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Photos of the Week: Texas Crash, March Madness, St. Patrick's Day

See the best photos of the week, from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressing Congress to the start of March Madness.

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Bagpipers march up Fifth Avenue while they pass in front of St. Patrick Cathedral during the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Thursday in New York City.
Bagpipers march up Fifth Avenue while they pass in front of St. Patrick Cathedral during the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Thursday in New York City. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

ACROSS AMERICA — One of America's favorite traditions — St. Patrick's Day parades and events — returned to city streets after a two-year hiatus this week. And another one, the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament, or March Madness, once again returned to arenas across the country, a return to normal after last year's tourney was played entirely in Indiana and the 2020 tourney was canceled altogether.

Also this week:

In Texas on Tuesday, a 13-year-old was driving a pickup in a crash that killed nine people, the National Transportation Safety Board said. In Washington, D.C., President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine addressed Congress in a rare video call.

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A damaged bus sits on the side of the road at the scene of a fatal car wreck early Wednesday on an Andrews County farm-to-market road about 30 miles from the New Mexico border. Tuesday night, a van carrying members of the University of the Southwest men's and women's golf teams crashed with a pickup truck the National Transportation Safety Board said was driven by a 13-year-old. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP)
People console each other during a memorial for Jackson Zinn at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant Thursday in Hobbs, New Mexico. Zinn, who worked at the restaurant, was killed with several other student golfers and the coach of University of the Southwest in a crash in Texas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
People watch after releasing balloons during a memorial for Jackson Zinn at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant Thursday in Hobbs, New Mexico. Zinn. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a joint session of Congress via video Wednesday, when he pleaded for support from the United States and Western allies as his country is besieged by Russian forces. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)
Bagpipers warm up near Fifth Avenue during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City. St. Patrick’s Day celebrations across the country are back after a two-year hiatus, including the nation’s largest in New York City, in a sign of growing hope that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic may be over. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
People wait at Fifth Avenue for the start of New York City's St. Patrick's Day Parade Thursday. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
The Boston Red Sox' Jeter Downs waits to bat during a spring training baseball game against the Minnesota Twins at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida, Thursday. The Red Sox wore St. Patrick's Day green for their spring debut. (AP Photo/Jake Seiner)
President Joe Biden meets virtually with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in the Oval Office of the White House Thursday. Martin tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Notre Dame players celebrate after defeating Rutgers, 89-87, in double overtime in a First Four game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, early Thursday in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
St. Peter's guard Daryl Banks III (5) celebrates after making a 3-point basket during the first half of a college basketball game against Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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