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Legoland employee, Lucy, poses putting a Lego model of U.S. actress Meghan Markle in place next to her husband-to-be Britain's Prince Harry outside a Lego-brick model of Windsor Castle at Legoland in Windsor on May 8th, 2018, during a photo call for its attraction celebrating the upcoming royal wedding. Prince Harry and Markle will marry on May 19th at St. George's Chapel.

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Viewfinder: A Wedding Fit for Legoland

Legoland employee, Lucy, poses putting a Lego model of U.S. actress Meghan Markle in place next to her husband-to-be Britain's Prince Harry outside a Lego-brick model of Windsor Castle at Legoland in Windsor on May 8th, 2018.

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Advocates for national service dressed in bald eagle costumes rally in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 7th, 2018. The protest organized by Service Year Alliance opposes the White House's budget proposal to eliminate national service programs like AmeriCorps and cut funding to the Peace Corps.

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Viewfinder: A Band of Bald Eagles Rally at the White House

Advocates for national service dressed in bald eagle costumes rally in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 7th, 2018.

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A plume of volcanic smoke rises over the area of Leilani Estates on May 6th, 2018, on Hawaii's Big Island.

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Viewfinder: A Volcanic Eruption in Hawaii

A plume of volcanic smoke rises over the area of Leilani Estates on May 6th, 2018, on Hawaii's Big Island.

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Fans dressed as Darth Vader and Chewbacca take a boat trip to the Skelligs on May 4th, 2018, in Portmagee, Ireland. The first-ever Star Wars festival is taking place against the backdrop of the famous Skellig Michael island, which was used extensively in Episode VII and Episode VIII of the popular science-fiction saga. The small fishing village of Portmagee, which is closest to the location, has seen a boom in tourism following the latest films. The village will host a Star Wars drive-in and a Star Wars-themed Irish dancing competition over the weekend.

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The Week in Photos: From a Mexican Border Wall Protest to an Irish Star Wars Festival

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

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A giraffe eats on May 3rd, 2018, at the Zoom Torino zoo in Cumiana, Italy, near Turin.

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Viewfinder: A Giraffe Snacks in Italy

A giraffe eats on May 3rd, 2018, at the Zoom Torino zoo in Cumiana, Italy, near Turin.

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An ice-cream salesman walks in front of riot police agents blocking the road as demonstrators protest during a march to the National Congress to demand justice for the 43 deaths in recent protests in Managua on May 2nd, 2018.

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Viewfinder: Mid-Riot Ice Cream in Nicaragua

An ice-cream salesman walks in front of riot police agents blocking the road as demonstrators protest during a march to the National Congress to demand justice for the 43 deaths in recent protests in Managua on May 2nd, 2018.

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The May Day "King" and "Queen" lead the Greenmen of Glastonbury carrying this year's Maypole through the center of Glastonbury, to a ceremony at Bushy Combe below Glastonbury Tor as part of the town's Beltane May Day celebrations on May 1st, 2018, in Somerset, England. Although more synonymous with International Workers' Day, or Labor Day, May Day or Beltane is celebrated by druids and pagans as the beginning of summer and the chance to celebrate the coming of the season of warmth and light.

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Viewfinder: A May Day Celebration in England

The May Day "King" and "Queen" lead the Greenmen of Glastonbury carrying this year's Maypole through the center of Glastonbury, to a ceremony at Bushy Combe below Glastonbury Tor as part of the town's Beltane May Day celebrations on May 1st, 2018, in Somerset, England.

Pacific Standard Staff