Photos of the week (photo gallery)

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A displaced Syrian boy fights to get a present during a distribution of toys for Eid Al-Adha in a refugee camp near Atma, Idlib province, Syria, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. A powerful car bomb exploded in Damascus and scattered fighting broke out in several areas across Syria Friday, quickly dashing any hopes that a shaky holiday cease-fire would hold for four days.(AP Photo/ Manu Brabo)

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Carved pumpkins are displayed at the New York Botanical Garden in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. This carving and other Halloween-themed carvings will be on display through Oct. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Billy Idol, right, is joined on stage by Michael Henrichsen, left, as Idol performs Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, in Seattle. Idol came to play in Seattle after Henrichsen launched a two-year grass-roots campaign to convince the rock star to play for his birthday party. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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People walk in the Thuringian Forest near Oberhof, central Germany, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Large parts of Germany were hit by heavy rain, snowfalls and stormy wind. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

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A child leans against a tent wall while putting on a costume in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, during celebrations of the Eid al-Adha organized by the Turkish community. The Eid al-Adha, or festival of the sacrifice, commemorates the Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael at God's command. Romania's Turkish minority mostly inhabits the south east of the country near the Black Sea.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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Gozde Guldosuren stocks up on bread at a Manhattan grocery store, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in New York. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the U.S. Northeast braced for the onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)

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An Indian family carries wood scavenged from the remains of large idols of the Hindu goddess Durga that were immersed by devotees in the Yamuna river the previous day as part of the Durga Puja festival in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Thousands of the idols are left by worshippers in the holy river as part of the festival which commemorates the slaying of a demon king by lion-riding, ten armed goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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Boatmen paddle through the River Ganges at sunset in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Allahabad on the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna is one of Hinduism's important centers. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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Indianapolis Colts running back Vick Ballard (33) dives into the end zone for a touchdown as Tennessee Titans free safety Michael Griffin, right, defends during overtime of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. The Colts won 19-13. (AP Photo/Joe Howell)

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San Francisco Giants' Sergio Romo and catcher Buster Posey celebrate after winning Game 4 of baseball's World Series against the Detroit Tigers Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Detroit. The Giants won 4-3 to win the series. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya )

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Los Angeles Clippers center Ronny Turiaf of France, left, and Los Angeles Lakers center Jordan Hill go after a rebound during the first half of their preseason NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)