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The U.S. Postal Service is still struggling to deal with mail sent during the recent holiday season. Quinn Klinefelter/NPR hide caption
A COVID-19 vaccine hub taking appointments only in Brooklyn, as New York City runs low on doses. Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that the city canceled 23,000 first-dose COVID-19 vaccine appointments because of shortages. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
The social network MeWe is among a number of apps seeing an influx of users after Facebook and Twitter kicked off former President Donald Trump. Chesnot/Getty Images hide caption
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they storm the Capitol earlier this month. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Retired U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin was confirmed as the next secretary of defense. He is seen above speaking after being nominated by then-President-elect Joe Biden last month. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Migrants, mainly from Cuba, occupy the Mexican side of the Paso del Norte border bridge, where a plaque marks the border line, as they protest to be allowed into the U.S. to apply for asylum in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, just before midnight on Dec. 29, 2020. Christian Chavez/AP hide caption
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Demonstrators hold signs at a rally about redistricting outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019. The Census Bureau said Friday it has "suspended indefinitely" work on citizenship data that a GOP strategist said would be "advantageous to Republicans and Non-Hispanic Whites" during redistricting. Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
South Korea's KF94 mask does a good job concealing Mona Lisa's smile — but how effective is it at preventing coronavirus spread? Above: masked pedestrians in a shopping district in Seoul. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images hide caption
Cemetery workers carry the remains of 89-year-old Abilio Ribeiro, who died of the new coronavirus, for burial at the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on Jan. 6. The day before, Manaus declared a 180-day state of emergency due to a surge of new cases of the coronavirus. Edmar Barros/AP hide caption
A volunteer receives a shot as part of a COVID-19 vaccine trial at Soweto's Chris Sani Baragwanath Hospital outside Johannesburg on Nov. 30, 2020. Jerome Delay/AP hide caption
Rep. James Clyburn has filed a bill in Congress that would make "Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing" the U.S. national hymn. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images hide caption
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Legendary baseball player Hank Aaron has died at the age of 86. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Doug and Judith Saum moved to New Hampshire from Reno, Nevada, to escape the health effects of worsening wildfire smoke. Annie Ropeik/NHPR hide caption
Audience members in their cars drive past still photos from the Netflix film The Trial of the Chicago 7 at its drive-in premiere in Pasadena, Calif., in October. Pandemic restrictions have led studios to delay some movie releases or shift them from indoor theaters to streaming services. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Jan. 8. A Twitter account believed to be linked to Khamenei was permanently banned Friday after posting a threatening image involving former President Donald Trump. Twitter told The Associated Press the account was a fake. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP hide caption
Corine Dehabey, the director of programs for the Toledo office of US Together, pictured in a 2017 story. Today she says her organization is hopeful and excited for the changes coming under President Biden. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
People hold letters reading #NUCLEARBAN in New York City, in support of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which took effect on Friday. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
A defining characteristic of the Resistance was its breadth in terms of what different groups cared about. March For Our Lives, for instance, brought together young Americans in favor of gun control. Jim Young/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk up the stairs as they arrive at the North Portico of the White House on Wednesday. Alex Brandon/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Adult hookworms, from a dog. The larva, which penetrate the skin, are even smaller. Agency-Animal-Picture/Getty Images hide caption
John Lurie grumbles about art and life while painting watercolors as tree-frogs croak in the tropical night. It's weirdly calming. HBO hide caption
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