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2022: The year in pictures

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TOPSHOT - This aerial view shows a flooded home partially underwater in Gilroy, California, on January 9, 2023. - A massive storm called a bomb cyclone" by meteorologists has arrived and is expected to cause widespread flooding throughout the state. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

California's flooding, in pictures

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 07: U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (D-CA) celebrates with the gavel after being elected in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. After four days of voting and 15 ballots McCarthy secured enough votes to become Speaker of the House for the 118th Congress. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

McCarthy elected speaker after historic stalemate

People queue to see off late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lying out in state inside St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican where thousands went to pay their homage Tuesday, Jan 3, 2023.

The funeral of former Pope Benedict XVI

Edson Arantes Do Nascimento Pele of Brazil celebrates the victory after winnings the 1970 World Cup in Mexico match between Brazil and Italy at Estadio Azteca on 21 June in Città del Messico. Mexico (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Pelé's life in pictures

LUSAIL, QATAR - DECEMBER 18: Argentina forward Lionel Messi (10) holds aloft the World Cup trophy after defeating France to win the final match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar on December 18, 2022. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The best photos of the 2022 World Cup

EL PASO, TEXAS - DECEMBER 22: Migrants warm to a fire at dawn after spending the night outside next to the U.S.-Mexico border fence on December 22, 2022 in El Paso, Texas. A spike in the number of migrants seeking asylum in the United States has challenged local, state and federal authorities. The numbers are expected to increase as the fate of the Title 42 authority to expel migrants remains in limbo pending a Supreme Court decision expected after Christmas. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)