.
“If it gets out of hand, the girls know to grab the pepper spray
and do what you have to do,” she said. “The reality is I am here
to protect my customers and employees. It’s not my job to give
you a bathroom and free water. And clean up when you just
peed on my door. Really? This is hard enough. I don’t need to
be doing that.”
Since the city started cleaning up the streets, business has
increased by 20 percent. She now welcomes the giant tents —
two of which are within a block of her business — if people
eventually end up in permanent housing.
She’s also trying to help. Her coffee roasting lab offers job
training and works with a school exclusively for homeless
students.
“But if it gets as bad as it was again, I’d probably move,” she
said.

In this Oct. 26, 2017, image, the
city-sanctioned tent encampment,
below, sits on the edge of Balboa
Park as the sun sets behind
buildings downtown in San Diego.
Facing an acute shortage of
housing for the poor, San Diego is
turning to tents to get people off
the streets for now. The city
diverted $6.5 million from its
permanent housing budget to
operate the giant tents. (AP
Photo/Gregory Bull)
Oct. 26 , 2017
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John Long did relocate his Halcyon coffee bar and lounge in
October to San Marcos, a town north of San Diego. Three years
ago, the hip Austin-based chain opened to much fanfare as a
sign of downtown’s gentrification, with floor-to-ceiling
windows and a patio that looked onto a new park.
But espresso-drinking customers ended up with a view of
people sleeping on the grass.
“One had to hope that with that much investments going into
the area downtown, the city would keep the sidewalk clean —
especially the park — but that didn’t happen,” Long said.
Long kept his lease and may someday reopen a business there.
First, though, “There needs to be a dramatic change and
action.”

In this Sept. 19, 2017 photo, Jose Salinas sprays a
bleach solution on a downtown San Diego city
street as part of the city's efforts to combat the
recent Hepatitis A outbreak. In a place that bills
itself as “America’s Finest City,” renowned for its
sunny weather, surfing and fish tacos, spiraling real
estate values have contributed to spiraling
homelessness in San Diego. Most alarmingly, the
explosive growth in the number of people living
outdoors has contributed to a hepatitis A epidemic.
(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Sep. 19 , 2017

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Father Joe’s Villages is working on a $531 million plan to take about 2,700 people off the streets
through new construction or by refurbishing motels over the next five years. Federal, state and
local funds will cover most of the cost, but the charity still must raise $120 million.
“That’s truly what we need just to make a dent,” said Deacon Jim Vargas, the group’s president.
The mayor has earmarked more than $80 million to reduce homelessness over the next three
years. The plan includes incentives for landlords and $30 million for developers to create 300
affordable units. The goal is for 65 percent of tent occupants to be moved into housing.

In this Oct. 26, 2017, photo, Christine Wade makes braids for Rayahna, 3, as Jaymason, 2, below left, Shawnni, 12, above left, and
Shaccoya, 14, get ready to leave for school at dawn at the city-sanctioned tent encampment in San Diego. The Wade family is
among several hundred people living in the city's first campground open for the homeless, set up to curb the worst Hepatitis A
outbreak in the United States in decades. The new camp, in a parking lot on the edge of sprawling Balboa Park, reflects the
severity of the homeless crisis gripping cities along the west coast. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Oct. 26 , 2017
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“Ultimately the goal is to put everyone in a home who wants to
be,” Faulconer told The Associated Press. “We need to get
people off the streets now and then move forward on
constructing units.”
But the temporary solution is expensive. At a cost of $1,700 per
person per month, $6.5 million will cover seven months, but
the tents may need to remain open for up to two years,
depending on the housing market, according to the San Diego
Housing Commission’s head, Rick Gentry.
Meanwhile, San Diego County has spent more than $4 million
to cope with the hepatitis outbreak. Public health nurses
carting coolers of the vaccine have administered more than
100,000 shots, including outside restrooms and libraries and
under freeway overpasses.

In this Sept. 28, 2017, photo, Stephen Schofield looks on as police officials encourage him to get a Hepatitis A vaccination near
where is living along the San Diego River in San Diego. A recent Hepatitis A outbreak - the worst epidemic of its kind in 20 years
in the United States - reflects how much homelessness has become a crisis in San Diego, a top tourist destination known for its
sunny weather, surfing and fish tacos that bills itself as "America's Finest City." (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Sept. 28 , 2017
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It didn’t have to come to this, said Michael McConnell, a retired businessman-turned-activist who prods
the city to stop arresting the homeless.
“The slogan ‘America’s Finest City’ is being tarnished day by day because the city has been turning a blind
eye to its most vulnerable,” McConnell said, as crews sprayed a bleach solution along 17th Street in
September after people moved bags, bicycles and overflowing grocery carts.
In 2005 and in 2015, the grand jury recommended the city provide more public restrooms to its homeless
population. But city officials feared they would attract drug dealers. They also balked at the $250,000
estimated installation cost and the hundreds of thousands of dollars believed needed to operate them.
Then hepatitis A made it everyone’s problem.
With more than 560 cases and more than 360 people hospitalized, doctors recommended vaccinations to
anyone who regularly goes downtown. Members of one fire crew were inoculated after stomping through
human feces.
___
At Perkins Elementary School, staffers have found excrement and urine outside classrooms before the
school opened for the day, and some worry the hepatitis virus may be brought into the school on shoes.
Perkins has a playground with a panoramic view of sleek high-rises and the shiny dome of the city’s new
central library; it also has a student body that is more than a quarter homeless, up from 4 percent three
years ago.

In this Oct. 24, 2017, photo, Shawnni Wade, 12, second
from right, talks with a friend at Perkins Elementary
School in San Diego. Perkins has a playground with a
panoramic view of sleek high-rises and the shiny dome
of the city’s new central library; it also has a student
body that is more than a quarter homeless, up from 4
percent three years ago. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Oct. 24 , 2017
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Homelessness takes a particular toll on the young. Fernando Hernandez, Perkins’ principal, said
many of the homeless students are far below grade levels. Some have not attended school in
years.
“We have first graders who get out of bed and get to school on their own,” Hernandez said.
“Some come to school after sleeping on a floor and don’t sleep well. That may be why they are
not learning. So we have to recalibrate our expectations.”
Shawnni Wade was a straight-A student as a third grader before her family’s troubles escalated.
In all the upheaval, she left the school; now, she’s returned as a seventh grader.
“It’s weird to be back,” said the girl with bright green eyes and a sly smile.
But then, little about this 12-year-old girl’s life has been normal.

In this Oct. 26, 2017, photo,
Christine Wade, left, hugs her
daughter Shawnni, 12, as they
arrive by van to Perkins Elementary
School from the city-sanctioned
tent encampment in San Diego. The
Wade family is among several
hundred people living in the city's
first campground open for the
homeless, set up to curb the worst
Hepatitis A outbreak in the United
States in decades. The new camp,
in a parking lot on the edge of
sprawling Balboa Park, reflects the
severity of the homeless crisis
gripping cities along the west coast.
Oct. 26 , 2017
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Christine Wade’s ex-husband’s drug addiction got them booted
from apartments and then a shelter. After they divorced, he let
Wade care for his two daughters, whom she had raised for
eight years. She moved the six children to a residential hotel,
where she paid $1,200 a month for a kitchenette with two
queen beds.
But Wade, who is in poor health, often called in sick. She lost
her job cleaning hospital rooms.
A month later, she discovered she was pregnant, despite birth
control. A doctor talked to her about abortion. “I didn’t have
the heart to do that,” she said.
Without her income, she lost the kitchenette last spring.
“There’s so little help for a big family,” Wade said.

In this Oct. 18, 2017, photo, Christine Wade, left, sorts clothing as Roland, 4, cries and sisters Shawnni, 12, right, and Shaccoya, 14,
draw in the family's tent provided by the city in a sanctioned encampment in San Diego. The Wade family is among several hundred
people living in the city's first campground open for the homeless, set up to curb the worst Hepatitis A outbreak in the United States
in decades. The new camp, in a parking lot on the edge of sprawling Balboa Park, reflects the severity of the homeless crisis gripping
cities along the west coast. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Oct. 18 , 2017
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She could find space only in a rat-infested shelter, where the
family lived before landing in the Balboa Park campground. As
the sun set on their second night there, Shawnni — oblivious to
nearby freeway traffic — looked to the sky and said she liked
camping. Wade smiled.
Then, a few weeks ago, Wade fell ill again and was hospitalized.
She could not return to the campground in her condition, so
the family moved into yet another shelter.
A caseworker is now helping her find a home. She hopes to
have one before next month, when she expects to give birth to
a son.

In this Sept. 19, 2017 photo, trash from homeless
encampments lines a street in San Diego. In a place
that bills itself as “America’s Finest City,” renowned
for its sunny weather, surfing and fish tacos, spiraling
real estate values have contributed to spiraling
homelessness in San Diego. Most alarmingly, the
explosive growth in the number of people living
outdoors has contributed to a hepatitis A epidemic.
TEXT FROM THE AP NEWS STORY, SAN
DIEGO’S SUNNY IDENTITY THREATENED
BY HOMELESS CRISIS, BY JULIE WATSON.
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PHOTOS BY GREGORY BULL
Sept. 19, 2017
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December 8, 2017

A structure burns at the so-called
Lilac Fire in the early morning hours
of Dec. 8, 2017 near Bonsall,
California.
Authorities issued mandatory
evacuation orders for nearly 20,000
county residents as wildfire chewed
up more than 4,000 acres on its way
west toward Camp Pendleton and
the city of Oceanside. At least 1,000
homes and other structures were in
imminent danger, the California
Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection said.
David McNew / Getty Images
WILDFIRE TEARS THROUGH SAN DIEGO
COUNTY
by NBC NEWS
A new, out-of-control wildfire roared into life near San Diego, fueled by the hot,
dry Santa Ana winds.
Dec.8 , 2017

Firefighters walk to the fire line on Dec. 7.
Sandy Huffaker / AFP - Getty ImagesDec.7 , 2017

A firefighter sprays water on a burning
structure on Dec. 7.
Mike Blake / Reuters
Dec.7 , 2017

Demonstrators burn an effigy depicting U.S.
President Donald Trump during a protest against the
U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of
Israel, in Srinagar. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
Dec.8 , 2017

U.S. flags wave as snow falls, blanketing
vehicles in a car sales lot, Friday, Dec. 8,
2017, in Jackson, Miss. (AP
Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Dec.8 , 2017

A man reads a newspaper on an intercity train in New Delhi, India.
REUTERS/Saumya Khandelwal
Dec.8 , 2017

A huge cloud forms as a storm moves
through Dalby, Queensland, Australia.
Instagram/modernwifelife31/via
REUTERS
Dec.8 , 2017

People scuffle with police
during a protest outside the
Parliament building in Warsaw,
Poland. Agencja Gazeta/Adam
Stepien via REUTERS
Dec.8 , 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump passes his adviser and
son-in-law Jared Kushner during a Hanukkah
Reception at the White House. REUTERS/Kevin
Lamarque
Dec.8 , 2017

Former Argentine President and Senator Cristina Fernandez de
Kirchner gestures during a news conference at the Congress in
Buenos Aires, Argentina. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci
Dec.8 , 2017

A member of a security
looks on as FBI Director
Christopher Wray
testifies before a House
Judiciary Committee
hearing on Capitol Hill in
Washington.
REUTERS/Aaron P.
Bernstein
Dec.8 , 2017

A photo taken from the International Space Station and moved on social media
by astronaut Randy Bresnik shows smoke rising from wildfire burning in
Southern California. Courtesy @AstroKomrade/NASA/via REUTERSDec.8 , 2017

People walk down a street in the town of Nueva
Fuerabamba in Apurimac, Peru. REUTERS/Mariana
Bazo
Dec.8 , 2017

French man named Alexis, an exotic animal
enthusiast, plays with his corn snakes
(pantherophis guttatus) at his home in
Bordeaux, France. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
Dec.8 , 2017

Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma
Omeoga, members of the Nigerian Women's
Bobsled Team, pose during an event in the
Manhattan borough of New York City.
REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Dec.8 , 2017

Actor Jack Black poses for photographers
as he arrives for the UK premiere of
'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle', at the
Vue West End, Leicester Square, central
London. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
Dec.8 , 2017

The driver of a Maerlitram (fairy tram),
dressed as a Santa Claus, walks past a car
which crashed into the tram in Zurich,
Switzerland. REUTERS/Angelika Gruber
Dec.8 , 2017

Ayat Ullah, a 7-month-old Rohingya
refugee suffering from severe
malnutrition, is examined at the
Action Against Hunger centre at
Kutupalong camp, near Cox's Bazar,
Bangladesh. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
Dec.8 , 2017

Judy Scott looks over a photo of
her son Walter Scott during a
news conference after former
police officer Michael Slager
was sentenced to 20 years in
prison, in Charleston, South
Carolina. REUTERS/Randall Hill
Dec.8 , 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump meets
with Congressional leaders in the
Oval Office of the White House.
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Dec.8 , 2017

Migrants, part of a group intercepted
aboard a dinghy off the coast in the
Mediterranean Sea, rest after arriving on a
rescue boat at the Port of Malaga, Spain.
REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Dec.8 , 2017

Homes can be seen near a river and
bordering bushland in south-western
Sydney, Australia. REUTERS/David Gray
Dec.8 , 2017

DAY OF RAGE
Thousands of Palestinians protest in a "day of rage" in the occupied West Bank,
Gaza and in East Jerusalem against President Donald Trump's recognition of the
ancient city as Israel's capital.
Reuters / Friday, December 08, 2017
A Palestinian protester uses a sling to
hurl stones towards Israeli troops
during clashes as Palestinians call for a
"day of rage" in response to President
Donald Trump's recognition of
Jerusalem as Israel's capital, near the
Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the
West Bank city of Ramallah.
REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
Dec.8 , 2017

A Palestinian protester uses a sling to hurl stones towards
Israeli troops during clashes as Palestinians call for a "day of
rage" in response to President Donald Trump's recognition
of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, near the Jewish settlement
of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah.
Dec.8 , 2017

An Israeli policeman aims his weapon as his comrades detain
a Palestinian during scuffles at Damascus Gate after Friday
prayers in Jerusalem's Old City, as Palestinians call for a "day
of rage" in response to President Donald Trump's recognition
of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Dec.8 , 2017

A Palestinian protester reacts during clashes with Israeli troops as Palestinians
call for a "day of rage" in response to President Donald Trump's recognition of
Jerusalem as Israel's capital, near the border with Israel in the east of Gaza City.
REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Dec.8 , 2017

Reuters / Friday, December 08,
2017
A Palestinian protester is seen as
smoke rises from burning tires
during clashes with Israeli troops as
Palestinians call for a "day of rage"
in response to President Donald
Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as
Israel's capital, near the Jewish
settlement of Beit El, near the West
Bank city of Ramallah.
Dec.8 , 2017

2017
An Israeli border policeman
reacts as he fires towards
Palestinian protesters during
clashes as Palestinians call for a
"day of rage" in response to
President Donald Trump's
recognition of Jerusalem as
Israel's capital, near the Jewish
settlement of Beit El, near the
Dec.8 , 2017

2017
A Palestinian protester hurls
stones towards Israeli troops
during clashes as Palestinians
call for a "day of rage" in
response to President Donald
Trump's recognition of
Jerusalem as Israel's capital,
near the Jewish settlement of
Beit El, near the West Bank city
of Ramallah.
Dec.8 , 2017

Israeli border policemen detain a Palestinian
man during scuffles at Damascus Gate after
Friday prayers in Jerusalem's Old City, as
Palestinians call for a "day of rage" in
response to President Donald Trump's
recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Dec.8 , 2017

Worshippers chant as they hold Palestinian
flags after Friday prayers on the compound
known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and
to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old
City, as Palestinians call for a "day of rage" in
recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Dec.8 , 2017

2017
Israeli border policemen
detain a Palestinian man at
Damascus Gate after Friday
prayers in Jerusalem's Old
City, as Palestinians call for a
"day of rage" in response to
recognition of Jerusalem as
Israel's capital. REUTERS/Baz
Ratner
Dec.8 , 2017

Palestinian protesters react to tear gas fired
by Israeli troops during clashes as
Palestinians call for a "day of rage" in
recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital,
near the border with Israel in the east of Gaza
City. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Dec.8 , 2017

Worshippers pray during Friday prayers on
the compound known to Muslims as Noble
Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in
Jerusalem's Old City, as Palestinians call
for a "day of rage" in response to President
Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem
as Israel's capital. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Dec.8 , 2017

A Palestinian protester moves a burning tire
during clashes with Israeli troops as
Palestinians call for a "day of rage" in response
to President Donald Trump's recognition of
Jerusalem as Israel's capital, near the Jewish
settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city
of Ramallah. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
Dec.8 , 2017

A Palestinian protester hurls stones as tear gas is fired by Israeli troops during
clashes as Palestinians call for a "day of rage" in response to U.S. President
Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in the West Bank
city of Bethlehem. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma
Dec.8 , 2017

A Palestinian man lays on the ground
beneath police horses as he is detained by
Israeli police during scuffles at Damascus
Gate after Friday prayers in Jerusalem's
Old City, as Palestinians call for a "day of
rage" in response to U.S. President Donald
Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as
Israel's capital. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Dec.8 , 2017

December 9, 2017

Reuters / Saturday, December 09, 2017
Animal rights activists from Igualdad Animal (Animal Equality) hold up pictures
of animals they say are mistreated, during a demonstration to protest treatment
of animals and draw attention to International Animal Rights Day, which
organisers say is celebrated alongside International Human Rights Day, in
Madrid, Spain. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho
Dec.9 , 2017

Reuters / Saturday, December
09, 2017
Palestinian moves a tire during
clashes with Israeli troops at a
protest against U.S. President
Donald Trump's decision to
recognize Jerusalem as Israel's
capital, near the Jewish
Dec.9, 2017

December 10, 2017

CALIFORNIA COAST BATTLES
MASSIVE WILDFIRE
by NBC NEWS
Southern California entered a second week engulfed in
flames. The Thomas Fire has destroyed nearly 800
buildings, sending thousands fleeing.
Firefighters knock down flames as they
advance on homes atop Shepherd Mesa
Road in Carpinteria, Calif. on Dec. 10, 2017.
A flare-up on the western edge of
Southern California's largest and most
destructive wildfire sent residents fleeing
Sunday, as wind-fanned flames churned
through canyons and down hillsides
toward coastal towns.
READ: New evacuations ordered as
California wildfires whip across region
Mike Eliason / Santa Barbara County Fire
Department via AP
Dec.10 , 2017

.
A tree burns as the Thomas Fire approaches
Lake Casitas near Ojai, California.
Dec.10 , 2017

A firefighter is working on extinguishing the Lilac Fire, a fast moving wildfire, in
Bonsall, California. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Dec.10 , 2017

Christmas decorations illuminate a house in Carpinteria.
Dec.10 , 2017

Flames come close to a house as the
wildfire advances toward Santa Barbara
County seaside communities.
As of late Sunday, the Thomas Fire had
destroyed 790 structures and damaged
191.
Dec.10 , 2017

A house burns near Casitas Pass Road.
Dec.10 , 2017

US forest fire crews fight fire with fire as
they set off huge backfires to cut off the
northern flank of the Thomas fire near Rose
Valley recreation area.
Gene Blevins / Zuma Press
Dec.10 , 2017

Fire fighters attack the Thomas Fire�s
north flank with backfires as they
continue to fight a massive wildfire
north of Los Angeles, near Ojai,
California. REUTERS/Gene Blevins
Dec.10 , 2017

Christmas decorations illuminate a house
as the growing Thomas Fire advances
toward Santa Barbara County seaside
communities.
Dec.10 , 2017

Burned mobile homes are seen at the Monserate Country Club after the Lilac
Fire, a fast moving wildfire, swept through their community in Bonsall,
California. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Dec.10 , 2017

DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST
TRUMP’S CONTROVERSIAL
JERUSALEM ANNOUNCEMENT
by REUTERS
As protests in the Palestinian territories largely died down, neighboring
countries held rallies and an Israeli security guard was stabbed.
In the Moroccan capital, Rabat, tens of
thousands of protesters marched down
the city's main thoroughfare on Sunday
chanting slogans, including, "The people
want to liberate Palestine" and "Death to
Israel, enemy of the people and provoker
of wars."
Mosa'ab Elshamy / AP
Dec.10 , 2017

Lebanese soldiers clash with protesters in
Awkar, near Beirut, Lebanon.
Wael Hamzeh / EPA
Dec.10 , 2017

Security forces fired tear gas and
water cannons at protesters, some
of them waving Palestinian flags,
near the U.S. Embassy in Beirut,
Lebanon. Demonstrators set fires in
the street, torched U.S. and Israeli
flags and threw projectiles toward
security forces who had barricaded
the main road to the complex.
Wael Hamzeh / EPA
Dec.10 , 2017

.
Protesters shout slogans against U.S. President
Donald Trump as they hold Turkish and
Palestinian flags during a rally against Israel in
Istanbul, Turkey.
Sedat Suna / EPA
Dec.10 , 2017

A protester carries a sign in Beirut,
Lebanon.
Wael Hamzeh / EPADec.10 , 2017

Protesters clash with Israeli forces near
the Israel-Gaza border east of the
southern Gaza strip city of Khan Yunis,
with Israeli heavy machinery seen on the
other side of the border after a tunnel
was discovered in the area.
Mahmud Hams / AFP - Getty Images
Dec.10 , 2017

An Israeli border policeman walks
through tear gas fumes during clashes
with protesters near an Israeli
checkpoint in the West Bank city of
Ramallah on Sunday.
Abbas Momani / AFP - Getty Images
Dec.10 , 2017

A protester holds a burning tire
during clashes with Israeli
troops at a demonstration near
the Jewish settlement of Beit El,
near the West Bank city of
Ramallah.
Mohamad Torokman / Reuters
Dec.10 , 2017

Protesters run from falling tear gas
canisters fired by Israeli forces during
clashes near an Israeli checkpoint in
the West Bank city of Ramallah.
Abbas Momani / AFP - Getty Images
Dec.10 , 2017

Palestinian demonstrators react to tear gas fired
by Israeli troops during clashes at a protest
against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to
recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in the
West Bank city of Bethlehem. REUTERS/Mussa
Qawasma
Dec.10 , 2017

Israeli soldiers detain a man during
clashes at a protest in the West Bank
city of Hebron.
Mussa Issa Qawasma / Reuters
Dec.10 , 2017

Reuters / Sunday, December 10,
2017
A Palestinian kicks a burning tire
during clashes with Israeli troops
at a protest against U.S. President
Donald Trump's decision to
recognize Jerusalem as Israel's
capital, near the Jewish
West Bank city of Ramallah
December 10, 2017.
Dec.10 , 2017

Protesters shout slogans in
Istanbul, Turkey.
Sedat Suna / EPADec.10 , 2017

Edelia Carthan stands in silent protest
with a confederate flag sticker
covering her mouth during the official
opening ceremony for the Mississippi
Civil Rights Museum in Jackson,
Mississippi. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Dec.10 , 2017

A Bangladeshi girl carries her
older sister's golden shoes as
their family visits Rohingya
refugee camp Balukhali near
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
Dec.10 , 2017

A swimmer dresses after emerging from an open-air swim in near freezing
temperatures in the Serpentine lake in Hyde Park, London. REUTERS/Peter
Nicholls
Dec.10 , 2017

People watch as Mount Agung spews ash and smoke during an
eruption from an obeservation post in Rendang, Karangasem, Bali,
Indonesia. Antara Foto/ Nyoman Budhiana/ via REUTERS
Dec.10 , 2017

Pelusa (L) and Huellas, paraplegic
dogs in wheelchairs from Milagros
Perrunos dog shelter play at
Pescadores beach in Chorrillos,
Lima. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo
Dec.10 , 2017

Passengers aboard the P&O
ferry Pride of Kent watch
rescue operations after the
vessel ran aground during
bad weather in the port of
Calais in northern France.
REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Dec.10 , 2017

A man dressed as a Santa Clause rings bells as he drives a Fiat 500 in downtown
Rome, Italy. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
Dec.10 , 2017

A girl leans on a wall as Rohingya
refugees wait for blankets to be
distributed at the Kutupalong camp near
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. REUTERS/Alkis
Konstantinidis
Dec.10 , 2017

Horses are seen in the snow in Kaufbeuren, Germany. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
Dec.10 , 2017

A diver dressed in a Santa
Claus costume swims with
sardines during a
promotional event for
Christmas "Sardines
Feeding Show with Santa
Claus" at the Coex
Aquarium in Seoul, South
Korea. REUTERS/Kim
Hong-Ji
Dec.10 , 2017

A man stands with a one-year-old pet
crocodile on a leash during a gathering
of a reptile lovers club during car-free
day in central Jakarta, Indonesia.
REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
Dec.10 , 2017

A couple walks in a park on a
foggy winter day in central
Kiev, Ukraine.
REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Dec.10 , 2017

A Russian Marine Corps sergeant adjusts
the hat of a conscript during an oath-
taking ceremony in the Black Sea port of
Sevastopol, Crimea. REUTERS/Pavel
Rebrov
Dec.10 , 2017

Members of the media gather
near "BB8" on the red carpet at
the premiere of "Star Wars: The
Last Jedi". REUTERS/Mario
Anzuoni
Dec.10 , 2017

Rika Kihira of Japan
performs at the ISU Grand
Prix of Figure Skating
Final in Nagoya, Japan.
REUTERS/Issei Kato
Dec.10 , 2017

A Palestinian man looks out of his
apartment that was damaged in an
Israeli airstrike on a nearby militant
target in the northern Gaza Strip.
REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Dec.10 , 2017

TRUMP'S WEEKEND IN THE SOUTH
President Donald Trump holds a campaign
rally in Pensacola, Florida, near the Alabama
state line, December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin
Lamarque
Dec.8 , 2017

President Donald Trump arrives
for a rally in Pensacola, Florida,
December 8, 2017.
REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Dec.8 , 2017

President Donald Trump greets Charles Evers,
brother of slain civil rights leader Medgar
Evers, as he steps from Air Force One for a
visit to the Civil Rights Museum in Jackson,
Mississippi, December 9, 2017.
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Dec.9 , 2017

A supporter stands by paintings of President Donald
Trump and first lady Melania Trump as Trump's
motorcade passes in West Palm Beach, Florida,
December 10, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Dec.10 , 2017

December 11, 2017

EXPLOSION ROCKS NEW YORK'S PORT AUTHORITY
Police officers stand guard
outside the New York Port
Authority Bus Terminal.
REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Dec.11 , 2017

Police officers stand outside the New York
Port Authority Bus Terminal.
REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Dec.11 , 2017

NYPD Crime Scene Investigation team are seen outside the New York Port
Authority Bus Terminal. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Dec.11 , 2017

Commuters exit the New York Port Authority. REUTERS/Edward Tobin
Dec.11 , 2017

Police gather outside a house in the Brooklyn borough, while they investigate an
earlier incident of the reported explosion at the New York Port Authority Bus
Terminal. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Dec.11 , 2017

Israeli forces run towards Palestinian protesters
during a protest near the Jewish settlement of
Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah
December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
Dec.11 , 2017
PROTESTS OVER TRUMP'S JERUSALEM MOVE

A Palestinian demonstrator hurls stones at Israeli
troops during clashes at a protest near the Jewish
settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of
Ramallah December 11, 2017.
Dec.11 , 2017

An Israeli border police officer runs
towards Palestinian protesters during
a protest near the Jewish settlement
of Beit El, near the West Bank city of
REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
Dec.11 , 2017

Palestinian demonstrators push a garbage
container during clashes with Israeli troops at a
protest near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near
the West Bank city of Ramallah December 11, 2017.
Dec.11 , 2017

A Palestinian girl is seen during clashes with
Israeli troops at a protest near the Jewish
settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city
of Ramallah December 11, 2017.
Dec.11 , 2017

A wounded Palestinian girl is
evacuated during clashes with
Israeli troops at a protest near
the Jewish settlement of Beit El,
Dec.11, 2017

A Palestinian man argues with an Israeli policeman during a protest near
Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar
Awad
Dec.11, 2017

Israeli border police officers walk in front of
a burned barricade during a protest near the
Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West
Bank city of Ramallah December 11, 2017.
Dec.11, 2017

Palestinian protesters throw at Israeli forces during a protest near the Jewish
settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah December 11, 2017.
Dec.11, 2017

In this Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, photo,
Rohingya children stand in the shade
of a tent in Kutupalong refugee camp
in Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Wong
Maye-E)
AP INVESTIGATION: RAPE OF
ROHINGYA SWEEPING, METHODICAL
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Monday, Nov. 20, 2017,
photo, K, 30, is photographed
carrying her baby, born two
months premature, and her son
beside her as she points to
pictures of symbols that
designate various units of
Myanmar’s armed forces in her
tent in Kutupalong refugee
camp in Bangladesh. (AP
Photo/Wong Maye-E)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, photo, F, 22, who says she was raped by
members of Myanmar's armed forces in June and again in September, is
photographed in her tent in Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh. (AP
Photo/Wong Maye-E)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, photo, K, 25, right,
cries as she recounts being gang raped by members of
Myanmar's armed forces during an interview with
The Associated Press in her tent in Kutupalong
refugee camp in Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-
E)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, photo, K, 25,
right, prepares lunch while her children wait
beside her in their tent in Kutupalong refugee
camp in Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-
E)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, photo, R, 13,
shows off the scars on her knees and right shin
from injuries obtained when members of
Myanmar's armed forces dragged her out of her
house before gang raping her, during an
interview with The Associated Press in
Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh. (AP
Photo/Wong Maye-E)
GALLERY PHOTOS

covers her face with her headscarf while
being photographed in her tent in
Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh.
(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
GALLERY PHOTOS

is seen in silhouette as she speaks to The
Associated Press in her tent in Kutupalong
refugee camp in Bangladesh. (AP
Photo/Wong Maye-E)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Monday, Nov. 20, 2017,
photo, F, 22, who says she was
raped by members of Myanmar's
armed forces in June and again in
September, clutches her hands
around her pregnant belly as she
is photographed in her tent in
Kutupalong refugee camp in
Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Wong
Maye-E)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017,
photo, K, 25, swings her two month
old baby in her tent in Kutupalong
refugee camp in Bangladesh. (AP
Photo/Wong Maye-E)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Wednesday, Nov. 22,
2017, photo, F, 22, pregnant,
prays in her tent in Kutupalong
refugee camp in Bangladesh.
(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
GALLERY PHOTOS

photo, K, 25, right, speaks to
The Associated Press while her
children watch cautiously
beside her in their tent in
Maye-E)
GALLERY PHOTOS

Reuters / Monday, December 11,
2017
A masked Palestinian gestures in
front of a burned barricade
during a protest against U.S.
decision to recognize Jerusalem
as the capital of Israel, near the
Jewish settlement of Beit El, near
Dec.11 , 2017

Cardiff City's Souleymane Bamba has a
shot at goal against Reading. Action
Images/Paul ChildsDec.11 , 2017

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate
Judge Roy Moore speaks during a
campaign rally in Midland City,
Alabama. REUTERS/Jonathan
Bachman
Dec.11 , 2017

Members of Special Weapon
and Tactics (SWAT) take part in
a security drill ahead of the
2018 Pyeongchang Winter
Olympic Games at the Olympic
Stadium, the venue for the
opening and closing ceremony
in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Dec.11 , 2017

Reuters / Monday, December 11, 2017
(L-R) Rachel Crooks, a former receptionist in Trump
Tower in 2005, Jessica Leeds and Samantha Holvey, a
former Miss North Carolina, exit a news conference for
the film "16 Women and Donald Trump" which focuses
on women who have publicly accused President Trump
of sexual misconduct, in Manhattan. REUTERS/Andrew
Kelly
Dec.11 , 2017

A diver dressed as Santa
Claus feeds fish inside a fish
tank at the Malta National
Aquarium in Qawra, Malta.
REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
Dec.11 , 2017

People take pictures as huge waves
crash on the Viavelez seafront in the
northern Spanish region of Asturias,
Spain. REUTERS/Eloy Alonso
Dec.11 , 2017

Rohingya refugees jostle as they line up for a blanket distribution
under heavy rainfall at the Balukhali camp near Cox's Bazar,
Bangladesh. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Dec.11 , 2017

A cormorant takes flight from
a tree during a foggy winter
morning at Taudaha wetlands
in Kathmandu, Nepal.
REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Dec.11 , 2017

A Venezuelan woman stands in a kitchen of
a gym which has turned into a shelter for
Venezuelans and is run by Civil Defense with
meals provided by Evangelical churches in
Caimbe neighborhood in Boa Vista, Roraima
state, Brazil. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Dec.11 , 2017

Two young women carry a model
reindeer past 10 Downing Street in
London. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Dec.11 , 2017

The sun sets behind the Fairmont
Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
REUTERS/Matthew Childs
Dec.11 , 2017

Reuters / Monday, December 11, 2017
R20 founder and former California state
governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rides the
new Velib' Metropole self-service public
bicycle by the Smovengo consortium as he
arrives at a news conference ahead of the
One Planet Summit in Paris, France.
REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Dec.11 , 2017

People prepare a snow sculpture for the
Harbin Sun Island International Snow
Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, Heilongjiang
province, China. REUTERS/Stringer
Dec.11 , 2017

A temple under construction is
seen engulfed in fire in Mianzhu,
Sichuan province, China.
REUTERS/Stringer
Dec.11 , 2017

A painting by Australian born artist Ralph Heimans of Britain's Duke of
Edinburgh, London. Ralph Heimans/Buckingham Palace via REUTERS
Dec.11 , 2017

A vehicle damaged by shrapnel and an explosive wave, sits abandoned in the
Oktyabrsky district in Donetsk, Ukraine. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Dec.11 , 2017

Ukrainian opposition figure and Georgian former President Mikheil
Saakashvili gestures inside a defendants' cage as he attends a court
hearing in Kiev, Ukraine. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Dec.11 , 2017

Children play in the snow in
Stoke-on-Trent, Britain.
REUTERS/Carl Recine
Dec.11 , 2017

Workers set up an artificial "swamp"
outside a venue where Republican
Senate candidate Roy Moore will
hold a rally in Midland City,
Alabama. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Dec.11 , 2017

A Palestinian man inspects a
militant target that was hit in an
Israeli airstrike in the southern
Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Ibraheem
Abu Mustafa
Dec.11 , 2017

ALABAMA DECIDES
Republican candidate Roy Moore rides his horse after voting in Gallant.
REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman
Dec.11 , 2017

Roy Moore returns a hat to his wife, Kayla,
as they ride their horses to a polling station
in Gallant. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman
Dec.11 , 2017

Democratic candidate Doug Jones speaks with the media after casting his vote
at Brookwood Baptist Church in Mountain Brook. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry
Dec.11 , 2017

Protesters gather before a campaign rally for Roy
Moore in Midland City. REUTERS/Jonathan
BachmanDec.11 , 2017

People stand on a roof of a home illuminated
with Christmas lights to watch wildfire on a
hillside burn during the Thomas Fire in Santa
Barbara county near Carpinteria.
REUTERS/Patrick T Fallon
Dec.11 , 2017

December 12, 2017

Ancient wrestling offers a future for
some in modern India
Wearing nothing but loincloths, a group
of boys warm up by climbing sturdy
ropes that take them high into the trees.
One teenager walks around the wrestling
pit swirling incense, blessing the arena
and preparing it for battle.
Dec.12 , 2017

In this Nov. 20, 2017 photo, langots or traditional undergarments worn by Indian kushti wrestlers are seen
hanging on a rope at an akhada, a kind of wrestling hostel at Sabzi Mandi, in New Delhi, India. (AP
Photo/Dar Yasin)
On this November evening, as the
dusk thickens and the bugs venture
out, a couple of dozen young
devotees of kushti, the ancient
Indian style of wrestling, have
gathered to face off. They range in
age from 10 to 16. The earth in the
pit has been prepared as it has been
for centuries, turned over and mixed
with sawdust, turmeric and ghee, or
clarified butter. It’s mildly fragrant
and soft to the touch, making it
easier on the wrestlers’ skin.
These devotees, or pehelwans, have
made a commitment that extends
beyond the hours they spend
practicing each morning and evening.
They live an ascetic lifestyle, eating
specific foods like almond milkshakes
and chapattis slathered with ghee.
They don’t eat meat and refrain from
smoking, drinking and dating.
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Nov. 20, 2017 photo, Indian Kushti wrestlers practice rope climbing, during their daily training at an
akhada, a kind of wrestling hostel at Sabzi Mandi, in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Fifteen-year-old Ankur Bharadwaj says it’s his dream to win an Olympic
medal, like his idol Sushil Kumar, who has won two Olympic medals for India
in freestyle wrestling. Bharadwag says he gets up at 4 a.m. and jogs to the
wrestling pit before going to school.
“Hard work makes a man perfect,” he says. “That’s why we are practicing so
regularly. There are no breaks if you want to be a wrestler.”
Inside the pit, Bharadwaj and the other wrestlers rub their hands with the
earth and toss it over their bodies. Under the watchful eye of their coach, they
lock arms with their opponents, lunging for their legs as they try to flip them
onto their backs and into submission.
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Nov. 22, 2017 photo, Indian Kushti wrestlers wait for their turn to practice rope climbing, during their daily
training, at an akhada, a kind of wrestling hostel at Bahadurgarh, in Haryana, India. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
The sport, thought to be 2,000 years old, is mentioned in ancient Hindu
texts and depicted in temple carvings. Although women wrestlers have
made strides recently in India, the vast majority of participants are men.
But like many traditions in a country that’s rapidly modernizing, kushti
wrestling faces the threat of being left behind. It remains popular in states
like Haryana, where these pehelwans are training. For many poor families,
wrestling provides a glimmer of hope. Those who succeed can earn money,
respect in their communities and even particular jobs. They’re often
employed by the police force or India’s railways.
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Nov. 27, 2017 photo, Indian kushti wrestler, Uday Shiv, poses for photographs inside the ring, during his
daily training at an akhada, a kind of wrestling hostel at Sabzi Mandi, in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
The boys aspire to be accepted into an
akhada, a kind of wrestling hostel where
they’re given a bed and can devote
themselves to the sport fulltime if they
choose. Akhadas come with shrines to the
Hindu god Hanuman, who is seen as a
kind of patron saint to the sport.
At dawn at a small akhada in the suburbs
of Delhi, a man circles the arena dragging
a thick piece of wood to smooth the
earth. Another crushes almonds with a
large mortar and pestle. A poster on the
gate advertises a local wrestling bout with
a first-place prize of about $3,000. The
gate swings open and a cow noses its way
inside, breaking into a trot when the
wrestlers try to shoo it away.
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Nov. 20, 2017 photo, Indian Kushti wrestlers apply oil as they give a massage to a fellow wrestler, during their
daily training at an akhada, a kind of wrestling hostel at Sabzi Mandi, in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Coach Hemand Kumar, 35, says
wrestling has always been his passion.
Even before he started at age 10, he
would get up before dawn and watch
his father wrestle. The boys who take
it up are saved from “the nonsense” of
the streets, he says. But he worries
about the sport’s future in a country
with a rapidly rising middle class.
“The rich kids, they don’t want to do
it,” he says. “Those people who don’t
have the money, they’re interested.
But they don’t have the resources.”
Jai Prakash, a former Olympic wrestler
who is president of the Delhi Amateur
Wrestling Association, says it’s getting
more difficult to find the land needed
to set up new akhadas. And unlike the
nation’s most popular sport of cricket,
he says, it’s tough to find sponsors for
kushti.
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Nov. 27, 2017 photo, Indian Kushti wrestlers pray near a temple of Hindu god Hanuman, inside the ring, before
starting their daily training at an akhada, a kind of wrestling hostel at Sabzi Mandi, in New Delhi, India. Akhadas
come with shrines to the Hindu god Hanuman, who is seen as a kind of patron saint to the sport. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
“Wrestling bouts in villages used to
be like the festival season, with a
joyous mood and crowds
celebrating victories of their favorite
wrestlers,” he says.
Still, he’s upbeat about the future of
the sport, which is also known as
pehlwani. He says wrestling
authorities want to make kushti a
part of some international wrestling
competitions, something he hopes
might begin next year.
At the renowned Guru Hanuman
Akhara in Delhi there are about 25
resident pehelwans, most of them
hulking men in their 20s and early
30s. Some train with giant clubs that
they swing behind their backs.
Others grab a rope that’s threaded
through a pulley and haul into the
air a bucket that’s filled with
concrete.
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Nov. 20, 2017 photo, photographs and certificates belonging to Indian Kushti wrestlers are displayed on the wall
of Guru Hunuman Akhada, one of India's oldest akhada at Sabzi Mandi, in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Sitting in a chair watching the men
practice is Naveen Mor, who has won
a number of international wrestling
fixtures, including a gold medal at
the 2011 World Police and Fire
Games in New York. He says his
wrestling prowess helped him land a
job with the Haryana state police,
where he works as an inspector.
Like many Indian wrestlers, Mor
started in the pit and later became
proficient wrestling on a mat, which
provides the standard arena for most
international bouts.
He says his first love remains the pit,
where bouts can sometimes last an
hour until somebody finally gives up.
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Nov. 20, 2017 photo, photographs and trophies belonging to Indian Kushti wrestlers are seen inside the office
of Guru Hunuman Akhada, one of India's oldest akhadas at Sabzi Mandi, in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
As he cuts back on competitions
and does more coaching, Mor
says he still follows the strict
dietary rules of kushti, although
he is more relaxed about other
rules and has recently gotten
married.
He says he doesn’t regret
dedicating his youth to the sport.
“No working. No shopping,” he
says with a grin. “Only wrestling,
wrestling, wrestling. My life is
wrestling. I love wrestling.”
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Nov. 22, 2017 photo, Indian Kushti wrestlers practice during a training session, at an akhada, a
kind of wrestling hostel at Bahadurgarh, in Haryana, India. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Nov. 22, 2017 photo, Indian Kushti wrestlers warm up during their daily training, at an
akhada, a kind of wrestling hostel at Bahadurgarh, in Haryana, India. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Nov. 22, 2017 photo, Indian Kushti wrestlers wait for their turn to practice push ups, during their daily
training, at an akhada, a kind of wrestling hostel at Bahadurgarh, in Haryana, India. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Nov. 20, 2017 photo, Indian kushti wrestlers fight in the ring, during their daily training at an akhada, a
kind of wrestling hostel at Sabzi Mandi, in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Nov. 22, 2017 photo,
an Indian Kushti wrestler
bathes near a well as others
wait their turn after their
daily training at an akhada,
a kind of wrestling hostel at
Bahadurgarh, in Haryana,
India. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Nov. 20, 2017 photo, an Indian Kushti wrestler warms up by pulling a
rope that’s threaded through a pulley and hauls into the air a bucket filled with
concrete during his daily training at an akhada, a kind of wrestling hostel at
Sabzi Mandi, in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Nov. 20, 2017 photo, Indian kushti wrestlers prepare the ground in the ring for a training session, at
Hanuman Akhada, one of India's oldest akhada at Sabzi Mandi, in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
GALLERY PHOTOS

In this Nov. 20, 2017 photo, a spade and flowers from the weekly prayers are seen inside the ring at
an akhada, a kind of wrestling hostel at Sabzi Mandi, in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
TEXT FROM THE AP NEWS STORY, ANCIENT
WRESTLING OFFERS A FUTURE FOR SOME IN
MODERN INDIA, BY NICK PERRY.
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ASHOK SHARMA IN
NEW DELHI CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT.
PHOTOS BY DAR YASIN
GALLERY PHOTOS

PROTESTS OVER TRUMP'S JERUSALEM MOVEDec.12 , 2017
A Palestinian protester
slings a rock at Israeli forces
during a protest against
decision to recognize
Jerusalem as the capital of
Israel, near the Jewish
settlement of Beit El, near
the West Bank city of
Ramallah December 12,
2017. REUTERS/Goran
Tomasevic

A Palestinian demonstrator looks
on during clashes with Israeli
troops near the Jewish settlement
of Beit El, near the West Bank city
of Ramallah December 12, 2017.
Dec.12 , 2017

Students leave school as part of a
general strike to protest Trump's
decision, in Al-Baqaa Palestinian
refugee camp, near Amman, Jordan
December 12, 2017.
REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
Dec.12 , 2017

A demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag
during clashes with Israeli troops near the
border with Israel in the southern Gaza
Strip December 12, 2017.
REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Dec.12 , 2017

Shop owners sit in front of their closed shops during
a general strike to protest at Al-Baqaa Palestinian
refugee camp, near Amman, Jordan December 12,
2017. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
Dec.12 , 2017

Palestinians hang an effigy bearing a poster of
President Donald Trump and a representation
of a U.S. flag during a protest in the southern
Gaza Strip December 11, 2017.
REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Dec.12 , 2017

Demonstrators shout slogans during a
protest in Peshawar, Pakistan December
12, 2017. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
Dec.12 , 2017

President Trump holds a space astronaut toy
as he participates in a signing ceremony for
Space Policy Directive at the White House.
REUTERS/Carlos BarriaDec.12 , 2017

A camel is seen as he is being brought for
the foot surgery at the Dubai Camel
Hospital in Dubai, UAE. REUTERS/Satish
Kumar
Dec.12 , 2017

Reuters / Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Flowers are seen placed by people on a
carcass of an elephant, who according to
forest officials was electrocuted early
morning in a paddy field at Kuruabahi
village, in Nagaon district in the
northeastern state of Assam, India.
REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika
Dec.12 , 2017

MOSCOW’S CADET BALL MIXES POMP, DISCIPLINE AND INCLUSIVITY
Moscow’s International Kremlin
Cadet Ball is a picture of discipline,
pomp and splendor. Girls in billowing
dresses twirl across the dance floor,
immaculately dressed young men line
the hall in orderly rows, and teachers
bark out orders, trying to get their
students to keep time.
Backstage, however, chaos reigns. As
lipstick is applied and hair frantically
braided, girls jostle for position in
front of floor-length mirrors, trying to
capture the perfect selfie.
“Red lipstick is absolutely forbidden!”
shouts a teacher, causing the room to
go silent. “Cadet girls should be girly,
not womanly!”
For many at Tuesday’s ball, it’s a
fairytale chance to experience the
grandeur of Russia’s czarist traditions.
With its string quartets, traditional
dance routines and patriotic
speeches, the event harks back to a
bygone era.
Dec.12 , 2017

Military school students dance during their annual ball in Moscow, Russia,
Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Dec.12 , 2017

Military school students dance during
their annual ball in Moscow, Russia,
Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. AP
Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)Dec.12 , 2017

Military school students walk out during
their annual ball in Moscow, Russia,
Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. (AP
Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Dec.12 , 2017

Military school students wait to dance
during their annual ball in Moscow,
Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. (AP
Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Dec.12 , 2017

Participants of a ball for students of
military schools perform during an
annual ball in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday,
Dec. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Alexander
Zemlianichenko)
Dec.12 , 2017

December 13, 2017

A surfer walks along the beach in Carpinteria, California on
Tuesday. David McNew / Getty Images
Surfers in a California seaside
community hit the beach to catch
waves, despite smoke-filled skies from
a looming wildfire. Some surfers wore
masks for protection.
The so-called Thomas fire, one of
several burning around the state, has
burned over 900 structures, at least 700
of them homes. And it has stretched
across nearly 370 square miles of
territory, making it the fifth largest in
state history
CALIFORNIA SURFERS BRAVE
WILDFIRE SMOKE TO CATCH WAVES
by NATALIA JIMENEZ and ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dec.13 , 2017

Surfers carry their boards along the beach on Tuesday. David McNew / Getty Images
Dec.13 , 2017

A surfer rides a wave surrounded by a smoke-filled sky. David McNew / Getty Images
As the fire straddling Santa Barbara and
Ventura counties entered its 10th day,
crews had carved containment lines
around one-quarter of it.
Tens of thousands of people remain
evacuated, including many from the
seaside enclaves of Montecito,
Summerland and Carpinteria and the
inland agricultural town of Fillmore.
Dec.13 , 2017

A dog runs along the beach in Carpinteria. David McNew / Getty Images
Dec.13 , 2017

Villagers hold torches to represent light and vision during the Divina Pastora
procession, as part of a festival to honour the Virgin of Los Rondeles, on the eve of
St Lucia's Day, in Casarabonela, near Malaga, southern Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Dec.13 , 2017

A Rohingya refugee prepares to carry
a cement cylinder at the Kutupalong
refugee camp near Cox's Bazar,
Bangladesh. REUTERS/Alkis
Konstantinidis
Dec.13 , 2017

Rohingya refugees wait for their babies to
be examined by doctors at the Unicef
health centre at the Kutupalong refugee
camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Dec.13 , 2017

Britain's Prince William and Prince
Harry, arrive for the European
Premiere of 'Star Wars: The Last
Jedi', at the Royal Albert Hall in
central London. REUTERS/Hannah
McKay
Dec.13 , 2017

Britain's Prime minister Theresa May
attends the One Planet Summit at the
Seine Musicale center in Boulogne-
Billancourt, near Paris. REUTERS/Benoit
Tessier
Dec.13 , 2017

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather during
the funeral ceremony of prominent
spiritual leader Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib
Shteinman, who died on Tuesday at the
age of 104, in Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv,
Israel. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Dec.13 , 2017

School teachers and staff members
take part during an active shooter
training at James I. O'Neill High
School in Highland Falls, New York.
REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Dec.13 , 2017

Light illuminates a woman as she hangs the
election symbol of Nepal Workers Peasants
Party along the streets to prepare for the
victory rally after their candidate won in a
Constituency from Bhaktapur, Nepal.
REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Dec.13 , 2017

A prosthetic leg lies amid rubble of a damaged
building in the rebel-held area, in the city of
Deraa, Syria. REUTERS/Alaa al-Faqir
Dec.13 , 2017

HUBO, a multifunctional walking
humanoid robot, gets help as it loses
its balance while carrying the Olympic
torch at the Korea Advanced Institute
of Science and Technology in Daejeon,
South Korea. Yang Young-seok/Yonhap
via REUTERS
Dec.13 , 2017

A member of the FBI enters the crime
scene beneath the New York Port
Authority Bus Terminal following an
attempted detonation during the
morning rush hour, in New York.
REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Dec.13 , 2017

PROTESTS OVER TRUMP'S JERUSALEM MOVE
A boy holds the Jordanian national flag
during a protest near the U.S. Embassy in
Amman, Jordan. REUTERS/Muhammad
Hamed
Dec.13 , 2017

Reuters / Wednesday,
December 13, 2017
Undercover Israeli security
personnel detain a Palestinian
demonstrator during clashes at
a protest against President
Trump's decision to recognize
Jerusalem as the capital of
Israel, near the Jewish
Dec.13 , 2017

December 13, 2017
Palestinian lawyers run
during clashes with Israeli
troops at a protest against
President Trump's decision to
recognise Jerusalem as the
capital of Israel, near the
Jewish settlement of Beit El,
Ramallah.
REUTERS/Mohamad
Torokman
Dec.13 , 2017

Protesters demonstrate against President
Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as
Israel's capital, in Berlin, Germany.
REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Dec.13 , 2017

Reuters / Wednesday, December
13, 2017
An undercover Israeli security
personnel detains a Palestinian
demonstrator during clashes at a
protest against President Trump's
decision to recognize Jerusalem
as the capital of Israel, near the
Jewish settlement of Beit El, near
Dec.13 , 2017

A mourner reacts as he carries the body
of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant
during his funeral in Gaza City.
REUTERS/Mohammed SalemDec.13 , 2017

Israeli forces fire gas canisters at
Palestinian protesters during a protest in
the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Dec.13 , 2017

DEMOCRAT WINS SENATE SEAT IN ALABAMA
Republican Senate candidate Roy
Moore takes the stage upon arriving at
his election night party in Montgomery.
REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Dec.13 , 2017

Democratic Alabama Senate
candidate Doug Jones
acknowledges supporters at the
election night party in
Birmingham. REUTERS/Marvin
Gentry
Dec.13 , 2017

A child watches the results come in at
Roy Moore's election night party in
Montgomery. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Dec.13 , 2017

Supporters of Roy Moore react
at Moore's election night party
in Montgomery. REUTERS/Carlo
Allegri
Dec.13 , 2017

A framed Ten Commandments is carried by a supporter at Republican Roy
Moore's election party in Montgomery, Alabama. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman
Dec.13 , 2017

Supporters celebrate at the election night
party for Democratic Alabama U.S. Senate
candidate Doug Jones in Birmingham,
Alabama. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry
Dec.13 , 2017

December 13, 2017
German Chancellor Angela
Merkel is greeted by French
President Emmanuel Macron as
he hosts the leaders of the G5
Sahel countries - Mali, Burkina
Faso, Niger, Chad and
Mauritania, as well as Germany,
Italy and and Saudi Arabia to
discuss how to speed up the
implementation of the G5 West
African counter-terrorism force
in La Celle Saint Cloud, near
Paris, France. REUTERS/Philippe
Wojazer
Dec.13 , 2017

Reuters / Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Donald Trump Jr., the president's son, departs after
a full day being interviewed by Senate Intelligence
Committee staff, as part of the panel's ongoing
investigation of allegations of Russia's interference
in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, on Capitol
Hill. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Dec.13 , 2017

PILGRIMAGE OF THE CLOWNS
Reuters / Wednesday, December 13,
2017
Clowns carry a portrait of the Virgin of
Guadalupe as they pay homage to
Mexico's patron saint, Our Lady of
Guadalupe at the Basilica of Guadalupe
in Mexico City, Mexico, December 13,
2017. The streets of Mexico City burst
with sound and color as hundreds of
clowns went on their annual pilgrimage
to the Basilica of Guadalupe, Mexico's
holiest shrine. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Dec.13 , 2017

December 13, 2017
Clown Omarlin poses for a
photo as he pays homage to
Mexico's patron saint, Our Lady
of Guadalupe at the Basilica of
Guadalupe in Mexico City. This
is reportedly the 29th year that
clowns in bright clothes and
neon-colored wigs marched
through the bustling capital's
street alongside a statue of the
Virgin of Guadalupe.
REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Dec.13 , 2017

lowns pose for a photo at the Basilica of
Guadalupe. The event is no laughing matter, with
clowns on their religious trek to thank the Virgin
for work in 2017 and for prosperity in the new
year. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Dec.13 , 2017

A clown carries a figurine of the Virgin
of Guadalupe. REUTERS/Edgard
Garrido
Dec.13 , 2017

A clown is pictured as he pays homage
to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Dec.13 , 2017

December 14, 2017

NEWTOWN: FIVE YEARS LATER
Reuters / Friday, December
14, 2012
Lynn and Christopher
McDonnell, the parents of
seven-year-old Grace
McDonnell, grieve near Sandy
Hook Elementary after
learning their daughter was
one of 20 school children and
six adults killed after a
gunman opened fire inside
the school in Newtown,
Connecticut on December 14,
2012. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Dec.14 , 2017

First-grader Henry Terifay and his sister, fourth-grader Kelly Terifay, wait outside
Sandy Hook Elementary School after the shooting, December 14, 2012.
REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin
Dec.14 , 2017

A boy weeps as he is told
what happened after being
picked up at Reed
Intermediate School
following the shooting,
December 14, 2012.
REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Dec.14 , 2017

A police officer keeps guard from a hill top over looking Sandy Hook Elementary
School, December 14, 2012. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Dec.14 , 2017

Family members embrace each other
outside Sandy Hook Elementary
School, December 14, 2012.
REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Dec.14 , 2017

"The undercover personnel were posing as
Palestinian protesters and were standing
behind the stone-throwers," said Torokman,
who has covered clashes in the region for
nearly two decades.
"All of a sudden, they started to fire their
pistols into the air and throw sound
grenades at the same time."
The din of the grenades and guns caused
panic among the protesters.
Torokman saw eight Israeli personnel,
wearing masks fashioned from Arab
headdresses or the Palestinian flag, leap
into action and detain protesters.
He kept photographing, thereby capturing
the moment as an undercover agent
grappling with a protester swung round,
briefly pointing his gun directly at
Torokman.
Dec.14 , 2017

A Palestinian Hamas militant
takes part in a rally marking the
30th anniversary of Hamas'
founding, in Gaza City.
REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
Dec.14 , 2017

Hindu saints stand in a queue
to casts their votes at a
polling station during the last
phase of Gujarat state
assembly election on the
outskirts of Ahmedabad,
India. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Dec.14 , 2017

A man warms himself by a fire along a
road on a cold winter morning in New
Delhi, India. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Dec.14 , 2017

Christian protesters light candles
as they take part in a march to
protest U.S. President Donald
Trump's recognition of Jerusalem
as Israel's capital, in Amman,
Jordan. REUTERS/Muhammad
Hamed
Dec.14 , 2017

Youths wait to perform during the
celebration of St. Lucia's Day at the
Swedish Evangelical and Lutheran
church of St. Katarina in St.
Petersburg, Russia. REUTERS/Anton
Vaganov
Dec.14 , 2017

Clowns carry a portrait of the Virgin
of Guadalupe as they pay homage to
Mexico's patron saint, Our Lady of
Guadalupe at the Basilica of
Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico,
Dec.14 , 2017

People dressed as characters from
Star Wars take part in an event
held for the release of the film
'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' in
Bangkok, Thailand. REUTERS/Athit
Perawongmetha
Dec.14 , 2017

A man dressed as a panda rests and
smokes in between posing for
pictures with tourists in central
Kiev, Ukraine. REUTERS/Gleb
Garanich
Dec.14 , 2017

A worker hangs dried fish onto poles
at a processing facility on the outskirts
of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province,
China. REUTERS/Stringer
Dec.14 , 2017

A squirrel climbs up the leg of
Tony Bousell, who is on a break
from work, near the Southbank
area of London.
REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Dec.14 , 2017

Rohingya refugees climb on a bamboo
scaffold as they drill a water well at the
Mayner Ghona refugee camp near Cox's
Bazar, Bangladesh. REUTERS/Alkis
Konstantinidis
Dec.14 , 2017

Maru, a two-month-old King
Penguin chick and the first
successful hatching by the
Jurong Bird Park in almost a
decade, looks on from a
Christmas theme enclosure in
the Penguin Coast exhibit at
the park in Singapore.
REUTERS/Edgar Su
Dec.14 , 2017

President Donald Trump talks with
members of the press during a lunch with
bicameral tax conferees in the Cabinet
Room of the White House.
REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Dec.14 , 2017

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