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A wreath is shown before the start of a memorial service Monday for U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D- Ga., in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C.

WATCH: Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Honored At Capitol Hill Ceremony

Jul 27, 2020
The late Georgia congressman's body will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. A public viewing for the "conscience of the Congress" will be held outside due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Shots - Health News

When A Beloved Life Ends, Virtual Hugs Can't Replace Human Touch

May 03, 2020
How many more might recover, if they had a loved one by their side while fighting for life? An only son aches for the healing power of human touch in his mother's last days, and at her funeral.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Norman J. Williams, the president and funeral director of Unity Funeral Parlors in Chicago.

'Let Us Stay In Touch With Those That We Love.' A Funeral Director's Lessons For Life

Apr 04, 2020
Because we can not hug or stand close, the coronavirus has changed how we mourn those we've lost. Funeral director Norman J. Williams of Unity Funeral Parlors offers his thoughts about the living.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Online video conferencing is just one way mourning families are learning to cope and connect at a time when large funeral gatherings are strongly discouraged due to social distancing guidelines.

Social Distancing Means Mourners Must Find New Ways To Cope And Connect

Apr 02, 2020
With limits on social gatherings, Americans have to mourn their dead through online memorials and virtual funerals.
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Newscast headlines

Hundreds Attend Memorial For Nevada Sen. Debbie Smith

Feb 29, 2016

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — A bipartisan group of mourners is remembering longtime Nevada legislator Debbie Smith as a dedicated public servant, wife and mother.

The Reno-Gazette Journal reports hundreds attended a memorial for Smith on Sunday at Sparks High School.

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Newscast headlines

B.B. King Public Viewing Expected to Draw Lines in Las Vegas

May 22, 2015

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A funeral director says he's prepared for lines around the block for a public viewing of blues legend B.B. King in Las Vegas.

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Some B.B. King Kin to Visit Body the Day Before Public Viewing

May 21, 2015

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Some B.B. King family members are getting a chance to visit the blues great one last time in private at a Las Vegas funeral home ahead of Friday's public viewing and Saturday memorial.

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