October 27, 2014

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Marines and sailors with Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan load onto a KC-130 aircraft on the Camp Bastion flightline, Afghanistan. The Marine Corps ended its mission in Helmand province the day before. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson)

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Francesca Tuazon, 17, right, and Nicole Buell, 17, view a memorial on a fence around Marysville Pilchuck High School, in Marysville, Washington, USA. On Oct. 24, a student opened fire in the school cafeteria, killing two students before taking his own life.

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A purple-rumped sunbird pecks at its own image reflected off a window at an office in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo.

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This photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the lava flow from volcanic eruption on the Big Island of Hawaii that began on the June 27. Dozens of residents in this rural area of Hawaii were placed on alert as flowing lava continued to advance.