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2024 Year in Review

DEC. 20, 2024

Weekly Global Sports Photo Gallery
Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga (00), forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (32), and Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. (10) vie for the ball during the first half of an Emirates NBA cup tournament quarterfinal basketball game in Houston, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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Sports Week in Pictures

DEC. 19, 2024

FILE - Two teens challenging New Hampshire's new law banning transgender girls from girls' sports teams pose with their families and attorneys in Concord, N.H., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, after a judge granted an emergency request to allow one of the girls to play soccer while their lawsuit continues. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer, File)
FILE - Two teens challenging New Hampshire's new law banning transgender girls from girls' sports teams pose with their families and attorneys in Concord, N.H., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, after a judge granted an emergency request to allow one of the girls to play soccer while their lawsuit continues. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer, File)

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Donald Trump said he wants to ban trans athletes from competing. The reality is more nuanced

DEC. 18, 2024

FILE - LSU's Angel Reese, left, and Iowa's Caitlin Clark, right, pose for a photo before the WNBA basketball draft, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
FILE - LSU's Angel Reese, left, and Iowa's Caitlin Clark, right, pose for a photo before the WNBA basketball draft, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

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The darker side of the rise of women’s sports: With more visibility comes more online harassment

DEC. 18, 2024

An Armenian Christian priest walks along an alley near to St. James Cathedral at the Armenian quarter in Jerusalem, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
An Armenian Christian priest walks along an alley near to St. James Cathedral at the Armenian quarter in Jerusalem, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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As wars rage around them, Armenian Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City feel the walls closing in

DEC. 18, 2024

In this image released by Vanuatu Red Cross Society, its volunteers assist staff with the clean up at Vila Central Hospital in Port Vila, Vanuatu Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, following a powerful earthquake that struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. (Vanuatu Red Cross Society via AP)
In this image released by Vanuatu Red Cross Society, its volunteers assist staff with the clean up at Vila Central Hospital in Port Vila, Vanuatu Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, following a powerful earthquake that struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. (Vanuatu Red Cross Society via AP)

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Rescuers dig for survivors of Vanuatu earthquake with no water and unclear death toll

DEC. 18, 2024

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, visits Israeli forces in a buffer zone inside Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Israel Government Press Office via AP)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, visits Israeli forces in a buffer zone inside Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Israel Government Press Office via AP)

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Israel’s borders have shifted throughout its history. Action in Syria may reshape them again

DEC. 18, 2024

FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, left, and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump attend a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, left, and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump attend a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Musk and Trump are viewed roughly the same by Americans, an AP-NORC poll finds

DEC. 18, 2024

Jen Dold, whose brother, Alex Dold, lived with schizophrenia and died after a 2017 encounter with sheriff's deputies and police officers, stands for a portrait with their mother, Kathy Duncan, left, as they visit a beach he enjoyed, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Edmonds, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Jen Dold, whose brother, Alex Dold, lived with schizophrenia and died after a 2017 encounter with sheriff's deputies and police officers, stands for a portrait with their mother, Kathy Duncan, left, as they visit a beach he enjoyed, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Edmonds, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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Accident or homicide? Medical rulings in arrest-related deaths can dictate what happens to police

DEC. 18, 2024

A woman carrying her belongings walks past debris after Cyclone Chido in the Kaweni slum Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, on the outskirts of Mamoudzou, in the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)
A woman carrying her belongings walks past debris after Cyclone Chido in the Kaweni slum Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, on the outskirts of Mamoudzou, in the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

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Survivors recount ‘very apocalyptic’ cyclone that ripped through French territory of Mayotte

DEC. 18, 2024

YE Top Photos Global 2024
Alicia Keys performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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2024 Through the lens: A Year in Photos

DEC. 17, 2024

FILE- Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) works to the basket against Dallas Wings guard Sevgi Uzun (1) in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
FILE- Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) works to the basket against Dallas Wings guard Sevgi Uzun (1) in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

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From Caitlin Clark and Simone Biles to a new hockey league, women’s sports had a pivotal year

DEC. 17, 2024

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