After the metal frames and baby coral are put in, the reefs are usually able to fully recover in two to three years' time. The coral above is one that has been restored three years after the reef stars were installed. Tim Lamont/University of Exeter hide caption

Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) with Premier Li Keqiang (left) and members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the eve of China's National Day on Sept. 30. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Demonstrators gather in front of the Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments earlier this month in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, a case about a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

President Biden spoke to participants in the Summit for Democracy from a soundstage that the White House has set up for such virtual events. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

Starbucks workers at three stores around Buffalo, N.Y., have voted on whether to join a union. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption