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Collected Item: “100,000 Dead”

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100,000 Dead

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News Article

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This day hit us hard. 100,000 Americans dead.
As of today (June 25, 2020) the number is 124,440. And yet it is an actual debate for many on if social distancing and masks are necessary.

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#ASU, # HST580

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https://www.npr.org/2020/05/27/860508864/we-all-feel-at-risk-100-000-people-dead-from-covid-19-in-the-u-s?fbclid=IwAR2LTePyLzxT88kVy36ZToGapPtu1Y1jguOSLS-ZaojNnh2njvEABF_8KFI

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NPR

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2020-05-27
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