AP10ThingsToSee - The sun's rays strike the rocky coast of Acadia National Park, Maine, Thursday, May 2, 2013. A federal budget-related delay has pushed back the opening of many of the park's seasonal facilities until May 17. Acadia saw a 5 percent funding cut of it's roughly $7.8 million budget on March 1. The cut represented the National Park Service?s share of federal sequestration. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
AP10ThingsToSee - The sun's rays strike the rocky coast of Acadia National Park, Maine, Thursday, May 2, 2013. A federal budget-related delay has pushed back the opening of many of the park's seasonal facilities until May 17. Acadia saw a 5 percent funding cut of it's roughly $7.8 million budget on March 1. The cut represented the National Park Service?s share of federal sequestration. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
AP10ThingsToSee - An Indian Tamil Hindu devotee, cheeks pierced with a metal spear, participates in a religious procession during "Panguni Uthiram" festival in Mumbai, India, Thursday April 25, 2013. During the festival, devotees perform acts of self-affliction to seek blessings of Hindu God Murugan. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
AP10ThingsToSee - Lightning flashes as political supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League hold a meeting under tight security due to ongoing attacks on political rallies and parties' election offices in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, April 26, 2013. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has ordered the closure of election offices in Karachi following a blast that killed many party workers. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File)
AP10ThingsToSee - Laborers take a break at a metal workshop on May Day in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
AP10ThingsToSee - People dance in the street in Amsterdam to celebrate the coronation of King Willem-Alexander on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Millions of Dutch people dressed in orange flocked to celebrations around the Netherlands Tuesday in honor of a once-in-a-generation milestone for the country's ruling House of Orange-Nassau: after a 33-year reign, Queen Beatrix abdicated in favor of her eldest son, Willem-Alexander. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
Here's your look at 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 collection includes a lightning strike in Pakistan, an elderly Afghan man at a brick factory near Kabul, dancing in the street in Amsterdam to celebrate the first new Dutch monarch in 33 years, first lady Michelle Obama with comedian Conan O'Brien, and an early morning scene from Churchill Downs ahead of the Kentucky Derby.
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This gallery contains photos published April 25-May 2, 2013.
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AP 10 Things To See:
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This gallery was curated by news producer Caleb Jones in New York: https://twitter.com/CalebAP
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