President-elect Joe Biden delivered remarks in Wilmington, Delaware on Monday. Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty hide caption
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President-elect Joe Biden delivered remarks in Wilmington, Delaware on Monday. Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty hide caption
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption
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President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond (left) for a top job in his White House. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Bourbon Street was a sea of humanity on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans in February. The city will not allow Mardi Gras parades in 2021. Rusty Costanza/AP hide caption
Rapper Lil Wayne (center) watches a basketball game last December. He is facing a federal gun possession charge. Lynne Sladky/Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption
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Protesters gather outside Poland's Supreme Court in January, demonstrating against the government's efforts to curtail the judiciary's independence. The European Commission is investigating Poland and Hungary for violating standards of democracy and rule of law. Czarek Sokolowski/AP hide caption
Amazon has launched an online pharmacy, sending shares of CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid tumbling. Steven Senne/AP hide caption
Then President-elect Donald Trump speaks as one of his attorneys stands by during a news conference on January 11, 2017, at Trump Tower in New York. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
Kentucky State Rep. Attica Scott had been arrested in September during a protest of following news that no police officers would face criminal charges for the killing of Breonna Taylor. Bryan Woolston/AP hide caption
Twitter rolled out its new temporary sharing feature, fleets. Users can share photos, text or even repost tweets in posts that vanish after 24 hours. Twitter hide caption
People wait in line outside for their turn to enter the JD Sports store in New York City on Nov. 5. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A truck flounders in a flooded street in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, just hours before Hurricane Iota made landfall in the country Monday night. By Tuesday morning, the storm had significantly weakened, but it still poses life-threatening dangers for residents in its path. Getty Images/Getty Images hide caption
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a proclamation requiring Iowans over the age of 2 to wear masks in indoor public spaces starting Tuesday. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption
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