In this image made from video released by the Russian Presidential Press Service, Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 21, 2022. AP hide caption
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Renovations continue on the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building on September 19, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is set to conclude its two-day meeting on interest rates on September 21. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is being sued on behalf of migrants who were flown to Martha's Vineyard last Wednesday without warning. Ronda Churchill/Getty Images hide caption
Adnan Syed (center) leaves a Baltimore courthouse on Monday after his conviction for a 1999 murder that was chronicled in the hit podcast Serial was vacated. Brian Witte/AP hide caption
Magnus Carlsen (left) and Hans Niemann face off at the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis on Sept. 4. The two had a rematch on Monday, but Carlsen only played one move before resigning from the game. Crystal Fuller/Grand Chess Tour hide caption
The Federal Aviation Administration has rejected a regional airline's bid to reduce the number of flight hours needed to become a commercial airline pilot. NAM Y HUH/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption
Catherine Engelbrecht, seen here in 2015, founded the controversial nonprofit True the Vote. A new lawsuit alleges that Engelbrecht and True the Vote defamed a small company that makes software for election workers. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption
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Streets remained flooded in Cataño, Puerto Rico the day after Hurricane Fiona made landfall on the island. AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Clean-up on Puerto Rico is slow and difficult after Hurricane Fiona
Albert Pujols (left) has been a superlative hitter over 22 seasons, putting him near 700 career home runs. Aaron Judge (right) is just shy of breaking the American League home run record. Sarah Stier/Getty Images; Elsa/Getty Images hide caption
Lueken brings 100 cows to the prairie to do rotational grazing a few months out of the year. Eva Tesfaye/Harvest Public Media hide caption
To save U.S. grasslands, ranchers are grazing their cattle on protected prairies
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The drugmaker Amylix is asking the FDA to approve a new medication for ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease. It's possible the agency could greenlight the drug by the end of the month. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the 77th session of the General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York. President Biden will give his address Wednesday morning. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption
In this photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, yellow crazy ants are seen in a bait testing efficacy trial at the Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in December, 2015. An invasive species known as the yellow crazy ant has been eradicated from the remote U.S. atoll in the Pacific. Robert Peck/AP hide caption
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Police and firefighters inspect the scene where a man is reported to set himself on fire, near the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday. /Kyodo News via AP hide caption
The U.S. Department of Justice said 47 people devised and carried out a massive scheme to defraud the Federal Child Nutrition Program out of $250 million. Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption
Mom in Mexico City, a year prior to her Alzheimer's diagnosis. She was already showing symptoms — misplacing things, withdrawing from social activities, changes in her mood and increased memory loss. Alicia Vera hide caption
This photo released by Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, shows whales stranded on Ocean Beach on the west coast of Tasmania of Australia, Sept. 21, 2022. AP hide caption
A row of crosses form a memorial along Highway 33 as police officers survey the scene a day after a crash killed nine people south of Coalinga, Calif., on Jan. 2, 2021. Eric Paul Zamora/The Fresno Bee via AP hide caption
An electric vehicle recharges its battery at the East Crissy Field charge station in San Francisco, California. With oil prices continuing to soar, shares for companies in the electric vehicle sector are rising as consumers look to trade their gas powered cars in for electric vehicles. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Mariah Carey performs on stage at the Wembley Arena in London in 1996. Mark Baker/Sony Music Archive via Getty Images hide caption
Sherri Papini leaves a federal courthouse Monday after Judge William Shubb sentenced her to 18 months in federal prison for faking her own kidnapping in 2016. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
When the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, Nasrat Khalid says, "I think it was one of the moments I felt the most powerless in my life but also the moment that inspired my team to radically shift what we do." That's when Aseel, the online arts business he started, took on charity work, drawing on cash reserves to provide shelter and food to displaced Afghans. Mostafa Bassim for NPR hide caption
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