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Snow geese take off from a field in Ruthsburg, Md., on Jan. 25, 2023. The current strain of bird flu has been detected in wild birds and poultry, as well as mammals like cows. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Armed Palestinian militants attend a group funeral of people killed in a raid by Israeli forces, in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, on May 23. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vice President Harris at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 17, 2024. Tobias Schwarz/AFP hide caption

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What Kamala Harris' foreign policy of might look like if she becomes president

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Ukrainians discuss the tactics of working in small groups at the military training called "Test Week" for civilians provided by one of the most successful units of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 7. Its aim is to give civilians a sense of what they will experience if they are conscripted or decide to enlist in military service. Oksana Parafeniuk for NPR hide caption

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Ukraine civilians try the army for a week

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A Palestinian family mourns the death of their daughter, who was killed in an Israeli attack as she was heading to play while wearing her roller skates, in Gaza City, Gaza, on Sept. 4. Mahmoud ssa/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption

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Father in Gaza mourns his daughter, who was killed while wearing pink roller skates

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Taylor Fritz of the U.S reacts after defeating Frances Tiafoe during the men's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Friday in New York. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

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This image, taken from NASA video, shows the Boeing Starliner capsule coming down through the darkness over New Mexico. NASA hide caption

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With no crew aboard, spacecraft Starliner lands without a hitch

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Protesters demonstrate on July 29 in Caracas, Venezuela, against the official election results declaring President Nicolás Maduro won reelection. Cristian Hernandez/AP hide caption

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Opinion: Christmas is starting early in Venezuela

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The debris at the site where an airplane crashed with 62 people on board, in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, early on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. Andre Penner/AP hide caption

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FILE - The Department of Justice seals is seen during a news conference at the DOJ office in Washington, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption

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Rapper Rich Homie Quan performs in Hollywood, Calif. on April 1, 2015. That year, he had his biggest hit, "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)." Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images hide caption

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RICH HOMIE QUAN

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Competition and Markets Authority, a U.K. regulator, launched an investigation into how Ticketmaster priced its tickets for the Oasis reunion tour next summer and whether the company was transparent about it ahead of time. Matt Cardy/Getty Images hide caption

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference on May 31, 2024, after he was found guilty in his hush-money trial, making him the first former president to be convicted of crimes. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Judge delays sentencing timeline in Trump hush money case

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Sérgio Mendes speaks at the event "Reel To Reel: Sérgio Mendes — In The Key Of Joy" at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on March 11, 2020. Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption

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A cyclist rides past a "Now Hiring" sign posted on a business storefront in San Gabriel, Calif., on Aug. 21, 2024. U.S. employers added 142,000 jobs in August, while the unemployment rate dipped to 4.2%. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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jobs friday august atc

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Activists wearing eye masks hold posters reading "Repeated deepfake sex crimes, the state is an accomplice too," during a protest against sexually abusive deepfakes in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 30. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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