Most popular Yahoo News photo galleries of 2017 – The countdown

The countdown of photo galleries that our Yahoo readers liked the best this year!
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No. 1

Hurricane Irma thrashes the Caribbean

(Photo: Lionel Chamoiseau/AFP/Getty Images)
(Photo: Lionel Chamoiseau/AFP/Getty Images)

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No. 2

White House renovations are revealed

(Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
(Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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No. 3

Scenes from Las Vegas mass shooting

(Photo: David Becker/Getty Images)
(Photo: David Becker/Getty Images)

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No. 4

Hurricane Harvey lashes Texas

(Photo: Jonathan Bachman/Reuters)
(Photo: Jonathan Bachman/Reuters)

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No. 5

Dramatic aerial views of the flooding in Harvey’s aftermath

(Photo: Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
(Photo: Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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No. 6

In memoriam: Remembering the notable figures we lost in 2016

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No. 7

World leaders’ faces react to Trump’s U.N. speech

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No. 8

9/11: Then and now — 16 years later

(Photos: Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)
(Photos: Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

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No. 9

Discarded protest signs from the Women’s March in NYC

(Photo: Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)
(Photo: Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

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No. 10

Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

(Photo: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images)
(Photo: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images)