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2nd December 1955: British writer J R R Tolkien (1892 - 1973), enjoying a pipe in his study at Merton College, Oxford, where he is a Fellow. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8464 - Professor J R R Tolkien - unpub. (Photo by Haywood Magee/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Monday, October 20, 2025

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10: In this photo illustration, the logo of Sora, a social media app developed by OpenAI, is displayed on a smartphone screen on October 10, 2025 in Beijing, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
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Friday, October 17, 2025

Boy doing homework. Boy homeschooling
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Thursday, October 16, 2025

A protester carrying a transgender support flag walks past people waiting to attend the memorial for Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

PETAH TIKVA, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 13: Former hostage Avinatan Or gestures to the crowd outside Beilinson Hospital in the Rabin Medical Centre after the surviving Israeli hostages were released from Gaza on October 13, 2025 in Petah Tikva, Israel. The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has brought an end to the two years of war that followed the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. A condition of the deal was the immediate return of 48 hostages held in Gaza, around 20 of whom were believed to be alive. (Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Getty Images)
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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 12: Workers put up pieces of a huge sign that reads, “Peace Israel” in English and in Hebrew on a building in hostage square on October 12, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. This week's ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has brought an end to the two years of war that followed the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. A condition of the deal is the return of 48 hostages held in Gaza, 20 of whom are believed to be alive. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
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Monday, October 13, 2025

LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 16: Fans check in at the ESPN Bet members lounge to receive Callaway golf balls on the 13th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/PGA of America via Getty Images)
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Friday, October 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 18: The Free Press' Honestly with Bari Weiss (pictured) hosts Senator Ted Cruz presented by Uber and X on January 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Uber, X and The Free Press)
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Thursday, October 9, 2025

Members of the group "Concerned Women for America" pray outside the US Supreme Court as the Court hears oral arguements in Chiles v. Salazar, a landmark case on "conversion therapy," on October 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court will hear a challenge today by a Christian therapist to a Colorado law that bans "conversion therapy" for minors who are questioning their gender identity or sexual orientation. The case was brought by Kaley Chiles, a licensed mental health counselor who argues that the prohibition from holding such conversations with minors is a violation of her First Amendment free speech rights. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: French President Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting with European leaders, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump hosted President Zelensky at the White House for a bilateral meeting and an expanded meeting with European leaders to discuss a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Tuesday, October 7, 2025