9-year-old Reed Elliotte stands in the back of the room in a U.S. flag outfit with his mother Larrietta listening to U.S. President Donald Trump address the AMVETS American Veterans convention in Louisville, Kentucky U.S. August 21, 2019.
General Motors assembly workers picket outside the General Motors Bowling Green plant during the United Auto Workers (UAW) national strike in Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S., September 17, 2019.
Pro-choice supporters protest in front of the Alabama State House as Alabama state Senate votes on the strictest anti-abortion bill in the United States at the Alabama Legislature in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. May 14, 2019.
Chains are seen near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., August 16, 2019. One of the most iconic symbols of American democracy, the U.S. Capitol, was built using enslaved labor who were involved in all aspects of construction, including carpentry, masonry, plastering, glazing and painting. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
A person wears a large costume during the annual West Indies Day parade in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. September 2, 2019.
Cheyenne Brewington receives a hug by volunteers of the Free Black Mamas DMV movement after members of the Free Black Mama DMV posted her bond and she was released from the Prince George's County Detention Center during the third annual Free Black Mama Mother's Day bailout in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S. May 6, 2019. 26 year-old Brewington has been detained at the Prince Georges County Detention Center since April 18, 2019, and could not afford to post a $5,000 bond for 1st degree assault and $1,500 for traffic violations. Brewington said in a statement, "I am thankful for these women to post my bond. I miss my daughter." Picture taken May 6, 2019.
Botham Jean's younger brother Brandt Jean hugs former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger after delivering his impact statement to her following her 10-year prison sentence for murder at the Frank Crowley Courts Building in Dallas, Texas, U.S. October 2, 2019. Tom Fox/Pool via REUTERS
A man wearing a Trump presidential campaign "Make America Great Again" hat listens as Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman (L), director for European Affairs at the National Security Council, testifies before a House Intelligence Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 19, 2019.
Colin Kaepernick points at someone in response to a comment at a special training event created by Kaepernick to provide greater access to scouts, the media, and the public, at Charles. R. Drew High School in Riverdale, Georgia, U.S., November 16, 2019.
The contents of grain silos which burst from flood damage are shown in Fremont County Iowa, U.S., March 29, 2019.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent holds infant dolls in preparation for a demonstration during a 'Border Safety Initiative' media event at the U.S.-Mexico border in Mission, Texas, U.S., July 1, 2019.
Pinnacle Charter School high school student Zoe Marie Musser (R) practices taking down a shooter during training for an active shooter situation in a school in Thornton, Colorado, U.S. August 28, 2019.
Migrants are seen outside the U.S. Border Patrol McAllen Station in a makeshift encampment in McAllen, Texas, U.S., May 15, 2019.
NFL Football - Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show - New England Patriots v Los Angeles Rams - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - February 3, 2019. Adam Levine of Maroon 5 performs during the halftime show.
Republican U.S. Representative Steve King holds a Town Hall at the Grundy Center Community Center in Grundy Center, Iowa, U.S., August 17, 2019.
A young attendee handles a handgun during the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting at the Indiana Convention center in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., April 26, 2019.
A U.S. border patrol boat rescues migrants crossing the Rio Bravo towards the United States, seen from Piedras Negras, Mexico, February 10, 2019.
A woman reacts to the sun coming out of the clouds during the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on Fifth Avenue in New York City, New York, U.S. April 21, 2019.
Hunter Dye stands amid smoke from tires in the water box at the starting line at the Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin, U.S., September 7, 2019.
A rat runs across a sidewalk in the snow in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 2, 2019.
Members of the ShieldWall Network hold up balloons decorated as the face of Adolf Hitler and give a white-power hand signal as they celebrate the German fascist's birthday outside Atkins, Arkansas, U.S., April 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
A taxi cab passenger looks out of the driver side window while passing through Times Square, following the Veterans Day Parade in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 11, 2019.
Actor Lori Loughlin, facing charges in a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme, is escorted to federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., April 3, 2019.
Antonio Basco cries next to the coffin containing the body of his wife Margie Reckard, murdered during a shooting at a Walmart store, during her wake in El Paso, Texas, U.S. August 17, 2019.
Zak Tiemann, 34, dresses his daughter Zoey, 4, into a dress before putting her to bed at their home in Seguin, Texas, U.S. July 15, 2019. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare
A woman sits in a super bloom of poppies in Lake Elsinore, California, U.S., February 27, 2019.
A soldier with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) throws a practice grenade during Expert Infantryman Badge training at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. U.S., July 25, 2019.
Jesus, son of Irma Rivera, an asylum-seeker from Honduras, plays after a rainstorm with his cousin Marcos outside the family home in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S., May 11, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
A member of the audience reaches for a spilled drink as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally in Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S., November 14, 2019.
Young people ride their bikes near a police car while they gather in the parking lot of Hip Hop Chicken in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., May 26, 2019. Each Sunday the bikers gather to ride their bikes and hang out in a loosely affiliated group of bikers. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
Yenne, 27, plays on Coney Island Beach in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., August 11, 2019.
A dismantled sign sits leaning outside a Sears department store one day after it closed as part of multiple store closures by Sears Holdings Corp in the United States in Nanuet, New York, U.S., January 7, 2019.
17-year-old Farhana Islam of Albert Einstein high school in Kensington, Maryland demonstrates with other high school students outside the U.S. Capitol building with the word "ENOUGH" written across her face during a walk out protest over a lack of U.S. federal government action and legislation on gun violence and school shootings in Washington, U.S., March 14, 2019.
Puerto Rican celebrities including Residente, Bad Bunny and Ricky Martin join demonstrators during a protest calling for the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rossello in San Juan, Puerto Rico July 22, 2019.
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