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Surging virus, plummeting temperatures challenge shelters

by Gillian Flaccus & Michael Hill
| December 26, 2020 12:06 AM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — After three years on the streets, Tiecha Vannoy and her boyfriend Chris Foss plan to weather the pandemic this winter in a small white “pod” with electricity, heat and enough room for two.

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