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COMIC: 'Radiating Love And Positivity' While Teaching In The Pandemic

It's been a year since teachers were handed an unprecedented request: educate students in entirely new ways amid a pandemic. This week is Shameem Patel, a second-grade teacher in Dallas.

John Sullivan, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, speaks to the media last year in Moscow. In a statement Tuesday, Sullivan said it was important for him to speak directly to "my new colleagues in the Biden administration" about U.S.-Russia relations.

U.S. Ambassador To Russia Returns To Washington As Relations Sour Further

John Sullivan is returning for "consultations" after a new round of tit-for-tat sanctions between Moscow and Washington last week.

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Lauren Hough struggled to adjust after escaping a doomsday cult. "There's an aspect of trauma that's hard to explain," she says. "It's exhausting to be scared all of the time. That anxiety just starts to weigh on you."

After Growing Up In A Cult, Lauren Hough Freed Herself By Writing The Truth

Hough was 15 when her family left the Children of God cult. Afterward, she struggled to face the trauma of her past. Her new collection of personal essays is Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing.

A lone protester stands outside the Hennepin County Courthouse on Monday as lawyers presented closing arguments in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin. The jury is now deliberating.

1st Full Day Of Jury Deliberations Underway In Chauvin Murder Trial

The 12 jurors, who have remained anonymous throughout the trial, will be fully sequestered each night at a nearby hotel until they reach a decision. Any verdict must be unanimous.

Students hold signs during a walkout at Tartan High School in Oakdale, Minn., where participants spoke, sang and did trauma-healing exercises together on the football field Monday.

Minnesota Students Walk Out Of School To Protest Racial Injustice

Across the state young people left class in an impromptu demonstration as jurors in Minneapolis began deliberating in the Derek Chauvin trial.

Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno addresses supporters at an election campaign rally in N'djamena earlier this month. The government announced Tuesday that Déby had died during clashes with rebels.

Chad's President, Idriss Déby, Reportedly Killed During Clash With Rebels

The death of Déby, who came to power in 1990, was announced a day after his reelection to a sixth term was certified. The army said that his son, a four-star general, will become interim president.

If passed, two new bills in Congress would extend the reporting deadlines for 2020 census results, which are now months overdue after the pandemic and interference by Trump administration officials upended last year's national count.

After A Disrupted Census, Congress Tries Again To Extend Deadlines For Results

The 2020 census results are months overdue after COVID-19 upended the national count. Efforts to extend reporting deadlines stalled last year after Trump officials decided to cut short counting.

A pharmacist administers a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to a worker at a processing plant in Arkansas City, Kan., on March 5. Researchers are concerned that vaccination rates in some rural communities may not keep up with urban rates.

Lagging Vaccination Rates Among Rural Seniors Hint At Brewing Rural-Urban Divide

As adults of all ages get access to the COVID-19 vaccines, health researchers worry that the trend could worsen.

Boxes containing the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the company's Janssen Pharmaceuticals unit, are shown at a vaccination center in Los Angeles last week.

EU Regulator: 'Possible Link' Between Johnson & Johnson Vaccine And Rare Blood Clots

While emphasizing that the risk is low, the health agency said there should be a warning about the rare condition included in the product information for the vaccine.

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