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Senate Sets Votes On 2 Bills That Could End Shutdown — But Both Expected To Fail
Shutdown Squeezes IRS Workers Just As The Tax-Filing Season Is About To Start
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Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after yet another bout of the recent stock market volatility. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
This is a visualization of global internet attacks, seen during the 4th China Internet Security Conference in Beijing. Microsoft's Bing search engine is no longer accessible in China, the company reports. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption
Dozens of clergy members, immigration activists and others participate in a protest against the imprisonment and potential deportation of an immigration activist. Religious liberals are becoming increasingly outspoken in their opposition to many Trump Administration policies. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Chronic pain is just one health concern women can struggle with after giving birth. Some who have complicated pregnancies or deliveries can experience long-lasting effects to their physical and mental health, researchers find. Mirko Pradelli/EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at the conclusion of their first summit in Singapore last year. North Korea says preparations for a second summit are underway. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
An asylum-seeking boy from Central America runs down a hallway in December after arriving at a shelter in San Diego. Immigrant advocates say they are suing the U.S. government for allegedly detaining immigrant children too long and improperly refusing to release them to relatives. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption
Brooke (Heléne Yorke) and Cary (Drew Tarver) ride the product-placed coattails of their younger brother in The Other Two. John Pack/Comedy Central hide caption
Etchings on the federal courthouse in Boston acclaim a well-administered justice system, but many working in the building say that's getting harder, given the ongoing federal shutdown. Tovia Smith/NPR hide caption
Mandolin Orange's Tides of a Teardrop comes out Feb. 1 via Yep Roc. Kendall Bailey Atwater/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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With a downed power utility pole in the foreground, residents of Paradise, Calif., examine a burned-out vehicle destroyed by last year's wildfire. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
James Jackson, right, confers with his lawyer during a hearing in criminal court Wednesday in New York. Jackson pleaded guilty to killing a black man with a sword, which prosecutors described as terrorism and a hate crime. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption
A Highlands County Sheriff's SWAT vehicle is stationed in front of a SunTrust Bank branch, Wednesday in Sebring, Fla., where authorities say five people were killed in a shooting. Chris O'Meara/AP hide caption
Supporters of Marzieh Hashemi, an American-born anchor for Iran's state television broadcaster, demonstrated Wednesday outside the Washington, D.C., federal courthouse where Hashemi has appeared before a grand jury. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption
House oversight committee Chairman Elijah Cummings talks with reporters at the capital. The Maryland Democrat has launched an investigation into the White House security clearance process. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Juan Guaidó, head of Venezuela's opposition-run congress, declares himself interim president of Venezuela during a rally against President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas on Wednesda Fernando Llano/AP hide caption
Video of a school in Shanxi province, China, shows principal Zhang Pengfei leading the students in a major update of the standard calisthenics routine. Screenshot by NPR/China Xinhua News/Twitter hide caption
Michael Cohen returned home in New York City amidst photojournalists. The former fixer for Donald Trump says he's postponing testimony at a House hearing next month. Kevin Hagen/AP hide caption
Yo-Yo Ma (shown here performing in Washington, D.C., last year) surprised unsuspecting Indians in Mumbai Tuesday with an impromptu roadside performance. Larry French/Getty Images for SiriusXM hide caption
Respiratory therapist Deena Neace checks James Muncy's blood pressure and pulse during a therapy session at the New Beginnings Pulmonary Rehab Clinic in South Williamson, Ky. Muncy is one of thousands of coal miners across Appalachia who are dying of advanced black lung. Matthew Hatcher for NPR hide caption