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A convoy of U.S. military vehicles, arriving from northern Iraq, drives past an oil pump jack in the countryside of Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli on Oct. 26. Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Police and forensic officers investigate a truck and refrigerated trailer where 39 bodies were discovered in Thurrock, England. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: How Will We Remember Migrants Who Suffer, Strive And Risk Their Lives?

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Kanye West performs his Sunday Service event during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 21, 2019 in Indio, Calif. Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption

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The Washington Nationals are headed to the World Series for the first time since the franchise moved to Washington, D.C. Patrick Smith/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: For Washington's Nats, A Long And Winding Road To The World Series

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Houston Rockets' James Harden smiles during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Toronto Raptors. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

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Opinion: NBA Sidelines Free Speech In Favor Of China

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Tuesday

These toilets in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh were designed to be friendlier for pregnant women by giving them something to grab onto when using a squat latrine. At left: A long bamboo pole was installed next to a latrine from Oxfam International. At right: A metal handle sits alongside a squat toilet provided by the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society supported by the Danish Red Cross. Maggie Schmitt/Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health hide caption

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For several days this week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dodged questions about the whistleblower's complaint before finally admitting he had actually been on the call at the center of the complaint. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Did Secretary Pompeo Forget His West Point Pledge?

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Friday

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-CA., speaks to members of the press during a closed-door deposition of Former Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker led by the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill on October 3, 2019 in Washington, DC. Zach Gibson/Getty Images hide caption

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In the weeks following the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, President Trump spent more time praising Saudi Arabia as a very important ally than he did reacting to the killing. Hasan Jamali/AP hide caption

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President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speak during a meeting in New York on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: The Sitcom President And The Reality Show President

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