Actor Jussie Smollett leaves a Chicago courthouse on Thursday, February 21, after he had been arrested on suspicion of filing a false police report. Last month, Smollett told police he was attacked by two people who were "yelling out racial and homophobic slurs" -- one of whom tied a rope around his neck and poured an unknown substance on him. This week, police superintendent Eddie Johnson said Smollett paid two men to stage the attack "because he was dissatisfied with his salary." Smollett's camp has released no statements since he turned himself in, but his attorneys previously promised an "aggressive defense." Smollett, who faces a felony charge of disorderly conduct, was released after posting bail.
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US President Donald Trump makes remarks at the White House on Friday, February 15, as he declares a national emergency to get the funding he needs to build a wall on the US-Mexico border. For weeks, the President and his top officials argued that there is a crisis on the southern border, but lawmakers refused to meet his multibillion-dollar request for border wall funds.
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To Gia Huy, 9, checks out his new haircut at a salon in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Tuesday, February 19. It's the hairstyle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who will be visiting Hanoi next week to meet with US President Donald Trump. In honor of the summit, a Hanoi barber is offering free haircuts to people who want their hair to look like Kim's or Trump's.
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A scene from the television series "The Handmaid's Tale" is filmed on the National Mall in Washington on Friday, February 15.
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Hoda Muthana, a woman who left the United States four years ago to join ISIS, holds her son at a detention camp in Al-Hawl, Syria, on Sunday, February 17. US President Donald Trump said he directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to allow Muthana to return to the United States despite her recent public plea to come back and stand trial in America. Hours earlier, Pompeo declared that Muthana is not an American citizen. Hassan Shibly, a family representative for Muthana, said Muthana is a citizen who was born in New Jersey in 1994.
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Firefighters try to douse a fire that was tearing through apartment buildings and chemical warehouses in a historic part of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Wednesday, February 20. At least 78 people were killed and 50 were injured, according to Mohammed Nurul Islam, a senior official with the Home Affairs Ministry.
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An elephant is dressed up for a Buddhist festival in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Tuesday, February 19.
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Singer Beyonce and her husband, rapper Jay-Z, pose in front of a portrait of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, as they accept a Brit Award via video message on Wednesday, February 20. "In honor of Black History Month, we bow down to one of our Melanated Monas," Beyonce said on her Instagram account. "Congrats on your pregnancy! We wish you so much joy."
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A video presentation showing the late Karl Lagerfeld is shown at a Fendi fashion show in Milan, Italy, on Thursday, February 21. Lagerfeld, one of the 20th century's most influential and recognizable fashion designers, died February 19 at the age of 85.
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Sunlight hits the Horsetail Fall at California's Yosemite National Park on Tuesday, February 19. The light makes it look as though lava is flowing over the cliff instead of water.
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Pope Francis prays Thursday, February 21, at the start of an unprecedented summit to confront the Catholic Church's clergy abuse scandal. He began the four-day summit by saying that Catholics are not looking for simple condemnation, but concrete actions.
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Media members photograph US Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democratic presidential candidate, and the Rev. Al Sharpton as they have lunch at Sylvia's Restaurant in New York on Thursday, February 21. See all the Democrats who are running for president
Migrants in Piedras Negras, Mexico, cross the Rio Bravo on their way to the United States on Tuesday, February 19. It was four days after US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on the southern border.
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A model presents a creation adorned with images of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during a Pushbutton catwalk show in London on Tuesday, February 19.
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Graves are desecrated with swastikas at a Jewish cemetery in Quatzenheim, France, on Tuesday, February 19. Around 80 graves were vandalized overnight, according to local officials. It was the second recent attack at a Jewish cemetery in France. Tombstones and a holocaust memorial were vandalized outside Strasbourg in December.
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Tibetan monks attend a ceremony Sunday, February 17, during the Sunbathing Buddha Festival in China's Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
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People in Haikou, China, jump over a bonfire Tuesday, February 19, during the Lantern Festival, which marks the end of Lunar New Year celebrations.
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A mask of US President Donald Trump is seen at Zhangzhen 33's Face Funkey studio in Wuhan, China, on Wednesday, February 20. The artist also has masks of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ahead of next week's summit in Vietnam.
A veterinarian feeds Soa, a female crowned sifaka, at a zoo in Besancon, France, on Monday, February 18. The crowned sifaka is a critically endangered species from Madagascar.
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A girl draws water from a fountain in Kano, Nigeria, on Sunday, February 17, a day after the country's elections were abruptly postponed. Authorities, citing logistical issues, moved the vote to February 23.
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Construction crews begin to replace some of the aging fencing on the border that separates San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico, on Monday, February 18. The replacement project had been in the works for some time and is not related to the recent controversy over new wall funding.
