The week's best photojournalism

A wrestler floats with flowers, Spider-Man rests, and more

October 16, 2020

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A man rescues his goat from a damaged silo after Hurricane Delta in Iowa, Louisiana.

(REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman)

A woman sits next to a statue of a sea lion in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A violent protest in Santiago, Chile.

(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A home destroyed by Hurricane Delta in Creole, Louisiana.

(REUTERS/Adrees Latif)

Purported spy balloon prompts hot air from pundits and politicians

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black girl magic

Yale honors Black girl who had the police called on her for spraying lanternflies

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house floored

AOC delivers 'impassioned' speech in defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar on the House floor

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crushing it

U.S. added 517,000 jobs last month

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Harold Maass

Ron DeSantis vs. the College Board?

The rubble of a Peshawar mosque damaged in a suicide bombing.

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Feature

A surge in violence in Pakistan

The bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa under a microscope.

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recalls

Eye drops recalled after being linked to drug-resistant infections

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eyes to the skies

Pentagon monitoring suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over the U.S.

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Punitive politics?

Republicans oust Ilhan Omar from House committee

Photo of Kura Sushi, a Japanese conveyor belt sushi restaurant chain

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save the sushi

Japanese restaurants fight back against viral 'sushi terrorism' trend

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