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Lisa Tyler, owner of Forever Dream Drafts, in Vernon, Vermont, jumps off from the back of her horse to cool herself down.Credit:Kristopher Radder /The Brattleboro Reformer
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Larry the Downing Street cat sits beneath the Pride Month installation on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street in London, England. The installation, made of rainbow-coloured jute string, was designed by artists Louisa Loizeau and Hattie Newman. June is when many LGBTQ+ pride parades take place around the world. Credit:Getty
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Dark thunderclouds cover the sky over downtown Frankfurt as lightning strikes near skyscrapers.Credit:dpa
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Pope Francis, 3rd from right, along with cardinals and bishops, stands in front of a bronze statue of Saint Peter as he celebrates Mass during the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.Credit:AP
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People gather at a vigil, in Surfside, Florida. The vigil remembered those that died, are missing and those injured after a residential building collapsed last Thursday. Credit:AP
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Flames from the Lava Fire burn along a ridge near U.S. Highway 97 and Big Springs Road north of Weed, California.Credit:Scott Stoddard/Grants Pass Daily Courier
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A passenger pulls a cart of coolers and water bottles on a subway station platform during a heatwave in New York. The East Coast heat wave will be different from the Northwest's because it will reverse in coming days, with rain and a high of just 77 forecast for New York.Credit:Bloomberg
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The pack rides during the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 150.4 kilometers with start in Redon and finish in Fougeres, France.Credit:AP
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"We just needed to take a break," says Robert Peluso of Blanchard, as he and his dog Bailey cool off in the creek at Rathdrum's City Park, in Rathdrum, Idaho. He's training Bailey to be a service dog for PAWS For Veterans. PAWS provides funding for service dogs to military veterans suffering from PTSD. Robert has been in the Army for 22 years.Credit:Kathy Plonka/The Spokesman-Review
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A visitor watches a projection at the TelcoDR booth during the Mobile World Congress 2021 in Barcelona, Spain.Credit:AP
