Election workers count absentee ballots earlier this month in Detroit, the county seat of Wayne County, Mich. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Belittled and unloved, corporate jargon endures, even thrives. Kaz Fantone/NPR hide caption
"There's this sense that decisions about the pandemic are being made in cities and kind of imposed on rural spaces," said Kathy Cramer, an expert on the rural-urban divide at the University of Wisconsin. JamesBrey/Getty Images hide caption
While campaigning in November 2019, Joe Biden talked with a protester about his stance on deportations at a town hall at Lander University in Greenwood, S.C. The Biden administration says it will rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, starting with a temporary moratorium on deportations. Meg Kinnard/AP hide caption
Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, was fired by President Trump on Tuesday. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley speaks last month during a TV interview in the Russell Senate Office Building. He says he'll be working from home after testing positive for the virus. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images hide caption
In an aerial view from a drone, cars line up at Dodger Stadium for COVID-19 testing in Los Angeles, California. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
A Rush On Coronavirus Testing Strains Laboratories, Drives Supply Shortages
Judy Shelton appears before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee in February. President Trump's nominee to the Federal Reserve has said she supports the gold standard and has questioned the mission of the central bank. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH, is pictured on Capitol Hill on Sept. 23. Fauci tells NPR it's "OK to celebrate" the vaccine news. Graeme Jennings/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Fauci: Vaccine Results Are 'Important Advance,' But Virus Precautions Are Still Vital
Rapper Lil Wayne (center) watches a basketball game last December. He is facing a federal gun possession charge. Lynne Sladky/Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks Monday in Wilmington, Del. Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (shown here on Nov. 10) has ordered new statewide restrictions to head off a resurgence in coronavirus cases. Cathy Cheney/AP hide caption
Oregon Governor: Mitch McConnell Should 'Get Off His Duff' And Deliver Relief Funds
Dr. Scott Atlas, a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, speaks at a news conference in September in the briefing room of the White House. Joshua Roberts/Getty Images hide caption
Bourbon Street is a sea of humanity on Mardi Gras in New Orleans in February. The city will not allow Mardi Gras parades in 2021. Rusty Costanza/AP hide caption
Amazon has launched an online pharmacy, sending shares of CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid tumbling. Steven Senne/AP hide caption
Researchers are learning that there is a significant relationship between sleep and dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease. Basak Gurbuz Derman/Getty Images hide caption
Deep Sleep Protects Against Alzheimer's, Growing Evidence Shows
Kentucky State Rep. Attica Scott had been arrested in September during a protest of following news that no police officers would face criminal charges for the killing of Breonna Taylor. Bryan Woolston/AP hide caption