2017 News Picture Story
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First Place - 2017 News Picture Story
Opposition activists march during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 3, 2017. Venezuela's angry opposition rallied Wednesday vowing huge street protests against President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution and accusing him of dodging elections to cling to power despite deadly unrest. /
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Venezuela's opposition activists clash with riot police agents during a protest against Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas on April 4, 2017. Protesters clashed with police in Venezuela Tuesday as the opposition mobilized against moves to tighten President Nicolas Maduro's grip on power. Protesters hurled stones at riot police who fired tear gas as they blocked the demonstrators from advancing through central Caracas, where pro-government activists were also planning to march.
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Opposition activists clash with riot police during a protest of doctors and other health care personnel in Caracas on May 22, 2017. Doctors rallied in Venezuela on Monday in the latest street protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, as a young man lay in hospital after being set on fire by an angry crowd. /
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An opposition demonstrator argues with a National Guard riot policeman during a health care personnel march in Caracas on May 22, 2017. Doctors rallied in Venezuela on Monday in the latest street protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, as a young man lay in hospital after being set on fire by an angry crowd.
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Opposition demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest in Caracas, on May 24, 2017. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro formally launched moves to rewrite the constitution on Tuesday, defying opponents who accuse him of clinging to power in a political crisis that has prompted deadly unrest.
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A Venezuelan opposition activist wearing a homemade gas mask takes cover behind a makeshift shield as clashes erupt with riot police during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 8, 2017. Venezuela's opposition mobilized Monday in fresh street protests against President Nicolas Maduro's efforts to reform the constitution in a deadly political crisis. Supporters of the opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) gathered in eastern Caracas to march to the education ministry under the slogan "No to the dictatorship."
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Anti-government protesters block the Francisco Fajardo highway in Caracas during a demonstration against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on May 27, 2017. Demonstrations that got underway in late March have claimed the lives of 58 people, as opposition leaders seek to ramp up pressure on Venezuela's leftist president, whose already-low popularity has cratered amid ongoing shortages of food and medicines, among other economic woes.
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Opposition activists place candles to protest against the deaths of 43 people in clashes with the police during weeks of demonstrations against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 17, 2017. The United States warned on Wednesday at the United Nations that Venezuela's crisis was worsening and could escalate into a major conflict similar to Syria or South Sudan. /
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A Venezuelan opposition activist receives assistance during a rally against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, on May 18, 2017. Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles said Thursday authorities confiscated his passport and prevented him from travelling to New York to discuss his country's deadly political crisis with United Nations officials. On Monday Venezuelans launched a seventh week of anti-government demonstrations by blocking roads, vowing not to budge all day in protest at a deadly political and economic crisis.
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Seemingly unconscious teenager activist Neomar Lander (C) is taken away on a motorcycle by fellow demonstrators as they clash with riot police during a protest in Caracas on June 7, 2017. The teenager died after new protests against President Nicolas Maduro's government on Wednesday just as the head of the military warned troops not to commit "atrocities."
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A demonstrator catches fire, after the gas tank of a police motorbike exploded, during clashes in a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 3, 2017. Venezuela's angry opposition rallied Wednesday vowing huge street protests against President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution and accusing him of dodging elections to cling to power despite deadly unrest.
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Riot police arrest an opposition activists during clashes following a march towards the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) in an offensive against President Maduro and his call for Constituent Assembly in Caracas on July 22, 2017. The Legislative power, controlled by the opposition, appointed Friday a parallel supreme court in a public session claiming the TSJ judges had been illegally appointed by the parliaments former pro-government majority. /
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A portrait of embattled Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is carried by a crowd waiting for his arrival in Nairobi, on August 13, 2017 in Mathare, a neighbourhood of the capital. Violent clashes erupted between Luo supporters of defeated opposition leader Raila Odinga and members of President Uhuru Kenyatta's Kikuyu ethnic group, according to an AFP photographer. The confrontation broke out after Odinga supporters torched businesses belonging to Kikuyu, who then grouped together armed with sticks, bows and arrows. Clashes followed in which a man was severely beaten, leaving him motionless on the ground.
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The lights of mobile phones used to check names on the voters' roll cast the shadow of a man at a polling station in Kibera, one the largest slums in Africa, in Nairobi on August 8, 2017. Kenyans vote on August 8 in general elections headlined by a too-close-to-call battle between incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta and his rival Raila Odinga, sparking fears of violence in east Africa's richest economy.
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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Members of the Kikuyu ethnic group, residents of Mathare, try to recover the body of a man who was beaten and stoned to death by members of the Luo tribe, also residents of the slum, during a street battle with pangas, stones, and wooden rods on August 13, 2017 in the Mathare slum, a neighborhood in the capital Nairobi. Violent clashes erupted between Luo supporters of defeated opposition leader Raila Odinga and members of President Uhuru Kenyatta's Kikuyu ethnic group, according to an AFP photographer. The confrontation broke out after Odinga supporters torched businesses belonging to Kikuyu, who then grouped together armed with sticks, bows and arrows. Clashes followed in which a man was severely beaten, leaving him motionless on the ground.
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The mother of a man shot in the head allegedly by Kenyan police uses a blanket to cover her son's body in an alley of Mathare slum in Nairobi, on August 9, 2017, as unrest broke out a day after general elections. Kenyan police shot dead two protesters in the capital's flashpoint Mathare slum on August 9, as unrest broke out after opposition accusations that the general election was rigged, a senior officer told AFP.
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The mother of a man allegedly shot in the head by a Kenya Administration Police officer in Nairobi, on August 09, 2017 reacts in desperation in an alley of the Mathare slum, a day after general elections. Kenyan police shot dead two protesters in the capital's flashpoint Mathare slum on August 9, as unrest broke out after opposition accusations that the general election was rigged, a senior officer told AFP.
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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A man brandishes arrows during a street battle between Luo supporters of defeated opposition leader Raila Odinga and members of President Uhuru Kenyatta's Kikuyu ethnic group, both living in the Mathare slum, on August 13, 2017 in Mathare, a neighborhood of the capital Nairobi. The confrontation broke out after Odinga supporters torched businesses belonging to Kikuyu, who then grouped together armed with sticks, bows and arrows. Clashes followed in which a man was severely beaten, leaving him motionless on the ground.
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Opposition supporters demonstrate at a burning barricade during a protest in Kibera, Nairobi, on October 25, 2017 a day before the scheduled repeat presidential poll. Kenyan opposition chief leader urged his supporters to stay at home on October 25 as the country forges ahead with a disputed presidential poll that could threaten the stability of the east African powerhouse.
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A protester brandishing a machete and a knife prepares to take cover from incoming tear gas canisters during clashes with police forces in Kibera, Nairobi, on October 26, 2017. Kenyans trickled into polling stations today for a repeat election that has polarised the nation, amid sporadic clashes as supporters of opposition leader ignored his call to stay away and tried to block voting.
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Residents of Kawangware district of Nairobi erect a burning barricade on October 27, 2017 during post electoral violence. Kenya found itself in a dangerous limbo on October 27, 2017 as violent protests rocked opposition strongholds a day after a deeply divisive election that has left seven dead.
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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A man with severe machete wounds to his head lays on the ground in the Kawangware district of Nairobi, on October 27, 2017 during clashes between different communities following Kenya's presidential election re-run. Kenya found itself in a dangerous limbo on October 27, 2017 as violent protests rocked opposition strongholds a day after a deeply divisive election that has left seven dead.
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Residents of the Kawangware district raise their hands and walk in line past police officers, on their way back home at the end of the day on October 28, 2017.
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Third Place: Leah Millis / San Francisco Chronicle
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Tom Condon of San Francisco, center, a Trump supporter, becomes entangled in the center of a fight after attempting to push anti-fascist protesters back with his cane during a Pro-President Donald Trump rally and march at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center park March 4, 2017 in Berkeley, Calif.
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Trump supporters, from left, father and son Kevin and Lars Goller march with anti-Trump, anti-fascist protesters dogging their steps behind them during a pro-President Donald Trump rally and march at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center park March 4, 2017 in Berkeley, Calif.
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Berkeley police officers detain someone during a rally called "Patriot's Day Free Speech Rally" in Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park April 15, 2017 in Berkeley, Calif.
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A pro-Trump supporter gets milk poured over his eyes after getting pepper-sprayed during a skirmish on Center Street after a rally called "Patriot's Day Free Speech Rally" in Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park turned violent April 15, 2017 in Berkeley, Calif.
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A Trump supporter trades blows with an anti-Trump protester in the street during a pro-President Donald Trump rally and march at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center park March 4, 2017 in Berkeley, Calif.
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Freedom of speech signs burn at a pro-President Donald Trump rally and march at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center park March 4, 2017 in Berkeley, Calif.
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A pro-Trump supporter threatens anti-fascist protesters after getting into skirmishes with them on Center street during a rally called "Patriot's Day Free Speech Rally" in Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park April 15, 2017 in Berkeley, Calif.
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A firework explodes after being thrown into a group of pro-Trump supporters on Milvia and Center streets after a rally called "Patriot's Day Free Speech Rally" in Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park turned violent April 15, 2017 in Berkeley, Calif.
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A Trump supporter, Eric Zarahn, is seen with a bloodied face after repeatedly getting into physical fights with anti-fascist protesters during a Pro-President Donald Trump rally and march at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center park March 4, 2017 in Berkeley, Calif.
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An anti-fascist protester runs with others through a smoke bomb and mace cloud on Center street after a rally called "Patriot's Day Free Speech Rally" in Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park turned violent April 15, 2017 in Berkeley, Calif.
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Arthur Schaper, a Trump supporter prays after being cornered at a gas station after he was chased from MLK park, he was then glitter bombed, pepper-sprayed and his Trump gear was taken in response to a very small far-right rally held in Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center park August 27, 2017 in Berkeley Calif.
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A man who identified himself as Jayden gets assistance after getting exposed to pepper spray on Milvia and Center streets after a rally called "Patriot's Day Free Speech Rally" in Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park turned violent April 15, 2017 in Berkeley, Calif.
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Honorable Mention: Agence France-Press
Honorable Mention - 2017 News Picture Story
A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, points at sniper positions of Islamic State (IS) fighters in western Raqa on July 17, 2017, during an offensive by the SDF to retake the city from IS. The US-backed coalition has captured around 30 percent of Raqa city since it entered the IS bastion in June after a months-long operation to capture territory in the surrounding province.
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A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) runs to take cover from sniper shots near the central hospital of Raqa on October 1, 2017. Syrian fighters backed by US special forces are battling to clear the last remaining Islamic State group jihadists holed up in their crumbling stronghold of Raqa.
Bulent Kilic / Agence France-Presse
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A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) checks the building near the central hospital of Raqa on October 1, 2017. Syrian fighters backed by US special forces are battling to clear the last remaining Islamic State group jihadists holed up in their crumbling stronghold of Raqa.
Bulent Kilic / Agence France-Presse
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Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces fire their arms during a battle against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists to retake the central hospital of Raqa on the western frontline of the city on September 28, 2017. Syrian fighters backed by US special forces are battling to clear the last remaining Islamic State group jihadists holed up in their crumbling stronghold of Raqa.
Bulent Kilic / Agence France-Presse
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A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) runs as they take position near the central hospital of Raqa on October 1, 2017. Syrian fighters backed by US special forces are battling to clear the last remaining Islamic State group jihadists holed up in their crumbling stronghold of Raqa.
Bulent Kilic / Agence France-Presse
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A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fires his machine gun during clashes with Islamic State group jihadists near the central hospital of Raqa on October 1, 2017. Syrian fighters backed by US special forces are battling to clear the last remaining Islamic State group jihadists holed up in their crumbling stronghold of Raqa.
Bulent Kilic / Agence France-Presse
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A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces comforts his wounded comrade Ibrahim who was shot by a sniper as they drive towards a medical centre on the eastern frontline of Raqa on September 24, 2017. Syrian fighters backed by US special forces are battling to clear the last remaining Islamic State group jihadists holed up in their crumbling stronghold of Raqa.
Bulent Kilic / Agence France-Presse
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A fighter of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard on a rooftop in Raqa on October 20, 2017, after retaking the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. SDF fighters flushed jihadist holdouts from Raqa's main hospital and municipal stadium, wrapping up a more than four-month offensive against what used to be the inner sanctum of IS's self-proclaimed "caliphate", which for three years saw some of the group's worst abuses and grew into a centre for both its potent propaganda machine and its unprecedented experiment in jihadist statehood.
Bulent Kilic / Agence France-Presse
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A Syrian woman looks back as civilians gather on the western front after fleeing the centre of Raqa on October 12, 2017. Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Syrian fighters backed by US special forces, are battling to clear the last remaining jihadists holed up in their crumbling stronghold of Raqa.
Bulent Kilic / Agence France-Presse
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Wounded Syrians rest on the front line in eastern Raqa on July 13, 2017, during an offensive to retake the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. The US-backed coalition has captured around 30 percent of Raqa city since it entered the IS bastion in June after a months-long operation to capture territory in the surrounding province. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC
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A woman cries as she looks at her house in Raqa on October 20, 2017, after a Kurdish-led force expelled the Islamic State group from the northern Syrian city. For three years, Raqa saw some of IS's worst abuses and grew into one of its main governance hubs, a centre for both its potent propaganda machine and its unprecedented experiment in jihadist statehood.
Bulent Kilic / Agence France-Presse
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A picture taken on October 21, 2017 shows a general view of heavily damaged buildings in Raqa, after a Kurdish-led force expelled the Islamic State group from the northern Syrian city. For three years, Raqa saw some of IS's worst abuses and grew into one of its main governance hubs, a centre for both its potent propaganda machine and its unprecedented experiment in jihadist statehood.
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Honorable Mention: Danish Siddiqui / Reuters
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An exhausted Rohingya refugee woman touches the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh September 11, 2017.
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A Rohingya refugee man pulls a child as they walk to the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, September 10, 2017.
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Rohingya refugees climb up a hill after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh September 8, 2017.
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A Rohingya refugee man protects his sister as he climbs down a hill after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh September 8, 2017.
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A Rohingya refugee girl sits next to her mother who rests after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 6, 2017.
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A Rohingya refugee boy carries his belongings as he walks to a makeshift camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh September 18, 2017.
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A man carries an Rohingya refugee woman from the shore after she crossed the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf, Bangladesh September 7, 2017.
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Rohingya refugees walk on the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh September 11, 2017.
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An exhausted Rohingya refugee girl cries as she jostles for aid in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh September 20, 2017.
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Rohingya refugees stretch their hands to receive aid distributed by local organisations at Balukhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, September 14, 2017.
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Honorable Mention: Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Honorable Mention - 2017 News Picture Story
Five people were killed and six wounded in an attack near a baggage claim in Terminal 2 by a gunman at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport. Investigators say that the gunman checked a declared 9mm pistol in his baggage before retrieving it in Fort Lauderdale and loading the gun in the airport bathroom just before the attack. People seek cover on the tarmac of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport after a shooting took place near the baggage claim in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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A police officer takes up a position as they try to figure out if there is a second shooter involved in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport shooting.
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People take cover outside the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport after a shooting took place near the baggage claim.
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Police assist people seeking cover outside of Terminal 2 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport after a shooting took place near the baggage claim.
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Police assist people seeking cover outside of Terminal 2 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport after a shooting took place near the baggage claim in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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People take shelter under a baggage checkin counter after a shooting took place near the baggage claim in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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People walk towards police with their arms raised outside the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport after a shooting took place near the baggage claim in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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