The Week in Photos: Wildfire Smoke in Ojai and Currency Exchanges in Venezuela

A plume of smoke is seen from Ojai, California, as the Thomas Fire grows and advances toward seaside communities on December 10th, 2017, near Carpinteria, California.
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Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli forces on December 11th, 2017, near the border fence with Israel, east of Gaza City.
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Voters exit after casting their ballots at a polling station set-up in the fire department on December 11th, 2017, in Gallant, Alabama. Alabama voters are casting their ballot for either Republican Roy Moore or his Democratic challenger Doug Jones in a special election to decide who will replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the U.S. Senate.
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Jake Glaser, dressed as Santa Claus, skateboards at Venice Beach on December 13th, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. Residents are preparing for Christmas in the wake of a series of destructive wildfires across Southern California.
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A demonstrator shouts slogans in front of the Senate building during a protest against the potential approval of an internal security law that would allow the army to act as police, in Mexico City, on December 14th, 2017. Mexican deputies approved a new security law that provides a legal framework for military deployment. The controversial initiative is being discussed in the Senate.
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