A look at the best news photos from around the world.
July 24, 2015

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Normand Trepanier from Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, pilots the hot air balloon Piko on day one of the 2015 New Jersey Festival of Ballooning in Readington. More than 100 balloons are taking part in the three-day festival, one of the largest of its kind in North America.

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A long-distance swimmer dives into the Atlantic Ocean at dawn in Falmouth, Maine. The woman is part of a group that regularly starts their day with a two-mile swim. Many of the swimmers keep a float tethered to their bodies for safety.