A transplant team in Nashville, a peanut farmer in Georgia, an airplane mechanic in Wichita. Here’s what we found when we set out to capture 24 hours in America.https://nyti.ms/2yF4e7t
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12:43 p.m. Proctor, Arkansas Pastor Whitfield greeted his community as young girls played in pews. Next week is yard-cutting week, and the free barbecue is next Saturday, he said. https://nyti.ms/2yHlM30 pic.twitter.com/ugJMm5Q1Is
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1:37 p.m.: Gary, Indiana Corey Lackey’s barber shop comes alive around noon. “Having this shop is about the business and making money, yes, but it’s not just that for me,” he said. “It’s also about creating jobs and being an example.” https://nyti.ms/2NM0BT3 pic.twitter.com/ZQXQkRzKp8
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2:36 p.m.: Littleton, Maine Clarissa Sabattis, chief of the Houlton Band of the Maliseets, took a break from Recognition Day celebrations. On this day, she said, “... what we are really recognizing is ourselves, our culture and our perseverance.” https://nyti.ms/2J0AqXY pic.twitter.com/lKjIptsUIC
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3:21 p.m.: Los Angeles, California Yasu Tanida oversees the camera and lighting departments at Stage 20, home of the “This Is Us” set. “My job is easy,” he said. “The lights don’t talk back to me.” https://nyti.ms/2RTZWCa pic.twitter.com/khotSAj1TN
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4:36 p.m.: Homewood, Alabama Don’t tell Steve Sills that middle-school football doesn't matter: It does to the team he coaches, the Homewood Patriots. They have never won a game, and today, the scoreboard was on their side. https://nyti.ms/2CNGO4C pic.twitter.com/4itTxn91TL
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5:30 p.m.: Pitts, Georgia When many people may be looking at the office clock, Clark Roundtree was climbing into the cab of a tractor. There were peanuts to dig. https://nyti.ms/2P1sTgH pic.twitter.com/7WaMSjVwMb
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6:10 p.m.: Douglas, Arizona For Ida Ann Pedregó, the owner of Illusions Boutique, closing time means the usual tidying up of the aisles. She’ll calm the ruffled organza of the quinceañera dresses she sells, sorting them by color, size and price. https://nyti.ms/2Oqg6VP pic.twitter.com/ToRt4BOAYZ
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7:11 p.m.: Mashantucket, Connecticut The early evening was quiet inside Foxwoods Resort Casino. Dwane Mitchner, a blackjack dealer, tried to rev up the early birds. “Pop it like it’s hot! Snap!” https://nyti.ms/2pXGwQ4 pic.twitter.com/iw39iqIC5x
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8:11 p.m.: Salt Lake City, Utah Willy Chun participates in a worship ceremony at the beginning of a gathering at the Bing Kong Tong Hall. The original mission of the tong, or organization, was to help Chinese immigrants gain a foothold in the U.S. https://nyti.ms/2AcXRdy pic.twitter.com/DVyZWPdSBm
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9:18 p.m.: Providence, Rhode Island Isabel Kayembe cooks at home following her workday at a post-resettlement refugee agency. Her job, she says, is to help others overcome the obstacles she once faced. https://nyti.ms/2P6ZXnw pic.twitter.com/gIVElKZK7a
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10:02 p.m..: Tulsa, Oklahoma Almead Stutts begins closing up Stutts House of Barbeque. The last few customers just shuffled out with chopped brisket and hot links. https://nyti.ms/2RTKllV pic.twitter.com/VpcA67kw4R
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11:02 p.m. Nashville, Tennessee Dr. Matthew R. Danter, a transplant surgeon, greets the family of Troy Roberts. Dr. Danter's team replaced Roberts's damaged heart in an operation that lasted about 8 hours. https://nyti.ms/2pXxHFG pic.twitter.com/3QYF2Wv5C2
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12:56 a.m.: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Christa Cassano spends her days working at a hotel, cleaning rooms and tending to guests. The evenings, which regularly stretch well past midnight, are devoted to her art. https://nyti.ms/2yCP6Yc pic.twitter.com/Y9Skf55Vph
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1:38 a.m.: Watford City, North Dakota The workday doesn’t start for Ric King until night falls, when gas flares transform the landscape into a red-hued, earthbound approximation of Mars. Then it’s time to work in the oil fields. https://nyti.ms/2PBogqN pic.twitter.com/LZQptip5iu
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2:02 a.m.: Wichita, Kansas Sarah Witt grew up wanting to fly airplanes. Now, in the dark early morning hours, she fixes them. https://nyti.ms/2pXlUHG pic.twitter.com/kApnFzLiPQ
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3:19 a.m.: Portland, Oregon Molly Palmer volunteers at Trans Lifeline, a hotline that offers transgender peer support. Her final call of the night had lasted 2 hours. It had left her feeling good, like she had made a difference in someone’s life. https://nyti.ms/2Ad2K6E pic.twitter.com/orRwL00oFu
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4:18 am: Mount Vernon, New York This is the hour of bakers. Jamaican staples such as hard dough bread, sugar buns and black fruit cakes are made here and distributed widely across NYC. https://nyti.ms/2COVtMX pic.twitter.com/N0pfOYSqBA
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5 a.m.: Hildalgo County, Texas Robert Rodriguez and his 3,100 fellow border patrol agents cover about 34,000 square miles of southeast Texas, where the Rio Grande separates the U.S. from Mexico. https://nyti.ms/2CjT5ww pic.twitter.com/zh2IHF1BMw
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6:39 a.m. Chincoteague Island, Virginia Emarie Ayala's work as a wildlife biologist can start as early as 5:30 a.m. "A little bit of sunrise on your way to work is like, 'Ah, this is going to be a good day,'" she said. https://nyti.ms/2ErdiTT pic.twitter.com/Va3LsYRYR8
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No time for politics or media drama chores to be done no television rather watch the sunrise and set the stars in the evening with a bright moon . You go girl enjoy life
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