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This nation will smile again': Biden balances grief, hope at White House ceremony mourning 500,000 lives lost to COVID-19 | KTLA
Jenny Leonard on Twitter: "President Biden, @FLOTUS, @VP and @SecondGentleman — surrounded by 500 candles to symbolize the 500,000 lives lost to Covid-19 — hold a moment of silence outside the White
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A skeleton and candles decorate the Blue Room of the White House for a Halloween reception in 2009 - White House Historical Association
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