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Day in photos Images from Carnival and Mardi Gras, Wisconsin upsets Michigan in basketball, a hula-hoop world record and more in the day in photos.
Feb. 12, 2013
A dancer from Rio de Janeiro's samba school Vila Isabel performs along the Sambadrome on the second day of the traditional city's samba school parade.
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A model has her hair styled before wearing a design by Kaufmanfranco during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York.
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Models show off Betsey Johnson’s fall collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York.
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A man dressed as angel poses with an umbrella and a tourist during a snowfall at the Old Town Square in Prague.
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Feb. 11, 2013
Revelers yell for beads and trinkets during the Krewe of Orpheus Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans.
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Feb. 12, 2013
A performer from the Sao Clemente samba school is tossed in the air during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
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Feb. 11, 2013
People throw talcum powder at one another as they take part in the Carnival of Los Indianos (the Indians) in Santa Cruz de la Palma, on the Spanish Canary island of Las Palma.
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Feb. 9, 2013
University of Michigan coach John Beilein gestures during the first half of an NCAA basketball game against the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin upset Michigan 65-62 in overtime.
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Feb. 12, 2013
A worker adjusts the head of a giant figure of German Chancellor Angela Merkel near a figure of French President Francois Hollande during preparations for a Carnival parade in Nice, France.
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Feb. 11, 2013
A judge and handler feel the musculature of an English bulldog during the 137th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York. More than 2,700 prized dogs are on display at the annual canine competition.
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Feb. 12, 2013
A worker cuts beef at doly-com abattoir, one of the two Romanian companies exporting horse meat to European Union countries, in Roma village, about 280 miles north of Bucharest. Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Monday that "no irregularities" had been committed by companies in the country, despite allegations that two abattoirs had duped European food companies by selling horse meat as beef.
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Feb. 11, 2013
A boy climbs the wall of the police station in Gao, Mali, one day after Mujao fighters engaged in a firefight with Malian forces. French and Malian government forces have regained control of this northern city after Islamic fighters fought a prolonged battle. Hospital officials and witnesses say three civilians died in the fighting Sunday. It is not known how many extremists and Malian troops died in the more than five hours of combat.
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Feb. 11, 2013
Young Palestinian men crowd at a registration point in a school in Gaza City. Palestinian electoral officials began a long-overdue process of updating voter rolls in the West Bank and Gaza in a vital step toward elections.
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Feb. 12, 2013
Bangladeshi police officers and government supporters beat a Jamaat-e-Islami activist on a Dhaka street during a demonstration by the country’s largest Islamic party against the conviction of its leader, Abdul Quader Mollah. Clashes have been erupting in the country after Mollah was sentenced to life in prison for killings and other crimes during the nation's war for independence in 1971.
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Feb. 12, 2013
Nearly 5,000 participants perform in a hula-hoop competition at Thammasat University in Pathumthani, Thailand, during which they broke the Guinness World Record for the most people dancing with hula hoops. Guinness World Records adjudicator Seyda Subasi-Gemici said 4,483 people had swung hula hoops for seven minutes without interruption.
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Feb. 11, 2013
Aubree Marchione shows off moves with the Twister Dance Rave game, part of Hasbro’s new line of Twister Rave games, in the company’s showroom at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
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Feb. 11, 2013
Colin Romesha, son of Medal of Honor recipient Ret. Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha, hides behind the presidential lectern in the East Room of the White House in Washington before the Medal of Honor ceremony.
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Feb. 12, 2013
From left, actor Jude Law, actress Rooney Mara and director Steven Soderbergh pose at the photo call for the film “Side Effects” at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.
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Feb. 12, 2013
Nativity scenes designer Genny Di Virgilio puts the final touches on a statuette depicting Pope Benedict XVI carrying a suitcase and holding a sign reading Auf Wiedersehen (German for goodbye) in his shop in Naples, Italy. The pope announced Monday that he will resign Feb. 28. He will be the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years.
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Feb. 12, 2013
A man lifts up barbecued mutton sticks as he wades through a crowd at the Ditan Park temple fair during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing. Thousands flooded temple fairs across the city to celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Snake.
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Feb. 12, 2013
A gorilla holds her baby in the Moscow Zoo.
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Feb. 11, 2013
A girl with makeup watches a clown parade through a window in Sesimbra, Portugal.
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