MPR News photos of the week

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA — Outgoing Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan greets his aunt, Josephine Dolan, during a reception at City Hall in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Chief Dolan is retiring after 30 years with the Minneapolis force. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson/Read the story) link to this photo

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In this handout image supplied by the US Coast Guard, The HMS Bounty, a 180-foot sailboat, is submerged in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, North Carolina, on Oct. 29, 2012. A Minnesota native was among the crew that survived. (Getty Images/Read the story) link to this photo

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New York, NY, United States — Damage is viewed in the Rockaway neighborhood where the historic boardwalk was washed away during Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 31, 2012 in the Queens borough of New York City. A team of emergency management officials from Minnesota is working in Massachusetts and New York to help organize the response to Sandy. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/Read the story) link to this photo

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Mankato, Minnesota — Todd Hoffner, left, head football coach at Minnesota State University, Mankato, watches as his attorney, Jim Fleming reads a statement at the Blue Earth County Justice Building, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Hoffner is facing two charges of child pornography after videos were found on his employer-issued phone. (Alex Kolyer for MPR/Read the story) link to this photo

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Hunting and fishing guide Matt Breuer of Bemidji stands at the spot where he spotted a large wolf a few years ago. Breuer plans to hunt wolves in a late season that begins Nov. 24. The early season for Minnesota's first managed wolf hunt opens Nov. 3, running concurrently with the firearms deer season. (MPR Photo/Tom Robertson) link to this photo

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A. C. Newman performs in The Current studio (MPR Photo/Nate Ryan/Listen to the performance) link to this photo

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Elena Tonra of Daughter in The Current studio. (MPR Photo/Nate Ryan/Listen to the performance) link to this photo

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Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit played a stripped-down acoustic session. (MPR Photo/Nate Ryan/Listen to the performance) link to this photo

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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Minnesota State-Mankato's Jaymeson Moten hits the floor in the second half of an NCAA exhibition game against Minnesota Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 in Minneapolis. Minnesota won 81-56. (AP Photo/Janet Hostetter) link to this photo