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The week in 28 photos

Published 10:34 PM EDT, Thu September 2, 2021
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The Maldonado family stands outside their damaged home in Barataria, Louisiana, on Tuesday, August 31. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/28/weather/gallery/hurricane-ida/index.html" target="_blank">Hurricane Ida slammed into Louisiana</a> with devastating force on Sunday. "I've lost everything in my trailer because of (Hurricane Ida)," Fusto Maldonado said. "I've lost everything, my family has lost everything, and we're now trying to find help. We all live in this area and now it's all gone."
The week in 28 photos
The Maldonado family stands outside their damaged home in Barataria, Louisiana, on Tuesday, August 31. Hurricane Ida slammed into Louisiana with devastating force on Sunday. "I've lost everything in my trailer because of (Hurricane Ida)," Fusto Maldonado said. "I've lost everything, my family has lost everything, and we're now trying to find help. We all live in this area and now it's all gone."
Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Published 0234 GMT (1034 HKT) September 03, 2021

This week started with Hurricane Ida devastating the Gulf Coast after making landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, on Sunday, August 29.

Ida, with top winds of 150 mph, is tied with 2020's Hurricane Laura and the Last Island Hurricane of 1856 as the strongest storm to ever hit the state. It left more than 1 million customers without power as it flooded homes, ripped off roofs and trapped residents in dangerous rising waters.

Later in the week, Ida's remnants caused deadly flooding in parts of the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic as the storm made its way up the East Coast. In some areas, the rainfall was unprecedented.

Take a look at photos from Ida and other news events from August 26 to September 2.

US Army Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne, boards a C-17 military transport plane to depart Kabul on Tuesday, August 31. He was the last US soldier to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/30/politics/us-military-withdraws-afghanistan/index.html" target="_blank">leave the country.</a>
US Army Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne, boards a C-17 military transport plane to depart Kabul on Tuesday, August 31. He was the last US soldier to leave the country.
Master Sgt. Alexander Burnett/U.S. Army/AP
Chinese swimmer Zheng Tao, center, competes in the 100-meter freestyle during the Paralympic Games in Tokyo on Thursday, August 26. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/24/sport/gallery/paralympics-tokyo-best-photos/index.html" target="_blank">See the best photos from the Paralympics</a>
Chinese swimmer Zheng Tao, center, competes in the 100-meter freestyle during the Paralympic Games in Tokyo on Thursday, August 26. See the best photos from the Paralympics
Adam Pretty/Getty Images
A tree burns in a blackened forest at dawn on Monday, August 30, after the Caldor Fire tore through Twin Bridges, California. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/19/us/gallery/western-wildfires-2021/index.html" target="_blank">Dozens of large wildfires</a> are raging across the western United States.
A tree burns in a blackened forest at dawn on Monday, August 30, after the Caldor Fire tore through Twin Bridges, California. Dozens of large wildfires are raging across the western United States.
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People in Austin, Texas, protest Wednesday, September 1, against a new law that effectively bans most abortions in the state. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/01/politics/texas-abortion-supreme-court-sb8-roe-wade/index.html" target="_blank">The law,</a> which bars abortions at six weeks, went into effect early that morning.
People in Austin, Texas, protest Wednesday, September 1, against a new law that effectively bans most abortions in the state. The law, which bars abortions at six weeks, went into effect early that morning.
Montinique Monroe/The New York Times/Redux
A humpback whale is seen above the surface of the Pacific Ocean near Buenaventura, Colombia, on Thursday, August 26.
A humpback whale is seen above the surface of the Pacific Ocean near Buenaventura, Colombia, on Thursday, August 26.
Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images
Taliban fighters sit in the cockpit of an Afghan Air Force aircraft that was left behind at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, August 31. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/16/middleeast/gallery/taliban-afghanistan/index.html" target="_blank">The Taliban have retaken control of Afghanistan</a> nearly two decades after they were driven out of its capital by US troops.
Taliban fighters sit in the cockpit of an Afghan Air Force aircraft that was left behind at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, August 31. The Taliban have retaken control of Afghanistan nearly two decades after they were driven out of its capital by US troops.
Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images
This aerial photo, taken on Friday, August 27, shows the Red Beach in Panjin, China. It's called the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/china-panjin-red-beach/index.html" target="_blank">Red Beach</a> because of the Suaeda salsa plant that grows across its marshland landscape.
This aerial photo, taken on Friday, August 27, shows the Red Beach in Panjin, China. It's called the Red Beach because of the Suaeda salsa plant that grows across its marshland landscape.
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Tyron Woodley punches Jake Paul during their cruiserweight boxing match in Cleveland on Sunday, August 29. Paul, a YouTuber-turned-boxer, defeated Woodley, a former UFC champ, by split decision.
Tyron Woodley punches Jake Paul during their cruiserweight boxing match in Cleveland on Sunday, August 29. Paul, a YouTuber-turned-boxer, defeated Woodley, a former UFC champ, by split decision.
Jason Miller/Getty Images
US President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/31/politics/biden-afghanistan-withdrawal-speech/index.html" target="_blank">delivers a speech</a> at the White House on Tuesday, August 31, defending the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan a day after the last American military planes left the country. The withdrawal concluded<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2021/04/14/middleeast/gallery/afghanistan-war/index.html" target="_blank"> the United States' longest war</a> nearly 20 years after it began. "I was not going to extend this forever war, and I was not extending a forever exit," Biden said.
US President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the White House on Tuesday, August 31, defending the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan a day after the last American military planes left the country. The withdrawal concluded the United States' longest war nearly 20 years after it began. "I was not going to extend this forever war, and I was not extending a forever exit," Biden said.
Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
Vehicles sit in a flooded expressway in Brooklyn, New York, early on Thursday, September 2. Torrential rain from Hurricane Ida's remnants <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/02/weather/gallery/ida-flooding-tornado-northeast/index.html" target="_blank">caused deadly flooding</a> in parts of the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic.
Vehicles sit in a flooded expressway in Brooklyn, New York, early on Thursday, September 2. Torrential rain from Hurricane Ida's remnants caused deadly flooding in parts of the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic.
Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images
Horses race in Kembla Grange, Australia, on Saturday, August 28.
Horses race in Kembla Grange, Australia, on Saturday, August 28.
Mark Evans/Getty Images
Ruhullah, 16, mourns during <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/world/asia/afghanistan-airport-bombing-family.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">the burial of his father,</a> Hussein, a former police officer who was killed in a <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2021/08/26/middleeast/gallery/kabul-deadly-blasts-afghanistan-airport/index.html" target="_blank">suicide bombing</a> Thursday, August 26, at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/27/us/kabul-attack-us-service-members-killed/index.html" target="_blank">Thirteen US service members</a> and at least 170 others were killed in the attack.
Ruhullah, 16, mourns during the burial of his father, Hussein, a former police officer who was killed in a suicide bombing Thursday, August 26, at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Thirteen US service members and at least 170 others were killed in the attack.
Victor J. Blue/The New York Times/Redux
A palm tree is bent in half in Galliano, Louisiana, on Tuesday, August 31. It was a couple of days after <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/28/weather/gallery/hurricane-ida/index.html" target="_blank">Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana.</a>
A palm tree is bent in half in Galliano, Louisiana, on Tuesday, August 31. It was a couple of days after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana.
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Pope Francis meets with people at the Vatican on Wednesday, September 1.
Pope Francis meets with people at the Vatican on Wednesday, September 1.
Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images
Some of the AeroSuperBatics Wingwalkers perform during the Bournemouth Air Festival in Bournemouth, England, on Thursday, September 2.
Some of the AeroSuperBatics Wingwalkers perform during the Bournemouth Air Festival in Bournemouth, England, on Thursday, September 2.
Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a goal during a World Cup qualifier against Ireland on Wednesday, September 1. Ronaldo scored both goals in the 2-1 victory, passing Iran's Ali Daei to become<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/02/football/cristiano-ronaldo-breaks-ali-daei-goal-record-spt-intl/index.html" target="_blank"> the all-time greatest goalscorer in men's international soccer. </a>
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a goal during a World Cup qualifier against Ireland on Wednesday, September 1. Ronaldo scored both goals in the 2-1 victory, passing Iran's Ali Daei to become the all-time greatest goalscorer in men's international soccer.
Pedro Fiuza/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images
An emperor marmoset rests at the La Aurora zoo in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Wednesday, September 1.
An emperor marmoset rests at the La Aurora zoo in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Wednesday, September 1.
Esteban Biba/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
France's Gary Hunt jumps off the Old Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, while competing in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series on Friday, August 27. Hunt won the event.
France's Gary Hunt jumps off the Old Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, while competing in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series on Friday, August 27. Hunt won the event.
Dean Treml/Red Bull/Getty Images
A helicopter displays a Taliban flag over supporters in Kandahar, Afghanistan, as they celebrate the US withdrawal from the country on Wednesday, September 1.
A helicopter displays a Taliban flag over supporters in Kandahar, Afghanistan, as they celebrate the US withdrawal from the country on Wednesday, September 1.
Javed Tanveer/AFP/Getty Images
A visitor walks through a foam-filled room at "Every wall is a door," an immersive art experience in Miami, on Tuesday, August 31. The installation is by TeamLab, a group of artists based in Tokyo.
A visitor walks through a foam-filled room at "Every wall is a door," an immersive art experience in Miami, on Tuesday, August 31. The installation is by TeamLab, a group of artists based in Tokyo.
Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images
Rose Grayson comforts James Grayson, left, and Rudy McCollum on Tuesday, August 31, after <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/31/us/martinsville-seven-7-young-black-men-pardon/index.html" target="_blank">the "Martinsville Seven" were granted pardons</a> by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam 70 years after their deaths. All three of those pictured are related to Francis DeSales Grayson, who was one of the "Martinsville Seven" — young Black men who were executed after being convicted by all-White juries of allegedly raping a White woman. "While these pardons do not address the guilt of the seven, they serve as recognition from the Commonwealth that these men were tried without adequate due process and received a racially biased death sentence not similarly applied to white defendants," Northam's office said.
Rose Grayson comforts James Grayson, left, and Rudy McCollum on Tuesday, August 31, after the "Martinsville Seven" were granted pardons by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam 70 years after their deaths. All three of those pictured are related to Francis DeSales Grayson, who was one of the "Martinsville Seven" — young Black men who were executed after being convicted by all-White juries of allegedly raping a White woman. "While these pardons do not address the guilt of the seven, they serve as recognition from the Commonwealth that these men were tried without adequate due process and received a racially biased death sentence not similarly applied to white defendants," Northam's office said.
Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch/AP
A cow is transported by a helicopter near the Klausen Pass in Switzerland on Friday, August 27.
A cow is transported by a helicopter near the Klausen Pass in Switzerland on Friday, August 27.
Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
A woman holds her father as he receives his first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine at a mall in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday, August 30.
A woman holds her father as he receives his first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine at a mall in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday, August 30.
Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images
Tri-State's Jason Richardson, right, is guarded by James White of the Trilogy during the Big3 playoffs in Nassau, Bahamas, on Saturday, August 28.
Tri-State's Jason Richardson, right, is guarded by James White of the Trilogy during the Big3 playoffs in Nassau, Bahamas, on Saturday, August 28.
Michael Reaves/Getty Images
This aerial photo shows damage in Grand Isle, Louisiana, on Tuesday, August 31. Grand Isle, Louisiana's last remaining inhabited barrier island at the southern tip of the state, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/01/us/grand-isle-louisiana-ida/index.html" target="_blank">bore the brunt of Hurricane Ida.</a>
This aerial photo shows damage in Grand Isle, Louisiana, on Tuesday, August 31. Grand Isle, Louisiana's last remaining inhabited barrier island at the southern tip of the state, bore the brunt of Hurricane Ida.
Win McNamee/Getty Images
People attend Drag Queen Storytime with The Nightbus, a London-based drag queen, during a Pride festival in Manchester, England, on Saturday, August 28.
People attend Drag Queen Storytime with The Nightbus, a London-based drag queen, during a Pride festival in Manchester, England, on Saturday, August 28.
Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images
People ride the Atmosfear double swing in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Tuesday, August 31. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2021/08/26/world/gallery/photos-this-week-august-12-august-19/index.html" target="_blank">See last week in 32 photos</a>
People ride the Atmosfear double swing in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Tuesday, August 31. See last week in 32 photos
Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press/AP
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