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Thursday: The day in photos

Running with the bulls in Pamplona

Remembering Michael Jackson

Military operation in Afghanistan's Helmand province

Fans mourn Michael Jackson

Big Mike: A powerful presence

Gang interventionist Michael Cummings, a former Grape Street Crip, talks to kids near the Jordon Downs housing project in South Los Angeles. He is as imposing as a defensive tackle and wields absolute respect in the neighborhood where he grew up. Parents adore him. Gangbangers listen to him.