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APTOPIX Serbia Danube Sunken Boats
The wreckage of a WWII German warship emerges, due to the drought, in front of Djerdap II, a large dam on the Danube River, between Romania and Serbia, near Prahovo, Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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Extreme heat and drought take a toll around the world, in photos

AUG. 8, 2026

Turkey Istanbul’s Cats
A stray cat sits in front of the historic Yeni mosque at Eminonu district in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

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Photos of free-roaming cats that are part of daily life in Istanbul

AUG. 7, 2026

Mexico Daily Life
Revelers react to fireworks shooting off a traditional "Torito" during town festivities in Tepexpan, Mexico, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Week in Pictures

AUG. 6, 2026

Immigration TPS Anxious Haitians
Roosevelt Toussaint, the senior pastor of the Word of Life Center church, points to empty parking spaces outside his church before a service, which he says is due to fear in the Haitian community of possible arrests and deportation in Salisbury, Md., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

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Empty pews and fear of ICE on Maryland’s Eastern Shore after TPS ends for Haitians

AUG. 5, 2026

Sun Surface
This undated image provided by the NSF National Solar Observatory on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, shows the sun's surface. (National Science Foundation National Solar Observatory via AP)

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New images of the sun show its surface in the finest detail yet

AUG. 5, 2026

SpaceX Moon Crash
FILE - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A with a payload of a pair of lunar landers at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

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Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted

AUG. 5, 2026

NCAA Women’s Flag Football
In this image provided by USA Football, USA Football national team players Maci Joncich (7) and Ashlea Klam, second from right, who will be flag football teammates in the fall at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, Calif., huddle with their teammates during USA Football's Rivalry Series game against Canada, Sunday, June 19, 2026, at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. (Kelli Tolar/USA Football via AP)

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A new football title chase lies ahead as women’s flag football closes in on NCAA championship status

AUG. 4, 2026

Immigrant Grocery Comedy Tour
Jenny Yang walks through the Jerusalem Market prior to The Good Egg Immigrant Grocery Store Stand Up Comedy Tour show, July 31, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Comedian Jenny Yang uses a comedy tour to uplift immigrants, one grocery store at a time

AUG. 4, 2026

Education Be Well Backpacks
Middle school students Claire Knoth and Brockton Lozano and high school student Zoie Knoth share what is in their backpacks Friday, July 31, 2026, in Flagstaff, Ariz. (AP Photo/Cheyanne Mumphrey)

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School backpack overload: Heavy bags can strain kids’ bodies

AUG. 4, 2026

Climate Hottest Year
FILE - A baseball fan cools off before a game between the San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

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This summer isn’t breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say

AUG. 4, 2026

Education AI Computer Science
Faith Maeba, a student at Virginia Commonwealth University, poses for a portrait with her tablet at home Monday, July 20, 2026, in Stafford, Va. (AP Photo/Moriah Ratner)

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At colleges, the AI boom means everyone wants to dabble in computer science

AUG. 3, 2026

Estonia Seto Kingdom Day
Estonia Seto Kingdom Day Men wearing traditional Seto costumes dance during the annual Seto Kingdom Day in Mikitamäe, south Estonia, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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This ethnic community in Estonia turns a village into a symbolic kingdom for a day

AUG. 3, 2026

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