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The day in photos: Aug. 29, 2016

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A reveler participates in the Notting Hill Carnival in London.
A reveler participates in the Notting Hill Carnival in London. AP

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Tourists play at the dreamlike animal kingdom made with thousands of lighting sets in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Tourists play at the dreamlike animal kingdom made with thousands of lighting sets in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Zuma Press

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A police officer stands guard as passengers wait in line at Terminal 7 in Los Angeles International Airport.
A police officer stands guard as passengers wait in line at Terminal 7 in Los Angeles International Airport. AP

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Oil wells burn on the edge of Qaraya, Iraq.
Oil wells burn on the edge of Qaraya, Iraq. AP

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A firefighter passes beneath tape as he and others battle a blaze at a Presbyterian church in the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia.
A firefighter passes beneath tape as he and others battle a blaze at a Presbyterian church in the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia. AP

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An orangutan rests in a Paris zoo.
An orangutan rests in a Paris zoo. Patrick Kovarik / AFP / Getty Images

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The Milky Way glows above Tachty, Hungary.
The Milky Way glows above Tachty, Hungary. EPA

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A fire burns at the village of Piedrabuena, Ciudad Real, central Spain.
A fire burns at the village of Piedrabuena, Ciudad Real, central Spain. EPA

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A Yemeni child lies on a bed at a hospital after she was injured in an alleged Saudi-led airstrike that targeted a market in Sana'a, Yemen.
A Yemeni child lies on a bed at a hospital after she was injured in an alleged Saudi-led airstrike that targeted a market in Sana’a, Yemen. EPA

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Baby monkeys look on at the Rangiri Dambulla Rajamaha Viharaya Buddhist pilgrimage site in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
Baby monkeys look on at the Rangiri Dambulla Rajamaha Viharaya Buddhist pilgrimage site in Dambulla, Sri Lanka. Shara S. Kodikara / AFP / Getty Images

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Tents that were destroyed by fire are seen at Yahayawa refugee camp near Kirkuk, Iraq.
Tents that were destroyed by fire are seen at Yahayawa refugee camp near Kirkuk, Iraq. Reuters

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Dead wild reindeer are seen on Hardangervidda in Norway, after lightning struck the central mountain plateau and killed more than 300 of them.
Dead wild reindeer are seen on Hardangervidda in Norway, after lightning struck the central mountain plateau and killed more than 300 of them. Reuters

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White African lions Almaz, right, and Agata, relax in a Krasnoyarsk, Russia, zoo enclosure.
White African lions Almaz, right, and Agata, relax in a Krasnoyarsk, Russia, zoo enclosure. Reuters

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A small striped shore crab looks out from a crevice in rocks along the shore of the Pacific Ocean at the Cape Perpetual Scenic Area in Oregon.
A small striped shore crab looks out from a crevice in rocks along the shore of the Pacific Ocean at the Cape Perpetual Scenic Area in Oregon. Splash News

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A double rainbow appears over Beijing.
A double rainbow appears over Beijing. Splash News

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Flags fly ahead of ceremonies commemorating the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the first allied Arctic Convoy, codenamed Operation Dervish, at the northern port of the Soviet Union during World War Two in Arkhangelsk, Russia.
Flags fly ahead of ceremonies commemorating the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the first allied Arctic Convoy, codenamed Operation Dervish, at the northern port of the Soviet Union during World War Two in Arkhangelsk, Russia. Reuters

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Felix, a male polar bear, lies inside an open-air cage in his Krasnoyarsk, Russia, zoo enclosure.
Felix, a male polar bear, lies inside an open-air cage in his Krasnoyarsk, Russia, zoo enclosure. Reuters

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HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK
Gene Wilder, star of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” died today at 83. Warner Bros.

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