Top photos and videos of the day: Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014

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VIDEOS

Forget about using a gun to fight off a robber. This clerk only needs a vacuum cleaner.

What kind of cocktail can you make with schmaltz (rendered goose fat)? Watch and find out.

The description on this video is “Skier flirts with danger.” That about sums it up.

PHOTOS

A selection of some of the best photographs from around the world:

Justin Bieber’s booking mug, after he was charged with resisting arrest without violence in addition to drag racing and DUI. | AP Photo

Opposition leader and former WBC heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko, center, addresses protesters near the burning barricades between police and protesters in central Kiev, Ukraine. Klitschko dove behind the wall of black smoke engulfing much of downtown Kiev on Thursday, pleading with both police and protesters to uphold the peace until the ultimatum, demanding that Yanukovych dismiss the government, call early elections and scrap harsh anti-protest legislation that triggered the violence. | AP Photo

This product image released by Ralph Lauren shows American hockey player Zach Parise wearing the official uniform for Team USA to be worn at the opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia. Folks on social media have not been a fan. | AP Photo

Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia celebrates winning her semifinal match against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during day 11 of the 2014 Australian Open at Melbourne Park. | Getty Images

Atletico’s Diego Godin celebrates his goal during a Copa del Rey soccer match between Atletico de Madrid and Athletic Bilbao at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain. | AP Photo

An Army honor guard bugler plays Taps during burial services for Army Sgt. Peter C. Bohler, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. According to the Defense Department, Sgt. Bohler, 29, of Willow Springs, NC., died Dec. 19, 2013 in Now Bahar, Afghanistan from injuries suffered as a result of a helicopter crash. | AP Photo

Clouds dot the sky at Daytona Speedway during practice for the Rolex 24 in Daytona Beach, Florida. | Getty Images

A model walks the runway during the FIMI Kids International Fashion Show 2014 at the Real Fabrica de Tapices in Madrid, Spain. | Getty Images

Protesters take over a major road as anti-government leader Suthep Thaugsuban parades as the Bangkok Shutdown continues into the second week in Bangkok. The Thai government imposed a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and the surrounding provinces in an attempt to cope with the on-going political turmoil, but so far this decree has had no effect on the protests. | Getty Images

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The bodies of Richard Crane, 62, and an unidentified woman were found shot at the D-Lux Budget Inn in southwest suburban Lemont.