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Friday

Images of British journalist Dom Phillips (left) and Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Pereira are seen on a sign presented by employees of Brazil's national Indigenous agency, FUNAI, during a vigil in Brasilia, Brazil, on June 9. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

Burundian refugee Richard Samuel, 14, holds his homemade guitar as he waits to be transferred to Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania in 2015. Daniel Hayduk/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

People gather in a park outside of the U.S. Capitol to watch the Jan. 6 House committee investigation in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2022, as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol holds the first in a series of hearings laying out its findings. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption

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Opinion: After Jan. 6, what's next for our democracy?

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Saturday

Families hug outside the Willie de Leon Civic Center where grief counseling will be offered in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24. Allison Dinner/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: The endurance of parents

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Thursday

Monkeypox was spread by prairie dogs in the U.S. in 2003. Above: The prairie dog Chuckles was a pet belonging to Tammy and Steve Kautzer and their 3-year-old daughter, of Dorchester, Wisconsin. They caught monkeypox from another pet prairie dog that since died. Mike Roemer/Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

Saturday

A memorial for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School is seen on May 27, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Another mass shooting, but nothing changes

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Saturday

U.S. Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray explains a video of an unidentified aerial phenomena, as he testifies before a House Intelligence Committee subcommittee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on May 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: What extraterrestrials might learn on Earth

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Saturday

Women wearing a burqa (left) and a niqab (right) walk along a street in Kabul on May 7. Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: The return of the burqa in Afghanistan

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Saturday

Dave Chappelle looks on during UFC 264: Poirier v McGregor 3 at T-Mobile Arena on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stacy Revere/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: For comedians, safety is a growing concern

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Saturday

A mural of Melissa Ortega, an 8-year-old victim of gun violence in Chicago, painted by artist Milton Coronado. Milton Coronado hide caption

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Milton Coronado

Opinion: Painting the smiles of people we know, love and will never see again

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Saturday

A Ukrainian national flag is seen through a window of a destroyed apartment, on Thursday in Borodianka, Ukraine. Alexey Furman/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: The failed promise of 'never again'

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Saturday

A little girl looks on during an evening prayer on the eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. Dita Alangkara/AP hide caption

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Opinion: Three faith traditions come together for a weekend of remembrance

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