Today in Photos (Oct. 20, 2016)

View a gallery of photos from around the world on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016.

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Thu., Oct. 20, 2016

89th Airlift Wing Vice Commander Col. Christopher M. Thompson loses his hat with the blast from Air Force One, with President Barack Obama aboard, as it departs from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, en route to Miami to encourage people to sign up for health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act during an upcoming enrollment period.

Jose Luis Magana Associated Press
Miami quarterback Brad Kaaya (15) is sacked by Virginia Tech defensive tackle Woody Baron (60) during the first half of an NCAA college football game at Lane stadium in Blacksburg, Va., Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016.

Steve Helber Associated Press
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is swarmed by employees at a new Amazon fulfillment center in Brampton, Ontario, Oct. 20, 2016.

Nathan Denette Associated Press
Iraqi army soldiers raise their weapons in celebration on the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Iraqi special forces charged into the Mosul battle Thursday with a pre-dawn advance on the nearby town held by the Islamic State group, a key part of a multi-pronged assault on eastern approaches to the besieged city.

Uncredited Associated Press
The early morning sun reflects off a skyscraper and through the windows of Grand Central Terminal's west side in New York on Tuesday Oct. 18, 2016. A block of buildings, some almost a century old which had obscured this side, were demolished for a construction project of a 1,400-foot tall office tower called "One Vanderbilt Avenue."

Bebeto Matthews Associated Press
A Pakistani security official from the Anti-Narcotic Control Forces stands guard while burning piles of seized drugs and liquor, in Quetta, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Pakistan is taking strict measures to stop drug trafficking from neighboring Afghanistan and Pakistani tribal areas.

Arshad Butt Associated Press