Our world in photos: September 20
Brooklyn Eagle Staff
September 20, 2024
Our world in photos: August 20
- August 20, 2024
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CHICAGO — On stage to support her mentor: Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris raises her arms as she walks on stage during the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. Harris made a surprise “guest” appearance and spoke briefly, praising President Biden for his service to the nation and setting an energetic pace to the week.
Harris begins her front-central role at the Democratic National Convention with a steady rise in her favorability ratings — from 39% earlier this summer to 48% now — among Americans as a whole.
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CHICAGO — Even in withdrawal mode, a president lends power to his party: President Biden speaks during the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. “I love the job, but I love my country more,” Biden said before adding: “And all this talk about how I’m angry at all those people who said I should step down, that’s not true. I love my country more. And we need to preserve our democracy in 2024.”
Biden did not mount the podium for his speech until 11:25 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, according to The New York Times, which attributes the convention’s schedule lag to extended applause breaks for other speakers, including former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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KATHMANDU — Getting down with Pride in Nepal: Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and their supporters dance and rally during the annual pride parade in Kathmandu, Nepal, which took place on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. This marks the first pride event since gay couples were able to register same-sex marriages officially in the Himalayan nation following a Supreme Court order in November 2023. Nepal’s constitution, adopted in 2015, explicitly prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
The annual event brings together the sexual minority community and their supporters in Kathmandu during the Gai Jatra festival, which honors deceased loved ones.
NEW YORK — The look is George, but the walk is his alter ego, drag queen ‘Kitara’: Former U.S. Rep. George Santos arrives at court in Central Islip, NY, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Earlier this year, Santos said he was bringing his alter ego, Kitara Ravache, “out of the closet,” according to some news sources, including the NY Post and The Hill, which covers congressional news. Santos reportedly offered cameo videos with his drag queen persona for money, perhaps to pay for mounting legal fees. Santos, whom the House of Representatives expelled last December, pleaded guilty on Monday, Aug. 19, to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in a case that led to his expulsion from office. He also allegedly lied about being Jewish and about family members.
U.S. Attorney Breon Peace for U.S. District Court/Eastern District of NY (which covers all of geographical Long Island, including Brooklyn) said that, in pleading guilty, Santos told the truth “after years of telling lies.”
UKRAINE — Painful ‘buckling up’ with protection in a warzone: A Fenix team rescue worker places a helmet on Bohdan Scherbyna, 9, as he is evacuated with his mother Maryna Scherbyna and 14-year-old sister Angelina Scherbyna, as local people as moved from Selidove to safe areas, in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Local authorities warned that Russian forces were advancing so quickly that families were under orders to leave the city and other nearby towns and villages starting Tuesday. Around 53,000 people still live in Pokrovsk, officials said, and some of them decided to get out immediately.
Family members are being evacuated together. Survivors of the British World War II evacuations (particularly during the Blitz in 1940) may remember that the British government sent to safety more than 800,000 children and 524,000 mothers as well as pregnant women, disabled workers and volunteers who were teachers and other helpers.
ALBERTA — Nature’s revenge — the aftermath of a blaze that spread from trees to homes: A worker walks in a devastated neighborhood in west Jasper, Alberta, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, after a wildfire caused evacuations and widespread damage in the National Park and Jasper townsite. The Canadian government’s website warns that “Strong winds are bringing down fire-weakened trees. Danger tree assessments and removals are continuing along priority roadways. TK. In the high priority areas, firefighters are putting out hot spots up to 100 meters in from the perimeter.”
The website notes that many of the area’s traffic regulatory signs were damaged and that Parks Canada is enacting temporary and alternate measures to ensure public safety.
NEW DELHI — Modi on the move: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves to receive his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim for a delegation-level meeting in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. A main purpose of their meeting, which is the first for Prime Minister Anwar since taking office in 2022, is to expand economic ties and strengthen cooperation on defense and security, the leaders of the two countries said on Tuesday.
Although the Malaysian prime minister has prioritized strengthening relations with China, India is still embroiled in a protracted border dispute along the Himalayan mountains with its eastern neighbor.
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CHICAGO — Doesn’t matter what’s going on inside, outside has become the kingdom of cease-fire support: A protester waits at Union Park for the start of a march to the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. Large Groups of left-leaning activists, numbering about a thousand, are demanding that Harris and the Democrats do more to end Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and what they call genocide as a result of its war with Hamas stemming from the Oct. 7 terror attack.
One group of non-committed delegates has warned that Vice President Harris’ chances of victory could be jeopardized unless she embraces an arms embargo on Israel and an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. However, with about 30, they represent one percent of the total number of delegates, reports USA Today.
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BRAZIL — Historical lore of the power of the full moon boosts impact of a monument: The supermoon rises over the “Memorial JK,” a monument in honor of the founder of Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. The monument has several functions: a mausoleum, presidential memorial and museum dedicated to Juscelino Kubitschek (1902–1976), the 21st President of Brazil and the founder of Brasília, which has been the capital city of Brazil since 1960. He focused on economic and social development, helping Brazil to experience a period of notable economic growth and relative political stability.
The founder’s surname may not sound Portuguese (Brazil’s official language). JK took his mother’s name: she was part Czech and part Roma, the latter being an Indo-Aryan ethnic group that migrated to Brazil during the 19th century.
NEW YORK — ‘If only the wall was on my team’: Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander tries to catch a foul ball during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Citi Field, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in New York. The Mets had two homers: one from J.D. Martinez in the bottom of the first inning and Francisco Alvarez in the bottom of the ninth inning, thus breaking a 3-3 tie from the 7th inning. The Mets’ winning pitcher was Edwin Diaz.
The Mets are now third in the National League East; the Orioles rank second in the American League East.
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