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Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido stands under the national flag during a gathering with supporters after members of the Bolivarian National Guard joined his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on April 30. Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Family members attend the burial service for Lori Kaye, who was killed in the Chabad of Poway synagogue shooting on Saturday. The parents of the man accused in the shooting have condemned the attack as shocking and evil. Sandy Huffaker/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Attorney General Bill Barr only has served in his job for a relatively short time but he already has made a mark on the Justice Department. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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Attorney General Barr, Only Weeks Into Job, Makes A Mark Under The Spotlight

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Monday

A Pentagon official said there were "climate and leadership issues" at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Brig. Gen. Kristin Goodwin already was scheduled to move on from the job next month. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna stands next to photos of Mark Steven Domingo during a news conference in Los Angeles on Monday. Federal prosecutors said Domingo had planned to bomb a white supremacist rally as retribution for the New Zealand mosque attacks but was thwarted. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption

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Outside the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesian protesters in 2018 demand an end to China's mass detention of Uighur Muslims. On Monday, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom released its 20th annual report. Achmad Ibrahim/AP hide caption

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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein attends a news conference about the release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on April 18. Rosenstein says the report does not cover all of Russia's attempts to influence U.S. elections. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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Friday

Customers walk near makeshift fruit and vegetable shops set up in front of destroyed buildings in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa earlier this month. Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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In this courtroom sketch, Maria Butina is shown next to her attorney Robert Driscoll, before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, during a hearing in December. Dana Verkouteren/AP hide caption

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Thursday

Prosecutors say these are some of the drugs found in Christopher Hasson's Silver Spring, Md., apartment. He was arrested on weapons and drug charges and is accused of plotting to kill prominent Americans. U.S. Attorney's Office/Getty Images hide caption

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Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan was cleared by the Pentagon's Inspector General of allegations of ethics violations. Shanahan is seen here testifying at a House Armed Services Committee hearing last month. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to reporters at a news conference on Wednesday. She announced New Zealand and France will lead a global effort to end the use of social media as a tool to promote terrorism. Phil Walter/Getty Images hide caption

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