Pictures of the day from The Huffington Post brings you the very best news and sports images from around the world, chosen and created by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza and Michael Cripps.
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Taya Kyle, wife of slain Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, wipes her eyes as she testifies during former Marine Cpl. Eddie Ray Routh's capital murder trial at the Erath County Donald R. Jones Justice Center, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, in Stephenville, Texas. Routh, 27, of Lancaster, Texas, is charged with the 2013 deaths of Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield at a shooting range near Glen Rose, Texas. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Australian actress Margot Robbie (L) and US actor Will Smith pose for photographers ahead of the Special Screening of 'Focus' in central London on February 11, 2015. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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Love truly is in the air at Chessington World of Adventures Resort as some of its residents have been spotted enjoying a candid romantic moment or two. Animals including Squirrel Monkeys, Armadillos and Asiatic Lions Rani and Ashok have been seen enjoying the adorable decorations, while Sealion Harley has been showing off his gentle charm with ruby red roses.
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London Mayor Boris Johnson, right, talks with Arianna Huffington, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, as he addresses a London business expo, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, , in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (credit:Richard Drew/AP)
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An Egyptian student who supports ousted President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood lights up a flare as they protest at Cairo University Student (credit:APAImages/REX)
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EastEnders actress Linda Henry arrives at Bexley Magistrates Court, Bexleyheath, where she was due to stand trial accused of racially aggravated harassment outside a Jamie Oliver restaurant. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
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A driverless vehicle known as a Lutz 'Pathfinder' Pod is pictured during a photocall in central London on February 11, 2015. The British government launched the first official trials of driverless cars Wednesday, but said it could be some years before driverless cars are a feature on the roads. AFP PHOTO / JACK TAYLOR (Photo credit should read JACK TAYLOR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JACK TAYLOR via Getty Images)
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A well wisher holds an order of service ahead of the memorial service of actress Lynda Bellingham who died in October, at St Stephen's Church in London. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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Lesley Joseph arrives at St Stephen's Church in London, for the memorial service of actress Lynda Bellingham who died in October. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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An Egyptian couple walk together under a bridge during a sandstorm in the capital city of Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Egypt's Cairo International Airport briefly closed to arrivals Tuesday as a sandstorm descended over the country that also disrupted traffic at other airfields and seaports, officials said. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Eddie Ray Routh walks into court for a pretrial proceeding, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, in Stephenville, Texas. The former Marine is accused of killing Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and Kyle's friend Chad Littlefield at a gun range on Feb. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/LM Otero, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Camilla Kerslake is seen in the Alone in the crowd: Macmillan Cancer Support's 'Isolation Box' as part of its Not Alone campaign. The interactive box aims to raise awareness of the estimated 550,000 people in the UK who suffer with loneliness as a result of their cancer. The event takes place at Paddington Central on February 11, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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Thousands of fashion editors and buyers from around the world who are converging in Manhattan for New York Fashion Week will be greeted by a massive billboard showing singer P!nk wearing nothing but a smile in PETA US' newest "Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign.The 90-foot-wide billboard, which will be erected in New York's busy, iconic advertising district this evening, just before New York Fashion Week kicks off on February 12
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A shovel was abandoned in a pile of snow behind a cleared parking spot as another car waited to be unearthed on February 10, 2015. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) (credit:Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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An Alaskan sea otter swims holding a heart-shaped block of ice, presented by his keeper in the aquarium of an amusement park in Yokohama on February 11, 2015. The event takes place once a day for park visitors until February 15 in celebration of Valentine's Day on February 14. (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Pippa Middleton attends the British Heart Foundation's Roll Out The Red Ball at Park Lane Hotel on February 10, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn McCormack/WireImage) (credit:Eamonn McCormack via Getty Images)
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Lee Anderson adds to the pile of snow beside the sidewalk in front of his house in Somerville, Mass., Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, as his dog Ace looks on. The latest snowstorm left the Boston area with another two feet of snow and forced the MBTA to suspend all rail service for the day. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A tour guide, third left, speaks to French tourists beside the statue of former South African President Nelson Mandela with a raised fist outside the former Victor Verster prison, renamed to Drakenstein Correctional center near the town of Franschhoek, South Africa, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. On Feb. 11, 1990, former South African President Nelson Mandela walked free from the Victor Verster prison with his then wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, with a raised fist in the air after being jailed for 27 years by the former South African Apartheid Government. Tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of Mandela's release from prison. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Emergency responders prepare to investigate the Tennessee Supreme Court building in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. The building has been evacuated after an employee there opened a letter containing an unidentified white powder. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Vice President Joe Biden talks to Kayla Kosmalski of Bear, Del. during a celebration of the ABLE Act (Achieving a Better Life Experience Act), with members of Congress, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. The Act creates a new savings account for families with people with disabilities. These tax-preferred accounts allow families to save for future disability-related expenses without losing Medicaid and Social Security benefits. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, photo, a Pakistani Christian vendor prepares meat on a grill to customers in a Christian neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan. Most face daily discrimination and eke out a living by holding low-paying jobs, like street sweeping. However, theyâve carved out their own lives in a country that faces near-daily attacks by Islamic extremists. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 10: Model Ashley Graham attends the 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue celebration at Marquee on February 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Stewart/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Stewart via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 10: Model Hannah Davis attends the 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue celebration at Marquee on February 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Stewart/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Stewart via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 10: Model Hannah Davis attends the 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue celebration at Marquee on February 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Stewart/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Stewart via Getty Images)
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MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 10: A blind person feels with his hands a copy of 'La Gioconda from Da Vinci's workshop' at The Prado Museum on February 10, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. 'Hoy toca el Prado' (Touch The Prado) allows blind or vision-impaired visitors to explore with their hands the copies of six masterworks. The copies were created using a technique called 'Didu' which provides texture and volume to the paintings. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) (credit:Pablo Blazquez Dominguez via Getty Images)
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JERICHO, WEST BANK - FEBRUARY 10: Palestinian security forces, guarding Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, take part in a military practice in Jericho, West Bank on February 10, 2015. Security forces' shooting, co-operation actions and military operation abilities are tested during the practice. (Photo by Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Actor James Franco looks on as Director Justin Kelly shows the Glashütte watch he is wearing in the Hollywood Reporter & Glashütte Lounge, at the Berlin Film Festival, on Monday, February 9, 2015, in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision for The Hollywood Reporter/AP Images) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Hubble Sees A Smiling Lens In the center of this image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the galaxy cluster SDSS J1038+4849 — and it seems to be smiling. You can make out its two orange eyes and white button nose. In the case of this “happy face”, the two eyes are very bright galaxies and the misleading smile lines are actually arcs caused by an effect known as strong gravitational lensing. (credit:NASA/ESA)