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 High school boys competing in bulldogging laugh as an announcer reads off the winners May 29, 2023, at the Custer County Fairgrounds in Hermosa, South Dakota. In individual time trials, competitors lept off the back of their horses and wrestled stee View fullsize

High school boys competing in bulldogging laugh as an announcer reads off the winners May 29, 2023, at the Custer County Fairgrounds in Hermosa, South Dakota. In individual time trials, competitors lept off the back of their horses and wrestled steers to the ground, each vying to be the fastest.

Michael Palumbaro talks on the phone with a friend who lives upstairs in his apartment building while he cooks dinner at home on January 26, 2025 in Philadelphia, Penn. Palumbaro, who was one of the first residents to move into this LGBTQ-friendly se View fullsize

Michael Palumbaro talks on the phone with a friend who lives upstairs in his apartment building while he cooks dinner at home on January 26, 2025 in Philadelphia, Penn. Palumbaro, who was one of the first residents to move into this LGBTQ-friendly senior housing complex, cooks food to share with his friends nearly every Sunday.

A woman retrieves laundry from a clothesline at the The Casa del Migrante Arcangel Rafael shelter for asylum seekers on April 15, 2024, in the Iztapalapa district of Mexico City. The shelter currently houses about 75 people, most of whom have fled Ve View fullsize

A woman retrieves laundry from a clothesline at the The Casa del Migrante Arcangel Rafael shelter for asylum seekers on April 15, 2024, in the Iztapalapa district of Mexico City. The shelter currently houses about 75 people, most of whom have fled Venezuela or Colombia.

Bundled spectators look on as swimmers compete in the 200m freestyle competition Feb. 23, 2024, in Newport, Vermont, where the water temperature hovered around 31 degrees. About 170 ice swimmers flocked to Newport to compete in the Memphremagog Winte View fullsize

Bundled spectators look on as swimmers compete in the 200m freestyle competition Feb. 23, 2024, in Newport, Vermont, where the water temperature hovered around 31 degrees. About 170 ice swimmers flocked to Newport to compete in the Memphremagog Winter Swimming Festival - the only outdoor ice swimming competition in the Americas.

Peggy and Mike Stowe, from Essex, Vermont, look for birds on June 8, 2024, at an annual birding workshop in Unity, New Hampshire. View fullsize

Peggy and Mike Stowe, from Essex, Vermont, look for birds on June 8, 2024, at an annual birding workshop in Unity, New Hampshire.

From left, Rev. Dr. Celeste Dildick-Davis, Pastor Samual J. Kelly Jr., Pastor Roger Smith, Pastor ruth Kelly, and Rev. Michael Bailey, all members of the Middletown Ministerial Alliance, share a laugh while waiting for a portrait April 29, 2023, at F View fullsize

From left, Rev. Dr. Celeste Dildick-Davis, Pastor Samual J. Kelly Jr., Pastor Roger Smith, Pastor ruth Kelly, and Rev. Michael Bailey, all members of the Middletown Ministerial Alliance, share a laugh while waiting for a portrait April 29, 2023, at Faith United Church in Middletown, Ohio.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, speaks to supporters before they set out on one last night of canvassing on the eve of the election, November 3, 2025, in the Queens borough of New York. View fullsize

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, speaks to supporters before they set out on one last night of canvassing on the eve of the election, November 3, 2025, in the Queens borough of New York.

Musicians with the Craghead Colliery Band parade the local banner through town before heading to the Durham Miners Gala on July 12, 2025, in Stanley, England. The Durham Miners Gala, held since 1871, is a political parade, rally and celebration of un View fullsize

Musicians with the Craghead Colliery Band parade the local banner through town before heading to the Durham Miners Gala on July 12, 2025, in Stanley, England. The Durham Miners Gala, held since 1871, is a political parade, rally and celebration of unions and working-class life.

Brenda Magaña Díaz, a strategist for the Xochitl Gálvez presidential campaign, leaves a strategy meeting April 15, 2024, at the campaign's offices in Mexico City. View fullsize

Brenda Magaña Díaz, a strategist for the Xochitl Gálvez presidential campaign, leaves a strategy meeting April 15, 2024, at the campaign's offices in Mexico City.

A teacher helps a young Akwesasne Freedom School student plant seeds May 18, 2023, in Akwesasne. The Freedom School teaches students the Mohawk language in an immersive environment. View fullsize

A teacher helps a young Akwesasne Freedom School student plant seeds May 18, 2023, in Akwesasne. The Freedom School teaches students the Mohawk language in an immersive environment.

From right, Diane Kacin, Pam Stamp and Nancy Adams take in the solar eclipse before totality, on the edge of Lake Champlain, April 8, 2024, in Burlington, Vermont. The three women have been friends since they were 10 years old, they said, and planned View fullsize

From right, Diane Kacin, Pam Stamp and Nancy Adams take in the solar eclipse before totality, on the edge of Lake Champlain, April 8, 2024, in Burlington, Vermont. The three women have been friends since they were 10 years old, they said, and planned their eclipse trip nearly a year in advance.

Victor Alvelais brings a meal to Jakorian Williams, who is enrolled in the Dallas Cred program, Feb. 28, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. Dallas Cred works with young people to interrupt and prevent violence, by forging long-term personal relationships and co View fullsize

Victor Alvelais brings a meal to Jakorian Williams, who is enrolled in the Dallas Cred program, Feb. 28, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. Dallas Cred works with young people to interrupt and prevent violence, by forging long-term personal relationships and connecting them with various community services.

Zephy Levine, 10, jams with his dad Neil Levine April 20, 2024, at home in Berkeley, California. Ruth Whippman writes about raising Zephy and his brothers in the book “BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity.” View fullsize

Zephy Levine, 10, jams with his dad Neil Levine April 20, 2024, at home in Berkeley, California. Ruth Whippman writes about raising Zephy and his brothers in the book “BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity.”

Anna Schindler washes the basement racks at Waterbury Sports, July 14, 2023, in Waterbury, Vermont, in hopes of preventing mold following catastrophic flooding in the region. Schindler works in the salon upstairs from the sports store, and helped wit View fullsize

Anna Schindler washes the basement racks at Waterbury Sports, July 14, 2023, in Waterbury, Vermont, in hopes of preventing mold following catastrophic flooding in the region. Schindler works in the salon upstairs from the sports store, and helped with cleanup alongside other neighbors, friends and strangers.

Vergennes Union High School students rally outside their school April 29, 2024, the day of the third vote on the school budget in Vergennes, Vermont. Vermont voters rejected nearly a third of proposed school budgets in local elections this spring, fa View fullsize

Vergennes Union High School students rally outside their school April 29, 2024, the day of the third vote on the school budget in Vergennes, Vermont. Vermont voters rejected nearly a third of proposed school budgets in local elections this spring, facing, on average increase in statewide education taxes.

People march in a protest organized by the group Migrant Justice, to protest the detention of eight dairy farm workers days earlier, on April 24, 2025, on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. View fullsize

People march in a protest organized by the group Migrant Justice, to protest the detention of eight dairy farm workers days earlier, on April 24, 2025, on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont.

Major Jason Scoggins, in a rearview mirror, patrols with the Dallas Police violent crimes unit as they arrest a man Feb. 27, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. Dallas police began a "hot-spot" policing strategy in January 2023. View fullsize

Major Jason Scoggins, in a rearview mirror, patrols with the Dallas Police violent crimes unit as they arrest a man Feb. 27, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. Dallas police began a "hot-spot" policing strategy in January 2023.

Carlton Rauschenberg wheels vegetables into a refrigerated truck during a Farm Connex pickup on May 14, 2025, in Johnson, Vermont. View fullsize

Carlton Rauschenberg wheels vegetables into a refrigerated truck during a Farm Connex pickup on May 14, 2025, in Johnson, Vermont.

Members of Nashville Ballet perform "The Ben Folds Project: Concerto" with Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, in the Chautauqua amphitheater. View fullsize

Members of Nashville Ballet perform "The Ben Folds Project: Concerto" with Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, in the Chautauqua amphitheater.

Chautauqua Festival dancers perform “Ecstatic Orange,” choreographed by Sasha Janes, director of contemporary studies at the Chautauqua School of Dance, and set to music of the same name by Michael Torke. View fullsize

Chautauqua Festival dancers perform “Ecstatic Orange,” choreographed by Sasha Janes, director of contemporary studies at the Chautauqua School of Dance, and set to music of the same name by Michael Torke.

 High school boys competing in bulldogging laugh as an announcer reads off the winners May 29, 2023, at the Custer County Fairgrounds in Hermosa, South Dakota. In individual time trials, competitors lept off the back of their horses and wrestled stee
Michael Palumbaro talks on the phone with a friend who lives upstairs in his apartment building while he cooks dinner at home on January 26, 2025 in Philadelphia, Penn. Palumbaro, who was one of the first residents to move into this LGBTQ-friendly se
A woman retrieves laundry from a clothesline at the The Casa del Migrante Arcangel Rafael shelter for asylum seekers on April 15, 2024, in the Iztapalapa district of Mexico City. The shelter currently houses about 75 people, most of whom have fled Ve
Bundled spectators look on as swimmers compete in the 200m freestyle competition Feb. 23, 2024, in Newport, Vermont, where the water temperature hovered around 31 degrees. About 170 ice swimmers flocked to Newport to compete in the Memphremagog Winte
Peggy and Mike Stowe, from Essex, Vermont, look for birds on June 8, 2024, at an annual birding workshop in Unity, New Hampshire.
From left, Rev. Dr. Celeste Dildick-Davis, Pastor Samual J. Kelly Jr., Pastor Roger Smith, Pastor ruth Kelly, and Rev. Michael Bailey, all members of the Middletown Ministerial Alliance, share a laugh while waiting for a portrait April 29, 2023, at F
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, speaks to supporters before they set out on one last night of canvassing on the eve of the election, November 3, 2025, in the Queens borough of New York.
Musicians with the Craghead Colliery Band parade the local banner through town before heading to the Durham Miners Gala on July 12, 2025, in Stanley, England. The Durham Miners Gala, held since 1871, is a political parade, rally and celebration of un
Brenda Magaña Díaz, a strategist for the Xochitl Gálvez presidential campaign, leaves a strategy meeting April 15, 2024, at the campaign's offices in Mexico City.
A teacher helps a young Akwesasne Freedom School student plant seeds May 18, 2023, in Akwesasne. The Freedom School teaches students the Mohawk language in an immersive environment.
From right, Diane Kacin, Pam Stamp and Nancy Adams take in the solar eclipse before totality, on the edge of Lake Champlain, April 8, 2024, in Burlington, Vermont. The three women have been friends since they were 10 years old, they said, and planned
Victor Alvelais brings a meal to Jakorian Williams, who is enrolled in the Dallas Cred program, Feb. 28, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. Dallas Cred works with young people to interrupt and prevent violence, by forging long-term personal relationships and co
Zephy Levine, 10, jams with his dad Neil Levine April 20, 2024, at home in Berkeley, California. Ruth Whippman writes about raising Zephy and his brothers in the book “BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity.”
Anna Schindler washes the basement racks at Waterbury Sports, July 14, 2023, in Waterbury, Vermont, in hopes of preventing mold following catastrophic flooding in the region. Schindler works in the salon upstairs from the sports store, and helped wit
Vergennes Union High School students rally outside their school April 29, 2024, the day of the third vote on the school budget in Vergennes, Vermont. Vermont voters rejected nearly a third of proposed school budgets in local elections this spring, fa
People march in a protest organized by the group Migrant Justice, to protest the detention of eight dairy farm workers days earlier, on April 24, 2025, on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont.
Major Jason Scoggins, in a rearview mirror, patrols with the Dallas Police violent crimes unit as they arrest a man Feb. 27, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. Dallas police began a "hot-spot" policing strategy in January 2023.
Carlton Rauschenberg wheels vegetables into a refrigerated truck during a Farm Connex pickup on May 14, 2025, in Johnson, Vermont.
Members of Nashville Ballet perform "The Ben Folds Project: Concerto" with Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, in the Chautauqua amphitheater.
Chautauqua Festival dancers perform “Ecstatic Orange,” choreographed by Sasha Janes, director of contemporary studies at the Chautauqua School of Dance, and set to music of the same name by Michael Torke.