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The Week in Pictures: November 12-18, 2016 (21 images)

Super moon pandemonium grips the world, Paris remembers those lost in last year's terrorist attacks, view from the Capitol dome, and more.



In this long exposure photograph, the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft is seen launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with Expedition 50 crewmembers NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, on Friday, November 18, 2016, (Kazakh time) (November 17 Eastern time). Whitson, Novitskiy, and Pesquet will spend approximately six months on the orbital complex. NASA Photo by Bill Ingalls/UPI
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Vice President Elect Mike Pence meets with Senate Minority Leader Elect Charles Schmuer (D-NY) in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on November 17, 2016. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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The Rolling Stones band members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood and Charlie Watts arrive on the red carpet at Industria in the West Village at the North American debut of Exhibitionism -The Rolling Stones on November 15, 2016 in New York City. The Rolling Stones display their treasure trove of history in Exhibitionism, the largest touring experience of its kind ever to be staged. The vast 17,000 square foot exhibit will make its U.S. debut in New York City at Industria in the West Village where it will run through March 12, 2016. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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The moon, or supermoon, is seen rising behind the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad in Kazakhstan, on Monday, November 14, 2016. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan the morning of November 18 (Kazakh time). All three will spend approximately six months on the orbital complex. A supermoon occurs when the moon's orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth. NASA Photo by Bill Ingalls/UPI
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