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A compilation of poems about the many tragedies and triumphs of 2017 in America.
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2017 - Tarin Breuner
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Headlines, The Bad
Killing Our Kids
New York Post, May 23, 2017
It’s any other day
Two of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history come just 35 days apart
CBS News, Nov. 7, 2017
It’s any other day
Amtrak Train Derails on Overpass in Washington State, Killing 3
NPR, Dec. 18, 2017
It’s any other day
‘Dreamer’ Plan That Aided 800,000 Immigrants Is Threatened
NY Times, Aug. 27, 2017
It’s any other day
White Supremacist Rally Triggers Violence in Charlottesville
Huffington Post, Aug. 12, 2017
It’s any other day
California Wildfires Now Deadliest in State’s Recorded History
Huffington Post, Oct. 12, 2017
It’s any other day
Manhattan truck attack kills 8 in ‘act of terror’
CNN, Nov. 6
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