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The Lede, Issue #36: ‘Binge Mode,’ the Next 10 Years of Pacific Standard, Jerry Brown’s Last Days in Office, and More

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Viewfinder: Elections in Peru

A Peruvian soldier stands guard at a polling station during municipal elections in Lima, Peru, on October 7th, 2018.

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The installation Poppies: Weeping Window opens at the Imperial War Museum in London on October 4th, 2018, its final destination in a United Kingdom-wide tour. Composed of several thousand handmade ceramic poppies, the sculpture honors those lost in World War I, which ended 100 years ago next month.

Viewfinder: The Weeping Window Exhibition Finishes Its U.K. Tour

Composed of several thousand handmade ceramic poppies, the sculpture honors those lost in World War I, which ended 100 years ago next month.

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People walk in front of the Brandenburg Gate, decorated with a photo collage by the French street artist and photographer known as JR for German Unity Day, on October 3rd, 2018, in Berlin, Germany. The national holiday celebrates the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990.

Viewfinder: Germans Celebrate Unity Day

The national holiday celebrates the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990.

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Spokeswoman of En Comu Podem Party Elisenda Alamany looks on during a Catalonia Parliamentary session on October 2nd, 2018, in Barcelona, Spain. Members of the Parliament of Catalonia voted to reject a suspension of former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and five others from government service. The vote came a day after police and protesters clashed on the anniversary of the Catalonian independence referendum.

Viewfinder: The Parliament of Catalonia Pushes Back

Members of the Parliament of Catalonia voted to reject a suspension of former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and five others from government service.

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Ashley Schuck of Nevada places a medal from Saturday's Vegas Strong 5k on a cross set up for shooting victim Neysa Tonks on October 1st, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Retired carpenter Greg Zanis, who installed 58 crosses last year—one for each person killed—set up the memorial again with new crosses for the massacre's anniversary. On October 1st, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival, killing 58 people and injuring more than 800 in the deadliest mass shooting event in modern United States history.

Viewfinder: Crosses Mark the Las Vegas Massacre Anniversary

Retired carpenter Greg Zanis, who installed 58 crosses last year—one for each person killed—set up the memorial again with new crosses for the massacre's anniversary.

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The Lede, Issue #35: A Historic Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing, Blood Orange, Homelessness in L.A., and More

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Viewfinder: Supporting the Opposition Party in Cameroon

Supporters of the leader of the Cameroonian opposition party Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon raise their fists during a campaign rally in Yaounde for the presidential elections.

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Field Notes: Looking Out on the Gulf of Mexico After a Storm

Sarasota, Florida: A wedding guest takes a smoke break along the water after a late afternoon thunderstorm.

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Viewfinder: Emotional Moments During Christine Blasey Ford’s Testimony

A tear runs down the cheek of Representative Carolyn Malone (D-New York) as Christine Blasey Ford testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on September 27th, 2018.

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