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On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to give his second State of the Union speech, addressing a new Congress that has a record number of minorities and women.

VIDEO: Cancer remains one of the world’s leading causes of death. Last year, there were close to two million new cases of cancer worldwide, and more than 600-thousand people died of the disease. But progress is being made. Cancer mortality rates have been going down for decades, and new technology is making early detection easier.

Long before she became just one of the financially destitute legions of street sweepers that dot Moscow’s bitterly cold winter landscape, Shaknoza Ishankulova had simply wanted to do the right thing.

VIDEO: Tuesday is the Lunar New Year, celebrated throughout much of Asia. In Mongolia, it’s called Tsagaan Sar. Mongolians in Washington, D.C., celebrate the new year with wrestling, traditional food and drink as well as a traditional mask dance.

VIDEO: In a dramatic turn of events over the past few weeks, the White House has shown it has run out of patience with Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s legitimate leader and pressing Maduro to step down. The Trump administration imposed sanctions against the state oil company, PDVSA, and even suggested it might consider a military option to resolve what has been described as a humanitarian catastrophe.