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(Demetrius Freeman | The New York Times) A masked mini Statue of Liberty on the front porch of a home in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Tuesday, April 7, 2020.

(Demetrius Freeman | The New York Times) A masked mini Statue of Liberty on the front porch of a home in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Tuesday, April 7, 2020.

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