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Cuban ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera, Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba, spoke to BYU students and faculty at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 16 about Cuban culture and relations between Cuba and the United States.

David Shenton and Erin Shields lived life as touring musicians before the pandemic began. The couple traveled worldwide to perform popular Broadway songs. But now, the married duo performs in their living room for a much greater cause: funding the food pantry at Mosaic West Queens Church. When Shenton and Shields first lost work at the beginning of the pandemic, they began seeing the lines to the food pantry lengthen. So they decided to bring their talents online and began hosting virtual concerts to raise money for the food pantry.

This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a view of Tropical Storm Michael, lower right, churning as it heads toward the Florida Panhandle, Sunday, Oct. 7 at 6:52 p.m. Eastern Time. (NOAA via AP)

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet children and families of U.S. embassy personnel during an event at the Melia Habana Hotel in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20. (Associated Press)

The United States and Cuba have agreed to open embassies in each other's capitals, the biggest tangible step in the countries' historic bid to restore ties after more than a half-century of hostilities.

The 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. Headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)