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1. The cruise industry says it’s safer than other vacations. We talked to COVID experts

   Carnival Cruise Line's Sunrise and Vista ships, along with the MSC Meraviglia, are shown docked at PortMiami in February. (Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS)
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2. They turned a one-car garage into a stunning living space to house their parents

   A slightly elevated cedar boardwalk connects a midnight blue ADU — designed by Design, Bitches — to a 1925 bungalow. Pastor Lee Alvarado, 9, and Kika Mei Alvarado, 4, run on the boardwalk toward the ADU of Pastor Alvarado, right, and Gennifer Leong-Alvarado on June 6, 2021 in Los Angeles. (Ricardo DeAratanha/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
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3. Minneapolis schools launch Somali language program for native speakers

   Teacher Anwar Mohamed gives some basic lessons to kids, including, from left, Guli Qumane, 5, Hodman Abdi, 7, and Ayan Salat, 6, in the Somali language, including how to say and write their name and age, on Oct. 5, 2021 at the Anne Sullivan School in Minneapolis. Minneapolis Public Schools launched a Somali language program this year, similar to the Hmong language program that began in 2004. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)
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4. Testing COVID vaccine? Fighting cancer? This 6-year-old does both

   Six-year-old Layla sits with her father Shawn Mahoney on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021 in Carlsbad, California. Layla is one of 60 children in San Diego to be part of the clinical trial for the Moderna vaccine. (Jarrod Valliere/The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)
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