A woman reacts as she leaves the Illinois Department of Employment Security WorkNet center in Arlington Heights, Ill., on Thursday. The state has reported a spike of nearly 10,000 new coronavirus cases. It also reports biggest spike in unemployment claims of all states due to the pandemic. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption
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A voter casts a ballot on Tuesday at Jennings Senior High School in Jennings, Mo., a St. Louis suburb. Voters passed an amendment to Missouri's constitution that opens the door to redrawing state legislative districts that don't take into account children, noncitizens and other residents who are not eligible to vote. Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images hide caption
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Medical staff members treat a patient seriously ill with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit of United Memorial Medical Center on Oct. 31 in Houston. Experts say immunizing health workers first, once a COVID-19 vaccine's available, is best to curb deaths and stop transmission. Go Nakamura/Getty Images hide caption
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Berlin's Tegel Airport opened in 1948 and is closing Sunday as a new international hub opens after a series of delays. Although COVID-19 has hampered travel, Germans are flocking to Tegel to relive memories. Bildagentur-online/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption
A mink is photographed on a farm in October in Hjoerring, in North Jutland, Denmark. Denmark will cull its population of mink after discovering coronavirus outbreaks. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Ima hide caption