Top photos and videos of the day: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014

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One motorcyclist in Texas is doing some reckless driving — and capturing it on camera:

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Things didn’t turn out so well for a reporter who went to do a story on some pollution in a creek:

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

With one lane cleared of snow and ice, a car drives north on I-85 near Braselton, Georgia. Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency for 14 counties due to the winter storm. | Getty Images

Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto walks in his hanging installation “Life is a Body We are Part of” during the presentation of his exhibition “The Body That Carries Me” on at the Guggenheim Bilbao museum in the northern Spanish Basque city of Bilbao. | Getty Images

People light candles in front of the Frauenkirche church in the city center as a statement against neo-Nazis on the 69th anniversary of the World War II firebombing of the city by the Allies in Dresden, Germany. Neo-Nazis from across Germany have used the anniversary to parade in Dresden in recent years, though a strong, local grass movement against them has prevented their marches and this year led to the cancellation of a neo-Nazi gathering. | Getty Images

Fire from the Olympic Cauldron lights up the sky in Sochi, Russia. | Getty Images

The sign says it all in Wargrave, England. | Getty Images

Norway goaltender Lars Haugen reaches for a wide shot by Canada forward Sidney Crosby (87) in Sochi, Russia. | Getty Images

A model walks the runway at the J. Mendel fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2014 at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. | Getty Images

Demonstrators try to take cover as riot police use tear gas and a water cannon to disperse them as they try to march to the parliament building in Ankara during a demonstration against the Turkish prime minister and Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Turkish riot police on February 13 fired tear gas and water cannon at around 2,000 protesters demanding the release of army officers jailed for plotting a coup. At least 12 protesters were arrested and two people, including a police officer, were injured in clashes. | Getty Images

Russia’s Alexei Tereshchenko crashes into the net in the first period against Slovenia in Sochi, Russia. | Getty Images

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