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Covid-19: The World has Changed. So has the Playbook for the Olympics.

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Covid-19: The World has Changed. So has the Playbook for the Olympics.

Here’s what you need to know: The Tokyo Olympics organizers released a booklet on staying safe during the games.Credit…Pool photo by Du Xiaoyi No cheering, singing or handshakes. And no riding public transportation without special permission. After nearly two months of relative silence amid new waves of coronavirus infection in Japan and many other countries, … Read more

George Floyd billboards depict ‘image that made the world rise up’

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The George Floyd Justice Billboard Committee has placed billboards featuring an artist rendering of George Floyd's death and a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was included in major cities across the United States, including this one in Atlanta.

When the video of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck stopped circulating on social media, Corinne Basabe decided to remind people of the “image that made the world rise.” brought “. So she founded the George Floyd Justice Billboard Committee. Now Floyd’s death is pictured across highways in Atlanta, Los … Read more