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SOUND ON: The Washington National Cathedral's funeral bells toll 500 times as the U.S. death tally from Covid-19 tops 500,000 bloom.bg/3kfdM0v
WATCH: The White House lowered the flag to half-staff to mark the deaths of more than 500,000 Americans during the Covid-19 pandemic bloom.bg/3kfdM0v

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