A teacher wearing a protective mask walks around the classroom during a lesson at an elementary school in San Francisco in October 2020. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
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A Moroccan nurse holds a syringe containing a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 29. Morocco is one of the many countries that will receive COVID-19 doses as part of the COVAX initiative. Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Demonstrators call for a union and $15 minimum wage at a McDonald's in Charleston, S.C., in February 2020. The U.S. Senate has voted to prohibit an increase in the federal minimum wage during the pandemic. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
In Matt de la Peña's Love, a child comes downstairs to find the whole family gathered around the television. "When you ask what happened, they answer with silence and shift between you and the screen." In Love, de la Peña couches fearful moments in the context of love and protection. Text copyright © 2018 Matt de la Peña Illustrations copyright © 2018 Loren Long G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers hide caption
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Medical staff treat a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston on Nov. 10. Go Nakamura/Getty Images hide caption
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Archbishop of Washington Wilton D. Gregory delivers his homily at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on May 21, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Pope Francis named Gregory as a future cardinal this week. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks on March 2 during a press conference to discuss the first positive case of coronavirus in New York state. Angela Weiss /AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A voter stands by for her ballot as people wait more than four hours for early voting Friday in Fairfax, Va. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
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Alicia Keys' seventh album, Alicia, is out now. Milan Zrnic/Courtesy of the artist hide caption