Pump jacks at the Belridge oil field in California's Kern County. Oil prices are expected to remain low in 2016 and economic growth is projected to pick up slightly, forecasters say. Education Images/UIG via Getty Images hide caption
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In 2014 photo, demonstrators chant pro-ISIS slogans in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, Iraq. AP hide caption
Fact Check: Did Obama Withdraw From Iraq Too Soon, Allowing ISIS To Grow?
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Federal Reserve Bank Chair Janet Yellen holds a news conference after the central bank announced its first rate increase in more than 9 years. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
In the end, Tuesday's debate seemed to do little to scramble the standings ahead of the holidays — eyes were mostly, once again, on Donald Trump (center). Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
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Teyonah Parris plays Lysistrata in Spike Lee's "Chi-Raq." Parrish Lewis/AP hide caption
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When politicians seem to spend less time understanding Latino issues and more time dining at taquerias, well, there's a word for that. Sam Howzit/Flickr hide caption
A Politician Walks Into King Taco ... A Look At The Political Term 'Hispandering'
Season 2 of Amazon's Transparent begins with Maura Pfefferman (played by Jeffrey Tambor) and her ex-wife, Shelly, attending their eldest daughter's wedding. Jennifer Clasen/Amazon Studios hide caption
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Brandi Green negotiates the world as an African-American woman with albinism. Courtesy of Brandi Green hide caption
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Prices for both gasoline and natural gas have fallen this year. An AT&T employee fills up his company van in San Diego last month. Mike Blake/Reuters/Landov hide caption
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"Osceola" stands in front of a crowd at the FSU homecoming game. Eileen Soler/Seminole Tribune hide caption
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A vendor arranges portraits of Pope Francis outside the Lubaga Cathedral in Kampala, Uganda, in preparation for the papal visit. Isaac Kasamani/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Krysten Ritter plays the believably damaged ex-superhero in Netflix's latest Marvel series, Jessica Jones. Myles Aronowitz/Netflix hide caption