Students prepare to enter the building of Stratford Landing Elementary School in Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday, August 23, 2021, the first day back to school for many districts in northern Virginia. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post)
       
     
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Park ranger Amanda Barrows walks with Ronnie Morrisette and his dog, Joi, in Sutro Heights. Barrows devotes much of her time to cultivating relationships with homeless people in the city's parks with the hope of, eventually, moving them into housing
       
     
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Several law enforcement agencies attempt to barricade the west side of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post)
       
     
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A photo of Dale Coates, who was killed by Covid-19, in her family’s living room. Dale and her daughter Carol were described as being extremely close and would often sit in the living room to watch “Family Feud.” (Photo made for The Washington Post)
       
     
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Mark Hines owns a small farm in Derwood, Md., where he harvests award-winning produce at night. He’s usually accompanied by his dog Cooper, whose job includes chasing off foxes. Mark’s day begins as the sun sets, opting to harvest his crops at night
       
     
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Griselda Rubio-Cruz helps her daughter, Ashley Servin-Rubio, 15, with her quinceñera dress at their home in Sterling, Virginia, on Saturday, September 4, 2021. The quinceñera is a traditional coming-of-age event among Latino cultures and, although
       
     
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A man drives past a graveyard on a scooter on Tangier Island in Virginia, US, on Tuesday, October 28, 2021. Tangier Island, which is located in Chesapeake Bay, is a largely conservative and the locals are skeptical about the existence of climate cha
       
     
Collections / The climate-change skeptic island that's sinking into the sea
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is reflected in a camera lens as he discusses the debt ceiling during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades
       
     
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In the men's singles, Alexander Zverev of Germany beat out Alexander Zverev of Australia for his second Citi Open title in Washington, D.C. on August 5, 2018. (WJLA/ABC-7)
       
     
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