Photo gallery: The day in photos, Nov. 18, 2011

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Kansas Vital Statistics show that fewer babies are being born in the state and more people are dying.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Ellie Robertson and Katie Spencer watch their stack of cups crash to the ground as physical education students at Lecompton Elementary School try to set a world record in cup stacking on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Josh Kibbee, Jordan Martin and Talen Malloy stack jumbo cups on a large scale. The three are part of a physical education class at Lecompton Elementary School, which tried to set a world record in cup stacking on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.