Hand-Wringing, Pearl-Clutching, Handkerchief-Soaking Burraschidt - Signifying Nothing...,

The US has been blanketed by an orgy of hand-wringing, pearl-clutching, handkerchief-soaking grief and horror occasioned by this once-vibrant nation reaching a memorable reported Megadeath Virus of Doom death total.

Here are just a handful of headlines memorializing this grim milestone:
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The New York Times: U.S. Reaches 500,000 Covid Deaths

CBS News: Biden commemorates 500,000 U.S. lives lost to COVID-19

Washington Post: 500,000 people should not have died in a country as ‘rich and sophisticated’ as U.S., Fauci says

Associated Press: Biden mourns 500000 dead, balancing nation’s grief and hope

NBCNews.com: 500,000 Covid deaths means 500,000 families like mine denied a proper goodbye

NPR: US Surpasses 500,000 Deaths From COVID-19

Yahoo News: Biden marks grim milestone of 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, but promises ‘America will smile again’