President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 7, 2024. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
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Former New York Republican Rep. George Santos, wearing a glittering collar, attends the State of the Union address Thursday night in Washington, D.C. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Charlotte the pregnant stingray swims in her aquarium in Hendersonville, N.C. Lydia Wilson hide caption
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It's "Vehicle Safety Recalls Week," an initiative by federal regulators to encourage drivers to check if their car has been recalled during the two days a year when clocks in the U.S. change. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption
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Passengers at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas will be the first to use the new system, which has been compared to the self-checkout at a grocery store. TSA at Harry Reid International Airport at Las Vegas hide caption
From left: Rihanna, the 2023 Academy Awards "red" carpet. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A woman cries as she meets other relatives of passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airline MH370 plane at a security cordon near the Malaysian embassy in Beijing, Friday, March 8, 2024. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption
Maria E. Garay-Serratos holds a framed photograph of her mother, who died after suffering decades of domestic violence. Scientists are trying to understand how domestic violence damages the brain. Julio Serratos/Maria E. Garay-Serratos hide caption
Domestic violence may leave telltale damage in the brain. Scientists want to find it
What remains on the site of the Champlain Towers South condo building is shown, June 15, 2023, in Surfside, Fla. The swimming pool deck of a beachfront South Florida condominium that collapsed in 2021, killing 98 people, failed to comply with the original building codes and standards. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption
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Dr. Louise Aronson, a geriatrician and author, speaks with a patient at UCSF's Osher Center for Integrative Health in San Francisco. /Julia Burns hide caption
Ageism in health care is more common than you might think, and it can harm people
Taiwan is looking to further restrict which seeds and saplings can be brought out of the island after accusing China of taking a pineapple cultivar developed in Taiwan. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Visitors exit the Miami Seaquarium, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Key Biscayne, Fla. Marta Lavandier/AP hide caption
President Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
GOP rebuttals to Biden's State of the Union focus on the border and immigration
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A drink prepared in honor of "Poor Things" starring Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo. The movie received 11 Oscar nominations. Mhari Shaw/NPR hide caption
Police transport escaped prisoners Atiba Stanislaus (far left) and Trevon Robertson in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on Monday. The men had escaped from a police holding cell in Grenada on Feb. 18 and are suspected of hijacking a catamaran while Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel, who disappeared, were aboard. Kenton Chance/AP hide caption
Taylor Swift performs during her Eras Tour at the National Stadium on March 2 in Singapore. Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Mana hide caption
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United States Attorney Henry C. Leventis (center) announces charges against U.S. Army analyst Korbein Schultz. Rose Gilbert/WPLN News hide caption
Caecilians are amphibians that look superficially like very large earthworms. New research suggests that at least one species of caecilian also produces "milk" for its hatchlings. Photo by Carlos Jared hide caption
People attend a candlelight vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols at the Tobey Skate Park on Jan. 26, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee. 29-year-old Tyre Nichols died from his injuries three days after being severely beaten by five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Some 370 law enforcement personnel from 23 different agencies responded to the shooting, but waited more than an hour to confront and kill the gunman. Bri Kirkham/Texas Public Radio hide caption
This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 shows cinnamon products sold in U.S. discount stores which contain elevated levels of lead. U.S. Food and Drug Administration via AP hide caption
Singer Steve Lawrence (left) and his wife Eydie Gorme arrive at a black-tie gala honoring Frank Sinatra in Las Vegas on May 30, 1998. Lawrence died Wednesday at age 88. Lennox McLendon/AP hide caption
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