Richard Vogel, Associated PressA member of the media rides down a glass slide during a media preview at the U.S. Bank Tower building in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, June 23, 2016. Starting this weekend, thrill-seekers can begin taking the Skyslide, a 1,000 feet high slide, perched on the outside of the tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Valery Hache, AFP/Getty ImagesTOPSHOT - Belgium fans celebrate their 1-0 win over Sweden in the Euro 2016 group E football match between Sweden and Belgium at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice on June 22, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Valery HACHEVALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images
Charles Krupa, Associated PressBoston Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts, left, and TV reporter Guerin Austin are doused following Bogaert's' walkoff RBI-single during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park, Thursday, June 23, 2016, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Esteban Felix, Associated PressDemonstrators are sprayed with a police water cannon during clashes that erupted at the end of a march for education reform, in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, June 23, 2016. Students are demonstrating to demand free access to school for all ages, including at the university level. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Johannes Eisele, AFP/Getty ImagesTOPSHOT - A general view shows the financial district of Lujiazui in Shanghai early on June 23, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELEJOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images
Carolyn Kaster, Associated PressRep. John Lewis, D-Ga., center, joined by, from left, House Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn of S.C., Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 23, 2016, after House Democrats ended their sit-in protest. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Frank Franklin II, Associated PressLSU's Ben Simmons raises his hand as he walks off the stage after being selected as the top pick by the Philadelphia 76ers during the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 23, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Jorge Guerrero, AFP/Getty ImagesTOPSHOT - A woman passes by a Remain campaign office during the referendum on whether the United Kingdom should stay in or leave the European Union, in Gibraltar on June 23, 2016. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. British, Irish and Commonwealth citizens over the age of 18 who live in Britain, as well as citizens of Gibraltar, are all eligible to vote provided they have registered. / AFP PHOTO / JORGE GUERREROJORGE GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images
Evan Vucci, Associated PressJackelin Alfaro, 7, of Washington, hugs her aunt Gelin Alfaro, of Veracruz, Mexico, during an immigration rally at the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 23, 2016. A tie vote by the Supreme Court is blocking President Barack Obama's immigration plan that sought to shield millions living in the U.S. illegally from deportation. The justices' one-sentence opinion effectively kills the plan for the duration of Obama's presidency. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Menahem Kahana, AFP/Getty ImagesTOPSHOT - Israeli soldiers maneuver and fire a tank as they take part in a military exercise which includes infantry, tanks and artillery units in the army training area at the northern part of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near the border with Syria on June 23, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / MENAHEM KAHANAMENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images
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A member of the media rides down a glass slide during a media preview at the U.S. Bank Tower building in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, June 23, 2016. Starting this weekend, thrill-seekers can begin taking the Skyslide, a 1,000 feet high slide, perched on the outside of the tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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By Patrick Traylor | ptraylor@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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A selection of the best images of the day from around the country and across the world on Thursday, June 23, 2016. Starting this weekend, thrill-seekers can begin taking the Skyslide, a 1,000 feet high slide, perched on the outside of the U.S. Bank Tower building in downtown Los Angeles. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union.