In Sight: The best photography from this week

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The Best Photos of the Week (Mike Simons/Tulsa World/AP) Here are 11 of the week's best photos Floodwater hits parts of Oklahoma, the new D.C. archbishop is installed, the Brexit Party leader is hit with a milkshake, a billionaire pledges to pay off graduates' student loans, and a jockey falls during the Preakness Stakes. By Dee Swann, Troy Witcher, Steve Cook · Read more     In Sight   ADVERTISEMENT   (Maria Contreras Coll) Perspective Meet some of the child goddesses of Nepal Photographer Maria Contreras Coll visited Nepal to photograph a centuries-old tradition upheld by both Buddhists and Hindus. By Kenneth Dickerman · Read more Felipe Jácome Perspective When money in Venezuela stopped functioning as currency, this photographer turned it into art Felipe Jácome used Venezuela's floundering currency to tell the story of migrants. By Felipe Jácome and Chloe Coleman · Read more (Angelo Novi/Reel Art Press) Perspective 'Photographing unreal people in unreal settings at real moments': Behind the scenes of Sergio Leone's 'Once Upon a Time in the West' A new book explores behind the scenes of Sergio Leone's legendary movie "Once Upon a Time in the West." By Kenneth Dickerman · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT       Must-see photo stories The Trump administration struggles to confront the deadliest drug crisis in U.S. history The president has called tackling the opioid epidemic a priority, but fentanyl overdose deaths continue to soar as federal resources fail to keep pace. By Sari Horwitz, Scott Higham, Steven Rich and Shelby Hanssen · Read more (David A. Lieb/AP) Photo and video show widespread damage from 'wedge tornado' in Missouri Three people were killed and at least 20 injured when a tornado ripped through Missouri Wednesday night. By Katie Mettler, Nick Kirkpatrick and Timothy Bella · Read more toned nevada women topper In Nevada's legislature, women outnumber the men — a first in the nation. Carson City may never be the same. No other legislature has achieved that milestone in U.S. history, and the female majority is having a huge effect By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux · Read more (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) Elderly Mexicans are visiting their undocumented children in the U.S. – with State Department approval A quiet program called Palomas Mensajeras — Messenger Pigeons — reunites families separated for years. By Kevin Sieff · Read more What do Native Americans want from a president? The ways Native America penetrates non-Native America's consciousness these days can be exceedingly superficial. We wanted to hear from them. By Michael Johnson, David Montgomery, Katherine Frey and Dudley M. Brooks · Read more Serious fuzz: A look at the 2019 World Beard and Moustache Championship   The biennial competition draws hundreds of bewhiskered contestants from across the globe. Read more Recommended for you Get the Must Reads newsletter Get a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign Up

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