They aren’t anonymous, reduced to a digit. They are children, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, grandparents. As the world marks the 1 millionth coronavirus death, pause to read the stories of some of them.http://apne.ws/NeJomMo
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“Having the time of my life.” Saadya Ehrenpreis had long wanted to attend Yeshiva University in New York because his late father had taught math there. Born with Down syndrome, Ehrenpreis realized her dream.http://apne.ws/pIpb8Da
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"She was young, strong, brave." She no longer saw a future in her native Venezuela but in faraway Peru. A silent foe would eventually take Yurancy Castillo's dreams, and her life.http://apne.ws/l6d1fmt
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“They touched a lot of lives.” Beefy with big smiles, Cleon and Leon Boyd symbolized their tiny Vermont town – toughness and generosity. When the twins died, the town celebrated their lives in a way befitting the brothers: a parade.http://apne.ws/wL6TIPv
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“Being a doctor is something I’m proud of.” From childhood in Indonesia, Michael Robert Marampe knew he wanted to be a doctor and pianist. He became both, and his musical skills helped him find another love – his fiancée.http://apne.ws/ugu096K
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“There is always going to be a vacant spot.” The best referees are largely invisible, keeping order unobtrusively and letting players play. U.K. ref Jermaine Wright was that, and more, for the footballers.http://apne.ws/6GPKVVn
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