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Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien speaks during a rally with workers and union members as part of an "Amazon Teamsters Day of Solidarity" on August 29, 2024 in Long Beach, California. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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This screengrab taken from AFPTV on September 16, 2024 shows Ryan Wesley Routh speaking during an interview at a rally to urge foreign leaders and international organizations to help provide humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians and Ukrainian servicemen from Mariupol in April 2022. AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, arrives at Harry Reid International Airport to board a plane after a campaign trip on Saturday in Las Vegas. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Georgia US House Representative Nikema Williams leaves the bus carrying her and other Harris surrogates on a reproductive rights tour of Georgia, at a stop in Macon. Grant Blankenship hide caption

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The deserted streets of Omdurman, twin city to Sudan's capital Khartoum. Luke Dray @lukedrayphoto/NPR hide caption

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Inside War-torn Sudan, Corporate Grocery Profits, Memphis Officers On Trial

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris participate during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept.10, 2024, in Philadelphia. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Left: Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech as she accepts the party's nomination to be its presidential candidate at the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 22, 2024. Right: U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27, 2024 in St Cloud, Minnesota. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR; Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption

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Law enforcement and first responders respond to Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., on Wednesday, after a shooting was reported. Christian Monterrosa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with Netherlands' Prime Minister Dick Schoof in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP hide caption

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Friday in Johnstown, Pa. Justin Merriman/Getty Images hide caption

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Vice President Kamala Harris are interviewed by CNN’s Dana Bash at Kim’s Cafe in Savannah, Georgia, on August 29, 2024. This is the first time Harris has sat with a journalist for an in-depth, on-the-record conversation since President Joe Biden ended his presidential bid in July. (Will Lanzoni/CNN) Will Lanzoni/CNN hide caption

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A man places flowers in front of headstones in Section 60, which mark the final resting place of service men and women at Arlington National Cemetery on May 27 in Arlington, Va. Originally known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day began after the Civil War to commemorate soldiers who died in that conflict and now honors all Americans who have sacrificed their lives in all wars. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) Kent Nishimura/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, visited Arlington National Cemetery Monday to to participate in a wreath laying ceremony to mark the third anniversary of a suicide bombing at Kabul airport that killed 13 American service members. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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As calls grow for Biden to leave the 2024 race, polling shows Harris and Trump statistically tied in a hypothetical matchup. Brandon Bell/Getty Images, Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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