Spider-Man in Mexico City, the NBA Finals in Florida, a dragon-boat race in China, BMX racing in the Netherlands, a graduation in Guinea, a bridal photo shoot in Ireland, prodemocracy protests in Thailand, a Supreme Court confirmation hearing, and much more
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Deirdre Barrett wears a protective mask as she waits in line to cast her ballot for the upcoming presidential election as early voting begins in Houston, Texas, on October 13, 2020. #
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The U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, attends her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on October 12, 2020. #
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Bill Marlatt of Ridgeway, Colorado listens as Lauren Boebert, the Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives seat in Colorado's Third Congressional District, holds a campaign rally in Colona, Colorado, on October 10, 2020. #
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A demonstrator flies Chilean and Mapuche Indigenous flags from the top of the General Baquedano monument in Plaza Italia Square during a protest against Chilean President Sebastian Pinera's government in Santiago, Chile, on October 9, 2020. #
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Panusaya "Rung" Sithijirawattanakul, a Student Union of Thailand spokesperson, speaks from a truck as prodemocracy protesters march toward the Government House during an anti-government rally in Bangkok on October 14, 2020. #
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A couple takes a selfie in Nokonoshima Island Park on Nokonoshima Island, in Hakata Bay, Japan, on October 15, 2020, as the early-blooming cosmos were in full bloom. #
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Pigeons fly from the mouth of a giant Buddha statue at Wat Nam Daeng Buddhist Temple in Chachoengsao province, east of the Thai capital of Bangkok, on October 11, 2020. #
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A Godzilla zip-line ride, part of the National Awaji Island Institute of Godzilla Disaster, is pictured at the Nijigen no Mori theme park in Awaji Island on October 11, 2020, in Awajishima, Japan. #
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A trainer from the canine service of Aeroflot Airline trains a sniffer dog to detect the coronavirus in biomaterial from infected people near Sheremetyevo International Airport, outside Moscow, Russia, on October 9, 2020. #
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Runners clear a fence in The Mansionbet Proud To Support British Racing Novices' Handicap Chase at Huntingdon Racecourse on October 13, 2020, in Huntingdon, England. #
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The Japanese driver Takamoto Katsuta steers a Toyota Yaris WRC assisted by his British co-driver, Daniel Barritt, during the Rally of Sardinia in Budduso on October 10, 2020. #
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Activists opposed to the confirmation of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, are dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale," at the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, on October 11, 2020. #
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Rita Nunes, a bride, is seen on her wedding day, after having to cancel the event previously due to the lockdown, posing in the autumn sunlight for a wedding photographer in Dublin, Ireland, on October 14, 2020. #
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People attend a Mass in celebration of Our Lady Aparecida Day in the Basilica of Our Lady Aparecida on October 12, 2020, in Aparecida, Brazil. Only 1,000 faithful were allowed to attend Mass. #
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From left: Pieter Van Lankveld, Jay Schippers, Ynze Oegema, Justin Kimmann, Teun Kivit, and Twan Van Gendt compete in the Dutch National BMX Championships at the Olympic Training Center Papendal on October 11, 2020, in Arnhem, Netherlands. #
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An empty swimming pool is seen closed to the public in Prague on October 12, 2020. The Czech government shut sports facilities, including pools and fitness clubs, for two weeks to slow the spread of the coronavirus. #
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Members of the Musai Dance Company perform a show entitled Gyeonghoeru as part of the 6th Royal Culture Festival, at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea, on October 14, 2020. #
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A Palestinian child sits beside Israel's controversial separation barrier while his parents harvest olives on their land, which was sectioned by the wall, near the West Bank village of Bayt Awwa, on October 12, 2020. Palestinians from villages whose lands were divided in 2002, when Israel started constructing the barrier, require a special Israeli army permit to harvest their crops on the other side of the wall. #
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In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, an auxiliary police officer wears a "smart helmet," a portable thermal scanner that can measure the temperature of passengers from a distance, while on patrol aboard a commuter train on October 14, 2020. #
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A statue from the Torlonia Marbles is seen during an exhibition that brings together some 96 ancient sculptures made of bronze, marble, and alabaster, in Rome, Italy, on October 12, 2020. #
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An aerial view of contestants attending the opening ceremony of a dragon boat race on the Rongjiang River in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, on October 10, 2020 #
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The Los Angeles Lakers celebrate their win over the Miami Heat after the sixth game of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on October 11, 2020. The Los Angeles Lakers won 106-93 to take the series. #
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A person dressed as Spider-Man sits next to cabs as taxi drivers hold a protest against taxi-hailing apps such as Uber, Cabify, and Didi, at Angel de la Independencia Monument in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 12, 2020. #
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