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Greg Casar, D-Texas, speaks during the People’s State of the Union outside the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 25, 2026, in Washington, as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/0c27a9ee-8fe3-4833-a585-c9a0fee12c9c/_DSC6508.jpg Singles - Singles Senator Ossof (D-GA) and a member of his team share a private moment during the Accountability on War Crimes Hearing, Tuesday, October 4, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/10a1b692-3e3d-4fce-b01a-ecdebfbc42b4/P20240710EH-0147-2.jpg Singles - Singles Press gather in front of the White House, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/fc14a379-628c-4fc4-93a4-7b6da16027ba/061323-EH2-077.jpg Singles - Singles Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConell, during a press briefing, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/b7519620-aeaf-4978-a515-165dd6427620/P20240710EH-0063-2.jpg Singles - Singles The United States Marine Band line the lawn of The White House during the arrival ceremony of NATO, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/178e5937-1793-4e4e-8550-db3998c38768/_DSC9767-3.jpg Singles - Singles Sargis Stepanyan, a Paralympic athlete and special ops soldier in the Armenian armed forces poses for a portrait in front of the pool at the Red Cross building in Yerevan, Armenia, November 28, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/1b4830c3-2d45-4a25-bde3-e5b53ffdf5aa/_DSC8894.jpg Singles - Singles Greta Thunberg attends a side event of COP29 held at the American University of Armenia, November, 14, 2024. She spoke on the controversial location of COP29 being held in Azerbaijan and their environmental and human rights violations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/ca52e43b-9ec3-4487-8c4f-8f18895a8944/_DSC7884.jpg Singles - Singles Demonstrators march through D.C. in remembrance of Mahsa Amini, September 16, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/b017d705-86a3-41f3-b3af-69fd2b4499c3/Hanna_10_02_24_00001.jpg Singles - Singles Police line the streets as tensions rise in Armenia due to Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan holding another anti-government protest, Wednesday, October 2, 2024 in Republic Square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/884613dd-5a6f-41d5-97d3-e856492b9e25/DSC_0682.jpg Singles - Singles Jaylin Hunter falls out-of-bounds during the Ohio University vs. Miami Redhawks Basketball Game, February 3, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/a847644c-1015-49ca-afd2-33716b796a70/DSC09402-2.jpg Singles - Singles A curious child sits on a statue in front of the Opera House in Yerevan, Armenia on Sunday, October 13, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/8fed9aa6-6568-462b-9433-3154a1049664/P20240710EH-0093-2.jpg Singles - Singles Soldiers prepare to greet NATO leaders and their spouses during the arrival ceremony, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/9da23e37-1d5a-49b2-af57-d8a2a53a1558/_DSC0024.jpg Singles - Singles Foster mom Knarik with foster son Vahe, Yerevan, Armenia, November 18, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/4343b737-7238-4e56-80c4-a5ef9cb67836/_DSC8522-2.jpg Singles - Singles A flock of ducks travel down the road to Tavush Province, Saturday, November 9, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/515c6167-4e8e-4ca3-bd52-fd22639a6d8e/DSC_5560+copy-2.jpg Singles - Singles Bhante Buddhadaththa, and Bhante Lakkana, two Theravada Monks from Sri Lanka share a quiet moment at Lake Erie after a religious ceremony at the Cleveland Buddhist Vihara, Saturday, August 31, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/b90294e0-2b75-4e07-ac00-83db57d1891f/P20240703EH-0373.jpg Singles - Singles President Joe Biden presents the posthumous Medal of Honor to the family of Private George D. Wilson for acts of valor during the Civil War, Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in the East Room of the White House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/34e5208c-5aed-44f8-b543-ab55ffac93d6/DSC_4712.jpg Singles - Singles A Pro-Palestine demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag in front of a line of police officers during a protest in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 25, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/3ab786fe-d6a0-4455-88ad-90c4244969f6/DSC_3507+Medium.jpeg Singles - Singles Pro-Palestine demonstrators set off smoke bombs around the White House during the Red Line protest, Saturday, June 9, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/cdca8266-9e92-4792-b6db-c3d55285c13f/DSC_5785+2.jpg Singles - Singles A cowherd travels down the streets of Khndoresk, Armenia with his herd of cattle, Monday, September 16, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/b322247d-7e32-4d2d-9d32-4f891b680ba2/_DSC7823.jpg Singles - Singles Iranian demonstrates march to the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on the one year anniversary of the death of Masha Amini, Saturday, September 16, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/016fe02a-4100-4369-86da-1772b7db38c0/071923-EH2-461.jpg Singles - Singles Israeli President Isaac Herzog shakes hands with Vice President Kamala Harris during a joint session in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 19, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/d0d08c09-1538-4f99-bdf2-c4bd918eb2e5/DSC_5403.jpg Singles - Singles Kennedy Lucas adjusts her cowboy hat before participating in showing her horse during the Canfield Fair in Canfield, Ohio, Thursday, August 29, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/14dab9b0-c017-4b48-8e35-3166d1ed7a11/DSC_2046-2.jpg Singles - Singles Two women watch the Total Solar Eclipse, also known as the Great North American Eclipse at Sunny Lake Park, Monday, April 8, 2024. https://emilyhanna.org/portfolio-2 daily 0.75 2026-02-27 https://emilyhanna.org/portfolio-2/project-one-ephnc-c734x monthly 0.5 2026-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/c4b00fa1-7cd5-40bd-9dc0-f3fe5ee9c231/DSC_6211.jpg Stories - Acres The front yard of Surik’s home, Karahunj, Armenia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/491ba93b-608c-44a4-8ba3-ee3691dc293b/DSC_6265.jpg Stories - Acres Surik drinks from a tub of water, a khachkar carved into the top. The names of his daughter and her doctor are etched into the stone. After one of his daughters fell into a deep coma, the doctor was able to pull her out of it and heal her. Surik drinks this water that he believes to be healing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/aa09a0f2-a161-4362-91c5-8a08348b5e98/DSC_6276.jpg Stories - Acres https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/dd963331-36e2-4c2a-9737-c8fc76a435ff/DSC_6271.jpg Stories - Acres Cross carved stones sit in the grass in the front yard of Surik’s land. They are only a few of the treasures Surik has collected and found over the years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/de195786-2d89-449e-8167-2b1b0eccd177/DSC_6316.jpg Stories - Acres https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/7591fb65-dd84-4ab9-a7cf-1f068f58bad9/DSC_6338.jpg Stories - Acres Surik shows two of the statues he found nearby. A donkey, and a ram. The ram can be seen with a carving of a family on the side. Withered away over time, the mother and father are still seen prominently. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/b26385f3-83cc-45fc-9c10-304f61099276/DSC_6296-2.jpg Stories - Acres https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/4ce7122f-67e6-47e1-b0f3-ee1a0a7f7683/DSC_6363.jpg Stories - Acres Surik stands in front of one of the caves he’s renovated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/a37a6472-a945-4d48-b04b-616f43cc7bd6/DSC_6351-Enhanced-NR.jpg Stories - Acres Surik lights a fire in one of his caves to keep warm. He relies on the sticks and branches from the surrounding forest to ignite the fire. The smoke is then let out through a chimney built in the cave and released into the air which can be seen from across the border. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/a615cd3e-9d54-4522-9d33-9d05c908a36d/DSC_6364-Enhanced-NR.jpg Stories - Acres Suriks’s wife, Anoush Harutunyan (front), sits in the back of a car with friends Tarlan and Stacey (back) while en route to a different cave built by Surik that houses canned foods and alcohol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/99e2d72a-7437-424c-bc06-db9530217765/DSC_6373-2-2.jpg Stories - Acres https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/121399ce-3f28-47b9-8fe9-efa9b9952e8b/DSC_6369-Enhanced-NR.jpg Stories - Acres Anoush poses for a picture while putting the shot glasses out for the handmade alcohol. Some bottles of alcohol have been sitting in this cave for years resulting in a very strong, pungent taste. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/61744f31-1105-4ebc-9c4c-2b06d4f02e79/DSC_6342.jpg Stories - Acres A view of the pond from high above where his caves sit. People are frequently seen swimming in the pond. https://emilyhanna.org/portfolio-2/10-gifts-from-god monthly 0.5 2024-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/c0aeebeb-63e6-4562-a6c7-6c89bff0900a/_DSC7176.jpg Stories - 10 Gifts From God Sex-selective abortion, although outlawed in Armenia in 2016, is still a common practice in rural areas. The ability to determine a baby's sex became available in Armenia in the late 1990s and since then sex-selective abortions have become a widespread practice. It’s been used mostly by parents who are expecting girls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/79d3d0c7-88c2-417e-95de-519eb7145c74/_DSC7156.jpg Stories - 10 Gifts From God Tucked away in Mrgashen village, Anush Kirakosyan, mother of nine girls and one boy, is one woman who is against selective abortion, mainly due to her own religious beliefs. She believes her children are gifts from God and therefore the pregnancy should not be terminated. Her husband, Arcrun Taroyan holds the same beliefs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f68100871d633ed8db9f2a/9c9ab0ac-387d-49a4-b7f0-60470067dda0/_DSC7141.jpg Stories - 10 Gifts From God In Armenia, as in many traditional countries around the world, men are often seen as the successors of their family and boys are typically more sought after rather than girls during pregnancy. A very common thought is that boys are to carry out their fathers legacy. 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