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A Woman Diving Into The Unknown; Tarifa, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain. Design Pics / Ben Welsh/Ben Welsh/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: depphotos140885
How has your 2014 been going so far? Keeping those resolutions? Well here at Newscom, our goal this year is to bring you even more amazing pictures of news, celebrities, sports, travel, lifestyle, creativity…and the list goes on and on! So keep up with us and Pictures of the Month, for some of the best images from every subject.
Much has happened this January. And we have some seriously awesome pictures to go with stories like: Michelle Obama turning 50, Elvis’ birthday, the Australian Open, St. Vasilij Day, the Polar Vortex, Scotland’s Up Helly Aa Festival, Mount Sinabung, Martin Luther King Jr. Day–and if you need a recent Costa Concordia update–we’ve got that too!
In entertainment news, star watchers and film buffs alike flocked to Park City, Utah, for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. The Top TV Shows of 2014 have been predicted, nominations for the Oscars have been named, and Justin Bieber was arrested (…and has since been the subject of a petition to send him back to Canada).
But even more exciting than the status of the Biebs’ criminal record is that we’re all geared up to show you the best sports pictures from this weekend’s Super Bowl XLVIII, AND the much-anticipated Sochi Olympics! The countdown is on, so keep checking back with Newscom. You wouldn’t want to miss anything, now would you?
Until then, enjoy some of the best pictures we saw this January below, then come see many more pictures in our Best of January lightbox, back at Newscom!
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Sea Otter (closeup) with it’s paws out of the water to keep them warmer. Hal Beral – VWPics/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: dbcstock118084
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A medieval town with a dramatic storm filled. Ingram Publishing/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: ipurestockx355442
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Visitors are seen fishing at a frozen river during the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival in Hwacheon-gun, Gangwon province, South Korea, 05 January 2014. JEON HEON-KYUN/EPA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: epaphotosfour634466
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Mount Sinabung volcano spews ash and lava as seen from Erajaya village in Karo district, Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, early morning January 6, 2014. About 20,000 villagers have been evacuated since authorities raised the alert status for Sinabung to the highest level in November 2013, local media reported on Monday. RONI BINTANG/REUTERS/Newscom. License this from Newscom.com: rtrlsix216201
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Noriaki Kasai of Japan soars through the air during the qualification for the final stage of the Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Bischofshofen, Austria, 05 January 2014. GEORG HOCHMUTH/EPA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: epaphotosfour635043
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These little grizzly bear cubs had fun making a real splash when their mum took them for a dip to learn how to fish. The adventurous youngsters couldnt wait to get into the lake and rushed into the salmon-packed waters. After wearing themselves out diving to make a catch, they followed their mum out onto the sandy shore for a quick nap. Photographer Marco Mattiussi, 32, caught a helicopter to the isolated spot in Kamchatka, Russia. Solent News / Splash News/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: spnphotosfour937466
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Russian Maria Sharapova practices for the Australian Open tennis tournament ahead of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 January 2014. The tournament will take place in Melbourne from 13 to 26 January 2014. NARENDRA SHRESTHA/EPA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: epalive002436
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Billie Martin gets ready for the game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High before the Denver Broncos take on the San Diego Chargers in the AFC divisional playoffs in Denver on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Michael Ciaglo/MCT/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: krtphotoslive657094
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Local villagers wearing home made costumes parade during a carnival celebration marking the Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, about 170 km from the capital of Skopje, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 13 January 2014. GEORGI LICOVSKI/EPA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: epalive005098
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Ship at night in Stockholm, Sweden. Ingram Publishing/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: ipurestockx651835
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Italian photographer Marco Redaelli captured the moment that this female Greenfinch tenderly placed a kiss on her male companion’s forehead, or at least that’s how it looks. According to Redaelli that’s not quite how the scene played out, “The Greenfinch were actually fighting for food,” he explains. “The bird on the left is a female and a male Quelloa can be seen on the right.” CB2/ZOB/Supplied by WENN.com/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: wennoddpix067344
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Denver Broncos defensive player Wesley Woodyard celebrates after the Broncos defeated the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado, USA, 19 January 2014. TANNEN MAURY/EPA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: epalive017200
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A Seattle Seahawks cheerleader performs during the NFL’s NFC Championship football game between the Seahawksand the San Francisco 49ers in Seattle, January 19, 2014. DAVID RYDER/REUTERS/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: rtrlsix238505
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Early morning view over the li river, Yangshuo. Ingram Publishing/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: ipurestockx826244
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A blind boy, whose family moved to Islamabad from Sargodha in Pundjab Province to look for jobs, stands outside his makeshift shelter in Islamabad January 23, 2014. ZOHRA BENSEMRA/REUTERS/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: rtrlsix245178
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Winter Sunset. imago stock&people/imago/Dieter Mendzigall/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: imagostock618696
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Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) TENNIS : Open d Australie – Melbourne – 26/01/2014. imago sportfotodienst/imago/PanoramiC/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: imagosportstwo014271
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