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The Week in Pictures: Election suspense and earthquake in Turkey
A nation anxiously awaits election results, an unusual Halloween and an attack in Vienna.

Updated Nov. 6, 2020 8:48 AM CST

Across The U.S. Voters Flock To The Polls On Election Day
Iowa

Holly Schuler enters a polling place at dusk to cast her ballot at Sherman Township Hall, a former one-room schoolhouse, on Election Day in Zearing, Iowa.

— Mario Tama / Getty Images

2020 U.S. presidential election in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City

Voters wait in a long line to cast their ballots at Church of the Servant in Oklahoma City on Election Day.

— Nick Oxford / Reuters

Pennsylvania

Danielle Foster, 40, of Mount Washington, Pa., waits to enter her polling place on Election Day.

— Michael Swensen / for NBC News

Halloween Celebrated In New York City Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
New York City

Children receive treats from candy chutes while trick-or-treating on Halloween in Woodlawn Heights in the Bronx.

— David Dee Delgado / Getty Images

Havana

A mask-wearing student puts on plastic gloves as a coronavirus precaution in Havana on Nov. 2.

Tens of thousands of school children returned to class Monday in Havana for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic prompted authorities to shut the island down in April.

— Ramon Espinosa / AP

Turkey

A crane lifts the wreckage of a car as rescue workers search for survivors in the debris of a collapsed building on Nov. 1 in the Bayrakli district of Izmir, Turkey.

The earthquake jolted the Turkish coastline and parts of Greece. The official death toll was more than 100 with more than 1,000 people injured, according to Turkey’s disaster and emergency agency.

— AFP - Getty Images

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Turkey

Rescue workers carry 3-year-old Ayda Gezgin out of the rubble of a collapsed building in Izmir on Nov. 3.

Cries of joy greeted the girl as she was pulled out of the rubble alive, some 91 hours after an earthquake flattened parts of this coastal city.

— AFP - Getty Images

Supporter attends a campaign rally by U.S. President Donald Trump in Rome
Georgia

A supporter of President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally in Rome, Ga., on Nov. 1.

— Brandon Bell / Reuters

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Florida

Supporters of President Donald Trump rally in front of a polling station at Coral Gable Branch Public Library in Miami on Election Day.

— Eva Marie Uzcategui / AFP - Getty Images

The big picture: Election Day across America
Phoenix

A woman shows her enthusiasm for voting as the polls open on Election Day in Phoenix.

— Dominic Valente / for NBC News

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2020 U.S. election in Kentucky
Kentucky

Barton Foley, 32, with his cat "Little Ti Ti" on his shoulder, casts his ballot on Election Day at Ballard High School in Louisville, Ky.

— Bryan Woolston / Reuters

Pennsylvania

Dean Addams, 65, offers pins to the last voters of the night on Election Day in Cranberry, Pa.

— Michael Swensen / for NBC News

Washington, D.C.

A crowd, including protesters, gathers on Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House on election night.

— Ting Shen / for NBC News

New York City

Two Donald Trump supporters stand outside of Trump Tower in New York on election night.

— Amy Lombard / for NBC News

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Houston

People react during an election watch party at Axlerad Beer Garden in Houston.

— Annie Mulligan / for NBC News

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Washington, D.C.

A supporter of President Donald Trump clashes with a demonstrator at Black Lives Matter plaza across from the White House on election night.

— Olivier Douliery / AFP - Getty Images

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India

A Hindu devotee performs a ritual on the banks of the Yamuna River amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi on Nov. 3.

— Money Sharma / AFP - Getty Images

Medical staff members move a patient from a plane during a transfer operation of people suffering from the coronavirus disease
France

Medical staff load a patient on an ambulance during an airport transfer operation of patients suffering from Covid-19 in Vannes, France, on Nov. 4.

— Stephane Mahe / Reuters

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Vienna

Women run away from the area near the state opera in central Vienna on Nov. 2 following a shooting near a synagogue.

A gunman killed four in a rampage.

Officials said there was no indication that more than one attacker was involved in the shootings after previously saying they believed there could be up to four attackers.

— Joe Klamar / AFP - Getty Images

Atlanta

An election worker counts ballots at State Farm Arena on Nov. 4 in Atlanta.

— Brynn Anderson / AP

Oregon

Police arrest a protester during a march on election night in Portland, Ore.

— Paula Bronstein / AP

Detroit

Election challengers yell as they look through the windows of the central counting board as police were helping to keep additional challengers from entering due to overcrowding on Nov. 4 in Detroit.

— Carlos Osorio / AP

Protestors Hold "Count Every Vote" Protest Rally In Philadelphia
Philadelphia

Demonstrators protest in support of counting all votes as the election in Pennsylvania is still unresolved on Nov. 4 in Philadelphia.

— Spencer Platt / Getty Images

Trump Supporters Hold "Stop The Steal" Protest At Pennsylvania State Capitol
Pennsylvania

Protesters calling for stopping the vote count in Pennsylvania gather on the steps of the State Capitol on Nov. 5 in Harrisburg. The activists, many with flags and signs for Trump, made allegations that votes are being stolen from the president as the race in Pennsylvania continued to tighten in Joe Biden's favor.

— Spencer Platt / Getty Images

Halloween Celebrations Amid Covid-19 Lockdown
Paris

Children wear Halloween costumes on Rue de Seine in Paris on the first day of a nationwide lockdown on Oct. 30 in Paris.

France has imposed another national lockdown for a minimum of four weeks as the number of coronavirus cases soar during a second wave.

— Kiran Ridley / Getty Images