Week in photos (Feb. 24-28)
View a gallery of photos from the week of Feb. 24, 2014.
Section:Gallery
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The Baltimore Orioles warm up in the outfield of a practice field before the team's baseball spring training workout in Sarasota, Fla., Monday, Feb. 24, 2014.
Gene Puskar Associated Press
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In this Monday, Feb. 24, 2014 photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Tedda Howard focuses her telescope on Jupiter during the 30th Winter Star Party being staged at Scout Key, Fla. More than 500 amateur and professional astronomers are in the lower Florida Keys to observe southern constellations, stars and planets. The Keys' southern location, clear night skies and observing locations, void of city lights, create optimal viewing conditions for participants. The event is to end March 2.
Rob O'Neal Florida Keys News Bureau
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Vehicles clog a main highway during a sixth straight day of severe pollution in Beijing Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Hazardous white pollution hid much of Beijing's skyline Tuesday, despite announced closures or production cuts at 147 of the city's industrial plants. Chinese characters on board reads: "Smog weather, reduce going outside."
Ng Guan Associated Press
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A woman reacts at a memorial for the people killed in clashes with the police at Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday delayed the formation of a new government, reflecting political tensions and economic challenges following the ouster of the Russia-backed president. Parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchinov, who was named Ukraine's interim leader after President Viktor Yanukovych fled the capital, said that a new government should be in place by Thursday, instead of Tuesday, as he had earlier indicated.
Marko Drobnjakovic Associated Press
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Timothy Russell, 17, of Chicago, participates in a rally in support of raising the minimum wage, in the rotunda at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, in Springfield, Ill.
Seth Perlman Associated Press
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Miami forward Erik Swoope, front, struggles for a rebound with Virginia guard Malcolm Brogdon during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Charlottesville, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014.
Steve Helber Associated Press
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A model wears a creation for Paco Rabanne's ready-to-wear fall/winter 2014-2015 fashion collection presented in Paris, Thursday, Feb.27, 2014.
Zacharie Scheurer Associated Press
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, centre, addresses both Houses of Parliament in the Royal Gallery of the Palace of Westminster in London Thursday Feb. 27, 2014. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has wooed a welcoming but skeptical audience of British lawmakers with a call for a strong, unified Europe with Britain at its heart. Merkel is on a visit full of ceremonial honor as well as political purpose. Prime Minister David Cameron, under pressure from Euroskeptics inside and outside his Conservative Party, has promised a referendum on whether to leave or stay in the EU if he wins the next election.
Oli Scarff Pool Getty
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St. Jude teammates prepares to run onto the court and celebrate defeating Parrish in the 1A state championship game in Birmingham, Ala., Friday, Feb. 28, 2014.
Vasha Hunt Alabama Media Group
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A Palestinian Bedouin boy rides a donkey next to sheep during the sunset in Khan Younis, a town and refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014.
Hatem Moussa Associated Press