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Photos of the Week: Burning Effigy, Sloth Balloon, Oscars Slap

A sunset in Colombia, a military operation in Iraq, a dog rescued in Los Angeles, wartime devastation in Ukraine, flooding in Australia, blooming poppy fields in California, and much more

By Alan Taylor
Two people are seen in separate rooms, one lit by a blue light, the other by a red light.
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A sunset in Colombia, a military operation in Iraq, a wildfire in Colorado, a dog rescued in Los Angeles, an avalanche in Alaska, wartime devastation in Ukraine, flooding in Australia, blooming poppy fields in California, and much more

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Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.