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Alexandra Wimley

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 Sarah Glick, of the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, helps her son Harrison, 3, swab his nose while getting tested for COVID-19 at the Curative testing van parked off Wightman Street in Squirrel Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. Glick said they

Sarah Glick, of the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, helps her son Harrison, 3, swab his nose while getting tested for COVID-19 at the Curative testing van parked off Wightman Street in Squirrel Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. Glick said they were getting tested as a precaution before visiting her mother.

 University of Pittsburgh Police officers react after a protester threw a device emitting smoke at the group of officers gathered by an entrance to the O'Hara Student Center on University Place. Demonstrators were protesting a debate called "Should T

University of Pittsburgh Police officers react after a protester threw a device emitting smoke at the group of officers gathered by an entrance to the O'Hara Student Center on University Place. Demonstrators were protesting a debate called "Should Transgenderism Be Regulated by Law?" on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

 Kids try on roller skates at the National Night Out event organized by Buy Back The Block, Tuesday, August 2, 2022, on Frankstown Avenue in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh. National Night Out is a nationwide community-building effort that ai

Kids try on roller skates at the National Night Out event organized by Buy Back The Block, Tuesday, August 2, 2022, on Frankstown Avenue in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh. National Night Out is a nationwide community-building effort that aims to strengthen communities and their partnerships with police and public safety officials.

 Ihssane Leckey, of Philadelphia, cries as she listens to a speaker during the Women's March on Washington in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2017.

Ihssane Leckey, of Philadelphia, cries as she listens to a speaker during the Women's March on Washington in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2017.

 "I can't believe this is really happening," exclaimed Cynthia Cordier of Chicago as she stood in a crosswalk in downtown Chicago to view the total solar eclipse through protective glasses, Aug. 21, 2017, the first time a total solar eclipse was visi

"I can't believe this is really happening," exclaimed Cynthia Cordier of Chicago as she stood in a crosswalk in downtown Chicago to view the total solar eclipse through protective glasses, Aug. 21, 2017, the first time a total solar eclipse was visible in the contiguous United States in 38 years.

 The Silverman children cool off by playing with water balloons in their front yard, as their mother Chani Silverman looks on, Monday, June 08, 2020, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

The Silverman children cool off by playing with water balloons in their front yard, as their mother Chani Silverman looks on, Monday, June 08, 2020, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

 A Port Authority bus is lifted via crane out of the wreckage of the collapsed Fern Hallow Bridge, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park. The 50-year-old bridge collapsed nearly 100 feet into a ravine below on January 28 due to a “structu

A Port Authority bus is lifted via crane out of the wreckage of the collapsed Fern Hallow Bridge, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park. The 50-year-old bridge collapsed nearly 100 feet into a ravine below on January 28 due to a “structural failure,” according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The bus and four passenger vehicles were on the bridge at the time of the collapse. Four people sustained serious injuries.

 Deena Stipetich watches pallbearers carry the casket of her son Oakdale police Officer Charles G. Stipetich, 23, out of the Thomas M. Smith Funeral Home in Blawnox, Pa., Saturday, July 7, 2022, during a procession and funeral service for Mr. Stipeti

Deena Stipetich watches pallbearers carry the casket of her son Oakdale police Officer Charles G. Stipetich, 23, out of the Thomas M. Smith Funeral Home in Blawnox, Pa., Saturday, July 7, 2022, during a procession and funeral service for Mr. Stipetich, who was killed while off duty Sunday night following a road rage incident, according to Allegheny County police.

 Emmanuel Todd-Baraka, of Penn Hills, Pa., prepares for the grand entry marking the beginning of the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center's annual pow wow, a two-day event to showcase dancing, music, arts and foods from American Indian trib

Emmanuel Todd-Baraka, of Penn Hills, Pa., prepares for the grand entry marking the beginning of the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center's annual pow wow, a two-day event to showcase dancing, music, arts and foods from American Indian tribal members from across the region, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Dorseyville, Pa.

 Brooke Decker, left, of Marshall, Pa., an infectious diseases and critical care physician, argues with Dana Gibson, right, of McCandless, Pa., about Gibson’s opposition to a mask mandate for students, while Everlee Craddock, of Baden, Pa., looks on,

Brooke Decker, left, of Marshall, Pa., an infectious diseases and critical care physician, argues with Dana Gibson, right, of McCandless, Pa., about Gibson’s opposition to a mask mandate for students, while Everlee Craddock, of Baden, Pa., looks on, before the North Allegheny School District school board regarding the district’s mask policy, Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at at North Allegheny Senior High School in McCandless, Pa. Two days before this a federal judge reinstated a mask mandate after a group of parents filed an injunction to require masks. Previously, the school board voted to overturn the superintendent’s decision to require masks, making them optional for everyone.

 Veronica Siaba, of Queens, N.Y., sobs as she's comforted by Shelly Ferritto, of Erie, Pa., a nurse aide whose job was eliminated with the attendant care program, as Ms. Siaba prepares to leave with her family after moving out of her dorm room, Frida

Veronica Siaba, of Queens, N.Y., sobs as she's comforted by Shelly Ferritto, of Erie, Pa., a nurse aide whose job was eliminated with the attendant care program, as Ms. Siaba prepares to leave with her family after moving out of her dorm room, Friday, May 3, 2019, in Rose Hall at Edinboro University in Edinboro, Pa. The decades-old attendant care program provided students with physical disabilities 24/7 access to care, and the university's decision to cut the program forced many of the students that relied on it to leave the university prematurely.

 Fathers lift up their sons to dance and sing during a procession to celebrate the completion of a new Torah dedicated to Joyce Fienberg, one of the 11 victims of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, and her husband Dr. Stephen Fienberg, as the crowd

Fathers lift up their sons to dance and sing during a procession to celebrate the completion of a new Torah dedicated to Joyce Fienberg, one of the 11 victims of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, and her husband Dr. Stephen Fienberg, as the crowd makes its way down Murray Avenue from Beacon Street to Shaare Torah Congregation in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Sunday, July 30, 2023.

 Phil Zmenkowski, of McCandless, Pa., center, dances with high school students during the annual prom for senior citizens hosted by North Allegheny Senior High School students, Friday, May 10, 2019, in the school's cafeteria in McCandless, Pa.

Phil Zmenkowski, of McCandless, Pa., center, dances with high school students during the annual prom for senior citizens hosted by North Allegheny Senior High School students, Friday, May 10, 2019, in the school's cafeteria in McCandless, Pa.

 Marilyn McFarlin, second from right in the front, of Blairsville, Pa., embraces her son Vinnie, 9, as attendees pray during a vigil for Nalani Johnson, a toddler who was found dead still buckled in her car seat after being missing for nearly three d

Marilyn McFarlin, second from right in the front, of Blairsville, Pa., embraces her son Vinnie, 9, as attendees pray during a vigil for Nalani Johnson, a toddler who was found dead still buckled in her car seat after being missing for nearly three days, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, at the amphitheater in Blairsville Veterans Memorial Park in Blairsville, Pa.

 Jacob Grant removes a mattress damaged by floodwater and sewage from a flooded basement on Rockland Road in Libertyville, Ill., July 13, 2017, after a flash flood caused by a series of storms carrying heavy rainfall through the greater Chicago regio

Jacob Grant removes a mattress damaged by floodwater and sewage from a flooded basement on Rockland Road in Libertyville, Ill., July 13, 2017, after a flash flood caused by a series of storms carrying heavy rainfall through the greater Chicago region.

 From left sitting, Angela Lin, 6, Vickie Xu, 6, and Selina Xu, 4, sit at the feet of their parents, from left standing, Hang Lin, Jinquan Xu, and Xuejiao Sun, all of the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, as they listen to a speaker during a cand

From left sitting, Angela Lin, 6, Vickie Xu, 6, and Selina Xu, 4, sit at the feet of their parents, from left standing, Hang Lin, Jinquan Xu, and Xuejiao Sun, all of the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, as they listen to a speaker during a candlelight vigil, Sunday, March 21, 2021, outside of the City-County Building, Downtown, in honor of the victims of the shootings in Atlanta where eight people, six of them Asian women, were killed on March 16.

 John Fetterman, right, then Lt. Gov.-elect of Pennsylvania and the mayor of Braddock, Pa., talks with Charles Prodanovich, of Trafford, Pa., who recognized Fetterman while he was on a walk with his family, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, on the Westmoreland

John Fetterman, right, then Lt. Gov.-elect of Pennsylvania and the mayor of Braddock, Pa., talks with Charles Prodanovich, of Trafford, Pa., who recognized Fetterman while he was on a walk with his family, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, on the Westmoreland Heritage Trail in Trafford, Pa. Fetterman, a Democrat, gave Prodanovich, who said he is a Republican who voted for President Donald Trump, his personal cell phone number to, “continue the conversation,” Fetterman said.

 A protester is arrested during a demonstration protesting alleged mistreatment of transgender inmates in the Allegheny County Jail, Oct. 25, 2018, in the Uptown neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Eleven protesters were arrested after they blocked traffic i

A protester is arrested during a demonstration protesting alleged mistreatment of transgender inmates in the Allegheny County Jail, Oct. 25, 2018, in the Uptown neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Eleven protesters were arrested after they blocked traffic in front of the jail.

 Faris Kamal, 10, gets comforted by his mother Maliah Kamal, of Franklin Park, Pa., during an interfaith memorial service, Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at Heinz Memorial Chapel in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, for the victims of the Sri Lanka

Faris Kamal, 10, gets comforted by his mother Maliah Kamal, of Franklin Park, Pa., during an interfaith memorial service, Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at Heinz Memorial Chapel in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, for the victims of the Sri Lanka bombings, which killed hundreds of people on Easter Sunday. Ms. Kamal said she was moved to attend the service because her best friend from high school is a Sri Lankan Catholic who regularly attended one of the churches that was bombed.

 Tammy Griffin, of Larimer, is comforted by Megan Yunn, the founder of Beverly's Birthdays, after she became emotional while speaking about her experience with perinatal depression to panelists during the panel discussion “Birthing While Black: Impro

Tammy Griffin, of Larimer, is comforted by Megan Yunn, the founder of Beverly's Birthdays, after she became emotional while speaking about her experience with perinatal depression to panelists during the panel discussion “Birthing While Black: Improving Maternal Health Outcomes in Women of Color” at the Kingsley Association, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in the Larimer neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Ms. Yunn’s organization Beverly's Birthdays, which supports children and families in need, held a free community baby shower prior to the panel.

 Viyhleea Jammer, 4, of McKees Rocks, stands amongst goats in the “royal petting zoo” in her princess costume during the Fairytale Festival, an annual fundraising event for the Gemini Children's Theater, Sunday, September 18, 2022, in Riverview Park

Viyhleea Jammer, 4, of McKees Rocks, stands amongst goats in the “royal petting zoo” in her princess costume during the Fairytale Festival, an annual fundraising event for the Gemini Children's Theater, Sunday, September 18, 2022, in Riverview Park in the Perry North neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

 Allan Valencia, of Chicago, jumps into Lake Michigan near North Avenue Beach in Chicago on July 4, 2017.

Allan Valencia, of Chicago, jumps into Lake Michigan near North Avenue Beach in Chicago on July 4, 2017.

 

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