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Idaho is nearly back at pre-pandemic levels of employment with 98% of jobs recovered. An ongoing housing boom in the state is keeping the construction and finance sectors of the economy strong.

Idaho, Utah Show Strong Job Recovery During Pandemic

Amid the economic downturn, Idaho and Utah have some of the lowest unemployment rates in the country.

Thousands of protesters wearing face masks gather on Sunday at Place de la République to pay tribute to a French history teacher Samuel Paty, who was beheaded on Friday after he showed his class cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

French Police Conduct Raids Against Suspected Extremists After Teacher's Beheading

The attack was carried out on Friday in apparent response to a lesson about freedom of expression that showed the students cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

UNICEF said Monday it plans to stockpile 520 million syringes in its warehouses in preparation for an eventual COVID-19 vaccine. This warehouse in Copenhagen, Denmark is part of the agency's infrastructure to deliver medical supplies around the world.

UNICEF To Stockpile Over Half A Billion Syringes For Future COVID-19 Vaccine

The agency, also known as the United Nations Children's Fund, plans to distribute up to 1 billion syringes by 2021.

More than 40 million coronavirus infections have now been reported worldwide. Here, a staff member at a school in Moscow uses an infrared thermometer on Monday to screen students. Moscow schools reopened after a two-week fall holiday, but a rise in cases means only primary school pupils will be in classrooms.

40 Million Coronavirus Cases Are Now Reported Worldwide

With the flu season looming, the rate of new cases in the U.S. and other countries is rising at rates not seen in months.

Richard Wang, who calls MLB games for Fox Sports Taiwan in Mandarin Chinese, had never called a baseball game in English. This spring, as the pandemic shut down baseball in the U.S., he was tapped to introduce Taiwan's professional baseball league to a global audience.

For Fans Hungry For Baseball, Taiwanese Announcer Made Right Call In Unusual Season

Since 2014, Richard Wang has called Major League Baseball games in Chinese for fans in Taiwan. When COVID-19 delayed the MLB season, he had a chance to bring Taiwan baseball to the world in English.

NASA Says It Found Water Molecules On The Moon's Surface

NASA has announced the discovery of water in a sunlit crater on the moon. The water is likely trapped inside of little glass beads and may one day be useful for astronauts visiting the surface.

Two priests are going on trial in the Vatican court — one accused of sexually abusing an altar boy and the other charged with aiding and abetting the abuse, which allegedly took place at the St. Piux X youth seminary. The seminary's residents are known as the "pope's altar boys" and serve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.

Vatican Court Hears Unprecedented Sexual Abuse Criminal Trial

A 28-year-old priest is charged with sexually abusing an altar boy over a five-year period in a Vatican City youth seminary. Another priest, the former rector, is charged with covering up the abuse.

A family celebrates the approval of a new constitution in Santiago, Chile. After decades, the constitution from the country's years of dictatorship will finally be thrown out.

Chile Celebrates Voters' Decision To Scrap Constitution, Start Over

One year after Santiago's streets were jammed by protesters, they were filled Sunday with revelers. More than 7.5 million people voted, setting a new record for voter participation, officials said.

Hurricane Zeta is forecast to make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday night.×

Now A Hurricane, Zeta Is On Track To Hit Louisiana On Wednesday

Zeta is the 11th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season, and would be the fifth named storm to make landfall in Louisiana this year — the most since the state started keeping records in 1851.

Voters approach a polling location in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 13 — the first day of voting in the state. More than 7 million votes have been cast in Texas already.

93 Million And Counting: Americans Are Shattering Early Voting Records

Americans have cast 93 million early ballots as of Sunday afternoon, putting the 2020 election on track for historic levels of voter turnout.

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