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2020-04-30
"The XFL came onto the scene back in 2001. It was supposed to be an even more extreme version of the NFL; unfortunately it only lasted a season. Due to its “extreme” aspect, it created many problems such as some of its start players getting injured. What can we as football fans expect from this new revived XFL, as of 2018?"
This article describes what fans could expect from the XFL in the coming years and the impact of the pandemic on the first season and was written by a senior journalism student following a beat developed and thought about in terms of the "local" in a journalism course at Pratt Institute that was upended by the pandemic.
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2020-06-01
"Quarantine at the Chayandinskoye field in the Lena district of Yakutia was announced on April 17. There are 34 shift camps of Gazprom contractors, where more than 10 thousand people work. As of May 17, the regional department of Rospotrebnadzor confirmed 43 cases of coronavirus infection in the field. On May 20, the authorities of Yakutia left the coronavirus quarantine regime at two sites in the field, where the hospital, isolation ward and observatory are located."
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2020-06-01
"Pupils in Yakutia during the holidays will be able to learn the endangered Yukaghir language and get acquainted with the culture of this indigenous small people. To do this, summer camps are organized in the region with presidential grant funds, Valentina Akimova , director of the Kuzhuun Shorile (Rainbow) project, director of the Yarkhag Yukagir revival fund"The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg registered a complaint of the so-called Yakut shaman Alexander Gabyshev , who disputes his detention on December 10, 2019 during a trip to Moscow"
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2020-04-30
"The political climate of “One Country, Two Systems” of my mother’s home country of Hong Kong hit home for me as a first-generation American. A part of me resonates with student protestors resisting a communist regime such as China."
This article describes the abrupt change from writing about Hong Kong and China and its protests to writing about the Covid-19 pandemic, written by a senior journalism student following a beat developed and thought about in terms of the "local" in a journalism course at Pratt Institute that was upended by the pandemic.
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2020-05-29
“We’ve had epidemics before. We’ve had viruses before. In general, we’ve had a lot of things attack us before,” says Freeland, who has since recovered fully. But this is “the worst case scenario.”
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2020-04-30
"As the coronavirus pandemic reshapes huge swaths of society, the design world is responding with eye-catching visual messages of safety and gratitude. Because of this, there has been a huge surge of design activism."
This article describes the increase of posters aiming to spread PSAs and messages of love and solidarity in NYC and was written by a senior journalism student following a beat developed and thought about in terms of the "local" in a journalism course at Pratt Institute that was upended by the pandemic.
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2020-05-04
"For hundreds of years, indigenous groups have warned that destroying the environment leads to disease and adversely affects lives and culture. Is the world now ready to listen?"
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2020-05-15
“The WHO has declared the outbreak of COVID 19 as a global pandemic. The entire world has been caught unprepared to cope with this pandemic. Indigenous Peoples to healthcare, essential services, sanitation, information and other preventive measures like clean water, food, medicines etc. Indigenous Peoples possess their own distinct tradition, culture, and religion and have religious faith worshiper of ancestors, lands, territories and resources live in both urban and rural areas with their own identity. They have their distinct traditional livelihood and collective ways of life. They are the custodians of traditional knowledge, skills, practices, languages, culture and are in extreme poverty and thus more prone to infectious diseases. Many Indigenous Peoples have customary self-government systems that are effective in preventing pandemic but the government does not formally recognize such systems though Nepal is a party to ILO Convention no. 169 and the UNDRIP.”
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2020-04-30
"Lucy Borden is a graduating senior at FIT in New York City and despite claiming to have had an amazing three and a half years, and says she’s excited to wrap up her undergraduate college career, she is unsatisfied and disappointed with how its coming to an end."
This article describes the impact of the pandemic on senior art student's showcases which were to be shown to the public and was written by a senior journalism student following a beat developed and thought about in terms of the "local" in a journalism course at Pratt Institute that was upended by the pandemic.
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2020-05-14
"Now we hear that Corona virus is in town; that we cannot go there anymore. We fear to go to town. And if the disease cannot be treated traditionally, it will be a threat to our life,” Oloshuro Saruni, a member of the Akie community in Tanzania, said.
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2020-04-20
"Fears of the spread of COVID-19 in southern Libya expose the vulnerable circumstances of minority communities who have long struggled to enjoy equal access to health care."
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2020-05-20
As California, and more specifically Orange County, transitions into the various reopening stages, stores are adapting their standard business practices to be in line with the health orders. At a banner and printing store, this means closing the showroom as well as closing down potential walk in business. It is walking a fine line for most businesses.
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2020-05-25
"Amnesty International in collaboration with Advancing Rights in Southern Africa (ARISA), Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN), Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) are writing this letter to bring to your attention the worrying restrictive COVID-19 regulations presenting concerning ramifications for enjoyment of human rights, including livelihoods. "
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2020-04-18
"Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced an Emergency Food Response as a means of supporting indigenous and other vulnerable persons."
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2020-05-19
As Orange County has started to enter the various reopening phases set out by the government of California, there remains some anxiety about the safety and cleanliness of stores that are non-essential businesses. One of local tattoo parlors in the City of Orange posted a reminder to prospective clients about the general cleanliness of tattoo parlors, as well as the extra steps being taken to ensure safety.
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2020-05-19
After the closures of colleges across the country, Boston College remained open in a diminished capacity to provide housing and refuge for students unable to return home to shelter in place. In this email, President of the School Father Leahy outlines the steps taken to ensure safety. He also speaks towards the future Fall 2020 semester and how Boston College can best ensure a safe climate atmosphere.
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2020-04-03
"After blocking the entrance to their village with logs, half the people of Jemeri fled into the surrounding forest in fear as the coronavirus spread in Malaysia, infecting the first indigenous 'Orang Asli' person."
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2020-05-19
"In 2019, Cultural Survival's Keepers of the Earth Fund provided a small grant to the Cordillera Peoples Alliance. This grant helped CPA and its collaboration with the Kaling Peoples of Kalinga province to launch the “Let the Chico River Flow Free” campaign, which aimed to educate Indigenous communities on their rights to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), particularly as it related to a series of hydropower projects carried out by the Philippine government that threatened the environment and livelihood of the Kalinga Peoples."
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2020-05-13
"The lives and cultures of A’uwẽ-Xavante and Boe-Bororo depend on the river’s vitality as well as on the flora and fauna that are also sustained by a healthy river. For this reason, the leaders demand their right to autonomy and independence in constructing the consultation process"
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2020-05-08
"in most cases Indigenous Peoples find or create ways to continue their languages, their culture, spirituality, worldview, and to successfully achieve autonomy by standing up to the state. This is due to the existence of a system of communally held lands which permits them to put together a way of life."
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2020-05-28
As I pondered the loss of graduation, I found myself not sad, but relieved, a feeling I imagine to be in the minority. I reflect on the feelings of someone who does not enjoy events like graduation and how its cancellation was a relief rather than a loss.
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2020-05-22
This article describes how several Quaker meetings (including the one my family attends), which involve mostly silent, communal contemplation, have altered their practices for social distancing.
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2020-06-08
I'm keeping a Covid-19 journal. In today's entry, The Kid ponders the CoronaWorld difficulty of distinguishing school year from summer, then details her sense of the personalities of each color in the rainbow.
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2020-06-06
A silent vigil held in Vergennes, Vermont to protest police brutality after the killing of George Floyd and others. Participants were asked to wear masks and remain six feet apart.
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2020-04-15
The winter seemed to go on forever
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2020-06-08
While Ottawa itself does not allow backyard chickens, its sister city of Gatineau, across the Ottawa/Outaouais River does. As with other locations, the pandemic has led to a spike in the raising of chickens. This can be attributed to the sense that people finally have the time to take care of the birds and a feeling that during difficult times the ability to be self-reliant and 'get back to basics' is safer than relying on supply chains and big stores.
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2020-06-03
This is a photograph of informational signage outside of the Civic Center in Clinton, North Carolina. The sign is written in both English and Spanish, illustrating how the Clinton was making information accessible to its diverse population.
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2020-06-01
This is a screenshot of the number of Covid-19 cases in Massachussetts as of June 1st. Massachusetts announced that they were going to be including probable cases in their reports, so there was a major spike in the number of cases on the 1st of June.
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2020-05
This is a photograph of the instructions for participating in the virtual graduation ceremoney at Simmons University in Boston.
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2020-04-14
My family was in the middle of remodelling our kitchen when Covid-19 hit the US. Because of restrictions on construction during the first few weeks, the construction was walled off and we had to move our fridge and some appliances into the living room. This is a photograph of the "kitchen" set up that we used for three months while the construction on our house was halted. We've lived through hurricanes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters that have impacted our access to food but none of them have been as difficult as living for three months without a kitchen.
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2020-04
I found this recipe on a Facebook group for people sharing quarantine recipes. This recipe really showcases how many people were having to learn how to make things due to food shortages and an inability to go to the grocery store. This recipe is for a salad dressing which, under normal circumstances, folks might not be anticipating having to make themselves.
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2020-04
I found this recipe on a Facebook group for people sharing their quarantine recipes. I thought this recipe was important to share because not only did so many people become really interested in baking bread during quarantine, but these recipes call for the sort of bare-bones ingredients that many might have attended to during some of the flour shortages.
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2020-05-26
A print news article and accompanying video discussing the challenge the increase use of masks to prevent the spread of covid-19 has presented for those with hearing impairments who may rely on lip reading. To accommodate for this a local couple have started making masks with clear plastic windows over the mouth.
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2020-03
This sign outside of the Mass. Ave T-Stop in Boston advertises some of the ways to stop the spread of germs. The placement of this sign right outside a train station illustrates how especially important following these guidelines was while using public transportation during Covid-19.
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2020-03
This photograph of a sign in the window of a Boston CVS explains that Covid-19 testing is not available at that location. This sign showcases how, especially in the beginning, people were very panicked and also confused about how to get tested and where.
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2020-03
This is a photograph of a sign posted in the window of the Boston Symphony Hall. This sign illustrates how sudden many of the closures were due to Covid-19, leading to suddenly canceled events.
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2020-03
This is a photograph of a sign placed outside of a playground in Boston explaining that due to Covid-19, the playground is closed "until further notice." This sign illustrates how urban environments dealt with closures.
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2020-05-22
Junior year is suppose to be the hardest but because of the covid 19, my classes are online and school was even easier. There was less homework and some of my teachers didn't even give us tests anymore. For ap Calc, our teacher planned to give us 8 tests in one month to prepare us for the ap test, but we got to skip that. Ap tests is only 45 minutes and Juniors were able to also skip the standardrized test.
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2020-03-15
Recently, I saw the U.S president used to want to ban the relationship with China. I feel really confused about it. In this cod-19, we get so much support from China. At least, I found so many Chinese help neighbor out during the epidemic. I got many masks from my neighbors.
Most of my clothes were made in China, I just want to say that we can have good cooperation with China, and we can get much profit from it. They help us, and we should keep good relationship with them.
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2020-06-07
I posted the original of this poster a few weeks ago, and I was happy to see that it has been modified with "BLM - Spectemur agendo," the second part of which seems to be Latin meaning, "Let us be judged by our acts."
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2020-06-08
This is a photograph of a sign in the window of the Boston Public Library. The sign asks parents to read to their children because the library will be closed due to Covid-19. This sign illustrates both how vital the BPL is to may children in Boston as well as how many parents were required to take over the role of providing reading material following closures of schools and libraries.
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2020-06-08
This is a photograph of the marquee outside Studio 210 in Boston. The sign asks the readers to stay safe and healthy, illustrating how some businesses in Boston responded to closings and quarantine.
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2020
This is a photograph of a sign hung in the window of the Symphony Cleaners. The sign details how the hours of business for the cleaners have been changed and that they are only accepting pickups and drop offs for businesses such as hotels. The sign refers to the virus as a "little bug"
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2020
This is a photograph of a local advertisement/information regarding public health in Boston during Covid-19. This sign offers advice and information for dealing with Covid-19 and advises people to stay home. This information is especially important to save because Boston had so many cases of Covid-19.
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2020-04
This is a photograph of a sign in the Greater Boston area thanking essential workers for their service. This sign illustrates one of the ways in which Boston has responded to Covid-19
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2020-05-14
This Facebook post details how the Viriginia Diner donated lunch to the retail workers at Wakefield, Virginia's Great Valu Market. This post illustrates some of the ways in which the community of Wakefield came together to help one another in the pandemic.
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2020-04-23
This Facebook post by House of Hope Food Pantry in Wakefield, Virginia showcases some of the donations made to the food pantry following the outbreak of Covid-19
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2020-03-31
This is a post made by Pinos Pizza, a pizzaeria in Wakefield, Virginia. Following the shortage in groceries across the country due to Covid-19, Pino's offered to feed anyone locally who was unable to secure groceries. Prior to the pandemic, there wasn't a single restaurant in Wakefield that even offered delivery. Regularly, these local restaurants aren't exactly full of business given how small the Wakefield community is. In some ways, the pandemic has forced Wakefield to somewhat modernize.
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2020-05-31
This order, written by city mayor Lew Starling, declares that as of March 18, the city of Clinton will be placed under a curfew from 8pm-6am until June 1 due to both Covid-19 and the presence of peaceful demonstrations following the murder of George Floyd
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2020-05-31
Following the Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the neighboring city, Fayetteville, the city of Clinton declared a curfew starting at 8pm
