Photos of the week: May 11-18

Here are photos from stories that happened last week.

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Loops, helixes and fire -- the Firebird, at Six Flags in Prince George's County, is for fans. (WTOP/John Domen)
Loops, helixes and fire — the Firebird, at Six Flags in Prince George’s County, is for fans. (WTOP/John Domen)
The four activists inside the Venezuelan embassy in Washington look outside the window from a second floor on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
The group from Temple Emanuel, in Kensington, read the names of students who were killed last year at U.S. schools and held a moment of silence in front of the U.S. Capitol. (WTOP/Mitchell Miller)
The group from Temple Emanuel, in Kensington, read the names of students who were killed last year at U.S. schools and held a moment of silence in front of the U.S. Capitol. (WTOP/Mitchell Miller)
The Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project and the Potomac Conservancy are looking for the public’s ideas on what to name two of the more than 1,000 dolphins that have been sighted in the Potomac and the Chesapeake Bay. (NMFS Permit No. 19403)
The Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project and the Potomac Conservancy are looking for the public’s ideas on what to name two of the more than 1,000 dolphins that have been sighted in the Potomac and the Chesapeake Bay. (NMFS Permit No. 19403)
The JOY Supernovas of Montgomery County, Maryland, became the first Special Olympics traditional cheerleading team to compete and win at the Cheerleading World Championships. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)
The JOY Supernovas of Montgomery County, Maryland, became the first Special Olympics traditional cheerleading team to compete and win at the Cheerleading World Championships. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)
Law enforcement officers stand guard during a vigil Tuesday, May 14, 2019, to honor fallen officers.
(WTOP/Kristi King)
Law enforcement officers stand guard during a vigil Tuesday, May 14, 2019, to honor fallen officers. (WTOP/Kristi King)
mulberry tree
A mulberry tree that’s older than the Washington Monument has toppled. The National Park Service hopes to be able to save it. (Courtesy National Park Service)
The line to get into D.C.’s rebooted spy museum reached down the block at times, as music played outside and volunteers handed out free food. The crowds and pricing did cause some people to leave, but those that stayed enjoyed the new space. One of the International Spy Museum’s many artifacts, hanging from the lobby. (WTOP/Keara Dowd)
The 2020 Jeep Gladiator is now on sale. (WTOP/John Aaron)
The 2020 Jeep Gladiator is now on sale. Prices for the truck start at nearly $36,000. The well-optioned Rubicon model clocked in at about $60,000. (WTOP/John Aaron)
Inside Apple's new flagship store at D.C.'s Carnegie Library. (WTOP/Melissa Howell)
Inside Apple’s new flagship store at D.C.’s Carnegie Library. (WTOP/Melissa Howell)
A car overturned in the C&O Canal Wednesday morning. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & EMS)
A car overturned in the C&O Canal Wednesday morning, May 15, 2019. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & EMS)
GW Parkway sinkhole
The northbound lanes of the George Washington Parkway was closed for several days due to a sinkhole. (Courtesy National Park Service)
Bank of China Tower, a building designed by architect I.M. Pei, is seen in Hong Kong Friday, May 17, 2019. Pei, the globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre museum in Paris with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the multi-shaped Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died at age 102, a spokesman confirmed Thursday. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Model Bella Hadid poses for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Pain and Glory’ at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 17, 2019. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Police detain a gay rights activist taking part in an unauthorized march in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, May 11, 2019. The march was organized using Cuba’s new mobile internet, with activists and supporters calling for a rally over Facebook and WhatsApp after the government-run gay rights organization cancelled a Saturday march. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
The car driven by Kyle Kaiser goes airborne after hitting the wall along the third turn during practice for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Friday, May 17, 2019 in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Pyle)
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Loops, helixes and fire -- the Firebird, at Six Flags in Prince George's County, is for fans. (WTOP/John Domen)
The group from Temple Emanuel, in Kensington, read the names of students who were killed last year at U.S. schools and held a moment of silence in front of the U.S. Capitol. (WTOP/Mitchell Miller)
The Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project and the Potomac Conservancy are looking for the public’s ideas on what to name two of the more than 1,000 dolphins that have been sighted in the Potomac and the Chesapeake Bay. (NMFS Permit No. 19403)
The JOY Supernovas of Montgomery County, Maryland, became the first Special Olympics traditional cheerleading team to compete and win at the Cheerleading World Championships. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)
Law enforcement officers stand guard during a vigil Tuesday, May 14, 2019, to honor fallen officers.
(WTOP/Kristi King)
mulberry tree
The 2020 Jeep Gladiator is now on sale. (WTOP/John Aaron)
Inside Apple's new flagship store at D.C.'s Carnegie Library. (WTOP/Melissa Howell)
A car overturned in the C&O Canal Wednesday morning. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & EMS)
GW Parkway sinkhole

The Associated Press contributed to this gallery.

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