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A makeshift memorial in downtown Louisville, Ky., for Breonna Taylor in September 2020. Taylor was killed a year ago in her home during a botched narcotics raid carried out by Louisville police. Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., waits for Vice President Mike Pence to arrive for her swearing-in reenactment for the cameras in the Capitol in January 2020. Bill Clark/Getty Images hide caption

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Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough works beside then-Vice President Mike Pence earlier this year during the certification of 2020 Electoral College ballots, in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Thursday

Former USA Gymnastics women's coach John Geddert has died by suicide after facing 24 criminal counts, including human trafficking, forced labor and sexual misconduct. Above, he is seen at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Visionhaus/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption

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The Olympic rings displayed outside the National Stadium, a venue for the 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo last year. The Games have been delayed until 2021 because of the coronavirus. Behrouz Mehri/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

Robert Stewart was one of the first Black officers hired by LAPD. He was terminated in 1900 and on Tuesday the Los Angeles Police Commission unanimously voted to have him reinstated to retire with honor. LAPD handout hide caption

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Tuesday

A mural depicting Ahmaud Arbery in July 2020 in Brunswick, Ga. Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan are facing murder charges in connection with his death. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

According to the complaint, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell knowingly spread disinformation that Dominion's voting systems rigged the 2020 presidential election. The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

A man walks his dog downtown after a snowstorm this week in Fort Worth, Texas. The winter storm has brought historic cold weather and power outages to more than two dozen states, with a mix of freezing temperatures and precipitation. Ron Jenkins/Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

The Manhattan district attorney dropped a charge against Amy Cooper, above, for calling police on a Black man after he asked her to leash her dog in New York's Central Park. Christian Cooper/AP hide caption

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Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., is one of seven Republicans who voted to convict former President Donald Trump during the most recent impeachment trial. Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Sen. Ben Sasse: GOP Must Persuade Voters It Has A Vision Beyond Donald Trump

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Saturday

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney arrives at the Capitol for the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Saturday. Romney was one of the seven GOP senators who voted to convict. Stefani Reynolds/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

President Donald Trump's defense attorney David Schoen speaks on the fourth day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol. Handout/Getty Images hide caption

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Michael van der Veen, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, walks to the Senate floor through the Senate Reception room on the fourth day of the Senate Impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump. Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., speaks on the third day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial. House impeachment managers argue that Trump both incited the Jan. 6. insurrection and showed no remorse after the attack. Handout/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-U.S. Virgin Islands, speaks Wednesday during former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial. She argued that Trump was "singularly responsible" for the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol and that he should be convicted and barred from holding public office again. Handout/Getty Images hide caption

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Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., the lead House impeachment manager, speaks in the Senate on Wednesday. He argued that former President Donald Trump incited the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and that his words are not protected by the First Amendment. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

Bruce Castor, a defense lawyer for former President Donald Trump speaks on the first day of Trump's second impeachment trial. Trump's legal team is arguing that the impeachment is politically motivated and must not move forward. Handout/Getty Images hide caption

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Lead House impeachment manager Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Handout/Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Former Rochester, N.Y., Police Chief La'Ron Singletary, pictured at a press conference in September, was terminated from the department later that month. He is giving a deposition to members of the Rochester City Council investigating the death of Daniel Prude in police custody in March. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

A frame from a Rochester Police Department body-camera video shows a girl in handcuffs in the back of a police cruiser. Rochester Police-YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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People associated with the Australian Open are seen lining up at a testing facility at the View Hotel on Thursday in Melbourne, Australia. Victoria state has reintroduced COVID-19 restrictions after a hotel quarantine worker tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

Sicknick's remains are placed next to a U.S. flag on a pedestal in the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday evening. Salwan Georges/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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