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Collages with positive affirmations are seen in the hallway of Orefield Middle School in Orefield, Pennsylvania, US, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier

US schools turn focus to mental health of students reeling from pandemic

Those concerns have led to a flood of new funding and initiatives aimed at helping schools navigate the pandemic's aftermath

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 11, 2020. Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS

Merkel wants Europe, United States to aim for new trade deal

The Indian Point Energy Center nuclear power plant, which New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced will shutdown as planned, is pictured along the eastern shore of the Hudson River in Buchanan, New York, US, April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

White House eyes subsidies for nuclear plants to help meet climate targets -sources

FILE PHOTO: Flags of U.S. and China are displayed at American International Chamber of Commerce (AICC)'s booth during China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing, China, May 28, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee

US trade chief expects to engage China in 'near term' on Phase 1 deal

US seen as bigger threat to democracy than Russia or China, global poll finds

An US flag waves in the wind on a boat near the Statue of Liberty in New York August 31, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

US among first foreign countries to join EU defence project, diplomats say

A woman wearing a protective face mask pushes a baby stroller, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at Gentry Plaza State Park in the Queens borough of New York, US, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

US birth rate falls to its lowest since 1979 as pandemic-led stress rises

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin rises to greet jury members on the twefth day of his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US April 13, 2021 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

Ex-Minneapolis policeman Chauvin asks judge for new trial

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Is the US economy recovering or overheating?

Central American migrants walk on the train track near the "Sacred Family" shelter as they make the perilous journey north to the United States, in Apizaco, Tlaxcala, Mexico April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

UN welcomes Biden decision to admit more refugees as 'lifeline'

A person crosses a street in the neighborhood of Chinatown following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan, New York City, US, March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Pandemic-led decline of US cities may be reversing

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Rockets hit Iraqi base housing US forces, no casualties reported - Iraqi military

Director of Strategy for Leadership Giving in the Feral Cat Initiative, Elyise Hallenbeck, bottle feeds a 4-week-old kitten, in New York City, New York, U.S., April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Roselle Chen

US pet adoptions still strong as cats, dogs melt stress