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AP PHOTOS: A selection of pictures from the past week

Skydivers disperse after forming the shape of the letter "M" during Mike Mangold's memorial service at Apple Valley Airport in Apple Valley, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. The two-time world champion Red Bull air racer died in a jet crash in Southern California on Dec. 6, 2015. (David Pardo/The Victor Valley Daily Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT Skydivers disperse after forming the shape of the letter "M" during Mike Mangold's memorial service at Apple Valley Airport in Apple Valley, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. The two-time world champion Red Bull air racer died in a jet crash in Southern California on Dec. 6, 2015. (David Pardo/The Victor Valley Daily Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press January 9, 2016 1 min read

Highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.

This week’s gallery features skydivers dispersing after forming the shape of the letter “M” during a memorial service for the late air racer Mike Mangold in Apple Valley, California; a boy standing next to the ruins of a destroyed house in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip; and an Orthodox priest holding a cross as he is accompanied by a guard of honor during an Epiphany ceremony to bless the water in Mytilene port in Lesbos, Greece.

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This gallery contains photos published Jan. 1-Jan. 8, 2016.

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This gallery was produced by Patrick Sison in New York.