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United States Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (center) and celebrity chef Jose Andres (second from the right) help distribute food to furloughed federal workers at the World Central Kitchen on January 22nd, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Founded by Andres, World Central Kitchen is a not-for-profit non-governmental organization devoted to providing meals in the wake of natural disasters—and, in this case, the government shutdown. The kitchen has been providing meals to workers affected by the partial federal government shutdown since January 16th and started giving away groceries and providing other services this week.

Viewfinder: Nancy Pelosi Distributes Groceries to Furloughed Federal Workers

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and celebrity chef Jose Andres help distribute food to furloughed federal workers at the World Central Kitchen on January 22nd, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

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Viewfinder: Visiting the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C.

People visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., for Martin Luther King Day on January 21st, 2019.

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Viewfinder: A New Migrant Caravan Travels to the Border

Members of a caravan of Central American migrants walk along a highway on their way toward the United States on January 20th, 2019, in Huixtla, Mexico.

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Field Notes: A Makeshift Village Outside of a Major Tin Mining Site

Kabare Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo: The settlements at the Kachuba mining site in South Kivu.

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Viewfinder: Mourning the Murder of a Polish Mayor

A mourner holds a candle for murdered Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz on January 17th, 2019, in Gdansk, Poland.

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News in Brief

Overheard: The Conversation, in Context

"Verizon has always reserved the right to limit data throughput on unlimited plans."

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Viewfinder: Inspecting R. Kelly’s Recording Studio in Chicago

A police officer stands guard in front of R. Kelly's recording studio in the West Loop as city inspectors go through the property on January 16th, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois.

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Gains for Gene Drives

Just because we have CRISPR doesn't necessarily mean we should use it.

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Viewfinder: The Aftermath of a Terrorist Attack on a Hotel in Nairobi

A woman reacts after being rescued from the Dusit Hotel on January 15th, 2019, in Nairobi, Kenya.

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A school boy looks at a burning barricade during a demonstration on January 14th, 2019, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Angry protesters barricaded roads with burning tires and rocks after the government more than doubled the price of fuel in a bid to improve supplies as the country battles its worst gasoline shortage in a decade.

Viewfinder: Zimbabwean Demonstrators Barricade Roads to Protest a Hike in Fuel Prices

Angry protesters barricaded roads with burning tires and rocks after the government more than doubled the price of fuel in a bid to improve supplies as the country battles its worst gasoline shortage in a decade.

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