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
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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 |