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Architecture firm Gómez Platero is leading a $1.5 million project to create a monument to the victims of COVID-19 — the <a href="https://www.gomezplatero.com/en/proyecto/memorial-pandemic/">world's first large-scale memorial</a> to those lost in a pandemic — on the shores of Montevideo, Uruguay.

Hardly Any 1918 Flu Memorials Exist. Will We Remember COVID-19 Differently?

Traditional monuments commemorate politicians or war heroes but rarely victims of disease. We must "mark how profound the catastrophic loss of life has been," says Monument Lab Director Paul Farber.

Boulder Police Officer Eric Talley, who was killed along with nine other people in a mass shooting at a grocery store in Boulder, Colo., Monday.

Eric Talley: Family And Colleagues Remember Police Officer Slain At Boulder Grocery

His father says Eric Talley, 51, was a devoted dad who was learning to be a drone operator, because the job would be safer.

Progressives Want Justice Stephen Breyer To Retire. His Response? Not Yet

In an interview with NPR, the 83-year-old said: "When exactly I should retire, or will retire, has many complex parts to it. I think I'm aware of most of them, and I ... will consider them."

When Disney World opened on Oct. 1, 1971, tickets for adults were just $3.50. Here, William Windsor Jr. carries his son Lee, past Cinderella's castle on opening day.

1971: The Year That Gave Us Starbucks, Disney World — And A Lower Voting Age

What a big year 1971 was. Here, we break down the 50th anniversaries of some of the biggest health initiatives, some serious industry game-changers, and more.

A photograph of a woman who says she was a victim of marital rape. She is posing outside near her home in New Delhi. The Delhi High Court is now considering petitions that call for the criminalization of marital rape.

Marital rape is still legal in India. A court decision could change that

Women's groups have petitioned the Delhi High Court to close a legal loophole and criminalize marital rape. A decision is expected soon. Men who oppose the petitions have gone on a "marriage strike."

Assemblyman Mike Gipson, D-Carson, accompanied by other lawmakers discusses the measure he is introducing to make it "illegal to use the choke hold and carotid artery restrain tactics to forcibly detain a suspect," during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, June 8, 2020.

California Legislative Leaders Back State 'Sleeper Hold' Ban

California’s Assembly speaker and other key lawmakers on Monday backed making it illegal statewide for police to use a type of neck hold that blocks the flow of blood to the brain.

San Diego police officers stand guard on Broadway near State Street in front of City Hall amid protests, May 31, 2020.

California Legislative Leaders Back State 'Sleeper Hold' Ban

California’s Assembly speaker and other key lawmakers on Monday backed making it illegal statewide for police to use a type of neck hold that blocks the flow of blood to the brain.

Whitney Turner, an employee of the U.S. Census Bureau, holds an "I count" sign at a 2020 census advertising campaign event in Washington, D.C., in January 2020.

What The New Census Data Can — And Can't — Tell Us About People Living In The U.S.

No census has been perfect. COVID-19, Trump officials' interference and the Census Bureau's new privacy protections have raised concerns about the reliability of demographic data from the 2020 count.

San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore is shown talking with visitors at the County Administration building in downtown San Diego on Jan. 5, 2015.

Sheriff Gore Discards 'Sleeper Hold' Amid Police Use-of-Force Protests

The police departments in Coronado, La Mesa, National City and Oceanside announced the same policy change for their sworn personnel over the afternoon and early evening.

What The New Census Data Can — And Can't — Tell Us About People Living In The U.S.

No census has been perfect. COVID-19, Trump officials' interference and the Census Bureau's new privacy protections have raised concerns about the reliability of demographic data from the 2020 count.

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