Photos of the Day, August 2015

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Photos of the Day, August 2015

An Indian artist with his body painted with the likeness of a tiger dances before a tableau with a picture of tiger during the 'Pulikali' or Tiger Dance procession in Thrissur, Kerala state, India, Monday, Aug. 31, 2015.

Shannon Miles is escorted out of a courtroom after a hearing, Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, in Houston. Miles has been charged with capital murder in the death of Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Darren Goforth. He is being held without bond.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady leaves Federal court in New York, Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. Last-minute settlement talks between lawyers for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady have failed, leaving a judge to decide the fate of "Deflategate."

Ukrainian protesters clash with police after a vote to give greater powers to the east in front of the Parliament, Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. The Ukrainian parliament has given preliminary approval to a controversial constitutional amendment that would provide greater powers to separatist regions in the east. Hundreds of people gathered in front of the parliament to protest against the amendment.

Israeli Arab boys jump into the Mediterranean sea from the ancient wall surrounding the old city of Acre, northern Israel, Monday, Aug. 31, 2015.

View of the closing ceremony of the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Crews remove the Jefferson Davis statue from the Main Mall on the UT campus on Sunday August 30, 2015. JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN

Spanish bullfighter Alejandro Talavante aims his sword on his way to killing a bull during a bullfight in San Sebastian De Los Reyes, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Bullfight is an ancient tradition in Spain. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Tom Johnson (92) sacks Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dustin Vaughan (10) during the first half of a preseason NFL football game Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Firerighters salute as a motorcade passes before a memorial service for three firefighters killed in a wildfire, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Wenatchee, Wash. Firefighters Richard Wheeler, Andrew Zajac and Thomas Zbyszewski died Aug. 19 in a fire near Twisp, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

NEW ORLEANS, LA - AUGUST 29: Survivors Tree Lyons (R) and Nell Lampkin (2nd R) laugh while posing at a celebration at the end of a second line parade which departed from the Lower Ninth Ward marking the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A levee breach along the Industrial Canal in the Lower Ninth Ward devastated the area with massive flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Lyons lost everything in the storm and said she was wearing the captain's hat to symbolically state that Katrina was no longer in charge. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - AUGUST 30: Protesters gather in Merdeka Square during the Bersih 4.0 rally on August 30, 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Prime Minister Najib Razak has become embroiled in a scandal involving state fund debts and allegations of deposits totaling 2.6 billion ringgit paid to his bank account. Razak has denied any wrongdoing. Thousands of people gathered to demand his resignation and a new general election. (Photo by Charles Pertwee/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS, LA - AUGUST 29: Edward and Nykia Buckner kiss at their ceremony for the renewal of wedding vows on the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Edward and Nykia were married on August 28, 2005, one day before the hurricane struck. In the chaos that ensued, they weren't able to move in together and the newlyweds were separated for ten agony-filled days in the aftermath of the storm. They decided to renew their vows ten years later on the anniversary of the historic storm. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Former President George W. Bush poses for photos with students at Warren Easton Charter High School in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. Bush is in town to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which is Saturday.

Jordan Spieth yells after hitting his drive on the fifth tee into the crowd during the second round of play at The Barclays golf tournament Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, in Edison, N.J.

A Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, performs a ritual inside his tent during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at Trimbakeshwar, India, Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. The festival is held four times every 12 years.

Serbia's Ivana Spanovic lands in the sand as she competes in the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 28, 2015.

A Syrian refugee runs after entering Hungary from Serbia through a barbed wire fence, on the border near Roszke, Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. Hungary deployed police reinforcements to rein in an unrelenting flow of migrants across its porous border Thursday, but refugee activists said the effort appeared futile in a nation whose migrant camps are overloaded and barely delay their journeys west into the heart of the European Union.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pulls his hair back to show that it is not a toupee while speaking during a rally at the TD Convention Center, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, in Greenville, S.C. Trump says his trademark hairdo is for real. He told 1,800 people in South Carolina Thursday: "It's my hair ... I swear."

A sign painter outlines the Pope's nose on the side of a New York City office building, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. Pope Francis visits the U.S. beginning Sept. 22 with stops in Washington D.C., New York and Philadelphia.

WDBJ-TV7 meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner, right, wipes his eyes during the early morning newscast as anchors Kimberly McBroom, center, and guest anchor Steve Grant deliver the news at the station in Roanoke, Va., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. Reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were killed during a live broadcast Wednesday, while on assignment in Moneta.

A firefighter battles a fire at the Sandone Tire warehouse, early Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, in Scranton, Pa. Officials said the warehouse houses an estimated 20,000 tires.

Allyson Felix celebrates after winning the women's 400m final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015.

Two woman lie in a puddle of squashed tomatoes during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. The streets of an eastern Spanish town are awash with red pulp as thousands of people pelt each other with tomatoes in the annual "Tomatina" battle that has become a major tourist attraction. At the annual fiesta in Bunol on Wednesday, trucks dumped 150 tons of ripe tomatoes for some 22,000 participants, many from abroad to throw during the hour-long morning festivities.

President Barack Obama pauses before entering the East Room of the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, for a ceremony honoring the 2014 WNBA basketball Champion Phoenix Mercury.

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An Indian artist with his body painted with the likeness of a tiger dances before a tableau with a picture of tiger during the 'Pulikali' or Tiger Dance procession in Thrissur, Kerala state, India, Monday, Aug. 31, 2015.

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