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Abandoned Veteran’s Funeral
Former U.S. Marine Gerry Brooks is laid to rest Thursday, June 20, 2024 at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta. Hundreds of people attended the funeral after Brooks died alone last May and a funeral home asked for volunteers to serve as pallbearers. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Through a story of sadness and dying, AP shows the possibility of hope through the reaction of strangers

JUNE 28, 2024

A Poisoned View
A cruise ship crosses Penobscot Bay, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in off the coast of Camden, Maine. A homeowner poisoned a neighbor's trees to get a view of the scenic waterfront, sparking outrage in the community. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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AP captivates readers with a tale of wealthy hubris and poisoned trees 

JUNE 28, 2024

Peru Amazon Bridge to Nowhere
A highway bridge that is part of a federal highway project, extends across the Nanay River, background, as a resident walks along a boarded path in the Punchana district of Iquitos, Peru, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Construction work is at a standstill as the government conducts a study of the area, but the Ministry of Transportation has already built what is the country's largest bridge, which extends 2.3 kilometers (1.4 miles) over the Nanay, a tributary of the Amazon River. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP makes rare photos of Amazonian “bridge to nowhere” and its communities 

JUNE 28, 2024

Biden
President Joe Biden turns to the others on the dais after speaking during an event marking the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP delivers third scoop in a series on Biden’s immigration moves 

JUNE 28, 2024

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New Google Trends tracker reveals what’s top of mind for American voters

JUNE 21, 2024

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Yeneska Garcia, a Venezuelan migrant, cries into her hands as she eats at the Peace Oasis of the Holy Spirit Amparito shelter in Villahermosa, Mexico, Friday, June 7, 2024. Since the 23-year-old fled Venezuela in January, she trekked days through the jungles of The Darien Gap, narrowly survived being kidnapped by Mexican cartels and waited months for an asylum appointment with the U.S. that never came through. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

Best of AP — Second Winner

AP team shows Mexico’s tactic to keep migrants from reaching US border: wear them out

JUNE 21, 2024

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A dog in a dog run at the Melody greets visitors Friday, April 12, 2024, in Atlanta. The Melody is a housing complex made from shipping containers and is intended to help house people from Atlanta's homeless population. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

A good news story in homelessness

JUNE 21, 2024

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A damaged election poster shows German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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Sharp planning and long-term vision put AP ahead on the surge to the right in EU elections

JUNE 21, 2024

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A female periodical cicada makes slits in a tender branch with the egg-laying appendage called an ovipositor at Morton Arboretum on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Lisle, Ill. The slits are to create egg nests that serve as the nursery for the cicada's developing eggs. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Advanced planning, thorough reporting and extensive subject knowledge leads to AP wins on cicada invasion

JUNE 21, 2024

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In a May 24, 2011 photo, Sam Shaya, 4, of Metairie, La, makes his way to another vantage point as he watches Mississippi River waters pour through the Bonnet Carre Spillway structure in St. Charles Parrish, La. The spillway diverts water from the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain. (AP Photo/The Times Picayune, David Grunfeld)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes

JUNE 21, 2024

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Narendra Modi, right, is sworn-in as the Prime Minister of India by President Droupadi Murmu, left, at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 9, 2024. The 73-year-old leader is only the second Indian prime minister to retain power for a third term. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Best of AP — First Winner

India election Live Blog provides coverage of the vote count in the world’s largest democracy 

JUNE 14, 2024

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Israeli settler Yinon Levi speaks on his phone in the kitchen at his farm in the West Bank settlement outpost of Meitarim, Sunday, May 12, 2024. Levi was sanctioned by the United States; he said he had trouble paying bills for weeks but then could access money again. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Best of AP — Second Winner

Settlers cited for West Bank violence say sanctions against them had nearly no effect 

JUNE 14, 2024

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