Wednesday Nov. 25, Our World In Pictures
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — Streisand Receives Honor: President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Barbra Streisand during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday. Obama is recognizing 17 people with the nation’s highest civilian award, including one of the greatest catchers in baseball history and a “Funny Girl.”
PHILIPPINES — Massive Fire Engulfs Homes: Residents signal to an Air Force helicopter, which helps in battling the blaze at a residential area in Mandaluyong on Wednesday. Mandaluyong City Fire Marshall Nahum Tarroza said about 1,000 homes were burned during the fire. The cause of the fire is still being investigated.
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.