Jamileh Alamolhoda is the wife of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Kholood Eid for NPR hide caption
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Long-time collaborators Pardis Sabeti (right) of the Broad Institute and Christian Happi of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases in Nigeria, are developing an early-warning system that could flag an emerging pandemic . Jodi Hilton for NPR hide caption
An ethnic Armenian boy from Nagorno-Karabakh looks on from a car upon arrival in Armenia's Goris, in the Syunik region, Armenia, on Monday. Thousands of Armenians have streamed out of Nagorno-Karabakh after the Azerbaijani military reclaimed full control of the breakaway region last week. Vasily Krestyaninov/AP hide caption
David McCallum, then-star of the NBC-TV series The Invisible Man" is shown during an interview at NBC studios in New York in 1975. McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the popular NCIS 40 years later, died on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Richard Drew/AP file photo hide caption
Screenwriters and major Hollywood studios have reached a tentative three-year deal. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
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On Sept. 11, 2001, 343 firefighters and paramedics were killed, most when the towers collapsed. Now, an equal number have died from 9/11-related illnesses, the FDNY says. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
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The king of R&B? It depends who you ask. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartRadio hide caption
President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with Pacific Islands Forum leaders during the U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Summit in the East Room of the White House on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Susanna and the Elders, painted by Artemisia Gentileschi, is seen here in its before-conservation condition; seen through infrared reflectography; and in its restored state. Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2023 hide caption
Haley Van Voorhis' play led to an incomplete third-down pass by the Juniata quarterback on Saturday. Shenandoah went on to win, 48-7. Keric Jackson/Shenandoah Athletic Communications hide caption
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In this Sept. 19, 2021 file photo, flames burn up a tree as part of the Windy Fire in the Trail of 100 Giants grove in Sequoia National Forest, Calif. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
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Screenwriters on strike protest in front of Paramount Studios on May 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Valerie Macron/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Male giant panda Xiao Qi Ji rolls around in his enclosure during a "Panda Palooza" event at the Smithsonian National Zoo on Saturday, in Washington, D.C. We're guessing he hasn't heard about the looming government shutdown. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., face off in a game of pickleball in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, along with members of the D.C. professional team. Lexie Schapitl/NPR hide caption
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Rapid City, S.D., on Sept. 8. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
FILE - This photo reproduction of a computer-generated image released by Italian Police of Matteo Messina Denaro is displayed at the Palermo police headquarters, Italy, Thursday, April 6, 2007. Alessandro Fucarini/AP hide caption
FILE - A Chinese coast guard ship blocks the way of a Philippine supply boat as it heads towards Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Aug. 22, 2023. Aaron Favila/AP hide caption
Siblings Sofia Oliveira, 18, and Andre Oliveira, 15, pose for a picture at the beach in Costa da Caparica, south of Lisbon, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Ana Brigida/AP hide caption