Chicago teachers are poised to defy an order to return to classrooms on Wednesday, claiming the school system has failed to put in place COVID-19 protocols necessary for a safe reopening of in-person learning after a year-long hiatus. Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), which represents the city’s 25,000 public school educators, has been locked in negotiations with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for months over a gradual reopening of schools for the system’s 355,000 students. Moscow Mayor Lifts Some Restrictions Moscow’s mayor on Wednesday lifted some CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, a disease that causes COVID-19, restrictions in the Russian capital, citing a downward trend in new infections. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said starting Wednesday, employers are no longer required to have 30 percent of staff work from home, although a recommendation to continue doing that remains. Sobyanin has also allowed cafes, restaurants, and bars to operate between 11 p.m. and 6 …