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The stage of the first presidential debate, in Cleveland. Tuesday's debate between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will be the first of three 90-minute debates between the two. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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An illegal roadside graveyard in northeastern Namibia. People in the townships surrounding Rundu, a town on the border to Angola, are too poor to afford a funeral plot at the municipal graveyard — and resorted to burying their dead next to a dusty gravel road just outside of the town. Brigitte Weidlich/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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President Trump said he approved a deal struck with U.S. companies Oracle and Walmart to keep TikTok alive, but the agreement does not accomplish what the president sought to achieve. Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Protesters rally in front of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's home Sunday in Louisville, Ky. Soon after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, McConnell said President Trump's nominee to the high court will receive a vote in the Senate. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption

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A woman, mourning the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, holds a sign at the Supreme Court that reads, "when there are nine," something Ginsburg said to describe when there'd be enough women on the court. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding his plane in Florida on Tuesday. Biden leads by 9 points against President Trump, who continues to face an uphill reelection battle. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Rows of pinot noir grapevines sit under a blanket of dense smoke from wildfires last week in Oregon's Arlyn Vineyard. Brett Curtis/Arlyn Vineyard hide caption

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An anti-abortion-rights activist demonstrates in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in June. Many Trump voters (or potential Trump voters) bring up abortion in explaining their voting rationale. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Complicated Importance Of Abortion To Trump Voters

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