2018: The Year in Photos

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TAKING A STAND, WASHINGTON, D.C.

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A PRAYER FOR LIVES LOST, PITTSBURGH

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A WIN FOR THE WOMEN, GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA

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04of 14FATAL FIRES, PARADISE, CALIFORNIAThe 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California.Justin Sullivan/GettyOn Nov. 8 the worst wildfire in U.S. history swept through the Northern California town of Paradise in a matter of hours, forcing a mass evacuation and decimating nearly 14,000 homes. As of press time 88 people were confirmed dead from the blazes and nearly 25 were still missing.

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FATAL FIRES, PARADISE, CALIFORNIA

The 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California.Justin Sullivan/Getty

On Nov. 8 the worst wildfire in U.S. history swept through the Northern California town of Paradise in a matter of hours, forcing a mass evacuation and decimating nearly 14,000 homes. As of press time 88 people were confirmed dead from the blazes and nearly 25 were still missing.

05of 14A HISTORIC WIN, MINNEAPOLISPatrick Smith/GettyPhiladelphia Eagles player Vinny Curry sits in shock after the Eagles beat the New England Patriots 41-33 at Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4. Though the Eagles have played in the Super Bowl three times, this was their first time taking home the coveted Vince Lombardi Trophy.

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A HISTORIC WIN, MINNEAPOLIS

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Philadelphia Eagles player Vinny Curry sits in shock after the Eagles beat the New England Patriots 41-33 at Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4. Though the Eagles have played in the Super Bowl three times, this was their first time taking home the coveted Vince Lombardi Trophy.

06of 14UNDEFEATED, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKYBrian Spurlock/USA Today SportsJustify, a 3-year-old colt, won racing’s 13th Triple Crown and, because of an ankle problem, promptly retired. Mike Smith, who, at 52, became the oldest jockey to win the Triple Crown, called the horse “a gift from God.”

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UNDEFEATED, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

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Justify, a 3-year-old colt, won racing’s 13th Triple Crown and, because of an ankle problem, promptly retired. Mike Smith, who, at 52, became the oldest jockey to win the Triple Crown, called the horse “a gift from God.”

07of 14GALVANIZING A MOVEMENT, WASHINGTON, D.C.Chip Somodevilla/GettyStanding silent for much of 6 minutes and 20 seconds — the time it took a shooter to kill 17 of her classmates and staff members in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14 — Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School senior Emma Gonzalez transfixed the nation during the student-led March for Our Lives on March 24.

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GALVANIZING A MOVEMENT, WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Standing silent for much of 6 minutes and 20 seconds — the time it took a shooter to kill 17 of her classmates and staff members in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14 — Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School senior Emma Gonzalez transfixed the nation during the student-led March for Our Lives on March 24.

08of 14A GIANT DEBUT, WORCESTERSHIRE, ENGLANDPA/APAfter a 15-month gestation period second-time mom Arusha gave birth to a healthy Rothschild giraffe calf at the West Midland Safari Park in Worcestershire on Oct. 3. The park’s newest addition — one of the rarest subspecies of giraffes in the world — was 6-ft. tall at birth and weighed 110 lbs. The not-so-little one was named Gerald.

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A GIANT DEBUT, WORCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND

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After a 15-month gestation period second-time mom Arusha gave birth to a healthy Rothschild giraffe calf at the West Midland Safari Park in Worcestershire on Oct. 3. The park’s newest addition — one of the rarest subspecies of giraffes in the world — was 6-ft. tall at birth and weighed 110 lbs. The not-so-little one was named Gerald.

09of 14HUMAN CRISIS AT U.S. BORDER, TIJUANA, MEXICOKim Kyung-Hoon/ReutersTear gas led Maria Meza, a 40-year-old migrant woman from Honduras, to grab her 5-year-old twin girls Saira and Cheili and frantically turn away from the wall that divides the U.S. and Mexico on Nov. 25. “I was scared, and I thought I was going to die with them because of the gas,” Meza told Reuters. A caravan of Central Americans fleeing oppression and poor economic conditions at home for hopeful refuge in the U.S. supplied a theme for President Trump, who portrayed their northward migration as an assault on the U.S. border and dispatched thousands of troops to guard it.

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HUMAN CRISIS AT U.S. BORDER, TIJUANA, MEXICO

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Tear gas led Maria Meza, a 40-year-old migrant woman from Honduras, to grab her 5-year-old twin girls Saira and Cheili and frantically turn away from the wall that divides the U.S. and Mexico on Nov. 25. “I was scared, and I thought I was going to die with them because of the gas,” Meza told Reuters. A caravan of Central Americans fleeing oppression and poor economic conditions at home for hopeful refuge in the U.S. supplied a theme for President Trump, who portrayed their northward migration as an assault on the U.S. border and dispatched thousands of troops to guard it.

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SOMEONE TO LOOK UP TO, WASHINGTON, D.C.

11of 14SLOW RACE TO THE FINISH, ATLANTAJessica McGowan/GettyClose contests in midterm voting delayed results in several states including Georgia, where voters cast ballots Nov. 6 at an Atlanta precinct (right), and Florida, where the pace of counting echoed the 2000 presidential election that hung on ballot chads and dragged on for weeks.

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SLOW RACE TO THE FINISH, ATLANTA

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Close contests in midterm voting delayed results in several states including Georgia, where voters cast ballots Nov. 6 at an Atlanta precinct (right), and Florida, where the pace of counting echoed the 2000 presidential election that hung on ballot chads and dragged on for weeks.

12of 14LADY GAGA, THE VENICE FILM FESTIVALDavid Fisher/REX/ShutterstockA star was reborn when six-time Grammy winnerLady Gagabecame an Oscar front-runner for her role inBradley Cooper’s remake ofA Star Is Born.“To inhabit her insecure character, she told PEOPLE that she looked back to her high school days: “That’s where I went … to be vulnerable, to be my authentic self.” The National Board of Review named her its Best Actress. “She really is an incredible person,” says Cooper.

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LADY GAGA, THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL

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A star was reborn when six-time Grammy winnerLady Gagabecame an Oscar front-runner for her role inBradley Cooper’s remake ofA Star Is Born.“To inhabit her insecure character, she told PEOPLE that she looked back to her high school days: “That’s where I went … to be vulnerable, to be my authentic self.” The National Board of Review named her its Best Actress. “She really is an incredible person,” says Cooper.

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A HEROIC CAVE RESCUE, MAE SAI, THAILAND

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ART AUCTION GOES AWRY, LONDON

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