CNA Week 11

‘I want my smile back’: A photographer creates portraits with his family to cope with isolation

During quarantine in Buenos Aires, Argentina, photographer Jorge Vargas took creative portraits of his daughters by using different household items as fashion accessories. The portraits document the family’s time in isolation and the many different emotions that the family has experienced, allowing them the opportunity to escape reality even for a moment. Much of Argentina is still under lockdown as the number of cases in the country continues to rise.

What a contested election means for the economy — and your wallet

Uncertainty in both the election and economy are here to stay, at least for the time being. A stimulus package of some sort is still expected to pass in Congress, but will probably be less than $2 trillion. Small businesses and those who have been left unemployed from the coronavirus pandemic continue to struggle the most, and there will not be much relief economically until the pandemic is under control.

A pair of kayakers in California barely avoid being swallowed by a humpback whale

Two kayakers in California’s San Luis Obispo bay were almost swallowed by a humpback whale, as the whales have been moving into shallower waters to find food. Fortunately the kayakers were unharmed, and other kayakers and paddle boarders nearby caught the incident on video and made sure they were okay. Officials warn those in the bay to stay away from large schools of fish and to stay at least 100 yards from whales.