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Biden, Harris 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 honored the lives of the 400,000
   Americans who have died from COVID-19 with an event Tuesday in
   Washington.

   "To heal, we must remember. It's hard sometimes to remember, but that's
   how we heal," Biden said, speaking in front of the Lincoln Memorial
   after sunset, as 400 lights were illuminated along the Reflecting Pool.
   The memorial is located at the opposite end of the National Mall from
   the Capitol building where Biden and Harris will take their oaths of
   office on Wednesday.

   "It's important to do that as a nation -- that's why we're here today.
   From sunset until dusk, let us shine the lights in the darkness along
   the sacred pool of reflection and remember all who we lost," he said.

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