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Nepalese Hindu women take ritual baths in the Bagmati River during the Rishi Panchami festival in Kathmandu on Aug. 24.
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Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez, left, reacts as Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza, also of Venezuela, places the Miss Universe 2009 sash on her at the end of the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Aug. 23.
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A couple dances during the inauguration of the 2009 Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires on Aug. 23.
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Male protesters wear bikini tops during "National Go Topless Day" to honor Women's Equality Day at Venice Beach in Los Angeles on Aug. 23. The annual protest is held in seven U.S. cities to promote the idea women have the same constitutional right to be bare chested in public places as men.
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People watch as water breaches a rock wall at Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, Aug. 23. The center of Hurricane Bill was about 400 miles west-southwest of Newfoundland late in the afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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South Korean Buddhist monks pray during the funeral of the late former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 23. Tens of thousands of mourners filled the lawn outside parliament for the state funeral Sunday of Kim, a longtime defender of democracy who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to reach out to communist North Korea.
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Plates with fruits are laid as fasting Muslims pray before breaking their fast on the first day of Ramadan in the compound of Jamia Mosque in Amritsar, India, Aug. 23.
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Philadelphia Phillies' second baseman Eric Bruntlett completes an unassisted triple play to end the game by catching the line drive from New York Mets' Jeff Francoeur, stepping on second base and tagging out the New York Mets' Daniel Murphy while Phillies' Jimmy Rollins looks on in the bottom of the ninth inning of their baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Aug. 23. The Phillies won 9-7.
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An Afghan worker takes a break as he moves ballot boxes at a warehouse inside the grounds of the Independent Election Commission in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug 23.
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Fire and smoke illuminate the sky behind the ancient Acropolis in Athens, Greece, on Aug. 23. Authorities declared a state of emergency as flames destroyed homes and forced thousands to flee.
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MKN84
08:20 PMAug 25 2009
They shouldn't have died. You have to draw the line. They went over the line. I hope they RIP but how could you when you leave your families behind?
Dacoam24
08:19 PMAug 25 2009
My sister and her family lives in Buffalo and they have many friends that are firefighters. They knew of these men and they are heartbroken.. My thoughts and prayers go out their families. MAY GOD BE WITH YOU ALL .
TexRogers1
08:18 PMAug 25 2009
These guys are the true Americans we should all honor.
N2MWE
08:17 PMAug 25 2009
Rest in peace, you did your job well.
Sh14425
08:16 PMAug 25 2009
What true troopers the firemen are! God bless the families that lost these heroic men.
Twistedxoutlaw
08:16 PMAug 25 2009
What brave men, they enter each blaze disregarding their own safety to save the lives of others... God bless them and their family, as well as all our police and firefighters.
Parrotsrnuts
08:16 PMAug 25 2009
SOTOMAYOR WISHED THEM BAD LUCK...!
KatieCJL
08:15 PMAug 25 2009
Croom's child is actually 2 years old and he is expecting another with his fiancee. Let this be a lesson to all to remember to say "I love you" to your loved ones since you just don't know if that will be the last time you see them.
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