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Photos of the Week: Screeching Championship, Direct Democracy, Victory Plunge

The Atlantic · May 1, 2026, 1:00 PM

Carl Court / Getty. A competitor poses for photographers near the finish line of the Maldon Mud Race on April 26, 2026, in Maldon, England. More than 350 runners took part in the annual race, tackling the mud of the Blackwater Estuary over a 400-yard (366-meter) course. Many competitors run in costume, and aim to raise as much money as possible for charity.Ted Shaffrey / APA giant statue of Nipper the dog, a trademark symbol long used by the electronics and communications company RCA, sits atop a building in the warehouse district of Albany, New York, on April 21, 2026.Lisi Niesner / ReutersRobotic dogs with silicone heads modeled after Kim Jong Un and Jeff Bezos, move about in the interactive art installation “Beeple. Regular Animals” by the artist Beeple (Mike Winkelmann), at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, Germany, on April 30, 2026.Jakub Porzycki / Jakub Porzycki / ReutersA curious kitten checks out the photographer in Marrakesh, Morocco, on April 25, 2026.Petr David Josek / APCorgis compete during the Czech Corgi Run in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 25, 2026.Sarah Stier / GettyNelly Korda and her caddie Jason McDede jump into Poppie'’s Pond after winning the Chevron Championship 2026 at Memorial Park Golf Course on April 26, 2026, in Houston, Texas.Hussein Faleh / AFP / GettyAn aerial photograph of a local fishing boat in the Iraqi Hawizeh Marsh in Maysan province, southern Iraq, after water returned due to rainfall following a long period of drought, on April 26, 2026.Ahn Young-joon / APA worker adjusts lanterns for an upcoming celebration of Buddha’s birthday at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea, on April 24, 2026.Toby Shepheard / AFP / GettyRunners pass by the first mile marker in the 2026 London Marathon in London, England, on April 26, 2026.Devi Rahman / AFP / GettyThis aerial photograph shows colorful houses in Butuh village, popularly known as Nepal Van Java, or Nepal of Java, for its resemblance to hillside villages in Nepal, on the slopes of Moun

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