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Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic implies many painful losses. Among them are so-called “third places” – the restaurants, bars, gyms, houses of worship, barber shops and other places we frequent that are neither work nor home. The third place is a concept in sociology and urban planning that recognizes the role these semi-public, semi-private places play in fostering social association, community identity and civic engagement. In giving people a familiar setting for social interaction among regulars, they encourage “place attachment” – that is, the bond between a person and a place. Now, experiencing the coronavirus from the fortress of our living spaces, we may enjoy the feeling of being in a haven that protects against this invisible new enemy. But we’ve lost the social an...

Women and supporters across the US march against Trump amid government shutdown and controversy within the movement. Sherry Cain, a 78-year-old Kentucky native, said she's lived a long time and has seen a lot of change in the world, "but never anything like this in our country". That's why she brought her family to Washington, DC on Saturday for the third annual Women's March. "I am just so fearful for their future if continue on this road," she told Al Jazeera, pointing to the government shutdown, US President Donald Trump's immigration policies and what she called the "abdication of Congress of their duties". "We have to do something," she said. Four generations of the Cain family - Sherry, her daughter, granddaughter and great grandson - joined thousands of women and their supporters ...

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Women’s March 2019: Thousands across the US march for third year