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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Department of Energy Chief of Staff Tarak Shah help raise the Progress Pride Flag outside the Department of Energy in Washington, Wednesday. The Pentagon decided not to allow the flag to fly on military installations for Pride Month. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Ever Lopez, 18, wore the Mexican flag over his graduation robe at his high school graduation ceremony. The school withheld his diploma, claiming he violated the dress code. Rachel Berry/The Courier-Tribune hide caption
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Malala Yousafzai is the subject of the cover story in the new issue of British Vogue. A comment she made about marriage has prompted social media outrage in Pakistan. Nick Knight hide caption
Finance officials of the Group of Seven nations and multilateral agencies pose for a photo in London on Saturday ahead of the G-7 leaders' summit. Henry Nicholls/AP hide caption
From left, basketball great Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna, wife Vanessa and daughter Natalia, are seen before an NCAA college women's basketball game in 2017 in Los Angeles. Vanessa Bryant says Nike is making, without her consent, a shoe she designed in honor of her daughter Brianna. Reed Saxon/AP hide caption
A cicada that have been living underground reemerges in Washington in May. Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
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Afghan security forces stand near an armored vehicle during ongoing fighting with the Taliban in the Busharan area on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, the capital city of Helmand province, on May 5. Sifatullah Zahidi/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies before a House panel on Sept. 25, 2019. In an NPR interview, she says the nation has more work to do to get ready for a future pandemic. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
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Health staff and patients at an exhibition center in Kuala Lumpur that's been turned into Malaysia's first mega-vaccination center. The government aims to speed up inoculations amid a sharp spike in infections. Vincent Thian/AP hide caption
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Authorities are tracking 15 wild Asian elephants in southwest China's Yunnan Province as the herd migrates northward. Hu Chao/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images hide caption
An Anhinga drying out after a swim at Brazos Bend State Park in Needville, TX. Their feathers get waterlogged, so Anhingas have to dry out their wings before they can fly. Audrey Nguyen hide caption
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A photo of Andrew Brown Jr. is seen during his funeral, on May 3, in Elizabeth City, N.C. Brown was fatally shot by Pasquotank County Sheriff deputies trying to serve a search warrant. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption
Cuba's pitcher Yoanni Yera Montalvo throws the ball during a training session at the Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana last month. Cuba's losses this week in Florida to Venezuela and Canada in Olympic baseball qualifying play means the team will not compete in the Summer Games. Ramon Espinosa/AP hide caption
FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia, SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna and Microsoft President Brad Smith testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 23, in Washington, D.C. The hearing focused on the 2020 cyberattack that resulted in a series of data breaches within several agencies and departments in the U.S. federal government. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
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Supporters of the Morena party's candidate for governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Ávila, attend the closing campaign rally in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, on Wednesday. Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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