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Virignia Gov. Ralph Northam ( center) watches as lead conservator for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Kate Ridgway (left) and Sue Donovon, conservator for Special Collections for the University of Virginia, remove the contents of a time capsule from the pedestal that once held the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

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This sonar image created by SEARCH Inc. and released by the Alabama Historical Commission shows the remains of the Clotilda, the last known U.S. ship involved in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. AP hide caption

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Madix the cat was found in the rubble of Sonny "Hoot" Gibson's Mayfield, Ky., office building nine days after a tornado devastated much of the town. Sonny "Hoot" Gibson via AP hide caption

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has faced a barrage of conservative criticism and violent threats over the handling of the highly politicized coronavirus pandemic. Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump swarm the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. John Minchillo/AP hide caption

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Proud Boys member pleads guilty for role in Capitol riot

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Students walk on the campus of University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles in March 2020. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Jagdeep Nayyar, owner and chef at My Taste of India, stands in front of the register stand that's made from the front panel of a real Tata truck — the best-selling brand in India. Joel Rose/Joel Rose hide caption

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Fewer immigrant workers are coming to fill key jobs. That has slowed the U.S. economy

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A new Tesla owner demonstrates earlier this month on a closed course in Portland, Ore., how he can play video games on the vehicle's console while driving. The U.S. has opened a formal investigation into a report that Tesla vehicles allow people to play video games on a center touch screen while they are driving. Gillian Flaccus/AP hide caption

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Employees of Nomi Health check in a long line of people seeking COVID-19 tests Tuesday in North Miami, Fla. The omicron variant has unleashed a fresh round of fear and uncertainty for travelers, shoppers and partygoers across the U.S. Marta Lavandier/AP hide caption

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Omicron will cause more infections but lower hospital rates, analysis shows

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Joseph Moore stands for a portrait at a park in Jacksonville, Fla., earlier this month. Moore worked for nearly 10 years as an undercover informant for the FBI, infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in Florida, foiling at least two murder plots, according to investigators, and investigating ties between law enforcement and the white supremacist organization. Robert Bumsted/AP hide caption

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The James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror is illuminated inside a darkened clean room. The entire telescope is now packed inside a rocket, awaiting launch. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center hide caption

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Why some astronomers once feared NASA's James Webb Space Telescope would never launch

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Shell neurons (green) project to the breathing center and core neurons (red) project to the pain/emotion center. Brain scientists have found the two are linked, shedding new light on opioid overdoses Salk Institute hide caption

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A brain circuit linking pain and breathing may offer a path to prevent opioid deaths

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Health authorities have been urging Americans to get a booster shot six months after their second dose of the vaccine, especially now that the omicron variant is dominant in the U.S. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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