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Widespread flooding in Kentucky, a Russian drone attack at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a mask festival in Latvia, Carnival costumes in Venice, and much more

By Alan Taylor
A person stands beside railroad tracks, playing a fiddle.
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Widespread flooding in Kentucky, a Russian drone attack at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, icebergs in Greenland, a lava flow atop Mount Etna, a mask festival in Latvia, blooming trees in Spain, Carnival costumes in Venice, and much more.

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Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.