There are so many iconic photos from this year about to end. These two represent fulfillment of a dream and strength, and refusal to back down (click on images to enlarge):
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| Speaker Nancy Pelosi mock claps Trump at State of the Union |
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| Megan Rapinoe celebrates World Cup victory |
There was also terrible, human- caused violence to our planet, as these photos demonstrate:
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| Flooding victims of Hurricane Dorian |
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| Fire burns near San Bernardino, CA |
Inhumanity to man was also recorded:
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| A small child cries after her mother was detained at Mexican border |
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| A man and his child drowned in the Rio Grande trying to enter the U.S. |
And finally, our national disgrace plays royal dress-up:
(All photos AP, except child crying at border -- John Moore/Getty)
