Photos of the Day: Oct. 22, 2015

Originally published October 22, 2015 at 10:39 am Updated October 22, 2015 at 1:30 pm

Migrants covered with thermal blankets try to light fire in Skala Sikaminias village, on the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, early Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Greece is the main entry point for those fleeing violence at home and seeking a better life in the European Union. More than 500,000 people have arrived so far this year on Greece’s eastern islands, paying smugglers to ferry them across from nearby Turkey. (Santi Palacios / The Associated Press)

Indian policemen detain a Kashmiri Shiite Muslim who participated in a religious procession during restrictions imposed in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Police imposed restrictions in some parts of Srinagar fearing religious processions marking the Muslim month of Muharram would turn into anti-India protests. (Mukhtar Khan / The Associated Press)

Palestinians burn tires front of Israel’s separation barrier during clashes with Israeli troops for a tensions over a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, in the West Bank town of al-Ram, north of Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Ten Israelis have been killed over the last month, mainly in stabbing attacks. On the Palestinian side, 48 people have been killed. The violence erupted a month ago, fueled by rumors that Israel was plotting to take over a sensitive Jerusalem holy site revered by both Jews and Muslims. (Majdi Mohammed / The Associated Press)

South Korean Lee Jung-sook (L), 68, wipes the tears from her North Korean father Lee Heung-jong, 88, as they bid each other a sad farewell at a resort on Mount Kumgang, North Korea, 22 October 2015. About 390 South Koreans arrived at the resort two days ago for the first face-to-face reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War in nearly 20 months. A second group of some 260 South Koreans will do the same for three days starting on 24 October. (YONHAP / EPA)

A police officer cries after laying flowers in memory of Officer Randolph Holder at the 9/11 Memorial in New York, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Tyrone Howard is charged with first-degree murder and robbery, accused of stealing a bike and fatally shooting Holder in the head after a chase Tuesday night. (Seth Wenig / The Associated Press)

Jeff Parry embraces Jennifer Christian during a candlelight vigil in honor of Lucas Leonard and Christopher Leonard, two teenagers brothers who were beaten during a church counseling session, at St. Patrick St. Anthony Church in Chadwicks, N.Y., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Lucas Leonard died in the attack at the Word of Life Christian Church in the central New York town of New Hartford. (Tina Russell / Observer-Dispatch)

Displaced resident Keyera Wade grieves for her neighbor who perished in an apartment fire, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, in Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga. (John Spink / Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Refugees wait under the rain for a bus, transferring them to a processing center, in Skala Sikaminias village, on the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, early Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Greece is the main entry point for those fleeing violence at home and seeking a better life in the European Union. More than 500,000 people have arrived so far this year on Greece’s eastern islands, paying smugglers to ferry them across from nearby Turkey. (Santi Palacios / The Associated Press)

A Chicago Cubs fan stays in his seat at Wrigley Field after Game 4 of the National League baseball championship series against the New York Mets Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, in Chicago. The Mets won 8-3 to advance to the World Series. (David Goldman / The Associated Press)

Toronto Blue Jays’ Chris Colabello rounds the bases after a home run off Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Edinson Volquez during the second inning in Game 5 of baseball’s American League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, in Toronto. (Paul Sancya / The Associated Press)

The New York Mets celebrate after Game 4 of the National League baseball championship series against the Chicago Cubs Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, in Chicago. The Mets won 8-3 to advance to the World Series. (Charles Rex Arbogast / The Associated Press)

South Africa’s captain A.B. de Villiers, celebrates his hundred runs during their fourth one-day international cricket match against India in Chennai, India, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. (Arun Sankar K / The Associated Press)

An athlete prepares for his training on the high bar for the upcoming World Artistic Gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. The Championships with 594 athletes from 87 countries will be run from Oct. 22 until Nov. 01, 2015. (Matthias Schrader / The Associated Press)

In this Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, photo, Watertown’s field hockey team, including from left to right, foreground, captains Ally McCall and Michaela Antonellis and Kourtney Kennedy celebrate their team’s win over Melrose at Victory Field in Watertown, Mass. With the win, the team set a national record with a 154-game unbeaten streak. (John Blanding / The Boston Globe)

A model has her makeup done backstage before the start of the Gloria Coelho winter 2016 collection during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. (Andre Penner / The Associated Press)

A model wears a creation from the Helo Rocha winter 2016 collection in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. Sao Paulo is hosting its annual fashion week. (Andre Penner / The Associated Press)

The Hiroshima Kagura Dan troupe, from Japan, performs the play ‘Momiji Gari’ during the 43th Cervantino International Arts and Culture Festival, in Guanajuato, Mexico, 21 October 2015. (Ulises Ruiz Basurto / EPA)

Pope Francis waves from his popemobile as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. The Vatican is denying a report in an Italian newspaper that Pope Francis has a small, curable brain tumor. The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the report Wednesday in the National Daily was “unfounded and seriously irresponsible and not worthy of attention.” (Andrew Medichini / The Associated Press)

In this Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 photo a woman rides her bicycle past autumnally colored trees near Kirchdorf on the island of Poel in the Baltic Sea, northern Germany. (Jens Buettner / The Associated Press)

Amelia Meadows, 5, slaps her pig as she tries to keep him from laying down while she was showing him to the judges during the Future Farmers of America and 4H Swine Show at the Georgia Carolina State Fair in Augusta, Ga., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. Amelia took home a 6th place ribbon for showmanship in the kindergarten to 3rd grade division. (Michael Holahan / The Augusta Chronicle)

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Katie G. Cotterill

The Seattle Times

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