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23 of the most powerful moments from last week that demonstrate the challenging times we live in

It's hard to keep up with everything happening in the world right now as the world goes through a tumultous series of events.

23 of the most powerful moments from last week that demonstrate the challenging times we live in
Cover Image Source: Protesters march through the West End for the second day of protests on July 11, 2020, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

What a weird time to be alive, isn't it? Even though the pandemic has brought most of our lives to a standstill, we've seen an explosion of historic events this year—some of which are happening even as you read these words. From the ongoing efforts to bring the coronavirus outbreak under control to nationwide (and international) protests for racial justice to the upcoming Presidential elections that will decide the fate of America, it's hard to keep up with all that's happening in the world right night.

Case in point: these 23 most striking and memorable from just this past week alone:

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Image Source: Protesters march through the West End for the second day of protests on July 11, 2020, in Detroit, Michigan. Protesters demonstrated against the death of Hakim Littleton during a shooting in which Littleton and Detroit Police exchanged gunfire. Protesters, from the previous night, who had gathered at the spot where Littleton had been killed earlier in the day, were met by Detroit Police in riot gear and briefly clashed. During the clash, police deployed teargas and pepper spray and several organizers of the protest were detained. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

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Image Source: Crematorium worker places the ashes of a person who died from COVID-19 in an urn at the San Isidro Crematorium in Azcapotzalco on July 15, 2020, in Mexico City, Mexico. The crematorium is receiving 20 corpses a day, when before the pandemic received an average of five. Mexican Health Secretary announced the country has over 36,000 victims from COVID-19, surpassing Italy but behind the US, Brazil, and UK. According to Johns Hopkins University, Mexico has registered 311,486 positive cases. Critics say Government started reopening the economy too soon and this would increase the number of victims. At the beginning of the pandemic, President Lopez Obrador had been accused of downplaying the effects of the virus to protect economic activity. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

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Image Source: Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the Chase Center on July 14, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden delivered remarks on his campaign's 'Build Back Better' clean energy economic plan. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Image Source: In this U.S. Navy released handout, a fire continues to be fought into the evening onboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 12, 2020, in San Diego, Califonia. On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard the ship while it was moored pier side at Naval Base San Diego. Base and shipboard firefighters responded to the fire. USS Bonhomme Richard is going through a maintenance availability, which began in 2018. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Austin Haist/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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Image Source: Isaiah Campbell pauses after signing a basketball for his friend and former teammate Brandon Hendricks-Ellison during a funeral for the young basketball star who was fatally shot in the Bronx days after graduating from high school on July 15, 2020, in Bronxville, New York. The Reverend Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy at his service. Hendricks-Ellison, 17, is one of dozens of New Yorkers to fall victim to a surge in gun violence across the city in the past few weeks. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Image Source: Demonstrators clash with riot police during an anti-government protest on July 10, 2020, in Belgrade, Serbia. Following recent protests, the Serbian government scrapped plans to reintroduce a weekend curfew to curb the spread of Covid-19 and instead announced a ban on large gatherings. At least 17,342 cases and 352 deaths have been recorded throughout Serbia. (Photo by Vladimir Zivojinovic/Getty Images)

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Image Source: Juice, a pit bull, is cared for by (L-R) Christian Kjaer, Amanda Howland, and Dr. Gabe Rosa at a mobile veterinary service for pets in Skid Row on July 13, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. The Pets in Need Project has been traveling to areas with homeless populations throughout California over the past eight weeks and has provided around 1,200 pets with free veterinary services and food as the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues. Skid Row is home to thousands of people who either live on the streets or in shelters. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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