Back to school? Chicago calls on teachers to return to classrooms Monday despite no deal with union

Some students returned to Chicago classrooms in mid-January for two weeks, but those classes shifted online last week amid an impasse in negotiations.

      

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Trump announces new attorneys to lead impeachment defense days before Senate trial

Former President Donald Trump announced two new attorneys who will lead his impeachment defense team: David Schoen and Bruce Castor

      

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Jared Goff on trade to Lions: 'Excited to be somewhere that I know wants me and appreciates me'

New Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff told NFL.com he is "excited to be somewhere I know wants me" after his trade from the Los Angeles Rams.

      

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'Misha and the Wolves' is a stranger-than-fiction documentary about a woman's Holocaust story

Sundance documentary "Misha and the Wolves" tells the sensational tale of a woman who says she survived the Holocaust and was adopted by wolves.

      

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Saudi human rights under new spotlight in Biden era

After free reign under President Trump, will the kingdom now be held more to account?

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: What a blind man's death reveals

Asmelash Woldeselassie has given his eyesight, left arm and now his life to a succession of wars in Tigray.

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Three lives, one message: Stop killing Mexico's transgender women

In Mexico, the second most dangerous country to be transgender, trans women fight to be protected.

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Romania's young history fans battle to save imperial spa resort

Volunteers try to breathe new life into a Romanian resort once a playground for European elites.

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Now and then: Iceland's vanishing glaciers

See how much Iceland's Skaftafellsjokull glacier has retreated over the past 30 years.

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Myanmar Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears

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From skinning an animal to directing in the snow, Robin Wright went all in on 'Land'

In "Land," Robin Wright plays a woman who sequesters herself in a remote Wyoming cabin. She had to learn to shoot game and skin an animal.

      

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Tiffany Haddish's steamy TikTok silhouette challenge with Common is so hot she lost her wig

Tiffany Haddish and Common made a TikTok silhouette challenge video that was so hot, Haddish literally lost her wig in the makeout session.

      

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Saba Sahar: 'I survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban'

Afghan film director Saba Sahar is one of the few to survive from a recent wave of targeted killings.

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Life in a Day 2020: Kevin Macdonald says documentary 'reinforces everyone's similarities'

British director Kevin Macdonald's new documentary of personal videos from around the world giving a snapshot on 25 July 2020.

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Have US police departments become too militarised?

President Biden is reportedly looking to restrict local police from receiving surplus military gear.

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Impostor syndrome: 'I feel like I don't deserve my success'

An influencer and a corporate professional from India share their experiences of impostor syndrome.

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Melvin Capital, Squeezed by Its Bets Against GameStop, Lost 53 Percent in January

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Effort to Include $15 Minimum Wage in Relief Bill Poses Test for Democrats

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