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natural disaster
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‘It brings out the best in humanity’: the rescuers saving pets from LA’s wildfires
Read more: ‘It brings out the best in humanity’: the rescuers saving pets from LA’s wildfiresRescue workers have swung into action to board, feed and treat displaced animals – and find those who may be trapped. As the wildfires besieged Los Angeles, marauding through hillside suburbs at an impossibly fast and ferocious pace, 500 miles…
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Here Are Some Ways the Art World Has Come Together to Support Earthquake Relief in Turkey and Syria
Read more: Here Are Some Ways the Art World Has Come Together to Support Earthquake Relief in Turkey and SyriaWith people in Turkey and Syria still reeling from Monday’s devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake, many in the art world have united in support of the relief efforts for the disaster. The death toll has now surpassed 22,000, with close to…
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Waiting for Godot in New Orleans
Read more: Waiting for Godot in New OrleansABOUT THE PROJECT When artist Paul Chan visited New Orleans for the first time in November 2006—a little more than a year after Hurricane Katrina—he was struck by the disquieting stillness: no hammer sounds banging in the distance, no construction…