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Tony J. Daniel hands out bottled water in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sunday in Old Fort, North Carolina. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images hide caption

John Amos poses for a portrait on May 11, 2016, in New York. Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times” and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 84. Amy Sussman/Invision/AP hide caption

A Jeep logo is displayed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 14, 2019. Jeep is recalling more than 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs worldwide because they can catch fire with the ignition turned off. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption

U.S. Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) speaks to reporters in the spin room after the CNN Presidential Debate in June 2024 in Atlanta, Ga. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

Bear 402 was "the mother of at least eight litters, more than any other bear currently at Brooks River," according to the National Park Service. The bear, seen here fishing with her yearlings in 2019, was killed in a fight with another bear on Monday. N. Boak/NPS Photo hide caption

A man documents destroyed buildings at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburb, Lebanon, on Tuesday. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption

Shailaja Paik is one of the 2024 MacArthur '"genius grant" recipients. She is a historian of modern India who writes about caste and gender, shedding light on the unseen lives of women from the Dalit caste — referred to as "untouchables." MacArthur Fellows Program hide caption

There are 22 MacArthur fellows this year. They include (clockwise from left) filmmaker Sterlin Harjo, disability justice activist Alice Wong, scholar and writer Ruha Benjamin, poet and educator Juan Felipe Herrera, artist and performer Justin Vivian Bond, and poet Jericho Brown. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Peabody Awards, Eddie Hernandez Photography, Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Unfinished Live, Beck Harlan/NPR, Jason Mendez/Getty Images, Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images hide caption

Israelis shelter on the highway during a massive missile barrage from Iran on Tuesday. Maya Levin for NPR hide caption

Rescuers work at the site of a bus that caught fire, carrying young students with their teachers, in suburban Bangkok on Tuesday. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption

Nancy Chavez Florez and Mauricio Baena, a kitchen worker and food runner, are members of the Culinary Workers Union. They have been knocking on doors in Latino and minority neighborhoods in Las Vegas in support of Vice President Kamala Harris.
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President Claudia Sheinbaum wears the presidential sash during her swearing-in ceremony as Mexico's new president in Mexico City, October 1 2024 Eduardo Verdugo/AP hide caption

Tanks and troops gather in northern Israel on Monday in preparation for a ground invasion. Maya Levin/NPR hide caption

Left: Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance delivers remarks during a campaign rally on August 6 in Philadelphia. Right: Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at the Democratic National Convention on August 21 in Chicago. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images; Drew Hallowell/Getty Images hide caption

Benjamin Mizer, with Attorney General Merrick Garland (left), speaks during a press conference announcing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple in March 2024. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption