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I met my partner at a funeral. I don't believe in love at first sight, but we were instantly connected.
They met at a funeral and fell in love. She made an instant connection when she went to a funeral f…
Joan Westenberg
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What it's like for crematorium workers who can't keep up with the bodies as India's COVID-19 deaths surge past 200,000
As COVID-19 deaths hit unprecedented rates in India, one man is doing what he can to honor those wh…
Samara Abramson,Havovi Cooper…
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FEMA receives more than 130,000 applications for COVID-19 funeral assistance
Americans who lost loved ones due to the coronavirus can receive up to $9,000 for each funeral they…
Charles Davis
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FEMA inundated with calls from people seeking up to $9,000 in funeral assistance for the death of a loved one with COVID-19
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Chuck Schumer, and other Dems pushed for the aid. Thousands of …
Charles Davis
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For $595, a company will transform a dead person or pet into smooth 'parting stones' that slip into your pocket
The polished "solidified remains" feel more precious and less creepy than an urn full of cremated r…
Susie Neilson,Dave Mosher
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Not being able to hold traditional funerals is yet another 'devastating' way Black Americans are impacted by the coronavirus pandemic
Black funeral homes emerged out of segregation as African Americans had no other choice to lay thei…
Bre'Anna Grant
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Indore restricts gathering of more than 20 people at weddings and funerals
In an attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Indore, the district administration has prohib…
PTI
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A funeral director fights for New York's coronavirus dead
He woke up at 11:30 am on Monday to a request from a friend. His uncle died in Valhalla, New York,…
PTI
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New York will ramp up testing corpses for COVID-19 and the flu to make sure death data is accurate
New regulations require that the bodies of those who died with a respiratory illness, but weren't d…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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This LA death doula is bringing comfort to the dying and grieving during the pandemic
Death midwife Alua Arthur is busier than ever, but she's had to adapt rituals and hands-on care to …
Kim Kelly
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Opposition to coronavirus victim's funeral in Meghalaya blot on society's consciousness: Naidu
He said it is a matter of deep anguish that such an incident occurred in spite of an advisory bein…
PTI
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Coronavirus: Indian parents in UAE attend son's funeral in Kerala virtually
Due to the movement restrictions and social distancing rules, she said only the family members coul…
PTI
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What it's like to be a 'deathcare' worker collecting bodies during the coronavirus pandemic
NYC deathcare workers face a growing number of COVID-19 bodies. Amid a rising death toll, they tran…
Abby Narishkin,Dave Mosher,St…
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Spain's death care industry is being pushed to the limit, as coffin makers work overtime and funeral homes conduct 40 services a day
Overwhelming numbers of casualties from the coronavirus are taxing death care industries and taking…
Robert Leslie,Mark Abadi
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Dozens of bodies were allegedly found in U-Haul trucks outside a Brooklyn funeral home
Somewhere between 30 to 60 bodies were allegedly found in the U-Haul trucks, and neighbors told PIX…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Dealing with the dead: Photos reveal the harrowing reality for 4 funeral home directors in Harlem as COVID-19 deaths soar
The situation has become so grim that the morticians have been forced to turn families away. Lily S…
Natalie Colarossi
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Meghan Markle won't travel to Prince Philip's funeral. Experts say flying while pregnant during the pandemic can be risky.
An OB-GYN said flying while pregnant is generally safe before 36 weeks. Meghan Markle, whose due da…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Funerals may have to be livestreamed as the coronavirus pushes the US to limit social gatherings
The CDC had advised that gatherings of more 50 people should be canceled or postponed for the next …
Sarah Al-Arshani,Sarah Al-Ars…
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Delhi has cremated so many COVID-19 victims that authorities are getting requests to cut down trees in city parks to fuel the funeral pyres
India recorded more than 350,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, breaking a world record for daily CO…