A mural in Chennai, India, celebrates workers on the front lines against the coronavirus pandemic. The global case count crossed the 20 million threshold on Monday, with the U.S., Brazil and India in the lead. Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In a ruling Monday, a California judge said Uber and Lyft have refused to comply with a California law, known as AB5, passed last year that was supposed to make it harder for companies in the state to hire workers as contractors. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Gov. Gavin Newsom, pictured in April, opted not to respond to questions about the resignation of the state's director of the Department of Public Health. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump walks up to speak during a news conference Monday, minutes before being interrupted by news of a shooting outside the White House. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
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Staff at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores turned off a 30-foot waterfall and collected all the coins visitors had thrown into the water while making wishes. After cleaning them off, they'll put the money toward the aquarium's expenses. Liz Baird/Courtesy of NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores hide caption
McDonald's is suing former CEO Steve Easterbrook to claw back his exit payout, citing new evidence of inappropriate relationships with employees. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
Contact tracer Kandice Childress (right) works at a Harris County Public Health contact tracing facility in June in Houston. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
Officials at North Paulding High School in Dallas, Ga have suspended in-person learning for at least two days following a cluster of virus cases was discovered at the school. Above a crowd of students packs a hallway on Aug. 4. Twitter via AP hide caption
People wear protective face masks in the Washington Square Park fountain in New York City, which is in Phase 4 of the state's reopening plan. Noam Galai/Getty Images hide caption
Instead of meeting inside Charlotte, N.C.,'s downtown arena, the Republican National Committee will hold scaled-down meetings inside the city's convention center. Skip Foreman/AP hide caption
An electoral official (right) tells a voter that ballots haven't arrived at a voting center Sunday in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Danica Coto/AP hide caption
In this photo released by the Lebanese Government, former Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab, gives a speech at the Government House in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, March. 7, 2020. Dalati Nohra/AP hide caption
"You won't be safe in Joe Biden's America," one of President Trump's campaign ads argued. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya speaks at a news conference Monday in Minsk, Belarus, after the Belarusian presidential election. Sergei Grits /AP hide caption
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wave to crowds after their wedding. WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Parasites play crucial roles in keeping ecosystems healthy, as does this larval trypanorhynch tapeworm, which infects fish. Chelsea Wood hide caption
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