Desmond Boylan, Associated PressIn this June 9, 2016 photo, a classic American car drives past an empty lot where a hotel is projected to be built along the Malecon sea wall in Havana, Cuba. A year and a half into normalization with the U.S., Cuba faces either an exciting new era of foreign investment or another in a string of false starts. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)
Fabio Frustaci, Associated PressPope Francis' mantle is blown by a gust of wind during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, June 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Fabio Frustaci)
Anmar Khalil, Associated PressIraqi security forces evacuate an injured soldier during heavy fighting against Islamic State group militants in Fallujah, Iraq, Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Fallujah has been locked in a cycle of conflict since 2003, when it emerged as a bastion of the insurgency against the Americans. Militant attacks and bombings were followed by sweeping arrest raids, which further stoked local grievances. In 2004, U.S. troops launched two massive assaults on the city, where they fought their bloodiest battles since Vietnam. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Matt Dunham, Associated PressPeople pose for photographs by walking either side of artist Wolfgang Buttress' 17 metre high bee health inspired 'The Hive' aluminum installation as it stands on display after being put up in Kew Royal Botanic Gardens west London, Wednesday, June 15, 2016. The installation is fitted with LED lights and a unique sound accompaniment that respond to the real-time activity of bees in a beehive behind the scenes. The sound and light intensities change as the energy levels in the real beehive surge, giving visitors an insight into life inside a bee colony. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Charlie Riedel, Associated PressA course marshal waits for players on the 15th hole during a practice round for the U.S. Open golf championship at Oakmont Country Club on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Oakmont, Pa. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Jeff Roberson, Associated PressSt. Louis Cardinals' Stephen Piscotty, right, is tagged out at the plate by Houston Astros catcher Jason Castro during the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Christophe Ena, Associated PressRomania's Ovidiu Hoban, top, and Switzerland's Valon Behrami vie for the ball during the Euro 2016 Group A soccer match between Romania and Switzerland at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Keith Srakocic, Associated PressPittsburgh Penguins' Kris Letang holds the Stanley Cup overhead in front of some of the crowd packing a parking lot along the victory parade route in Pittsburgh, Pa., Wednesday, June 15, 2016. The Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks on Sunday to win the NHL hockey championship. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Brant Sanderlin, Atlanta Journal-Constitution via APAtlanta police move in to arrest multiple protestors outside a Donald Trump rally at the Fox Theater Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Atlanta. (Brant Sanderlin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Inti Ocon, AFP/Getty ImagesTOPSHOT - A Nicaraguan LGBT community member and supporter holds up a rainbow flag at the Metrocentro roundabout in Managua on June 14, 2016, in solidarity with the victims of the Orlando mass shooting. Forty-nine people were killed and 53 others wounded when a heavily armed gunman opened fire and seized hostages at a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida -- the worst terror attack on US soil since September 11, 2001. / AFP PHOTO / INTI OCONINTI OCON/AFP/Getty Images
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In this June 9, 2016 photo, a classic American car drives past an empty lot where a hotel is projected to be built along the Malecon sea wall in Havana, Cuba. A year and a half into normalization with the U.S., Cuba faces either an exciting new era of foreign investment or another in a string of false starts. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)
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A selection of the best images of the day from around the country and across the world on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. A year and a half into normalization with the U.S., Cuba faces either an exciting new era of foreign investment or another in a string of false starts. Artist Wolfgang Buttress’ 17 meter high bee health inspired ‘The Hive’ aluminum installation is on display after being put up in Kew Royal Botanic Gardens west London. The Pittsburgh Penguins brought home the Stanley Cup to cheering crowds today.