Paris has kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century with a rain-soaked, rule-breaking opening ceremony. (AP Photo: Matthias Schrader, Lindsey Wasson, Andrew Medichini, Kirsty Wigglesworth, Luca Bruno, Natacha Pisarenko, David J. Phillip, Rebecca Blackwell)
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AP PHOTOS: Paris glitters in the rain for ambitious Olympic opening ceremony

Paris has kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century with a rain-soaked, rule-breaking opening ceremony. (AP Photo: Matthias Schrader, Lindsey Wasson, Andrew Medichini, Kirsty Wigglesworth, Luca Bruno, Natacha Pisarenko, David J. Phillip, Rebecca Blackwell)
 
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