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In this week’s photos from around New York, an old space shuttle gets a new home, crowds flock to watch the transit of Venus, as mother gets a prison sentence, and more.

In today’s pictures, girls in Spain ‘dance’ on women’s shoulders, the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates a softball win, a dock from Japan washes ashore in Oregon, and more.

One of the better images from the transit of Venus to emerge this week comes from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. It shows a detailed view of the face of the Sun with Venus approaching on June 5th, 2012.

In today’s pictures, a woman catches fish in Thailand, Japanese Prince Tomohito dies, a villager flees conflict in the Congo, and more.

In today’s pictures, a man swims with a buffalo in a polluted pond in India, young children go to college in Germany, voters cast ballots in a Wisconsin recall election, and more.