The week in photos: January 15-21, 2022

Alex Mead

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Jan 22, 2022

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Eruption of the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai off Tonga

An eruption occurs at the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai off Tonga. Taken from video recorded Jan. 14, 2022. Released Jan. 15, 2021. via REUTERS

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Deranged ex-con, Simon Martial, accused of pushing straphanger Michelle Go to her death at a Times Square subway station, is taken into custody at the Mid Town South Precinct, NYC. Jan. 15, 2021. J.C.Rice

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Novak Djokovic federal court hearing, in Melbourne

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic walks in Melbourne Airport before boarding a flight, after the Federal Court upheld a government decision to cancel his visa to play in the Australian Open, in Melbourne, Australia. Jan. 16, 2021. REUTERS

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Browns defensive tackle Malik McDowell was arrested in Florida on charges of beating a deputy and public exposure. Video emerged of his arrest, in which he was completely naked. Jan. 17, 2021. NY Post

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Family and friends walk past the caskets at the start of funeral services for 12 members of a family killed in a January 6th fire in the Faimount section of Philadelphia. Public services were held at Temple University’s Liacouras Center. Jan. 17, 2021. AP

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A Bronx home exploded in flames Tuesday during a possible gas leak, killing a 77-year-old woman and injuring at least eight others, officials said. Jan. 18, 2021. G.N.Miller/NYPost

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People attend a vigil for Michelle Go, who was pushed in front of an oncoming train car in the subway in Times Square. Jan. 18, 2021. Stephen Yang

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Miraida Gomez’s 11-month-old baby girl, Catherine, whose birthday is Friday, was shot in the left cheek around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday while her mom was parked near the intersection of East 198th Street and Valentine Avenue, law enforcement sources told The Post. Jan. 19, 2021. Christopher Sadowski

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Satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows tank artillery and support equipment from the deployed units in Yelnya (130km/80miles east of Russia/Belarus border), Russia. Jan. 19, 2021. Maxar Technologies

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Theodore Roosevelt statue is removed from outside New York museum

Workers remove part of a statue of Theodore Roosevelt that has stood outside the entrance to the American Museum of Natural History since 1940, which the museum proposed to remove following objections from some that it was a symbol of colonialism, in New York City. Jan. 20, 2021. REUTERS

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Jan. 20, 2021. Rock ‘n’ roll icon Tina Turner and her husband have reportedly bought a 70-million-Swiss-franc ($76 million) estate with 10 buildings, pond, stream, swimming pool and boat dock on Lake Zurich. The 82-year-old star’s husband, Erwin Bach, was quoted in daily Handelszeitung as saying the couple acquired the century-old, 24,000-square-meter (260,000-square-foot) property in the village of Staefa in September. AP

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President Joe Biden responded acerbically to a question from a journalist on the Ukraine crisis, smiling and saying “what a stupid question”, in a moment caught on a hot mic. The journalist had shouted out, “Why are you waiting on Putin to make the first move sir?” as press were being escorted out of a meeting between Biden and his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Jan. 20, 2021. Reuters

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Pete Davidson poses in front of a Staten Island ferry he purchased with SNL co-star Colin Jost, and business partner Paul Italia. They won the ferry at auction for just over $280,000. Italia told the Post that the trio plans to turn the iconic orange ship into a floating event space. Jan. 21, 2021. Robert Miller

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