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Photos Of The Week: Boston Marathon, Amber Heard Trial, Fly Mask-Free

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Peres Jepchirchir, of Kenya, crosses the finish line to win the women's division of the 126th Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Boston.
Peres Jepchirchir, of Kenya, crosses the finish line to win the women's division of the 126th Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

ACROSS AMERICA — See the best news photos from the past week. In Boston, the 126th Boston Marathon returned in full force, bringing runners from all over the world to New England to participate in the prestigious race.

In Washington, the White House held the annual Easter Egg roll, complete with an Easter Bunny press conference.

Actor Johnny Depp testified in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard in a trial that has drawn viewers in since it started a week ago.

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Lastly, a federal judge in Florida overturned the federal mask mandate for public transportation, opening the door for airlines, Amtrak, ride-hailing companies and most local transit authorities to suspend policies requiring masks.

Marilyn Bevans prepares to fire the starting gun for the women's wheelchair division in the 126th Boston Marathon Monday in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
CJ Alberton (front) runs ahead of an elite group of runners during the 126th edition of the Boston Marathon Monday n Natick, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
People cheer in front of Wellesley College as a runner passes during the 126th Boston Marathon Monday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
A child carries an egg on a wooden spoon as he participates in the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. D.C., Monday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden holds his son, Beau, during the White House Easter Egg Roll at the White House on Monday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
An Easter Bunny joins White House press secretary Jen Psaki at the beginning of the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C, on Monday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Passengers wait in line at the security checkpoint at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, Monday, a day after a federal judge said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded its authority with a federal travel mask mandate. The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn the order voiding requirements for masks on planes and trains and in travel hubs. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Mass transit riders wear masks as they commute in the financial district of lower Manhattan Tuesday in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Actor Johnny Depp demonstrates how he claims his ex-wife, Amber Heard ,punched him, as he testifies Wednesday in his trial in Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia. Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse." (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)
Actress Amber Heard listens in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court Wednesday. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)

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