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September 21, 2021, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Vivian Smith, of Miami, Florida, waits to speak at a press conference about the Keeping Renters Safe Act of 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Vivian is a single mother of two children who was evicted last year during the pandemic after her landlord filed an eviction case against her after getting behind on her rent, and she has been forced to make choices between buying food, health care and rent to survive. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey/CNP via ZUMA Press Wire)

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CHEDDAR, is a juvenile hawk who craves the kill. This bird of prey, also called a raptor, patrols the Tampa International Airport relentlessly. First used to drive nuisance birds away from planes in 40s at a Scottish airfield. Success lead to similar programs around the globe. Cheddar and falconer Jackie Hurd, been hired to deal with unwanted birds, threatening to damage or bring down planes. Flock of large birds on takeoff is airports biggest fear. It’s a bloody business, guarding planes from bird strikes. Cheddar is on the job. Come and Meet ‘CHEDDAR: The ANGRY BIRDS Assassin’

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A member of the Civil Human Rights Front, a hardcore protest group displays a poster of Chinese scholar and human rights activist, Xu Zhi-yong, demanding the release of all political prisoners on Chinese Mainland, outside CCP Liaison Office in Hong Kong. (Credit Image: © Liau Chung-ren/ZUMA Press Wire)

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Covid’s Omicron variant caused cases to spike to new highs. A volcano, a tsunami and a bomb cyclone wreaked havoc worldwide. These stories and more as the January 2022 Pictures Of the Month for @ZUMAPress is now published. PLEASE SHARE! #photojournalism

ZUMA’s talented award-winning picture editing staff of Jeremy Mc Kiernan, Jessica Cotsonas, Julie Mason, Julie Rogers, Katerina Kochneva, Mark Avery, Pat Johnson, Ruaridh Stewart, Scott Mc Kiernan, Shalan Stewart, and the POM Editor-in-Chief Jim Colton made this ZUMA show possible. Enjoy and pass the word to others.

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Venezuelan Army ©Juan Carlos Hernandez/Zuma Press

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December 19, 2021, Smyrna, Georgia, USA: Genetra Quick, her disabled husband Robert, and three teen children live day to day in an extended stay hotel north of Atlanta. The family is financially strapped and without transportation to be able to work when their truck was repossessed, because needed federal child tax credit failed to arrive on time. Pictured: Genetra prepares dinner and chats with daughters (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne/ZUMA Press Wire)

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The 2022 Winter Games may be the strangest Olympics ever. As omicron continues to shake up the world, nowhere is Covid disruption more evident than in Beijing, as organizers do all they can to make sure the two-week event runs smoothly. To prevent teams bringing Covid into China the entire event will take place within a tightly monitored loop or bubble. Foreign spectators are barred from the games, while journalists will be separated from competitors by plastic shields. The strangeness isn’t just regarding Covid-19. The U.S. announced its officials would boycott the Games, due to concerns about ‘crimes against humanity’ and human rights abuses, and was followed by Australia, the U.K. and Canada, in the first such protest of a host country since the Cold War. China simply stated that officials hadn’t been invited anyway and claims the U.S. ”will pay” for its demonstration. The Winter Olympics take place from 4 February to 20 February with around 3,000 athletes competing in 109 different events. The Winter Paralympics run from 4 March to 13 March, with 736 competitors across 78 events. Welcome to ‘China’s CONTROVERSY GAMES’

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January 5, 2022, Chiayi, Chiayi, Taiwan: F-16V jet fighters are seen taxing on the runway at the Air Force base, as the Taiwanese military conducts a drill for preparedness enhancement ahead of the Chinese New Year, amid rising threats from China. Taiwan has been facing intensifying threats from Beijing including a record breaking number of PLA warplanes flying into its ADIZ, while the US has been approving more arms sales to Taipei. (Credit Image: © Daniel Ceng Shou-Yi/ZUMA Press Wire)

Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press