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This image shows part of a Feb. 24, 2021 Instagram post by Jeff Klein of Austin, Texas, holding his COVID-19 vaccination card. The 44-year-old musician notes he was given a shot as a volunteer at a mass vaccination hub at the Alamodome in San Antonio. “I definitely mentioned it on purpose, because I didn’t want people to get the wrong idea,”

Guilt, envy, distrust: Vaccine rollout breeds mixed emotions

The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. is offering hope that the pandemic that has upended life around the world will finally draw to an end. But as distribution widens in the U.S., varying eligibility rules and unequal access to the coveted doses are also breeding guilt, envy and judgement among those who've had their doses -- particularly the seemingly young and healthy -- and the millions still anxiously awaiting their turn.
The Seven Springs, a property owned by former U.S. President Donald Trump, is covered in snow, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Mount Kisco, N.Y. The estate, a 213-acre swath of nature surrounding a Georgian-style mansion, is a subject of two state investigations in New York: a criminal probe by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. and a civil inquiry by state Attorney General Letitia James. Both investigations focus on whether Trump manipulated the property's value to reap greater tax benefits from an environmental conservation arrangement he made while running for president in 2016. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Claimed value of sleepy NY estate could come to haunt Trump

A century-old estate that Donald Trump owns in suburban New York is subdued by the former president's standards, but it could end up being one of his bigger legal nightmares
This image provided by Harpo Productions shows Prince Harry, left, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, speaking about expecting their second child during an interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Explosive Harry, Meghan interview reverberates across globe

Prince Harry and Meghan's explosive TV interview divided people around the world on Monday, rocking an institution that is struggling to modernize with claims of racism and callousness toward a woman struggling with suicidal thoughts.
This photo provided by Chorus Media Group, Skippack Pharmacy owner & Pharmacist Dr. Mayank Amin, dressed in his trademark superhero costume, arrives in the middle of a snowstorm with vials of COVID-19 vaccine for their first vaccination clinic on Feb. 7, 2021, in Skippack, Pa. In communities across the country, local pharmacy owners are among the people administering COVID-19 vaccinations. Being a vaccine provider requires a big investment of time and paperwork, and for some, finding a location for a mass vaccination clinic.

Local pharmacists step up in COVID-19 vaccination effort

Local pharmacy owners are filling in the gaps as federal, state and county authorities across the country struggle to ramp up vaccinations vital to crushing the COVID-19 pandemic. In some small towns across the U.S., an independent pharmacy is the only local place where residents can get a COVID-19 vaccination.
FILE - In this April 25, 2016 file photo, Alphonso David speaks during a swearing-in ceremony at the Court of Appeals in Albany, N.Y. In 2021, LGBTQ activists view opposition to the Equality Act that would extend federal civil rights protections to LGBTQ people, as a consequence of longstanding hostility to their community's advances, such as the legalization of same-sex marriage and the growth of a transgender rights movement. David, an attorney who heads the Human Rights Campaign, a national LGBTQ-rights organization, says, 'Our opponents are seeking to expand religious exemptions and create a second class of citizens. ... In their narrative I could walk into a store as a Black man and not face discrimination, but walk in as a gay man and get thrown out." (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
LGBTQ rights bill ignites debate over religious liberty
A bill that would extend federal civil rights protections to LGBTQ people is a top priority of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, top, and former Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa arrive to the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, March 5, 2021. China's No. 2 leader has set a healthy economic growth target and vowed to make this nation self-reliant in technology amid tension with Washington and Europe over trade and human rights. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Hong Kong leader 'fully welcomes' proposed electoral changes
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Monday that the Hong Kong government 'fully welcomes' changes to the city's electoral system that will substantially increase central government control over Hong Kong politics and exclude Beijing's critics
FILE - In this Monday, May 25, 2020, file frame from video provided by Darnella Frazier, then-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneels on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed man who was pleading that he could not breathe. As the trial approaches for Chauvin, who is charged with murder in Floyd's death, prosecutors are putting the time Chauvin's knee was on Floyd's neck at about nine minutes. The time has fluctuated before. (Darnella Frazier via AP, File)
Key events since George Floyd's arrest and death
George Floyd's death after his arrest by police officers in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, sparked widespread anger after millions of people saw citizen video of the event
Sima Samar, a prominent activist and physician, who has been fighting for women's rights in Afghanistan for the past 40 years, gives an interview to The Associated Press, at her house in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, March 6, 2021. Samar, 64, believes her struggle is far from over -- especially at a time when violence is on the rise, peace talks between rival Afghan groups are stuck and the U.S. mulls its departure. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
As US mulls Afghan exit, activist sees long fight for women
Prominent activist Sima Samar has been fighting for women's rights in Afghanistan for the past 40 years
Molly Manatse a female truck driver is seen on the road in Harare, in this Saturday, March, 6, 2021 photo. There are very few female truck drivers in Zimbabwe, but Manatse doesn't like to be singled out for her gender. From driving trucks and fixing cars to encouraging girls living with disability to find their places in society, women in Zimbabwe are refusing to be defined by their gender or circumstances, even as the pandemic hits them hardest and imposes extra burdens.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Zimbabwe's women battle gender discrimination amid pandemic
From driving trucks and fixing cars to encouraging girls living with disabilities to find productive places in society, many women in Zimbabwe are refusing to be defined by their gender, even as the pandemic hits them hardest and imposes extra burdens
Pope Francis speaks to journalists, Monday, March 8, 2021, while flying back to The Vatican at the end of his four-day trip to Iraq where he met with different Christian communities and Shiite revered cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. At right pope's spokesperson Matteo Bruni. (AP Photo/Yara Nardi, pool)
Pope weighed Iraq virus risk but believes God will protect
Pope Francis says he weighed the risks of a high-profile trip to Iraq during the coronavirus pandemic
Evacuations ordered after heavy rains breach dam on Maui
Heavy rains caused a dam to overflow on the Hawaiian island of Maui, and nearby residents in the community of Haiku are being evacuated
A woman waves a feminist flag as demonstrators attempt to storm the National Palace during a march to commemorate International Women's Day and protesting against gender violence, in Mexico City, Monday, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
On International Women's Day, laments of retreat on rights
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning on International Women's Day that the COVID-19 pandemic has seen 'a roll-back in hard-won advances in women's rights.'
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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A jet crosses the path of a sun pillar seen from the parking lot of Glenbrook North High School Saturday. Sun pillars happen when a strong light source, in this case it is the setting sun, reflects off tiny ice crystals suspended in the air. The bitter cold and bright sun were the perfect conditions that day. This sun pillar lasted less than 10 minutes and got stronger as the sun went lower.
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