Day in Photos: NASA Crew Prepares for Space Flight, Funeral of Slain NYPD Officer, and Blue-Green Algae Blooms
NASA astronaut and mission commander Zena Cardman waves to family members before heading to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on July 31, 2025. The Falcon 9 launch was scrubbed with just 67 seconds left in the countdown due to bad weather. Gregg Newton/AFP via Getty Images
NASA astronaut and mission commander Zena Cardman waves to family members before heading to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on July 31, 2025. The Falcon 9 launch was scrubbed with just 67 seconds left in the countdown due to bad weather. Gregg Newton/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: NASA Crew Prepares for Space Flight, Funeral of Slain NYPD Officer, and Blue-Green Algae Blooms

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Thousands gather in the Bronx for the funeral of slain NYPD officer Didarul Islam in New York City, on July 31, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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Rescuers clear debris at the site of a destroyed residential building following a Russian air attack in Kyiv, on July 31, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP via Getty Images
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Blue-green algae blooms are seen along the shoreline at Lough Shore Park in Antrim, Northern Ireland, on July 31, 2025. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
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A Jordanian C-130 military aircraft performs an air drop of supplies over the Gaza Strip on July 31, 2025. The air drop was a joint effort with the United Arab Emirates Air Force and delivered 20 tons of food, baby formula, and other basic items to the region amid ongoing conflict between Israel and terrorist group Hamas. Salah Malkawi/Getty Images
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Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Jeremiah Manele accepts a challenge by a Maori warrior during a welcome ceremony at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on July 31, 2025. Marty Melville/AFP via Getty Images
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An artisan weaves a silk saree on a handloom at a workshop in Chennai, India, on July 31, 2025. R.Satish Babu/AFP via Getty Images
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The Keihin industrial region with Mount Fuji in the backgroud is seen from the Umihotaru parking Area in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on July 31, 2025. Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images
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Marina Eva (2nd R), mountaineering partner of German Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier, looks on during a press conference along with rescue team members in Skardu, in Pakistan's mountainous Gilgit-Baltistan region, on July 31, 2025. Dahlmeier, 31, Germany's two-time Olympic biathlon gold medalist, was confirmed dead on July 30, after being hit by falling rocks on a mountain in Pakistan. Manzoor Balti/AFP via Getty Images
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People are mirrored by their reflections as they stand near a fountain at One Bangkok mall in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 31, 2025. Amaury Paul/AFP via Getty Images
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt displays a rendering for a new White House ballroom during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on July 31, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
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A clothing vendor shows fabric to a customer at a market in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 31, 2025. Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images
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Lucy Li of the United States tees off on the third hole during the first round of the AIG Women's Open 2025 at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Bridgend, Wales, UK, on July 31, 2025. Warren Little/Getty Images
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Participants gather at a protest against a law targeting anti-corruption institutions in front of the Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 31, 2025. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo
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A resident walks past a wall collapsed by floods due to heavy rain in the Soumabossia neighborhood of Conakry, Guinea, on July 31, 2025. At least 10 people have died amid damage caused by heavy rains in Guinea's capital, the city's civil protection service told AFP on July 31, 2025. Sidiki Keita/AFP via Getty Images
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Haseeb Hameed of Nottinghamshire bats as James Rew of Somerset looks on from behind the stumps on day three of the Rothesay County Championship match between Nottinghamshire and Somerset at Trent Bridge on July 31, 2025, in Nottingham, England. Clive Mason/Getty Images
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Jubilee of Youth participants collect water from a public fountain in Rome on July 31, 2025. At least 1 million pilgrims are expected to attend the final Mass on Aug. 3, 2025, with Pope Leo XIV in Rome's Tor Vergata neighborhood. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images
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A farmer inspects his sunflower field, used for the production of sunflower oil, in the village of Zllatar near the town of Ferizaj, Kosovo, on July 31, 2025. Armend Nimani/AFP via Getty Images
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A boy rides his bicycle as a flock of pigeons rises into cloudy skies after a spell of rain in Jalandhar, India, on July 31, 2025. Shammi Mehra/AFP via Getty Images