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Immigration activists rally near the White House on Oct. 7, 2021. The group demonstrated for immigration reform and urged President Biden to authorize a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
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On May 21, 2021, New York Attorney General Letitia James acknowledges questions from journalists at a news conference in New York. Late Tuesday, her office said its civil investigation has uncovered evidence that former President Donald Trump's company used "fraudulent or misleading" asset valuations to get loans and tax benefits. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
The Q100 bus is one of the only ways to get in and out of Rikers Island, New York's largest correctional facility. During the pandemic, advocates say, the jail has descended into chaos. Salvador Espinoza for NPR hide caption
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Charlie Cytron-Walker, rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel, center, makes a statement to the media after a service at White's Chapel United Methodist Church in Southlake, Texas, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Rebecca Slezak/AP hide caption
Secretary of State Antony Blinken pauses while speaking in the briefing room of the State Department in Washington, Jan. 7, 2022. Andrew Harnik/AP File Photo hide caption
Three Sharon Hill police officers have been charged with manslaughter and reckless endangerment after firing their weapons into a crowd of people exiting a high school football game outside of Philadelphia, killing Bility and injuring three people. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
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The Postal Service is now taking orders for free COVID-19 test kits
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Inflation fears are sparking a big drop in markets. Here are 3 things to know
A satellite image taken by a Japanese weather satellite shows an undersea volcano eruption at the Pacific nation of Tonga Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (Japan Meteorology Agency via AP) AP hide caption
Alex Murdaugh is seen here walking into his bond hearing in Varnville, S.C., in September. On Tuesday, a judge refused to lower his $7 million bond. Mic Smith/AP file photo hide caption
Fruit-eating animals spread the seeds of plants in ecosystems around the world. Their decline means plants could have a harder time finding new habitats as the climate changes. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/DPA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Joe Biden speaks about the government's COVID-19 response, Jan. 13, 2022. Experts say his administration's efforts have yielded mixed results in the first year Biden's been in office. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
In this courtroom sketch, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson presides over a Jan. 11 pretrial hearing for three former Minneapolis officers charged in the death of George Floyd. Cedric Hohnstadt/AP hide caption
Rudolph Giuliani, attorney for President Donald Trump, conducts a news conference at the Republican National Committee on lawsuits regarding the outcome of the 2020 presidential election on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Trump attorneys Jenna Ellis, far left, and Sydney Powell, second from left, and Boris Boris Epshteyn, right, also appear. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide caption
Jon Batiste performs at the Austin City Limits Music Festival Oct. 10, 2021. The musician is nominated for 11 Grammy Awards. Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP hide caption
The island of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai, as imaged by satellites on January 6, 2022 (left) and January 18 (right). It was obliterated in the eruption, which scientists estimate was 10 megatons in size. Maxar hide caption
"One of the jobs as an actor is we cannot judge our characters," Brian Cox says of the ruthless business tycoon he plays on Succession. HBO hide caption
Kieran Culkin is having fun with 'Succession' — and he hopes you are too
Members of the Supreme Court: Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Standing from left are Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Erin Schaff/New York Times/AP hide caption
Gorsuch didn't mask despite Sotomayor's COVID worries, leading her to telework
André Lee, administrator and co-founder of Heart and Soul Hospice, stands with Keisha Mason, director of nursing, in front of their office building last week in Nashville, Tenn. Erica Calhoun for NPR hide caption
Black-owned hospice seeks to bring greater ease in dying to Black families
Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House chief medical advisor and director of the NIAID, testifies at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, last week. Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
A box of ivermectin is shown in a pharmacy as pharmacists work in the background last year in Georgia. Mike Stewart/AP hide caption
Israeli police have used spyware from controversial Israeli company NSO Group to hack the cell phones of Israeli citizens without judicial oversight, according to an Israeli newspaper. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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