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Photos of the week: Dec. 2-8

The Associated Press

December 9, 2017, 2:30 AM

Here are some photos of important stories that happened last week.

Scroll through to see if you have missed any.

Protesters in D.C. demanded more transparency after the Sept. 11, 2016 shooting of Terrence Sterling. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)
Protesters in D.C. want more transparency after the Sept. 11, 2016 shooting of Terrence Sterling. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)
WTOP/Nick Iannelli
Capital Bikeshare bikes have to be rented and returned to docking station, but dockless bikes, as their name suggests, can be picked up anywhere. DDOT said that in October Capital Bikeshare logged 338,152 total trips compared to 56,477 trips on dockless bikes. (WTOP/Kate Ryan)
Capital Bikeshare bikes have to be rented and returned to docking station, but dockless bikes, as their name suggests, can be picked up anywhere. DDOT said that in October Capital Bikeshare logged 338,152 total trips compared to 56,477 trips on dockless bikes. (WTOP/Kate Ryan)
WTOP/Kate Ryan
Bijan Ghaisar, 25, an accountant from McLean, Virginia, died after being shot three times by police on the George Washington Parkway in Fairfax County on Nov. 17, after police say he led them on a short pursuit. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)
Bijan Ghaisar, 25, an accountant from McLean, Virginia, died after being shot three times by police on the George Washington Parkway in Fairfax County on Nov. 17, after police say he led them on a short pursuit. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)
WTOP/Mike Murillo
In Dec. 2017, Derrick Butler watched as D.C. police searched near I-95 in Stafford County for the remains of his sister, Pamela, who was murdered in 2009. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
Derrick Butler watches and waits, as D.C. police search near I-95 in Stafford County for the remains of his sister, Pamela, who was murdered in 2009. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
Virginia State Sen. Chap Petersen is among 16 Northern Virginia lawmakers asking the state to suspend tolling operations on I-66. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Virginia State Sen. Chap Petersen is among 16 Northern Virginia lawmakers asking the state to suspend tolling operations on I-66. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
Emmanuel, 11, chooses the fastest remote control car he could find with D.C. Recruit Officer Jordan Murch on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Emmanuel, 11, chooses the fastest remote control car he could find with D.C. Recruit Officer Jordan Murch on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
Flames from the Thomas fire burn on a hillside behind a truck on Highway 101 north of Ventura, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. Ferocious winds whipped sparks into massive infernos that have destroyed hundreds of buildings and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee since Monday. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
AP Photo/Noah Berger
U.S. flags wave as snow falls, blanketing vehicles in a car sales lot, Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, in Jackson, Miss. The forecast called for a wintry mix of precipitation across several Deep South states. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis
An orthodox Jewish man reads from a holy book in a cemetery near the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. A day earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
AP Photo/Ariel Schalit
People look out from a window at masked Hamas gunmen during a rally against the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. A number of U.S. allies in the Middle East are condemning the Trump administration’s decision, with the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia urging Washington to reconsider and reverse the announcement. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra
People dance and sing in the Samba Train in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. Hundreds of people have gathered at Rio de Janeiro’s main train station for Brazil’s annual Samba Day festivities. Musicians, dancers and partygoers will board trains to suburbs on the outskirts of the city to dance and sing to the rhythms of samba, the emblematic music of Carnival. Organizers say the party will last all night long and attract thousands of revelers and members of Rio’s samba schools. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
AP Photo/Leo Correa
Anti-government protestors gather around barricades in protest during a government imposed dawn-to-dusk curfew in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. Opposition leaders have called for a mass march against alleged election fraud on Sunday and for the presidential election to be held again after the country erupted in deadly protests over the delayed vote count. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
History enthusiasts dressed in period regimental costumes take part in a re-enactment of Napoleon’s famous battle of Austerlitz to mark its 212th anniversary near Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
AP Photo/Petr David Josek
A police officer guarding the main entrance of the Labor ministry is punched by a protester as Communist-backed unionists try to enter the building during a protest in central Athens, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. The protesters invaded the ministry during a demonstration against proposals to amend a law regarding strikes. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris
A child leaps between rock platforms as the sun sets behind Lake Erie at the Erie Basin Marina, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
AP Photo/Julio Cortez
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Protesters in D.C. demanded more transparency after the Sept. 11, 2016 shooting of Terrence Sterling. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)
Capital Bikeshare bikes have to be rented and returned to docking station, but dockless bikes, as their name suggests, can be picked up anywhere. DDOT said that in October Capital Bikeshare logged 338,152 total trips compared to 56,477 trips on dockless bikes. (WTOP/Kate Ryan)
Bijan Ghaisar, 25, an accountant from McLean, Virginia, died after being shot three times by police on the George Washington Parkway in Fairfax County on Nov. 17, after police say he led them on a short pursuit. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)
In Dec. 2017, Derrick Butler watched as D.C. police searched near I-95 in Stafford County for the remains of his sister, Pamela, who was murdered in 2009. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
Virginia State Sen. Chap Petersen is among 16 Northern Virginia lawmakers asking the state to suspend tolling operations on I-66. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Emmanuel, 11, chooses the fastest remote control car he could find with D.C. Recruit Officer Jordan Murch on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. (WTOP/Kristi King)

This gallery was produced by Patrick Sison in New York and WTOP Staff in Washington, D.C.

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