Today in Photos
Two beautiful photos taken at night of the Bay Bridge over San Francisco Bay highlight today's slide show. An electronic fair, a nice photo of cyclists after a rain, and fire fighters dousing small fires in California are also included.
Section:Gallery
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A three-month-old monkey sleeps on the head of its owner in Allahabad, India, Friday, Sept. 4, 2009.
Rajesh Singh Associated Press
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The moon rises behind a fan watching Iowa State's game against North Dakota State in the first half of this NCAA college football game, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State won 34-17.
Charlie Neibergall Associated Press
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In a photo provided by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the Bay Bridge is seen empty on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, over the San Francisco Bay, Calif. The bridge is closed through Labor Day weekend as part of an ongoing project to construct a new Eastern span. As part of the weekend project, Caltrans officials say a 300-foot-long double-deck section of the east span will be cut out and moved out of the way. When that work is done, a new double-deck section will be moved into place to connect the bridge with a short detour.
Noah Berger Associated Press
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In a photo provided by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, sparks fly from the Bay Bridge's lower level on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, over Yerba Buena Island, Calif., as workers cut through a section of roadway. The bridge is closed through Labor Day weekend as part of an ongoing project to construct a new Eastern span. As part of the weekend project, Caltrans officials say a 300-foot-long double-deck section of the east span will be cut out and moved out of the way. When that work is done, a new double-deck section will be moved into place to connect the bridge with a short detour.
Noah Berger Associated Press
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Firefighters rush to a wild land fire threatening homes in Vacaville, Calif. on Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. About 150 firefighters, including two strike-teams from Contra Costa County assisted in battling the blaze which destroyed a barn in the 6100-block of Pleasants Valley Road.
Rick Roach Associated Press
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Firefighters work to control the Cherry Fire that threatened homes in Vacaville, Calif., Friday, September 4, 2009. About 150 firefighters, including two strike-teams from Contra Costa County assisted in battling the blaze which destroyed a barn in the 6100-block of Pleasants Valley Road.
Rick Roach Associated Press
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Cycling through the Tomoka Basin in Ormond Beach, Fla., got a little more scenic Friday morning, September 4, 2009, enhanced by a rainbow in the western sky.
Jim Tiller Associated Press
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Visitors watch an animation movie on the Sony stand at the IFA, the world's largest trade fair for consumer electronics and electrical home appliances, in Berlin, on Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. Over a thousand exhibitors are represented at IFA electronics trade fair from Sept. 4 to Sept. 9 on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds.
Gero Breloer Associated Press
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Air India's Boeing 747 aircraft stands on the tarmac after one of its engines caught fire, at the airport in Mumbai, India, Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. A fire on an Air India flight with 213 passengers on board was extinguished on Friday and all passengers safely evacuated, a spokesman for Mumbai airport said.
Dhiraj Singh Associated Press
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Tiger Woods reacts to his tee shot on the second hole during the first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship golf tournament in Norton, Mass., Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. Woods finished the round at one-under par.
Stew Milne Associated Press