Expert answers to your questions about COVID safety for kids

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<p>A doctor and <a href="https://apple.news/AdqUIju0_RL6b_k8hovfweg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> columnist addresses parents&rsquo; concerns about how to keep their kids safe as classrooms reopen.</p> <p>Days after Hurricane Ida knocked out power, people are dealing with extreme heat and shortages of gas. The <a href="https://apple.news/ArKc3qPRRSOOb62NeIBA_wg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Louisiana Illuminator</a> looks at the challenges on the ground.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AvvsB0MojRwG4P2OR8ynD0g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Texas Tribune</a> speaks to doctors on how they are dealing with the state&rsquo;s restrictive new abortion law. <a href="https://apple.news/A-56-J4eZT2XyYdpzFlkFcw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Apple News</a> has a special collection of the best reporting on the topic.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AbaQE4i08RLWPKgLLmrMtRg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports that the Federal Trade Commission is looking into repair issues involving McDonald&rsquo;s ice cream machines. Frequent breakdowns have been infuriating fans of the fast-food chain&rsquo;s McFlurry and other desserts.</p>