Photos of the Week: Independence Day, AI robots and heat wave

The Hill staff
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A police officer stands in the area of a mass shooting. Behind him are trash cans and police caution tape, and on the ground in front of him are scattered plastic bottles and cups.
A police officer stands in the area of a mass shooting July 2 in the Southern District of Baltimore. Police say two people were killed and dozens were wounded in the shooting, which took place during a block party just after midnight. Associated Press/Julio Cortez
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Smoke billows from the Donnie Creek wildfire over a green forest
Smoke billows from the Donnie Creek wildfire burning north of Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada, on July 2. Associated Press/Noah Berger
A security guard wearing an electric fan on his neck wipes off sweat on a hot day
Residents of the Jenin refugee camp flee their homes as the Israeli military pressed ahead with an operation in the area
A family runs from an explosion after a Russian rocket attack. The woman is clutching her child's hand as the run toward the viewer, while behind them is seen a white building with smoke rising above it.
A family runs from an explosion after a Russian rocket attack on residential neighborhood July 4 in Pervomaiskyi, Ukraine. Associated Press/Oleksandr Magula
Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shakes hands with a supporter as he walks in the Fourth of July parade
Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis walks in the Fourth of July parade in Merrimack, N.H. Associated Press/Reba Saldanha
Striking hotel workers wearing red shirts and carrying drums and makeshift percussion instruments march outside the L.A. Grand Hotel Downtown
Striking hotel workers rally outside the L.A. Grand Hotel Downtown on July 4 in downtown Los Angeles. Associated Press/Damian Dovarganes
The MSG Sphere illuminates the Las Vegas skyline. The sky is dark showing lit buildings and a Ferris wheel while near the center of the screen is seen a giant blue sphere illuminated with points of light and clouds.
The MSG Sphere illuminates the Las Vegas skyline July 4 with a display to celebrate Independence Day as the sphere’s LED screen, called the Exosphere, is fully lit up for the first time. L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pumps his arms as he speaks to military recruits at an oath of enlistment ceremony
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin pumps his arms as he speaks to military recruits at an oath of enlistment ceremony July 5 at Fort Meade, Md. Austin attended the ceremony to administer the oath marking 50 years of the U.S. military being an all-volunteer service. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Cyclists in the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race along a road lined with supporters, one of whom is holding a lit flare
The face of President Biden is shown through a camera lens as he speaks about manufacturing.
President Biden speaks about a new manufacturing partnership between Enphase Energy and Flex on July 6 at Flex LTD in West Columbia, S.C. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
A row of intelligent robots are seen
Robots from Chinese intelligent robot manufacturer Data Robotics are displayed July 6 during the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Associated Press/Ng Han Guan
A crowd of participants hold up red kerchiefs at the opening of the San Fermín fiestas in Pamplona
Revelers hold up their traditional red kerchiefs July 6 during the launch of the “El Chupinazo” rocket to mark the official opening of the 2023 San Fermín fiestas in Pamplona, Spain. Associated Press/Alvaro Barrientos
Environmental activists display banners that show nuclear waste symbols and read "NO!" "Not Welcome Here!" "Advocate for the Nuclear Industry" and "Advocate for Ocean Dumping" to protest Japan's decision to release treated radioactive water in Seoul
As a pink smoke bomb clouds the air, Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, sits blocking an entrance outside the Department of Justice as two police officers stand behind him, and another protester holds a sign that reads "Free Assange"
As a pink smoke bomb clouds the air, Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, refuses to leave an entrance outside the Department of Justice before being arrested July 6 in Washington. Cohen was arrested after protesting the Department of Justice’s prosecution of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Photos curated by: Greg Nash and Valerie Morris

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