Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his dog Dilyn leave from a polling station, after he cast his ballot in London on Dec. 12, 2019, as Britain holds a general election. Sri Lankan soldiers look on inside the St Sebastian's Church at Katuwapitiya in Negombo on April 21, 2019, following a fatal bomb blast during the Easter service. Tens of thousands of tourists braced for a rare total solar eclipse that was expected to turn day into night along a large swath of Latin America's southern cone, including much of Chile and Argentina. The typical worker now puts in about 2000 hours a year on the job. Indonesia's authorities tightened security as trial hearings started in court to challenge the results of the presidential election. President Donald Trump turns to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., as he delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence watches, on Feb. 5, 2019. United States forward Alex Morgan (13) hoists the World Cup trophy and celebrates with teammates after defeating the Netherlands in the championship match of the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 at Stade de Lyon. Climate protesters demonstrate, Sept. 20, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo. Turkeys rule on Central Park West as spectators watch the MacyÕs Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 28, 2019 in New York City. President Trump reviews an honor guard during a ceremonial welcome in the garden of Buckingham Palace in London, June 3, 2019 on the opening day of a three day state visit to Britain. At least 49 people were killed by a gunman and 20 more injured and in critical condition during terrorist attacks against two mosques in New Zealand during Friday prayers on March 15. In a historic first, a gay African American woman was elected mayor of America's third largest city as Chicago voters entrusted a political novice with tackling difficult problems of economic inequality and gun violence. A Macaque monkey bathes in a hot spring at the Jigokudani Yaen-koen wild Macaque monkey park on Feb. 8, 2019 in Yamanouchi, Japan. About 12% was from renewable energy sources, and about 9% was from nuclear electric power. The group was"remembering the estimated 11,400 people who have died since the US House of Representatives passed bipartisan universal background checks legislation 114 days ago" and urged Senate Majority Leader McConnell to bring the legislation up for a vote. People light torches during a protest against President Milo Djukanovic in Montenegro's capital Podgorica, March 23, 2019, demanding the resignation of long-serving President Milo Djukanovic. They will sound stupid doing so. Nostradamus predicted that this 2020 would mark the end of her reign after so many years in the throne. Displaced people, fleeing from the countryside of the Syrian Kurdish town of Ras al-Ain along the border with Turkey, ride a motorcycle together along a road on the outskirts of the nearby town of Tal Tamr on Oct. 16, 2019 as they flee from the Turkish "Peace Spring" military operation, with smoke plumes of tire fires billowing in the background to decrease visibility for Turkish warplanes in the area. 1) Single member districts Yes! At the time, Johnson, 32, was an outspoken editor and columnist but had not held public office. Light rail debuted in 2010, but largely functions as a commuter rail. The show, which presents paintings by Mexican artist Yunuen Esparza, deals with the functioning of the eye, the laws of optics and the interconnection of the senses in the brain. ", Conservative leader and British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson delivers a speech to supporters during the final day of the election campaign in London, Britain 11 December 2019. A prototype of SpaceXs Starship is pictured at the company's Texas launch facility on Sept. 28, 2019 in Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas. A protester breaks a window of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China, on July 1, 2019. The Machine Gun Shoot and Military Gun show attracts thousands of visitors from across the country and around the world for the two day event featuring machine gun owners firing millions of rounds. Archbishop Jose H. Gomez visits inmates at Men's Central Jail after holding Christmas Mass in the jail chapel on December 25, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Anti-government protesters clash with the police during protest in Santiago, Chile, Nov. 11, 2019. Demonstrators arrive in front of the US Supreme Court during the "Home Is Here" March for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) on Nov. 10, 2019 in Washington D.C. An armed shooter stands near the Earle Cabell Federal Building, June 17, 2019, in downtown Dallas. People walk at the El Chapparal port of entry on their way to enter the United States on March 31, 2019 in Tijuana, Mexico. The Category 5 storm slammed the island chain. Zimbabwe's police patrolled the streets of the capital Friday morning while many residents stayed home fearing violence from an anti-government demonstration planned by the opposition. Beachgoers play with balls at Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 29, 2019. Jetpacks, disintegrator rays, nuclear energy, Mars. A visitor tries to navigate through a room full of fog called 'Your blind passenger' as part of the exhibition Olafur Eliasson: 'In real life' at the Tate Modern Gallery in London, July 9, 2019. A climber participates in the 2019 annual Climbing Festival in the Greek island of Kalymnos on Oct. 4, 2019. A spokesman says Ethiopian Airlines has grounded all its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as a safety precaution, following the crash of one of its planes on March 10 in which 157 people were killed. Protestors in Los Angeles, Calif. participate in a rally in Grand Park as Moveon.org holds nationwide "Nobody Is Above the Law" events on Jan. 17, 2019 on the eve of expected votes by the House of Representatives on articles of impeachment against Donald J. Trump. Protesters gather for a rally in Victoria Park in Hong Kong on Aug. 18, 2019, in the latest opposition to a planned extradition law that has since morphed into a wider call for democratic rights in the semi-autonomous city. Demonstrators affected by tear gas thrown by the police run during clashes in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 17, 2019. A resident takes part in a flour and egg battle during the 'Els enfarinats' festival in the village of Ibi, Alicante, Spain, on Dec. 28, 2019. In 30 years, the soundtrack to Austin and that of greater Earth will sound Martian: an electro bouillabaisse of all music in one, consumed mostly digitally. It's true: Computers are embedded everywhere these days. In 2018, 2,300 hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles were sold in the USA – less than 1% of the number of electric cars sold, according to InsideEVs, which covers electric vehicle news. Proponents of online voting say it could improve turnout and prevent voter suppression at polling stations. The area received up to 12 inches of rain during an overnight storm that hit the area causing flooding that even forced Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to shut down flight operations early Monday morning. A fire raged through a boat carrying recreational scuba divers anchored near an island off the Southern California coast early Monday, leaving multiple people dead and hope diminishing that any of the more than two dozen people still missing would be found alive. A British Shorthair cat waits during the jury session at the International pedigree dog and purebred cat exhibition in Erfurt, Germany, June 2, 2019. A demonstrator makes a gesture during a protest on June 12, 2019 in Hong Kong, China. A man fills containers with water flowing down from the Wuaraira Repano mountain, also called "El Avila", in Caracas on March 13, 2019. People routinely use three-dimensional displays built into their glasses or contact lenses. The bus and a car fell in the sinkhole shortly before 8 a.m. One person was taken to the hospital for a minor injury. Swedish surfer Pontus Hallin waits for waves while sitting on his surfboard made of ice at the Delp surfing spot, near Straumnes, in the Lofoten Islands, over the Arctic Circle on Feb. 18, 2019. Deutsch was killed on Dec. 10 in a shooting inside a Jersey City, N.J. kosher food market. Bahamas authorities have updated the death toll from Hurricane Dorian to 50 with the number expected to climb, local media reported, as thousands are evacuated from the archipelago's hardest-hit islands. The mosque was designed by two female architects and includes a museum, art gallery and library. Jockeys race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan camel festival, at the Shweihan racecourse in al-Ain on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on Feb. 2, 2019. More than 80% say the potential risks they face because of data collection by companies outweigh the benefits. The Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are now closed to visitors. Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's longtime personal attorney, testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Feb. 27, 2019 in Washington. In 1997, British news organization The Independent forecast that in 2020, Boris Johnson would become a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom, a decision-making body composed of the prime minister and a team of handpicked members of Parliament. Colombian National Police members clash with protesters during a national strike, in Bogota, Colombia, April 25 2019, to protest against the economic and social policies of President Ivan Duque. Get used to it"; 2) "If you come back for a visit in 30 years, you'll still be flying into Mueller. Support the free press, so we can support Austin. Boeing's Starliner crew capsule sits atop an Atlas V rocket during lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force station early Dec. 20, 2019. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims gathered at the Hazratbal shrine, which houses a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about. A Lebanese woman with her face painted with the character of the Joker takes part in a protest in downtown Beirut on Oct. 23, 2019 as demonstrations continue to demand better living conditions and the ouster of a cast of politicians who have monopolized power and influence for decades. Residents dressed for Christmas festivities react to tear gas as police confront protesters on Christmas Eve in Hong Kong on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. ", Not really: China faces scrutiny over human rights abuses against pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong and against nearly 1 million Uighurs, a predominantly Muslim population, members of which have been arbitrarily detained and imprisoned in "reeducation" camps in China's Xinjiang region. Recommended entertainment: Steven Soderbergh's Contagion, Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys, the whole fucking world around you. People take photographs of the pink lake at Westgate Park on March 27, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. And 2020 being such a tragic year with a lot of ups and downs, the new year gives a sense of optimism to people who have been struggling in trying times anyway. Katie Pettit uses a boat to navigate through a flooded street on Dec. 23, 2019 in Hollywood, Fla. Dutch ice skaters participate in a 200km marathon on frozen Lake Weissensee in Austrian Alps near the village of Techendorf on Jan. 31, 2019, used as a replacement for a traditional race, the "Elfstedentocht", which was linking 11 Dutch cities via canals but couldn't take place since 1997 because of global warming. This aerial view shows the tops of highrise buildings poking out from heavy fog in Yangzhou, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on Jan. 14, 2019. At least 359 people were killed and 500 people injured after coordinated attacks on churches and hotels on Easter Sunday which rocked three churches and three luxury hotels in and around Colombo as well as at Batticaloa in Sri Lanka. People take photos as China's heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket blasts off from its launch centre in Wenchang, China on Dec 27, 2019. Since Oct. 1, Iraq's capital and majority-Shiite south have been swept by mass rallies against corruption, a lack of jobs and poor services that have escalated into calls for a complete overhaul of the ruling elite. One woman was killed and three others were wounded the day before when a man entered the synagogue during Passover services and opened fire with an AR-style assault weapon shortly before 11:30 a.m. A woman shows one of her feet after walking in the mud near a site where two houses were crushed by the collapse of a massive, sprawling dumpsite after midnight when rains poured in Pemba city on the northeastern coast of Mozambique, April, 29, 2019. But Dave Evans , the chief futurist for Cisco Visual Networking, actually predicted that he'd be out of a job by this time because, he forecasted, everyone would be able to predict the future themselves. The projection is part of events organized to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. 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