The week in 33 photos

US President Joe Biden hands Sen. Joe Manchin the pen used to sign the Inflation Reduction Act at the White House on Tuesday, August 16. Also pictured from left are Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn, Rep. Frank Pallone and Rep. Kathy Castor.

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Updated 0329 GMT (1129 HKT) August 19, 2022

President Joe Biden signed a sweeping $750 billion health care, tax and climate bill into law at the White House on Tuesday, August 16 -- marking a major victory for his administration and the Democratic Party ahead of the midterm elections.

The act accomplishes several key Biden legislative agenda items, representing the largest climate investment in American history and making major changes to health care policy. It will raise over $700 billion in government revenue over 10 years and spend over $430 billion to reduce carbon emissions and extend subsidies for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The rest of the new revenue will be used to reduce the deficit.

Biden said the legislation, called the Inflation Reduction Act, is "one of the most significant laws in our history."

Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.

Author Salman Rushdie is tended to after he was attacked and stabbed several times before a lecture he was scheduled to give at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York, on Friday, August 12. As of Monday, Rushdie was hospitalized but awake and "articulate" a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation told CNN. Hadi Matar, the man suspected of stabbing Rushdie, has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder in the second degree and other charges.

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A goose looks for water in the dried lake bed of Lake Velence in Velence, Hungary, on Thursday, August 11. Last week, around <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/08/europe/eu-uk-drought-warnings-weather-climate-intl/index.html" target="_blank">63% of the land across the EU</a> and UK had either drought warnings or alerts, according to the EU's European Drought Observatory.

A goose looks for water in the dried lake bed of Lake Velence in Velence, Hungary, on Thursday, August 11. Last week, around 63% of the land across the EU and UK had either drought warnings or alerts, according to the EU's European Drought Observatory.

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Supporters of Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga burn tires in Nairobi after Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto was <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/15/africa/ruto-wins-kenya-presidency-intl/index.html" target="_blank">announced as the country's President-elect</a> on Monday, August 15. During a televised address on Tuesday, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/16/africa/odinga-rejects-presidential-results-intl/index.html" target="_blank">Odinga spoke for the first time since he lost the election</a> saying his coalition "totally and without reservations reject the presidential results."

Supporters of Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga burn tires in Nairobi after Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto was announced as the country's President-elect on Monday, August 15. During a televised address on Tuesday, Odinga spoke for the first time since he lost the election saying his coalition "totally and without reservations reject the presidential results."

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A man shows three newly born lion cubs at a zoo in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, August 13.

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Wyoming <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/10/politics/gallery/liz-cheney/index.html" target="_blank">Rep. Liz Cheney</a> delivers her concession speech during a primary election party in Jackson, Wyoming, after <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/16/politics/liz-cheney-wyoming-alaska-primaries" target="_blank">losing to Trump-backed attorney Harriet Hageman</a> on Tuesday, August 16. Despite her conservative credentials and party pedigree, her role as Trump's chief GOP critic on Capitol Hill <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/politics/why-liz-cheney-lost/index.html" target="_blank">made her a heavy underdog </a>in a state the former President won with nearly 70% of the vote in 2020.

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney delivers her concession speech during a primary election party in Jackson, Wyoming, after losing to Trump-backed attorney Harriet Hageman on Tuesday, August 16. Despite her conservative credentials and party pedigree, her role as Trump's chief GOP critic on Capitol Hill made her a heavy underdog in a state the former President won with nearly 70% of the vote in 2020.

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Family members mourn during a funeral ceremony for Ukrainian serviceman Anton Savystski near Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, August 13.

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The shadow of a climber is seen on the wall during the women's lead sport climbing semi-final at the European Championships in Munich, Germany, on Saturday, August 13.

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A bull rider competes at the 100th annual Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Association Rodeo at Red Rock Park near Gallup, New Mexico, on Sunday, August 14.

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<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/politics/rudy-giuliani-grand-jury-georgia" target="_blank">Rudy Giuliani,</a> who served as a lawyer to former President Donald Trump during the 2020 election, arrives at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, August 17. Giuliani was there to testify as a witness before the grand jury that's investigating Trump's attempts to undermine the election.

Rudy Giuliani, who served as a lawyer to former President Donald Trump during the 2020 election, arrives at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, August 17. Giuliani was there to testify as a witness before the grand jury that's investigating Trump's attempts to undermine the election.

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<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/18/us/easton-oliverson-little-league-world-series-injury-update/index.html" target="_blank">Easton "Tank" Oliverson</a> of Utah's Snow Canyon Little League team lies in bed at the Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania. The photo was shared Tuesday, August 16, on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/miraclesfortank/" target="_blank" target="_blank">an Instagram account</a> set up to provide updates on his condition. The 12-year-old player in the Little League World Series suffered a fractured skull after falling from a bunk bed in the players' dormitory early Monday morning. Doctors say he is expected to make a full recovery.

Easton "Tank" Oliverson of Utah's Snow Canyon Little League team lies in bed at the Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania. The photo was shared Tuesday, August 16, on an Instagram account set up to provide updates on his condition. The 12-year-old player in the Little League World Series suffered a fractured skull after falling from a bunk bed in the players' dormitory early Monday morning. Doctors say he is expected to make a full recovery.

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Mourners carry the casket of a victim of <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/middleeast/kabul-mosque-explosion-afghanistan-intl/index.html" target="_blank">a mosque bombing</a> in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, August 18. The explosion erupted during evening prayer on Wednesday, killing 21 people and injuring 33 others, according to a spokesperson for the Kabul police chief.

Mourners carry the casket of a victim of a mosque bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, August 18. The explosion erupted during evening prayer on Wednesday, killing 21 people and injuring 33 others, according to a spokesperson for the Kabul police chief.

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Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam competes in the women's Heptathlon Shot Put during the European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, on Wednesday, August 17.

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A farmer dries marigold flowers in Bijie, China, on Wednesday, August 17.

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A man tries to extinguish a fire at a home in Ukraine's Donetsk region after a Russian airstrike on Tuesday, August 16.

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Players from the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds take the field before the annual Field of Dreams Major League Baseball game in Dyersville, Iowa, on Thursday, August 11.

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A child holds a candle during a baptism ceremony in Goias, Brazil, on Monday, August 15.

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A girl looks out the window of her house surrounded by floodwaters on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, on Wednesday, August 17.

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A person rides a bicycle in Dubai on Tuesday, August 16.

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Athletes compete during a heat of the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the European Championships in Munich, Germany, on Thursday, August 18.

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A visitor at the Wilhelmshaven Naval Museum attempts to get out of an escape room in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, on Friday, August 12. The museum offers the "Escape Game" in a former ship, where museum visitors are voluntarily locked in a room and try to solve a series of puzzles together in order to break free.

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The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon in Arizona on Monday, August 15. On Tuesday <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/16/us/colorado-river-water-cuts-lake-mead-negotiations-climate/index.html" target="_blank">the federal government announced</a> the Colorado River will operate in a Tier 2 shortage condition for the first time starting in January as the West's historic drought has taken a severe toll on Lake Mead. States in the region are facing mandatory water cuts and being asked to devise a plan to save the river basin.

The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon in Arizona on Monday, August 15. On Tuesday the federal government announced the Colorado River will operate in a Tier 2 shortage condition for the first time starting in January as the West's historic drought has taken a severe toll on Lake Mead. States in the region are facing mandatory water cuts and being asked to devise a plan to save the river basin.

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Volunteers carry a replica of the Cabuchet Statue of the Virgin Mary during the Torchlight Marian procession in Lourdes, France, on Sunday, August 14.

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A boy takes part in a competition during Independence Day celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, August 17.

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Athletes perform during the European Gymnastics Championships in Munich, Germany, on Thursday, August 18.

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<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/world/nasa-artemis-i-launch-scn/index.html" target="_blank">The Artemis 1 mega moon rocket</a> is seen shortly before its rollout to the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, August 16. Artemis 1 is scheduled to launch an unmanned mission to orbit the moon on August 29.

The Artemis 1 mega moon rocket is seen shortly before its rollout to the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, August 16. Artemis 1 is scheduled to launch an unmanned mission to orbit the moon on August 29.

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A performer dances with fire at a beach in Khao Lak, Thailand, on Saturday, August 13.

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In this photo taken from video footage released by Roscosmos Space Agency, cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev take part in a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Wednesday, August 17. The spacewalk was cut short due to an issue with Artemyev's spacesuit. NASA officials said during a livestream that the cosmonaut was never in any danger. Still, issues with the battery pack that powers his spacesuit were concerning enough for flight controllers to urgently order him to return to the space station and attach his suit to ISS power.

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A woman cries as a wildfire advances toward her house and peach tree orchard in Orjais, Portugal, on Tuesday, August 16.

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Washington defensive end Shaka Toney grabs the facemask of Carolina quarterback Matt Corral during the second half of a preseason NFL game on Saturday, August 13. Carolina won 23-21.

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Russian rockets strike Kharkiv, Ukraine, at dawn on Monday, August 15.

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Goalkeeper Kyeonghee Kim and Suin Lee of South Korea fight for the ball with Mercy Idoko of Nigeria during their 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup match in Alajuela, Costa Rica, on Sunday, August 14. Nigeria won 1-0.

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Visitors pose for selfies as a young boy walks on the observation deck of the Seoul Sky Observatory atop the Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, August 12. See last week in 31 photos.

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