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Over 100 drug reform advocates, former addicts, and family members who have lost loved ones to drugs participate in a New Orleans-style funeral march to demand action on Overdose Awareness Day on August 31st, 2017, in New York City. Thousands of Americans have died from overdoses as an opioid epidemic sweeps across the nation. The New York march, which included the Demolition Brass Band and demanded the immediate expansion of existing community overdose prevention services, concluded at the city morgue.

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Viewfinder: Marching on Overdose Awareness Day in New York City

Over 100 drug reform advocates, former addicts, and family members who have lost loved ones to drugs participate in a New Orleans-style funeral march to demand action on Overdose Awareness Day on August 31st, 2017, in New York City.

Pacific Standard Staff

The shadow of France's Jeremy Chardy is seen against France's Gael Monfils during their Qualifying Men's Singles match at the 2017 U.S. Open Tennis Tournament on August 29th, 2017, in New York.

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Viewfinder: Serving Under the Sun at the U.S. Open Qualifiers

The shadow of France's Jeremy Chardy is seen at the 2017 U.S. Open Tennis Tournament on August 29th, 2017, in New York.

Pacific Standard Staff

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What Sheriff Joe Arpaio Has to Hide

Trump hailed Joe Arpaio's "admirable service" in Arizona. There's more to his career than that.

Ryan Gabrielson

People walk to a Harris County Sheriff air boat while escaping a flooded neighborhood during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 29th, 2017, in Houston, Texas. Hurricane Harvey has set what forecasters believe is a new rainfall record for the continental United States, officials said Tuesday.

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Viewfinder: Rescue Efforts Continue as Hurricane Harvey Drowns Houston

People walk to a Harris County Sheriff air boat while escaping a flooded neighborhood during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 29th, 2017, in Houston, Texas.

Pacific Standard Staff

Performers and revelers make their way home at the end of the Notting Hill Carnival on August 28th, 2017, in London, England. The Notting Hill Carnival has taken place since 1966 and now has an attendance of over two million people.

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Viewfinder: Walking Home After One of England’s Largest Carnivals

Performers and revelers make their way home at the end of the Notting Hill Carnival on August 28th, 2017, in London, England.

Pacific Standard Staff

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Florida Lawmakers Are Reviewing a Law Targeting Undocumented Workers Injured on the Job

A top Florida lawmaker and a national insurance fraud group criticized a law used by insurers to turn in injured undocumented workers and avoid paying workers' comp benefits.

Howard Berkes & Michael Grabell

Lightning strikes in Frankfurt, Germany, on August 25th, 2017, during a summer rain storm.

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The Week in Photos: From Russian Tanks in Moscow to a Solar Eclipse Across North America

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Pacific Standard Staff

People attend a candlelight vigil for victims of drug addiction on August 24th, 2017, in the borough of Staten Island in New York City. Dozens of Staten Island residents attended the evening vigil which celebrated the lives and gave remembrance to those that have died from drug addiction.

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Viewfinder: A Candlelight Vigil for Victims of Drug Addiction in New York

People attend a candlelight vigil for victims of drug addiction on August 24th, 2017, in the borough of Staten Island in New York City.

Pacific Standard Staff

A street vendor stretches as she waits for customers along a street in Manila on August 23rd, 2017.

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Viewfinder: A Slow Business Day in Manila

A street vendor stretches as she waits for customers along a street in Manila on August 23rd, 2017.

Pacific Standard Staff

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Russian Propaganda Bots Have Helped Amplify Right-Wing Extremism Online After Charlottesville

The Internet and social media provide Russia cheap, efficient, and highly effective access to foreign audiences with plausible deniability of their influence.

Isaac Arnsdorf