His death after he was beaten by the police inspired anger and sorrow across the country. His family remembers him as a “beautiful soul.”
Category: Funerals and Memorials
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Memphis to Gather in Grief at Tyre Nichols’s Funeral
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Pele’s 24-Hour Funeral Attracted More Than 200,000 Mourners
The New York Times – Sports:“This is no sacrifice,” said a man who had waited hours for a chance to attend Pelé’s 24-hour wake. Officials estimated 230,000 people filed through the stadium.
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Pelé Honored by Thousands of Brazilians at 24-Hour Funeral
The New York Times – Sports:Thousands of Brazilians came out to pay their respects to an athlete that put their nation on the world stage.
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Tributes Pour In as Brazil Readies for Pelé’s Funeral
The New York Times – Sports:Pelé’s body will lie at midfield at the Estádio Urbano Caldeira, his former club’s stadium, for 24 hours.
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As Cases Spread, China’s Low Covid Death Toll Convinces No One
The New York Times – Business:China’s murky statistics are fueling widespread public distrust. Its narrow definition of Covid deaths “will very much underestimate the true death toll,” the W.H.O. says.
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Imagining a Monument to an Unimaginable Number of Covid Deaths
The New York Times – T Magazine:In cities, especially, monuments have become not just an artistic genre unto themselves but evanescent, ever-evolving tributes to those we lost — and continue to lose.