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  • A.J. Burnett loses no-hitter in eighth

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    A.J. Burnett #34 of the Pittsburgh Pirates reacts after giving up a single to Adrian Cardenas of the Chicago Cubs in the 8th inning, spoiling his no hit bid at Wrigley Field on July 31, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois.  Continue reading the full story.

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    A.J. Burnett #34 of the Pittsburgh Pirates (L) is hugged by Rod Barajas #26 after pitching a one-hit shut-out against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.

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  • Nicaraguans celebrate Santo Domingo de Guzman

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    People touch an image of Santo Domingo de Guzman during celebrations at a church in Managua, Nicaragua on July 31, 2012. The first 10 days of Aug. are reserved for the carnival-like celebration of Santo Domingo de Guzman with processions, bullfights, parties and church services.

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    A woman holds candles during Santo Domingo de Guzman celebrations at a church in Managua, Nicaragua on July 31.

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    A man walks on his knees during Santo Domingo de Guzman celebrations at a church in Managua, Nicaragua, on July 31.

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  • Jubilation abundant in Olympic coverage

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    China's Lei Sheng, left, reacts during his men's individual foil semifinal fencing match against Italy's Andrea Baldini on July 31.

    When the greatest athletes on Earth compete for Olympic glory, it’s only fitting that the greatest photographers be there to capture the moments. The excitement of winning and the abjection of defeat are staples when photographing sports.

    Images of jubilation help convey who won and lost instantly. They tell the story of dreams made and dreams lost in a fraction of a second. Here are some of our favorite photos of Olympic jubilations from today.

    View a slideshow dedicated to moments of jubilation

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    South Africa's Chad Le Clos celebrates winning the men's 200m butterfly final on July 31.

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    U.S. gymnasts, left to right, Gabrielle Douglas, Kyla Ross, McKayla Maroney and Jordyn Wieber celebrate as they look at the score of a teammate's performance during the Artistic Gymnastics women's team final on July 31.

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    Antoine Valois-Fortier of Canada, right, reacts to defeating Travis Stevens of the U.S. in Judo on July 31.

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  • Celebrations as US men's team wins gold medal in Olympic 200-meter freestyle relay

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    United States' Conor Dwyer, left, Ryan Lochte, center, and Ricky Berens, right, celebrate as Michael Phelps closes in on their team's gold medal win in the men's 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, on July 31.

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    United States' Michael Phelps dives in to start the last leg of the men's 4 X 200-meter freestyle relay before their gold medal win at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, on July 31.

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    Michael Phelps of the U.S. holds his 19th Olympic medal presented to him in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay victory ceremony during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre, on July 31.

    Reuters -- Four years after he climbed to the top of Olympic achievement, Michael Phelps took the last step he needed to reach the absolute peak.

    The greatest swimmer of all time became the most decorated Olympian of all time when he won a record 19th Olympic medal at the London Games on Tuesday.

    With a little help from his American friends, Phelps won his first gold medal in London in the 4x200 meters freestyle less than an hour after a shock defeat in the 200 butterfly, an event he has dominated for over a decade.

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    United States' Ricky Berens, left, and United States' Michael Phelps react as they win gold in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, on July 31.

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    United States swim team members, from left, Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer, Ricky Berens and Michael Phelps walk with a U.S. flag after being awarded the gold medal for their win in the men's 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, on July 31.

     

  • Jordan accommodates influx of fleeing Syrians

    Muhammad Hamed / Reuters

    A Syrian holds her child at the Al Zaatri refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria on July 31, 2012. Jordan opened the camp with 2,000 tents to accommodate refugees near the border. Diplomats say around 115,000 Syrians have fled their country, mostly to Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, to escape the 17-month rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad. The Jordanian authorities say around 130,000 Syrians have come to Jordan since the uprising began, but diplomats say not all of them are classified as refugees.

    Thousands have fled Aleppo, driven out by heavy fighting. NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports from one refugee camp along the Turkey Syria border, where some frightened civilians have ended up. 

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  • Malnourished walrus calves rescued, make trip to Alaska's big city for treatment

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    In this photo taken Monday July 30, 2012, an Alaska SeaLife Center employee prepares a walrus calf for transport aboard a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane in Barrow, Alaska. The Coast Guard crew assisted Alaska Department of Fish and Game and Alaska SeaLife Center personnel transporting three malnourished walrus calves to Anchorage for care.

    KTUU-TV reports -- A Pacific walrus calf has been taken in by the Alaska SeaLife Center after apparently becoming separated from its herd earlier this month near Barrow.

    Center staff say the male calf, estimated to be four to six weeks old, was spotted by fishermen Saturday in North Salt Lagoon, after a large group of walrus passed Barrow on floating ice July 17. The calf was rescued by members of the North Slope Borough's Department of Wildlife Management after observation and approval by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife, then placed under the care of a veterinarian.

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    In this photo take Monday July 30, 2012, two U.S. Coast Guard crew members aboard a HC-130 Hercules airplane transfer a baby walrus from the plane to an Air Force truck at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage, Alaska.

     

  • US women gymnasts fly to Olympic gold

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    Mc Kayla Maroney, Jordyn Wieber, Gabrielle Douglas, Alexandra Raisman and Kyla Ross of the United States celebrate on the podium after winning the gold medal in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team final on Day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on July 31, in London, England.

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    U.S. gymnast Jordyn Wieber, second left, lifts up the hand of teammate Alexandra Raisman, as they celebrate along with McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross after being declared winners of the gold medal during the Artistic Gymnastic women's team final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, on July 31, in London.

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    Gabrielle Douglas of the United States of America competes on the uneven bars in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team final on Day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on July 31, in London, England.

    AP reports -- LONDON - The Americans lived up to the hype and then some, winning their first Olympic gold medal in women's gymnastics since 1996.

    Won it in a rout, too. Their score of 183.596 Tuesday night was a whopping five points ahead of Russia. Romania won the bronze medal. Read more on their win here.

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    USA's Jordyn Wieber competes on the uneven bars during the women's Team Final at the London 2012 Olympic Games Gymnastics competition on July 31.

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    In this multiple exposure photo, U.S. gymnast Alexandra Raisman performs on the balance beam during the Artistic Gymnastics women's team final at the 2012 Summer Olympics on July 31 in London.

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    McKayla Maroney of the U.S. is embraced by a coach after performing on the vault during the women's gymnastics team final in the North Greenwich Arena at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 31.

  • Lights out for 600 million in India power grid failure

    Bikas Das / AP

    An Indian barber holding a candle, cut hair for a customer at his shop in Kolkata, India, July 31. India's energy crisis cascaded over half the country Tuesday when three of its regional grids collapsed, leaving 620 million people without government-supplied electricity for several hours in, by far, the world's biggest blackout.

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    Indian women and children wait inside a darkened train carriage at a railway station in New Delhi on July 31. A massive power failure hit India for the second day running as three regional power grids collapsed, blacking out more than half the country in a crisis affecting over 600 million people.

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    A passenger looks through the window of a train as he waits for electricity to be restored at a railway station in New Delhi July 31. Grid failure hit India for a second day on Tuesday, cutting power to hundreds of millions of people in the populous northern and eastern states including the capital Delhi and major cities such as Kolkata.

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    Traffic crawls in Connaught Place in New Delhi July 31, as the situation worsened in the afternoon after signals stopped functioning following a failure in the Northern Power Grid. A massive power failure hit India for the second day running as three regional power grids collapsed, blacking out more than half the country in a crisis affecting over 600 million people.

     View more images of the power outage in India here.

     

  • 85 endangered pangolins rescued from smugglers in Indonesia

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    A rescued baby pangolin is released in the forest by government wildlife and conservation officer in Karo district located in North Sumatra province on July 31, after Indonesian police intercepted 85 endangered pangolins, most of them alive despite being stuffed into sacks by suspected smugglers. The animals, also known as scaly anteaters and prized mostly in China and Vietnam as food and medicine, were crammed into 14 sacks when they were seized at a bus station in the city of Medan in North Sumatra province on July 28, said Yoris Marzuki, chief detective of the local police.

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    Seized pangolins are held in plastic crates in Medan city on July 31. Indonesian police have intercepted 85 endangered pangolins, most of them alive despite being stuffed into sacks by suspected smugglers, an official said on July 31.

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    A rescued pangolin is released in the forest by government wildlife and conservation officers in Karo district located in North Sumatra province on July 31, after Indonesian police intercepted 85 endangered pangolins, most of them alive despite being stuffed into sacks by suspected smugglers. The animals, also known as scaly anteaters and prized mostly in China and Vietnam as food and medicine, were crammed into 14 sacks when they were seized at a bus station in the city of Medan in North Sumatra province on July 28, 2012, said Yoris Marzuki, chief detective of the local police.

     See even more images of rescued pangolins here in the NBCNews.com PhotoBlog.

     

  • Syrian army pounds Aleppo as remaining residents face shortages

    Reuters reports — Syrian helicopter gunships and artillery pounded two key areas of Aleppo on Tuesday, extending the army's campaign to control the country's biggest city, but rebel fighters said troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad had been forced to retreat. 

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    A woman carries her child while walking through the rubble in Attarib, on the outskirts of Aleppo, on July 30, 2012.

    UN: 200,000 civilians flee fierce fighting in Syria commercial hub

    While rebels say they will turn Aleppo into the "grave" of the Assad government, thousands of residents have fled the city and those who remain face shortages of food and fuel and the ever-present risk of injury or death.

    For days the Syrian troops' weapons have given them the upper hand during key battles in Aleppo, but the rebels – now armed with powerful shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles -- are preparing for a different kind of fight. NBC's Richard Engel reports.

    Aleppo residents have mixed reactions to Syria rebels

    "We have hardly any power or water, our wives and kids have left us here to watch the house and have gone somewhere safer. said Jumaa, a 45-year-old construction worker, who complained it was nearly impossible to observe the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, now in progress. Read the full story.

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    Free Syrian Army members patrol Attarib, on the outskirts of Aleppo, on July 30, 2012.

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    A rebel at rest in a primary school near Aleppo on July 30, 2012.

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    Rebels arrest two people who they claimed were traitors, near Aleppo on July 30, 2012.

    After months of protests and violent crackdowns, a look back at the violence that has overtaken the country.

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  • Seven killed as typhoon sweeps past Philippines

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    Residents ride a pedicab along a flooded street in Valenzuela city, north of Manila, Philippines on July 31, 2012.

    Typhoon Saola dumped torrents of rain as it swept past the Philippines, killing at least seven people and displacing more than 20,000 others by Tuesday, The Associated Press reports.

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    A man carries his child through the flooded emergency room of a hospital in Valenzuela City on July 31, 2012.

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    A boy holds his shirt on the lid of a plastic container to keep it dry while gathering recyclable materials from the debris swept by strong winds in Manila bay on July 31, 2012.

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    A resident wades through waist-deep floodwaters brought by tropical storm Saola as he passes by a Catholic church at Almacen town in Bataan province, north of Manila on July 31, 2012.

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    Typhoon Saola followed a tropical storm in the Philippines and dumped torrents of rain on the already soaked island nation. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

     

  • Gianluigi Guercia / AFP - Getty Images

    An Egyptian man chains his own wrists as he takes part in a demonstration against military trials outside Cairo's administrative court on July 30, 2012.

    Egyptian protests military trials as court suspends constitution row

    The struggle over Egypt's new constitution was temporarily suspended on Monday when a court deferred until late September the next step in a legal row that had threatened the dissolution of the body writing it, Reuters reports.

    The adjournment of a battle that has overshadowed one of the main components of Egypt's transition to democracy after the Arab Spring uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak could give the current constitutional assembly time to complete its work. Continue reading.

    Slideshow: Egypt's revolution and the fall of Mubarak

  • Backstroke gold and silver for American pair at Olympics

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    Matthew Grevers (R) and Nick Thoman (L) celebrate after winning gold and silver respectively in the men's 100m backstroke on Monday. Continue reading the full story.

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    South Sudan commemorates fallen soldiers

    Children dance during Martyrs' day in Juba, South Sudan on July 30, 2012. For the second time since the secession from Sudan, South Sudanese came to commemorate the 7th anniversary of Martyrs' day in remembrance of the soldiers who lost their life during the war against Sudan.

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    Athletes shine, and sometimes blur, in London

    The motion of athletes streak around the basket during a Women's Preliminary Round Group A match between the U.S. and Angola on Day 3 at Basketball Arena in London on July 30, 2012. This photo was taken with a long exposure to blur motion.

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  • Celebrations for completing the Babylonian Talmud, 7-and-a-half-years later

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    Ultra Orthodox Jews attend Siyum Ha'Shas, a celebration marking the completion of the learning cycle of the Babylonian Talmud, a collection of oral Jewish laws and traditions passed down from generation to generation, at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, on July 30. Each of the Talmud's 2711 pages is studied in sequence, one day at a time, in a process that lasts about of a seven and a half years. more than 30,000 people attended in the event.

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    Ultra Orthodox Jews attend Siyum Ha'Shas, a celebration marking the completion of the learning cycle of the Babylonian Talmud, a collection of oral Jewish laws and traditions passed down from generation to generation, at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, on July 30.

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    Ultra Orthodox Jews attend Siyum Ha'Shas, a celebration marking the completion of the learning cycle of the Babylonian Talmud, a collection of oral Jewish laws and traditions passed down from generation to generation, at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, on July 30.

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    Ultra Orthodox Jews wait to enter for Siyum Ha'Shas, a celebration marking the completion of the learning cycle of the Babylonian Talmud, a collection of oral Jewish laws and traditions passed down from generation to generation, at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, on July 30.

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    Ultra Orthodox Jews attend Siyum Ha'Shas, a celebration marking the completion of the learning cycle of the Babylonian Talmud, a collection of oral Jewish laws and traditions passed down from generation to generation, at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, on July 30.

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  • USA's Missy Franklin takes Olympic gold medal in women's 100-meter backstroke

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    US swimmer Missy Franklin carries a national flag from the podium after receiving her gold medal after winning the women's 100m backstroke final swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 30, in London.

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    Missy Franklin of the U.S., who took first place, starts in the women's 100m backstroke final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre, on July 30.

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    United States' Missy Franklin competes in the women's 100-meter backstroke swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, on July 30.

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    United States' Missy Franklin listens to the national anthem after receiving her gold medal for the women's 100-meter backstroke swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, on July 30.

    AP reports -- Michael Phelps has yet to win a gold medal, and Ryan Lochte's star is fading. So along came Missy Franklin to restore American swim hopes with a gutty performance at the Olympics on Monday night.

    Coming back less than 14 minutes after swimming a semifinal heat, the Colorado teenager won the first gold medal of what figures to be a dazzling career, rallying to win the 100-meter backstroke.

    "Indescribable," the 17-year-old Franklin said. "I still can't believe that happened. I don't even know what to think. I saw my parents' reaction on the screen and I just started bawling. I can't even think right now."

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    United States' Missy Franklin, left, leads in the women's 100-meter backstroke swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, on July 30.

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    United States' Missy Franklin reacts after winning gold in the women's 100-meter backstroke swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, on July 30.

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    Gold medalist Missy Franklin of the US celebrates with her gold medal on the podium after winning the women's 100m backstroke swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 30, in London.

     

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    Kicking-off Haiti's Carnival of Flowers

    Two women pose for pictures during the Carnaval des Fleurs, or Carnival of Flowers, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 29. The carnival, a three-day festival, marks new beginnings and the revitalization of Haiti with a Sunday parade, concerts and street dancing. Some critics have questioned the wisdom of spending about $1.6 million on the event. The government countered saying the celebration boosts morale and provides jobs.

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    Competing shadows take over Olympic equestrian eventing at London 2012

    Thailand's Nina Lamsan Ligon, riding Butts Leon, rides past spectators as she competes in the Cross Country phase of the Eventing competition of the 2012 London Olympics at the Equestrian venue in Greenwich Park, London, on July 30.

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  • Massive India blackout leaves 300 million without power

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    Muslim girls study in the light of candles inside a madrasa, or religious school, during power-cut in Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi, on July 30. Grid failure left more than 300 million people without power in New Delhi and much of northern India for hours on Monday in the worst blackout for more than a decade, highlighting chronic infrastructure woes holding back Asia's third-largest economy.

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    An Indian passenger sits as others sleep inside the compartment of a stationary train following the power outage that struck in the early hours of Monday, on July 30, at a train station in New Delhi, India. A major power outage has struck northern India, plunging cities into darkness and stranding hundreds of thousands of commuters.

    Reuters reports -- A massive grid failure in Delhi and much of northern India left more than 300 million people without electricity on Monday in one of the worst blackouts to hit the country in more than a decade.

    The lights in Delhi and seven states went out about 2 a.m and had not been restored by the morning rush-hour, leaving the capital's workers sweltering overnight, then stranded at metro stations in the morning as trains were cancelled.

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    Indian passengers wait for their train at a railway station following an overnight power outage in New Delhi, on July 30.

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  • Victims, family members wear Batman shirts for James Holmes' arraignment

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    Unidentified victims & family members of victims wear Batman shirts as they arrive at the Arapahoe County Courthouse for the arraignment of James Holmes on July 30 in Centennial, Colo. Holmes was charged with murder Monday for a massacre at a July 20 premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colorado. Twelve people were killed in the shooting and an additional 58 were injured.

     

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  • Crowds got you down, London? Maybe this will help...

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    A performer wearing a potted plant as headgear greets commuters outside London Bridge Station on July 30.

    On the first working day of the London Olympic games, street performers hired by the London Bridge business district were on hand to keep commuters' spirits up as London's infrastructure faced a major test.

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  • Syria rebels capture checkpoint outside Aleppo

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    Syrian rebel fighters celebrate on top of a government tank captured after a 10-hour battle at a checkpoint in the village of Anadan, about 4 miles northwest of Aleppo, on July 30.

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    Syrian rebel fighters celebrate on top of a tank captured from Syrian government forces.

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    Syrian rebel fighters celebrate on top of a tank at a checkpoint in the village of Anadan.

    By NBC News wire services: The past two weeks have seen forces of President Bashar Assad struggle to maintain their grip on the country after a major rebel advance into the two main cities, Aleppo and Damascus, and a July 18 explosion that killed four top security officials.

    Government forces have succeeded in imposing their grip on Damascus but rebel fighters gained control of parts of Aleppo, a city of 2.5 million people, where journalists have toured neighborhoods dotted with Free Syrian Army checkpoints flying black and white Islamist banners.

    Yet Syria's rebels are still massively outgunned and it seems just a matter of time before Assad's massed forces outside the city crush them, much the way a similar rebel assault on Damascus over a week ago was quashed. Full Story

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    After months of protests and violent crackdowns, a look back at the violence that has overtaken the country.

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