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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A man wearing a surgical mask prays by himself in the vestibule of a Catholic church in Des Moines. The Des Moines diocese announced that Catholics in Des Moines were "relieved of the Sunday Mass obligation" because of fears over the Coronavirus. Most churches in the Des Moines area canceled their Sunday services or switched to an online service this week. Those churches that conducted Sunday services imposed "social distancing" guidelines, including no physical contact, and had significantly lower attendance. The Governor of Iowa announced Saturday night that the Coronavirus in Iowa had entered the "community spread" phase when a person in Dallas County, in the Des Moines metropolitan area, tested positive for Coronavirus. This is the first reported case in the Des Moines area. As of Sunday morning, Iowa was reporting 18 people tested positive for Coronavirus.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Downtown Des Moines is preparing the caucuses, which are Monday, February 3. The city has hung banners throughout the city center and put signs in the skywalk. Some candidates are also buying advertising in the skywalk.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People rally in the Iowa State Capitol against factory farming. About 75 people, including farmers, environmental activists, and supporters of family farms, came to a protest in the rotunda of the state capitol in Des Moines. They are trying to pressure Iowa lawmakers to pass a moratorium against new factory farm construction in Iowa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 DECEMBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Volunteers during the Pledge of Allegiance before they went out to lay Christmas wreaths on the veterans' graves in Woodland Cemetery. Volunteers working with Wreaths Across America placed Christmas wreaths on the headstones of more than 600 US military veterans in Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines. The cemetery, one of the first in Des Moines, has the graves of veterans going back to the War of 1812.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MAY 2019 - NEWTON, IOWA:  Governor STEVE BULLOCK (D-MT) talks to Iowa voters during a campaign event in Newton. Gov. Bullock joined a crowded field of Democrats vying to be the party's Presidential nominee in 2020. Iowa traditionally hosts the the first election event of the presidential election cycle. The Iowa Caucuses will be on Feb. 3, 2020.                       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MAY 2019 - NEWTON, IOWA:  Governor STEVE BULLOCK (D-MT) talks to Iowa voters during a campaign event in Newton. Gov. Bullock joined a crowded field of Democrats vying to be the party's Presidential nominee in 2020. Iowa traditionally hosts the the first election event of the presidential election cycle. The Iowa Caucuses will be on Feb. 3, 2020.                       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MAY 2019 - INDIANOLA, IOWA: BETO O'ROURKE, a Texas Democrat, talks to students at Simpson College and people who from Indianola, IA, Monday. O'Rouke is campaigning in Iowa to support his candidacy to be the Democratic nominee for the US Presidency in 2020.  Iowa traditionally hosts the the first election event of the presidential election cycle. The Iowa Caucuses will be on Feb. 3, 2020.              PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MAY 2019 - INDIANOLA, IOWA: BETO O'ROURKE, a Texas Democrat, talks to students at Simpson College and people who from Indianola, IA, Monday. O'Rouke is campaigning in Iowa to support his candidacy to be the Democratic nominee for the US Presidency in 2020.  Iowa traditionally hosts the the first election event of the presidential election cycle. The Iowa Caucuses will be on Feb. 3, 2020.              PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2019 - HARLAN, IOWA: US Senator KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND talks to a group of Iowa voters in a Mexican restaurant during a campaign event Harlan, Iowa. Gillibrand is campaigning in western Iowa Friday to support her candidacy to be the Democratic nominee for the US presidency in the 2020 election. Iowa traditionally hosts the the first selection event of the presidential election cycle. The Iowa Caucuses will be on Feb. 3, 2020.                PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2019 - HARLAN, IOWA: US Senator KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND talks to a group of Iowa voters in a Mexican restaurant during a campaign event Harlan, Iowa. Gillibrand is campaigning in western Iowa Friday to support her candidacy to be the Democratic nominee for the US presidency in the 2020 election. Iowa traditionally hosts the the first selection event of the presidential election cycle. The Iowa Caucuses will be on Feb. 3, 2020.                PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: A Chinese construction worker jumps out of a tuk-tuk that shuttles workers from their housing to the job site. There are about 80 Chinese casinos and resort hotels open in Sihanoukville and dozens more under construction. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2019 - SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA: The Blue Bay beach. Blue Bay is a Chinese casino and resort being built in Sihanoukville. There are about 50 Chinese casinos and resort hotels either open or under construction in Sihanoukville. The casinos are changing the city, once a sleepy port on Southeast Asia's "backpacker trail" into a booming city. The change is coming with a cost though. Many Cambodian residents of Sihanoukville  have lost their homes to make way for the casinos and the jobs are going to Chinese workers, brought in to build casinos and work in the casinos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Young men react to women Japanese performers during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man hangs longevity noodles out to dry in front of his family shophouse. The family has been making traditional "mee sua" noodles, also called "longevity noodles" for three generations in their home in central Bangkok. They use a recipe brought to Thailand from China. Longevity noodles are thought to contribute to a long and healthy life and  are served on special occasions, especially Chinese New Year, which is February 4, 2019. These noodles were being made for Chinese New Year.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Merchants in the gem market eat lunch from a street food cart in front of a gem cutting shop in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Merchants in the gem market eat lunch from a street food cart in front of a gem cutting shop in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A Chinese gem merchant talks to a customer in the Chantaburi gem market. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men cut up durian to sell in the morning market in a working class neighborhood about one kilometer from Siam Paragon, an exclusive mall in central Bangkok. According to Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook 2018, which surveyed 40 countries, Thailand has the highest rate of income inequality in the world. In 2016, Thailand was third, behind Russia and India. In 2016, the 1% richest Thais (about 500,000 people) owned 58.0% of the Thailand's wealth. In 2018, they controlled 66.9%. In Russia, those numbers went from 78% in 2016, down to 57.1% in 2018. The Thai government disagreed with the report and said the report didn't take government anti-poverty programs into account and that Thailand was held to an unfair standard because most of the other countries in the report are developed countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Shoppers use an airconditioned walkway to go from Siam Discovery Mall to Siam Center Mall, both upscale malls in central Bangkok. According to Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook 2018, which surveyed 40 countries, Thailand has the highest rate of income inequality in the world. In 2016, Thailand was third, behind Russia and India. In 2016, the 1% richest Thais (about 500,000 people) owned 58.0% of the Thailand's wealth. In 2018, they controlled 66.9%. In Russia, those numbers went from 78% in 2016, down to 57.1% in 2018. The Thai government disagreed with the report and said the report didn't take government anti-poverty programs into account and that Thailand was held to an unfair standard because most of the other countries in the report are developed countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JUNE 2018 - SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: Men pray at Seoul Central Mosque on Eid al Fitr, the Muslim Holy Day that marks the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan. There are fewer than 100,000 Korean Muslims, but there is a large community of Muslim immigrants in South Korea, most in Seoul. Thousands of people attend Eid services at Seoul Central Mosque, the largest mosque in South Korea.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2018 - SAN PA TONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  at the market in San Pa Tong (also spelled Sanpatong), a town about 30 minutes from Chiang Mai. On Saturday's, farmers and livestock dealers come to the market to buy and sell cattle and water buffalo.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2018 - SAN PA TONG, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  at the market in San Pa Tong (also spelled Sanpatong), a town about 30 minutes from Chiang Mai. On Saturday's, farmers and livestock dealers come to the market to buy and sell cattle and water buffalo.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers get off and on Khlong Saen Saeb passenger boats at the Asok Pier, on Sukhumvit Soi 21. Tens of thousands of passengers ride the boat every day, commuting into Bangkok from the eastern suburbs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers wait to board a Khlong Saen Saeb passenger boat at the Asok Pier, on Sukhumvit Soi 21. Tens of thousands of passengers ride the boat every day, commuting into Bangkok from the eastern suburbs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man who has lived in Pom Mahakan his entire life in front of his new home. His family was able to prove their familial roots in the community and the city allowed them to remain. The final evictions of the remaining families in Pom Mahakan, a slum community in a 19th century fort in Bangkok, have started. An ad hoc group of housing advocates, historic preservationists and academics have asked the city to allow the remaining residents to stay and city officials have said they might allow people who can prove that their families have lived in the fort since before the 1950s, when the city got title to the land from the Thai military, will be able to stay.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 MAY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Lottery ticket sellers line up at an entrance to Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MAY 2017 - ST. PAUL, MN: Somali immigrants participate in a May Day immigrants' rights protest in the Minnesota State Capitol. Glendale is a public housing complex that is being renovated and gentrified. The residents there now, including many Somalis, will lose their homes when the renovations are finished. About 300 people, representing immigrants' and workers' rights organizations, marched through the Minnesota State Capitol during a demonstration to mark May Day, International Workers' Day.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:  Nepali and Tibetan Buddhists walk around Boudhanath Stupa before sunrise during morning prayers. Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu is the holiest site in Nepali Buddhism. It is also the center of the Tibetan exile community in Kathmandu. The Stupa was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake but was one of the first buildings renovated.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 FEBRUARY 2017 - THEPHARAK, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: A boatman takes a passenger and his cargo across Khlong Samrong in his small boat, which he uses as a ferry, in the Bangkok suburbs. The boatman pulls it across using a system of ropes and pulleys. He's been working on the boat since he was a child. Small ferries like this used to be common in Bangkok but many of the khlongs (the canals that used to crisscross Bangkok) have been filled in and bridges have been across the remaining khlongs. Now there are only a handful of the ferries left. This ferry charges 2 Baht (the equivalent of about .06¢ US) per person to take a person across the khlong.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 FEBRUARY 2017 - THEPHARAK, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  A boatman who uses his small boat as a ferry waits for passengers on Khlong Samrung, in the Bangkok suburbs. The boatman pulls it across using a system of ropes and pulleys. He's been working on the boat since he was a child. Small ferries like this used to be common in Bangkok but many of the khlongs (the canals that used to crisscross Bangkok) have been filled in and bridges have been across the remaining khlongs. Now there are only a handful of the ferries left. This ferry charges 2 Baht (the equivalent of about .06¢ US) per person to take a person across the khlong.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MARCH 2015 - NAKHON CHAI SI, NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND: A man channels the powers of his new tattoo at the Wat Bang Phra tattoo festival. Wat Bang Phra is the best known "Sak Yant" tattoo temple in Thailand. It's located in Nakhon Pathom province, about 40 miles from Bangkok. The tattoos are given with hollow stainless steel needles and are thought to possess magical powers of protection. The tattoos, which are given by Buddhist monks, are popular with soldiers, policeman and gangsters, people who generally live in harm's way. The tattoo must be activated to remain powerful and the annual Wai Khru Ceremony (tattoo festival) at the temple draws thousands of devotees who come to the temple to activate or renew the tattoos. People go into trance like states and then assume the personality of their tattoo, so people with tiger tattoos assume the personality of a tiger, people with monkey tattoos take on the personality of a monkey and so on. In recent years the tattoo festival has become popular with tourists who make the trip to Nakorn Pathom province to see a side of "exotic" Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MARCH 2015 - NAKHON CHAI SI, NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND: A man gets a spiritual tattoo at the Wat Bang Phra tattoo festival. Wat Bang Phra is the best known "Sak Yant" tattoo temple in Thailand. It's located in Nakhon Pathom province, about 40 miles from Bangkok. The tattoos are given with hollow stainless steel needles and are thought to possess magical powers of protection. The tattoos, which are given by Buddhist monks, are popular with soldiers, policeman and gangsters, people who generally live in harm's way. The tattoo must be activated to remain powerful and the annual Wai Khru Ceremony (tattoo festival) at the temple draws thousands of devotees who come to the temple to activate or renew the tattoos. People go into trance like states and then assume the personality of their tattoo, so people with tiger tattoos assume the personality of a tiger, people with monkey tattoos take on the personality of a monkey and so on. In recent years the tattoo festival has become popular with tourists who make the trip to Nakorn Pathom province to see a side of "exotic" Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MARCH 2015 - NAKHON CHAI SI, NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND: A man gets a spiritual tattoo at the Wat Bang Phra tattoo festival. Wat Bang Phra is the best known "Sak Yant" tattoo temple in Thailand. It's located in Nakhon Pathom province, about 40 miles from Bangkok. The tattoos are given with hollow stainless steel needles and are thought to possess magical powers of protection. The tattoos, which are given by Buddhist monks, are popular with soldiers, policeman and gangsters, people who generally live in harm's way. The tattoo must be activated to remain powerful and the annual Wai Khru Ceremony (tattoo festival) at the temple draws thousands of devotees who come to the temple to activate or renew the tattoos. People go into trance like states and then assume the personality of their tattoo, so people with tiger tattoos assume the personality of a tiger, people with monkey tattoos take on the personality of a monkey and so on. In recent years the tattoo festival has become popular with tourists who make the trip to Nakorn Pathom province to see a side of "exotic" Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2014 - NAKHON CHAI SI, NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND: A man covered in tattoos prays at the Wat Bang Phra tattoo festival. Wat Bang Phra is the best known "Sak Yant" tattoo temple in Thailand. It's located in Nakhon Pathom province, about 40 miles from Bangkok. The tattoos are given with hollow stainless steel needles and are thought to possess magical powers of protection. The tattoos, which are given by Buddhist monks, are popular with soldiers, policeman and gangsters, people who generally live in harm's way. The tattoo must be activated to remain powerful and the annual Wai Khru Ceremony (tattoo festival) at the temple draws thousands of devotees who come to the temple to activate or renew the tattoos. People go into trance like states and then assume the personality of their tattoo, so people with tiger tattoos assume the personality of a tiger, people with monkey tattoos take on the personality of a monkey and so on. In recent years the tattoo festival has become popular with tourists who make the trip to Nakorn Pathom province to see a side of "exotic" Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MARCH 2014 - NAKHON CHAI SI, NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND: A man relaxes between sessions to refresh his sak yant tattoo at Wat Bang Phra. Wat Bang Phra is the best known "Sak Yant" tattoo temple in Thailand. It's located in Nakhon Pathom province, about 40 miles from Bangkok. The tattoos are given with hollow stainless steel needles and are thought to possess magical powers of protection. The tattoos, which are given by Buddhist monks, are popular with soldiers, policeman and gangsters, people who generally live in harm's way. The tattoo must be activated to remain powerful and the annual Wai Khru Ceremony (tattoo festival) at the temple draws thousands of devotees who come to the temple to activate or renew the tattoos. People go into trance like states and then assume the personality of their tattoo, so people with tiger tattoos assume the personality of a tiger, people with monkey tattoos take on the personality of a monkey and so on. In recent years the tattoo festival has become popular with tourists who make the trip to Nakorn Pathom province to see a side of "exotic" Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MARCH 2014 - NAKHON CHAI SI, NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk gives a man a sak tant tattoo at Wat Bang Phra. Wat Bang Phra is the best known "Sak Yant" tattoo temple in Thailand. It's located in Nakhon Pathom province, about 40 miles from Bangkok. The tattoos are given with hollow stainless steel needles and are thought to possess magical powers of protection. The tattoos, which are given by Buddhist monks, are popular with soldiers, policeman and gangsters, people who generally live in harm's way. The tattoo must be activated to remain powerful and the annual Wai Khru Ceremony (tattoo festival) at the temple draws thousands of devotees who come to the temple to activate or renew the tattoos. People go into trance like states and then assume the personality of their tattoo, so people with tiger tattoos assume the personality of a tiger, people with monkey tattoos take on the personality of a monkey and so on. In recent years the tattoo festival has become popular with tourists who make the trip to Nakorn Pathom province to see a side of "exotic" Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MARCH 2014 - NAKHON CHAI SI, NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND: A man grimaces as he gets a sak yant tattoo at Wat Bang Phra. Wat Bang Phra is the best known "Sak Yant" tattoo temple in Thailand. It's located in Nakhon Pathom province, about 40 miles from Bangkok. The tattoos are given with hollow stainless steel needles and are thought to possess magical powers of protection. The tattoos, which are given by Buddhist monks, are popular with soldiers, policeman and gangsters, people who generally live in harm's way. The tattoo must be activated to remain powerful and the annual Wai Khru Ceremony (tattoo festival) at the temple draws thousands of devotees who come to the temple to activate or renew the tattoos. People go into trance like states and then assume the personality of their tattoo, so people with tiger tattoos assume the personality of a tiger, people with monkey tattoos take on the personality of a monkey and so on. In recent years the tattoo festival has become popular with tourists who make the trip to Nakorn Pathom province to see a side of "exotic" Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ:  US Representative DAVID SCHWEIKERT (R-AZ), right, talks to a constituent in front of his district office in Scottsdale. Congressman Schweikert represents Arizona's 6th Congressional District. Most of the district is in Scottsdale, a wealthy suburb of Phoenix and one of the wealthiest cities in the United States. Schweikert is a staunch conservative and popular with the Tea Party. He supported the government shutdown in October.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ:  US Representative DAVID SCHWEIKERT (R-AZ), right, poses for photos with high school students from his district in front of his district office in Scottsdale. Congressman Schweikert represents Arizona's 6th Congressional District. Most of the district is in Scottsdale, a wealthy suburb of Phoenix and one of the wealthiest cities in the United States. Schweikert is a staunch conservative and popular with the Tea Party. He supported the government shutdown in October.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 OCTOBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ: Arizona Attorney General TOM HORNE at a meeting with DREAM Act protesters. The DREAMers are protesting the decision by Attorney General Horne to sue the Maricopa County Community College District to force the district to charge in-state tuition to the young people who qualify for the federal government deferred-action program.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 OCTOBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ: Rev. JARRETT MAUPIN, right, a Phoenix civil rights activist, and Arizona Attorney General TOM HORNE at a meeting with DREAM Act protesters. The DREAMers are protesting the decision by Attorney General Horne to sue the Maricopa County Community College District to force the district to charge in-state tuition to the young people who qualify for the federal government deferred-action program.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 OCTOBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ: RANDY PARRAZ, a civil rights activist in Arizona, speaks out against Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne in front of the offices of the Arizona Attorney General Thursday. About 100 people came to the office of Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne to protest the decision by Horne to sue community colleges in Maricopa County that charge DREAM Act students who are residents of Arizona out of state tuition rather than in state resident tuition. Nearly 10 people were arrested in a planned civil disobedience during the protest.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 OCTOBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ:     LESLIE MERAZ is arrested by Arizona Capitol Police in the office of the Attorney General. About 100 people came to the office of Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne to protest the decision by Horne to sue community colleges in Maricopa County that charge DREAM Act students who are residents of Arizona out of state tuition rather than in state resident tuition. Nearly 10 people were arrested in a planned civil disobedience during the protest.PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 OCTOBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ:     CAROLYN O'CONNOR, formerly the Vice President of Student Affairs at Gateway Community College, is arrested by Arizona Capitol Police in the office of the Attorney General. About 100 people came to the office of Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne to protest the decision by Horne to sue community colleges in Maricopa County that charge DREAM Act students who are residents of Arizona out of state tuition rather than in state resident tuition. Nearly 10 people were arrested in a planned civil disobedience during the protest.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 OCTOBER 2013 - GLENDALE, AZ: Furloughed federal employees, workers at Luke Air Force Base, picket the base Wednesday. The furloughed workers, all civilian employees and members of AFGE at Luke Air Force Base, protested the partial shutdown of the US government. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union representing 650,000 federal and D.C. government workers. Similar protests were held across the country as the partial government shutdown entered its second day.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A customer waits for his lunch in a restaurant in downtown Des Moines. Business in the restaurant, has dropped by more than 50 percent because of the Corornavirus pandemic. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Protesters at a vigil for George Floyd in front of the Des Moines police station Friday evening. Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African-American man, was killed by four Minneapolis police officers Monday evening May 25. The four police officers were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department. Officer Derek Chauvin, seen in videos with his knee on Floyd's neck, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday in Floyd's death. The death of George Floyd, while he was restrained and in police custody, has set off protests and vigils across the US.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People in a prayer circle during an anti-vaccine prayer vigil. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People in a prayer circle during an anti-vaccine prayer vigil. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People in a prayer circle during an anti-vaccine prayer vigil. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People in a prayer circle during an anti-vaccine prayer vigil. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A man wearing a surgical mask prays by himself in the vestibule of a Catholic church in Des Moines. The Des Moines diocese announced that Catholics in Des Moines were "relieved of the Sunday Mass obligation" because of fears over the Coronavirus. Most churches in the Des Moines area canceled their Sunday services or switched to an online service this week. Those churches that conducted Sunday services imposed "social distancing" guidelines, including no physical contact, and had significantly lower attendance. The Governor of Iowa announced Saturday night that the Coronavirus in Iowa had entered the "community spread" phase when a person in Dallas County, in the Des Moines metropolitan area, tested positive for Coronavirus. This is the first reported case in the Des Moines area. As of Sunday morning, Iowa was reporting 18 people tested positive for Coronavirus.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A man wearing a surgical mask prays by himself in the vestibule of a Catholic church in Des Moines. The Des Moines diocese announced that Catholics in Des Moines were "relieved of the Sunday Mass obligation" because of fears over the Coronavirus. Most churches in the Des Moines area canceled their Sunday services or switched to an online service this week. Those churches that conducted Sunday services imposed "social distancing" guidelines, including no physical contact, and had significantly lower attendance. The Governor of Iowa announced Saturday night that the Coronavirus in Iowa had entered the "community spread" phase when a person in Dallas County, in the Des Moines metropolitan area, tested positive for Coronavirus. This is the first reported case in the Des Moines area. As of Sunday morning, Iowa was reporting 18 people tested positive for Coronavirus.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Pastor RACHEL THORSON MITHELMAN leads Sunday services at St. John's Lutheran Church in Des Moines. Attendance at St. John's was about ⅔ below normal for a Lenten Sunday this week. Most churches in the Des Moines area canceled their Sunday services or switched to an online service this week. The churches that conducted Sunday services imposed "social distancing" guidelines, including no physical contact, and had significantly lower attendance. The Governor of Iowa announced Saturday night that the Coronavirus in Iowa had entered the "community spread" phase when a person in Dallas County, in the Des Moines metropolitan area, tested positive for Coronavirus. This is the first reported case in the Des Moines area. As of Sunday morning, Iowa was reporting 18 people tested positive for Coronavirus.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A woman sits by herself during Sunday services in St. John's Lutheran Church in Des Moines. Attendance at St. John's was about ⅔ below normal for a Lenten Sunday. Most churches in the Des Moines area canceled their Sunday services or switched to an online service this week. Those churches that conducted Sunday services imposed "social distancing" guidelines, including no physical contact, and had significantly lower attendance. The Governor of Iowa announced Saturday night that the Coronavirus in Iowa had entered the "community spread" phase when a person in Dallas County, in the Des Moines metropolitan area, tested positive for Coronavirus. This is the first reported case in the Des Moines area. As of Sunday morning, Iowa was reporting 18 people tested positive for Coronavirus.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A woman sits by herself during Sunday services in St. John's Lutheran Church in Des Moines. Attendance at St. John's was about ⅔ below normal for a Lenten Sunday. Most churches in the Des Moines area canceled their Sunday services or switched to an online service this week. Those churches that conducted Sunday services imposed "social distancing" guidelines, including no physical contact, and had significantly lower attendance. The Governor of Iowa announced Saturday night that the Coronavirus in Iowa had entered the "community spread" phase when a person in Dallas County, in the Des Moines metropolitan area, tested positive for Coronavirus. This is the first reported case in the Des Moines area. As of Sunday morning, Iowa was reporting 18 people tested positive for Coronavirus.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Downtown Des Moines is preparing the caucuses, which are Monday, February 3. The city has hung banners throughout the city center and put signs in the skywalk. Some candidates are also buying advertising in the skywalk.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Downtown Des Moines is preparing the caucuses, which are Monday, February 3. The city has hung banners throughout the city center and put signs in the skywalk. Some candidates are also buying advertising in the skywalk.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Downtown Des Moines is preparing the caucuses, which are Monday, February 3. The city has hung banners throughout the city center and put signs in the skywalk. Some candidates are also buying advertising in the skywalk.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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