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Biden, Harris to Honor US Coronavirus Dead Ahead of Inauguration

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   On the eve of their inauguration, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and
   Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are honoring the lives of the
   400,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19 with an event Tuesday in
   Washington.

   They will be joined by their spouses,Jill Biden and DougEmhoff, to
   illuminate 400 lights at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, located
   at the opposite end of the National Mall from the Capitol building
   where Biden and Harris will take the oath of office on Wednesday.

   Other landmarks across the United States, including the Empire State
   Building in New York and the Space Needle in Seattle, are being
   illuminated at the same time. Biden's inaugural committee said hundreds
   of towns, tribes and communities would also join "in a national moment
   of unity."

   Biden and Harris have made addressing COVID-19 a major focus of the
   early part of their administration with a goal of getting 100 million
   vaccinations administered in the first 100 daysalong with providing
   help for those struggling with the economic effects of the pandemic.

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