NEWSGannett Co., Inc.Add TopicThe day in picturesDavid Baratz Sean Dougherty Di'Amond Moore Alexa Juliana Ard Robert HanashiroSeptember 10, 2024: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center, FL Tuesday morning, September 10, 2024 carrying the crew of Polaris Dawn into space.Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY Via Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» NetworkSeptember 10, 2024: Pope Francis waves to Catholic faithful as he leaves after leading holy mass at the Esplanade of Tasitolu in Dili, East Timor, on September 10, 2024.Alessandro Di Meo, POOL Via AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 10, 2024: This aerial picture shows flood waters surrounding homes in Thai Nguyen province on September 10, 2024, in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi hitting northern Vietnam. Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes on September 10 as massive floods inundated northern Vietnam in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, and the death toll climbed to 82.Huu Hao, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 10, 2024: A general view shows the site of Israeli strikes on a makeshift displacement camp in Mawasi in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on September 10, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.Eyad Baba, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 10, 2024: Members of the New Jersey Forest Fire Service keep an eye on the fire along Northern Boulevard in Berkeley Township, N.J. A fire in the Pinelands continues to burn. As of late morning there have been no road closures or threats to any structures in the area.Doug Hood, Asbury Park Press, Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» NetworkSeptember 10, 2024: A model displays a creation from the Another One collection by Xiaoming Deng during the China Fashion week in Beijing on September 10, 2024.Wang Zhao, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 9, 2024: Cleaner Kazuyoshi Taguchi (bottom) and colleague Kazumi Minowa clean the right ear of the Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue in Ushiku of Ibaraki Prefecture. The 120-meter giant Buddha statue which stands northeast of Tokyo on Monday received an annual "soot removal" by veteran cleaners of more than 20 years.Philip Fong, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 9, 2024: This aerial picture shows the collapsed Phong Chau bridge over the Red River in Phu Tho province after Super Typhoon Yagi hit northern Vietnam. Yagi, the most powerful typhoon to hit northern Vietnam in 30 years according to meteorologists, downed bridges, tore roofs off buildings and damaged factories after making landfall on September 7, 2024.AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 8, 2024: A man walks in a flood-devastated area of Tamanart in Morocco's Tata province. Moroccan authorities on September 8 told AFP that 11 people died and nine were missing in flooding caused by an "exceptional" climate phenomenon in southern areas.M'Hand Oubarka, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 8, 2024: Children write in notebooks by the rubble of destroyed buildings near a tent being used as a make-shift educational centre for primary education students in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas.Omar Al-Qattaa, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 8, 2024: People gather at Veddelev beach in Roskilde Fjord, Denmark, to experience the natural phenomenon of bioluminescence. The warm weather has provided good conditions to see the glowing algae in the water. You can see them light up in the dark when there is movement in the water.Mads Claus Rasmussen, Ritzau Scanpix/AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 8, 2024 : A woman collects chairs amid debris and fallen trees after Super Typhoon Yagi hit Ha Long, in Quang Ninh province. Super Typhoon Yagi uproots thousands of trees, sweeps ships and boats out to sea and rips roofs off houses in northern Vietnam, after leaving a trail of destruction in southern China and the Philippines.NHAC NGUYEN, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 7, 2024 : Ambra Sabatini (ITA) and Monica Graziana Contrafatto (ITA) fall at the finish line ahead of Elena Kratter (SUI) and Noelle Lambert (Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³») in the Para Athletics Women’s 100m -T63 Final during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Summer Games at Stade de France.Adrian Dennis, OIS Via Imagn ImagesSeptember 7, 2024: A fisherman paddles on a makeshift raft as a child swims behind him in Gaza City's main fishing harbour, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.Omar Al-Qattaa, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 7, 2024: Water is whipped up by high winds onto the shore of Phuong Luu lake as Super Typhoon Yagi hits Hai Phong. Super Typhoon Yagi uprooted thousands of trees and swept ships and boats out to sea as it made landfall in northern Vietnam on September 7, state media said.Nhac Nguyen, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 7, 2024: A visitor takes pictures among the cherry blossom trees on an early spring morning around University of Canterbury in Christchurch in New Zealand.Sanka Vidanagama, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 7, 2024: An Algerian woman displays her ink stained finger and card after voting at a polling station during the presidential election, in Algiers. About 24 million Algerians are poised to head to the polls Sept. 7 for a vote in which experts say incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune faces no real risk to his tenure as he seeks a second term.AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 7, 2024: Members of South Korean environment groups stage a 'die-in' during a rally against climate change at the Gangnam district in Seoul.Jung Yeon-Je, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 6, 2024: A fisherman crossed the Warsaw drought-affected Vistula River. According to hydrologists, the water level in the Vistula River in Warsaw may reach a record low of 25 centimeters by Sept. 8, 2024, due to the lack of significant precipitation and high temperatures.SERGEI GAPON, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 6, 2024: Smoke rises in the southern Lebanese Marjayoun plain after being hit by Israeli shelling amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. The Israeli northern town of Metulla can be seen in the background.RABIH DAHER, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 6, 2024: A ragpicker looks for plastic recyclable items at a dumping ground in Lahore.ARIF ALI, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 6, 2024: This recent handout photo released by the Berlin Zoological Garden shows a young panda cub in an incubator at the zoo in Berlin, Germany. Female panda Meng Meng gave birth to twins again on Aug. 23, 2024, five years after giving birth to her first offspring. The zoo said in a statement that the baby pandas have more than doubled their birth weight and currently weigh 510 g and 450 g.HANDOUT, BERLIN ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN/AFP ViaSeptember 5, 2024: A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird prepares to have lunch at a feeder in Ontario, Ohio on Sept. 5, 2024. The first Saturday in September is celebrated as National Hummingbird Day.Jason J. Molyet, News Journal Via Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» NetworkSeptember 5, 2024 : Susan Lowdermilk, left, and Lee Thompson wade into Odell Lake to watch the 208 Fire burn southeast of Oakridge, Ore.Chris Pietsch, The Register Guard / Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» NETWORKSeptember 5, 2024: Launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the 8-11 Starlink mission to launch 21 satellites into orbit. The rocket launched at 11:33 a.m. EDT on Sept. 5, 2024 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Brevard County, Florida.Malcolm Denemark, FLORIDA TODAY Via Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» NetworkSeptember 4, 2024: Zion Turck, 7 works on his saxophone technique during free music classes offered by Moses Evans, the band director at Highlands Middle School Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at Cafe Resistance in Jacksonville, Florida. Angie Nixon has opened Cafe Resistance, a community space on Soutel Drive for members of Jacksonville's African-American community to gather for community meetings, have a cup of coffee, bring children to read, and also offers free music lessons for children.Bob Self, Florida Times-Union Via Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» NetworkSeptember 4, 2024: A group of windsurfers ride their boards in front of a British Airways plane preparing to take-off at Sydney International Airport.David Gray, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 4, 2024: Workers stand on scaffolding at sunset in Hanoi.Nhac Nguyen, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 4, 2024: A young child is restrained before receiving a vaccination for polio in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. The World Health Organization said Israel had agreed to at least three days of "humanitarian pauses" in parts of Gaza, starting on August 31, to facilitate a vaccination drive after the territory recorded its first case of polio in a quarter of a century.Eyad Baba, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 3, 2024: TOPSHOT - An aerial view shows the polluted Mittaganahalli lake on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India.Idrees Mohammed, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 2, 2024: Demonstrators chant slogans and react amidst flare smoke during an anti-government protest calling for action to release the hostages held captive since the October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip and for a deal to release them, near the Israeli Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas.MENAHEM KAHANA, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 2, 2024: This handout photograph was taken and released by OIS/IOC, showing China's Jin Hua competing in the heat of the men's T54 1500m during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at the Stade de France in Paris.BOB MARTIN, OIS/IOC/AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 2, 2024: People carry their belongings as they wade through a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains, in Vijayawada. Heavy monsoon rains and floods in India's southern states have killed at least 25 people, with thousands rescued and taken to relief camps, disaster officials said on Sept. 2.CHANDU LUMBURU, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 2, 2024: France's Alexis Haunquinquant celebrates after winning the Para Triathlon men's PTS4 event during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at the Pont Alexandre III in Paris.IAN RICE, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 2, 2024 : St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Brendan Donovan tags out Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Joseph Ortiz trying to stretch a single into a double in the fourth inning at American Family Field.Benny Sieu, Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» SportsSeptember 2, 2024 : A dog stands on a street that was torn up by bulldozers during an Israeli raid in the centre of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on September 2, 2024. In Jenin, the streets were largely deserted and most shops were closed on September 2, after loud explosions and clashes were heard during the night while Israeli bulldozers caused damage to roads and infrastructure including water systems, according to Palestinian officials in the northern West Bank.RONALDO SCHEMIDT , AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 1, 2024 : A man raises his arms in front of burning wooden pallets as protesters block Tel Aviv's Ayalon highway during an anti-government rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in Gaza since October after Israel announced its troops had found six dead hostages in a Gaza tunnel. Families of Israeli hostages have called for a nationwide general strike starting September 1 night to force the government to reach a deal to secure the release of captives still held in Gaza.OREN ZIV, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 1, 2024 : Scottie Scheffler celebrates with wife Meredith Scheffler hoisting their baby boy Bennett Scheffler in the air after putting out on the 18th green winning the TOUR Championship golf tournament in Atlanta.John David Mercer, Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» SportsSeptember 1, 2024 : Caddies wait for players before the final round of the Mandiri Indonesia Open golf tournament at the Damai Indah Golf - PIK Course in Jakarta, Indonesia.YASUYOSHI CHIBA, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 1, 2024 : A health worker administers the Polio vaccine to a Palestinian child in Zawayda in the central Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. The World Health Organization said Israel had agreed to at least three days of "humanitarian pauses" in parts of Gaza, starting on August 31, to facilitate a vaccination drive after the territory recorded its first case of polio in a quarter of a century.EYAD BABA, AFP Via Getty ImagesSeptember 1, 2024 : A honey bee lands on a coneflower at The Lady Bug Garden Center in Jackson Township, Ohio, Sunday.Julie Vennitti Botos, Canton Repository / Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» NETWORKAugust 31, 2024 : Launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Starlink mission 8-10. The rocket launched from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla.MALCOLM DENEMARK, FLORIDA TODAY / Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» NETWORKAugust 31, 2024 : Ezra Fresh competes in the Men’s T63 Long Jump Finals during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Summer Games at the Stade de France.Ryan Beatty, Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»August 31, 2024: Jeff Keller and his pup, Gus Gus, win first place in the look alike contest during the WillaMutt Strut on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024 at Riverfront Park in Salem, Ore. Keller adopted Gus Gus from the Oregon Humane Society 12 years ago.Abigail Dollins, Statesman Journal Via Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» NetworkAugust 31, 2024: Navy Midshipmen do push ups after fourth quarter touchdown against the Bucknell Bison at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.Tommy Gilligan, Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» SportsAugust 31, 2024 : Lake Mary Little League World Series Champions Parade and celebration in Lake Mary, Fla.Nigel Cook, Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» NetworkAugust 31, 2024: Ohio State Buckeyes defensive ends coach Larry Johnson leads his team in warm ups prior to the NCAA football game against the Akron Zips at Ohio Stadium in Columbus.Adam Cairns, Columbus Dispatch Via Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» NetworkAugust 30, 2024 : The USS Richard McCool, Jr. (LPD-29) arrives at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. The US Navy will officially commission the new warship during a ceremony on board NAS Pensacola next weekend.Tony Giberson, News-Journal / Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» NETWORKAugust 30, 2024 : One of 13 hot air balloons rise for launch during the Hot Air Affair 2024 kickoff balloon launch at the Anderson I & II Career and Technology Center in Williamston, S.C. More balloons show Friday evening and through the weekend at the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center if weather permits.Ken Ruinard, The Anderson Independent Mail / Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» NETWORKAugust 29, 2024: Alexia Washington, from Indianapolis, walks to the art exhibition hall Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, during Butter Art Fair showcase by GANGGANG at the Stutz building in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.Grace Hollars, IndyStar Via Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» NetworkAugust 29, 2024 : McCallum quarterback Luke Dunham (7) leads his team onto the field for the Taco Shack Bowl against Anderson at House Park in Austin, Tx.Aaron E. Martinez, American-Statesman / Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» NETWORKAugust 29, 2024: Moore takes the field before a high school football game between Moore and Westmoore in Moore., Okla., Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman Via Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» NetworkAugust 29, 2024: Matt Stutzman (Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³») during the para archery men’s individual compound open ranking round during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Summer Games at Invalides.Adrian Dennis, OIS Via Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» SportsAugust 29, 2024: This photograph shows a sculpture created by French street artist James Colomina called the "Swing", depicting a little girl, wearing an oversized military helmet as she uses a swing attached under the bridge above the Alley of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred at Independence Square in Kyiv, on August 29, 2024. Called the Banksy of sculpture, the artist from Toulouse, southern France, presented and set four of his creations in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.SERGEI SUPINSKY, AFP Via Getty ImagesAugust 29, 2024: Construction continues on the west side of I-95 for the Oslo Road interchange and widening project, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Indian River County, Florida. The $95.78 million construction started Aug. 14, 2023, and is expected to be complete summer of 2027. Improvements include partial cloverleaf ramps and replacing the bridge that will connect Oslo Road and I-95.Kaila Jones, TCPALM Via Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» NetworkAugust 28, 2024: Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) with his dog Decoy after he delivered he first pitch before the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Dodger Stadium.Jayne Kamin-Oncea, Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» SportsAugust 28, 2024: This photograph taken from the Arc de Triomphe shows French Air Force Elite acrobatic flying team "Patrouille de France" performing over la Defense during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony in Paris on August 28, 2024.Martin Bureau, AFP Via Getty ImagesAugust 19, 2024: A mahout bathes an elephant in the ancient hill capital of Kandy during the Buddhist festival of Esala Perahera.ISHARA S. KODIKARA, AFP Via Getty ImagesAugust 19, 2024: Shiite Muslim pilgrims march towards the shrine city of Karbala ahead of the Arbaeen commemorations that mark the end of the 40-day mourning period for the seventh-century killing of the Prophet Mohamed's grandson Imam Hussein ibn Ali, near the town of Shamli, in the central Babil Governorate.KARRAR JABBAR, AFP Via Getty ImagesFeatured Weekly Ad