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Isaac Storms Gulf

Insulation hangs from ceilings as Darryl Dragon walks through his daughter's bedroom after floodwaters from Hurricane Isaac receded in Braithwaite, La.

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A Tasmanian devil cub tries to bite his way out of a small bag during an event marking National Endangered Species Day in Sydney, Australia.

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Belarusian Interior Ministry special forces soldiers perform during a military show to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the formation of the unit in Minsk, Belarus.

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Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords reacts after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance with Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.

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MTV VMA Highlights

Taylor Swift surfs the crowd at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.

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Prince Harry is shown at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He has been redeployed to the region to pilot attack helicopters.

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A diver takes off from a platform in the Red Bull Cliff Diving Competition at the Blue Lagoon in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

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Obama Accepts Dem Nomination

President Barack Obama is joined on stage by first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.

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Marcia Savio, stepmother of Kathleen Savio, cries outside the Will County Courthouse after word that former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson was found guilty of murdering her stepdaughter, his third wife, in Joliet, Ill.

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Passengers wait for flights to resume after the national carrier EgyptAir canceled all international flights because of a strike by the airline's flight attendants in Cairo, Egypt.

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Hall of Fame player and former Baltimore Orioles star Cal Ripken Jr. stands next to his statue, unveiled before the start of the Orioles and New York Yankees game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.