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MEDYKA, POLAND - MARCH 09: Iryna Holoshchapova, a Ukrainian refugee who fled the embattled city of Mykolaiv, shows a video on her smartphone of a friend's apartment block in Mykolaiv on fire following a Russian attack as she, her son Tibor and mother Halina rest in a heated tent at the Medyka border crossing on March 09, 2022 in Medyka, Poland. Yulia said her friend was not in the building when it was struck. Over one million people have arrived in Poland from Ukraine since the Russian invasion of February 24, and while many are now living with relatives who live and work in Poland, others are journeying onward to other countries in Europe. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

4 reasons why social media can give a skewed account of the war in Ukraine

Images of Ukraine are flooding social media, but experts warn they don't show the full picture and can sometimes give a misleading account of the conflict on the ground.

Dancing Grannies pay tribute to those killed in the Waukesha Christmas parade attack

Formed in 1984, the Dancing Grannies first started off as a jazz exercise group. The group has now expanded to perform in parades across Wisconsin each year.

ODESSA, TEXAS - MARCH 13: A statue of a pumpjack and drilling rig sits next to a gas station in a city located in the Permian Basin oil field area on March 13, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. United States President Joe Biden imposed a ban on Russian oil, the world’s third-largest oil producer, which may mean that oil producers in the Permian Basin will need to pump more oil to meet demand. The Permian Basin is the largest petroleum-producing basin in the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Here are 3 reasons why Big Oil can't just drill more to ease the pain at the gas pump

The Biden administration is encouraging U.S. oil companies to increase their production to help curb record-high gasoline prices. Turns out, however, that boosting output is easier said than done.

In this frame grab from video provided by Roscosmos, Russian cosmonauts Sergey Korsakov, Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveyev are seen during a welcome ceremony after arriving at the International Space Station, Friday, March 18, 2022, the first new faces in space since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine. The crew emerged from the Soyuz capsule wearing yellow flight suits with blue stripes, the colors of the Ukrainian flag. (Roscosmos via AP)

Russian cosmonauts board Space Station wearing blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine

Wearing the colors Ukraine's flag has widely been seen as a way to support that country and oppose Russia's invasion.

FILE - Pope Francis arrives to attend his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, on Jan. 26, 2022. The Vatican has on Saturday, March 19 released the document laying out Pope Francis’ long-awaited reform of the Holy See bureaucracy. The 54-page text, entitled “Praedicate Evanglium,” or “Proclaiming the Gospel,” replaces the founding constitution “Pastor Bonus” penned by St. John Paul II in 1988. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Pope Francis gives greater support for the Vatican to fight sexual abuse

His long-awaited reform program includes new institutional weight to efforts tight clerical sex abuse. He also envisages more decision-making roles for lay members of the Catholic Church.

The 1.5 million children who fled Ukraine are at risk of human trafficking

UNICEF warned about the higher risk for children fleeing the conflict. More than 500 unaccompanied children have crossed from Ukraine into Romania since the Russian invasion began.

TOPSHOT - Ukrainian soldiers and rescue officers search for bodies in the debris at the military school hit by Russian rockets the day before, in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine, on March 19, 2022. - Ukrainian media reported that Russian forces had carried out a large-scale air strike on Mykolaiv, killing at least 40 Ukrainian soldiers at their brigade headquarters. (Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP) (Photo by BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 19)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Afghan girls participate in a lesson at Tajrobawai Girls High School, in Herat, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Since the chaotic Taliban takeover of Kabul on Aug. 15, an already war-devastated economy once kept alive by international donations alone is now on the verge of collapse. The World Health Organization is warning of millions of children suffering malnutrition, and the U.N. says 97% of Afghans will soon be living below the poverty line. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

As school resumes in Afghanistan, will all girls be allowed to go?

Schools in Afghanistan are expected to open for the new semester Wednesday. But despite Taliban assurances that girls will be allowed back, students and teachers are unclear about what will happen.

SUNNY ISLES, FLORIDA - AUGUST 09: Waves lap ashore near condo buildings on the day the United Nations released a report with a dire warning for humanity on August 09, 2021 in Sunny Isles, Florida. The information from a U.N. climate panel said, among other things, that humans are "unequivocally" to blame for climate change and that rapid action to cut greenhouse gas emissions could limit some of the impacts. In the future, Miami-Dade County could be one of the most susceptible places to rising sea levels due to global warming. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The U.S. may force companies to disclose climate risks, marking a historic change

The SEC is expected on Monday to propose new requirements for companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and risks to their businesses from climate change.

A person walks by Chicho’s Pizza Backstage, in Norfolk, Va., Saturday, March 19, 2022, where a fatal shooting took place outside the restaurant and bar earlier in the day. Newspaper reporter Sierra Jenkins was one of the people killed during the shooting after getting caught in the crossfire. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

She wanted to spend time with a friend. She became 1 of 2 people killed in a shooting

Journalist Sierra Jenkins was at a restaurant and bar in Norfolk, Va., when shots rang out. She was caught in the crossfire. Three others were injured in the shooting.

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