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A sign asking patrons to wear a mask is seen at the entrance of a restaurant in New York City on Aug. 3. The spread of the delta variant is expected to have led to sharply slower economic growth in the July-to-September quarter. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Joe Biden promotes his "Build Back Better" agenda, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, in Kearny, N.J. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Actor Vincent Price, master of campy scares, at a British TV studio in 1970. Frank Barratt/Getty Images hide caption
Six examples of products resembling standard snack items. The featured products contain THC, a main ingredient in marijuana edibles. New York Attorney General Letitia James hide caption
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Robert Davis' experience exiting parole has been a difficult process. He seemed to be doing everything correctly, but a miscommunication between the U.S. Parole Commission and his parole officers delayed his release from supervision. Nate Palmer for NPR hide caption
After prison he followed the rules, but a parole mishap delayed his full freedom
New York city municipal workers, including police officers and firefighters, rally on Monday against a vaccination mandate. City workers are required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 1 or risk losing their jobs. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
House Oversight Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., says oil companies who have said they are working to use greener technologies have also disseminated misinformation about climate change. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Then-Vice President Biden shakes hands with Pope Francis on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to the pope's address to a joint meeting of Congress in 2015. On Friday, Francis will welcome Biden to the Vatican for the first time since Biden took office, becoming the second Catholic president in U.S. history. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
Here's who Biden will meet with when he goes to Rome and Glasgow this week
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Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza speaks during a press briefing Wednesday. Sam Wasson/Getty Images hide caption
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Rugby player Tevita Bryce collapsed midway through a match in New Jersey and went into cardiac arrest. Quick thinking from bystanders and an AED on site may have saved his life. Jill Ferry/Getty Images hide caption
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People walk through Old San Juan in Puerto Rico in March as tourism on the island continues to surge. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Why Puerto Rico leads the U.S. in COVID vaccine rate — and what states can learn
Stacey Abrams speaks during a church service in Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 17. A political organization led by the Democrat is branching out into paying off medical debts. Fair Fight Action said it's donating $1.34 million from its political action committee to wipe out debt owed by 108,000 people in Georgia, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
Getting out of medical debt can feel impossible. Here's how to do it
The U.S. State Department will begin issuing passports with a gender X option for people who identify as nonbinary, intersex and gender non-conforming. Benny Snyder/AP hide caption
Neil Cavuto, pictured on the Fox Business Network in New York in March 2017. The Fox News Channel anchor urged viewers to get vaccinated after announcing his own breakthrough COVID-19 diagnosis. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
In September 1971, prisoners at Attica prison in update New York revolted in protest of inhumane living conditions. Showtime/Firelight hide caption
How the Attica prison uprising started — and why it still resonates today
Manufacturers sold 203.7 billion cigarettes in 2020, up 0.4% from a year earlier, the Federal Trade Commission says. Esther Moreno Martinez / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm hide caption
A player streaks across the NCAA logo at midcourt during basketball practice in this file photo from March 14, 2012. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption
Josh Cavallo of Adelaide, left, and Daniel Stynes of the Glory contest for the ball during the A-League match between Perth Glory and Adelaide United at HBF Park, on May 19 in Perth, Australia. Paul Kane/Getty Images hide caption
Tammy and Benny Alexie have been married for over 35 years. Until Hurricane Ida, they had lived in the same house in Barataria, La. Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption
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Merck & Co. headquarters in Kenilworth, N.J. United Nations-backed Medicines Patent Pool reached an agreement with Merck and its partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics allowing MPP to license the manufacture of molnupiravir to pharmaceutical companies across the globe. Christopher Occhicone/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
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