Thembi Ngubane was willing to speak out at a time when few South Africans were willing to say, "I have AIDS." She carried a tape recorder from 2004 to 2005 to document her life. She died in 2009. Sue Jaye Johnson hide caption
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People wait for the verdict in Derek Chauvin's trial over the death of George Floyd outside the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Abraar Karan spent time in rural India in 2008 while working for Unite for Sight, a nonprofit group that provides eye care. Above: He interviews a woman about the challenge of living from severe cataracts. Daniel Carvalho hide caption
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U.S. Marines conduct an operation to clear a village of Taliban fighters on July 5, 2009, in Mian Poshteh, Afghanistan. The U.S. and NATO forces plan to withdraw their remaining troops from Afghanistan by September. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
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Anne Beatts attends the Live From New York! documentary's Los Angeles premiere after-party on June 10, 2015. Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images hide caption
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A soldier holds a Taiwanese flag during a military exercise in Hsinchu County, northern Taiwan, in January. Taiwanese troops using tanks, mortars and small arms staged a drill aimed at repelling an attack from China. Chiang Ying-ying/AP hide caption
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A group of more than 80 people with an interest in animal welfare, including Dr. Jane Goodall, have signed a letter calling on the editors of the Associated Press Stylebook to change their guidance on the use of animals pronouns. Paul Bersebach/Orange County Register via Getty Images hide caption
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Tactical police units respond to the scene of a King Soopers grocery store after a shooting on March 22, 2021 in Boulder, Colorado. Chet Strange/Getty Images hide caption
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Flowers, candles and signs are displayed at a makeshift memorial on Friday, March 19, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Candice Choi) Candice Choi/AP hide caption
Florida's Pasco County Health Department and the Army National Guard partnered with Fellowship Church in Tampa, Fla., to help city residents age 65 and older get immunized with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in February. Octavio Jones/Getty Images hide caption
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Jenny Choi (left) and Kristi You place flowers Wednesday at the entrance of Gold Spa, one of three locations where deadly shootings happened in the Atlanta area this week. Chris Aluka Berry/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
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A farmer in a pasture circa 1945 appears to get his cow cuddles for free. These days, it could cost him. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
