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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

Olympics fashion

Kobe Bryant of the L.A. Lakers, who's on the U.S. national basketball team, takes in the crowd during the opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. The American team wore Ralph Lauren blazers and pants, along with jaunty newsboy caps.