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The 50 most powerful photos of the year

Talia Lakritz, Nov. 8, 2017, 4:07 PM, http://www.thisisinsider.com/b...-of-the-year-2017-11

March 13, 2017. Shailesh Andrade/Reuters

2017 was quite a year.

From politics to entertainment to technological innovations to natural phenomena, these photos helped tell the world's stories over the course of the year.

Some capture festive celebrations around the world, while others document the horrific aftermath of tropical storms and acts of terrorism. Some provide a glimpse into an individual's personal struggles, and some speak to issues on a national and international scale. All of the images, though, are raw and impactful.

Here are the 50 most powerful photos of 2017, presented in chronological order.

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US President Barack Obama wipes away tears as he delivers his farewell address in Chicago, Illinois.

January 10, 2017.

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Kandy Freeman participates in a Black Lives Matter protest in front of Trump Tower in New York City.

January 14, 2017.

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US President-elect Donald Trump arrives for the inauguration ceremonies swearing him in as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC.

January 20, 2017.

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People gather for the Women's March in Washington, DC.

January 21, 2017.

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People gather to pray in baggage claim during a protest against the travel ban imposed by US President Donald Trump's executive order, at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas, Texas.

January 29, 2017.

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Hanifa Doosti (center), 17, and other students of the Shaolin Wushu club show their Wushu skills to other students on a hilltop in Kabul, Afghanistan.

January 29, 2017.

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Lady Gaga performs during the halftime show at Super Bowl LI between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons in Houston, Texas.

February 5, 2017.

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Adele breaks the Grammy for Record of the Year for "Hello" after having it presented to her at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California.

February 12, 2017.

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Beyonce performs at the 59th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California.

February 12, 2017.

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A row of more than 170 toppled Jewish headstones is seen after a weekend vandalism attack on Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City, a suburb of St Louis, Missouri.

February 21, 2017.

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'La La Land' producer Jordan Horowitz holds up the winner card reading the actual Best Picture winner 'Moonlight' during the 89th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California.

February 26, 2017.

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Senior advisor Kellyanne Conway attends as US President Donald Trump welcomes the leaders of dozens of historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) in the Oval Office at the White House.

February 27, 2017.

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A girl reacts as colored water is thrown on her face while celebrating Holi, the Festival of Colours, in Mumbai, India.

March 13, 2017.

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The 'Fearless Girl' statue stands defiantly in front of Wall Street's Charging Bull statue in New York City.

March 15, 2017.

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Displaced Iraqis wait to get food supplies as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq.

March 28, 2017.

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Migrants try to stay afloat after falling off their rubber dinghy during a rescue operation by the Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) ship in the central Mediterranean.

April 14, 2017.

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A protestor holds a sign in support of science during the March For Science in Seattle, Washington.

April 22, 2017.

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Sean Diddy Combs admires his date Cassie at the 2017 Met Gala in New York City.

May 2, 2017.

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A Jewish woman named Renee Rachel Black and a Muslim man named Sadiq Patel react next to floral tributes in Albert Square after the bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.

May 24, 2017.

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaks to Millie Robson, 15, who was injured in the bombing at Ariana Grande's Manchester concert, and her mother, Marie, during a visit to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.

May 25, 2017.

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France's first lady Brigitte Trogneux, Turkey's first lady Emine Erdogan, Luxembourg's Gauthier Destenay, US first lady Melania Trump, Slovenia's Mojca Stropnik, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Iceland's Thora Margret Baldvinsdottir, Norway's Ingrid Schulerud - Stoltenberg, Bulgaria's Desislava Radeva and Belgium's Amelie Derbaudrenghien pose for a group picture at the Royal Castle of Laeken in Brussels.

May 25, 2017.

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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with former United States President Barack Obama at a restaurant during a visit to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

June 5, 2017.

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Former FBI Director James Comey prepares to testify before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on "Russian Federation Efforts to Interfere in the 2016 US Elections" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

June 8, 2017.

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Members of Afghan robotics girls team arrive to receive their visas from the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. They competed in an academic robotics competition in the United States after American officials agreed to allow them to enter the country despite initially denying them visas.

July 13, 2017.

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Immigrant Rosa Sabido, 53, cries as she sits on her bed in the United Methodist Church in which she lives while facing deportation in Mancos, Colorado.

July 19, 2017.

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Prince George arrives at Tegel airport in Berlin, Germany.

July 19, 2017.

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Canada's Marissa Papaconstantinou makes her way to the finish line after falling in the Women's 200m T44 Final at the IAAF World ParaAthletics Championships in London.

July 23, 2017.

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Charlie Gard's parents Connie Yates and Chris Gard read a statement at the High Court after a hearing on their baby's future, in London.

July 24, 2017.

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A woman looks at the screen of her mobile phone in front of an Apple logo outside its store in Shanghai, China.

July 30, 2017.

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White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the 'alt-right' exchange insults with counter-protesters as they attempt to guard the entrance to Emancipation Park during the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

August 12, 2017.

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A composite image of 21 separate photographs taken with a single fixed camera shows the solar eclipse as it creates the effect of a diamond ring at totality as seen from Clingmans Dome, the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee.

August 21, 2017.

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Afghan policemen try to rescue a child at the site of a suicide attack followed by a clash between Afghan forces and insurgents after an attack on a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan.

August 25, 2017.

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Fashion model and former refugee Halima Aden, who is breaking boundaries as the first hijab-wearing model gracing magazine covers and walking in high profile runway shows, poses during a shoot at a studio in New York City.

August 28, 2017.

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David Gonzalez comforts his wife Kathy after being rescued from their home flooded by Tropical Storm Harvey in Orange, Texas.

August 30, 2017.

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The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) is seen over the sky near the village of Pallas (Muonio region) of Lapland, Finland.

September 8, 2017.

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People watch the Tribute in Light installation illuminated over lower Manhattan as seen from Brooklyn, marking the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City.

September 11, 2017.

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A Black Lives Matter protester stands in front of St. Louis Police Department officers equipped with riot gear after the not guilty verdict in the murder trial of Jason Stockley, a former St. Louis police officer, charged with the 2011 shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith, who was black, in St. Louis, Missouri.

September 15, 2017.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile.

Undated photo provided to Reuters by Korean Central News Agency September 16, 2017.

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Bruce Maxwell of the Oakland Athletics kneels during the singing of the National Anthem before their game against the Seattle Mariners in Oakland, California.

September 25, 2017.

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