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1 America, 1 Pandemic, 2 Realities

Heidi Haugan and her family, who favor stronger pandemic precautions, at home in Sioux Falls, S.D., Nov. 17, 2020. The pandemic and the nation’s disjointed response have taken the notion of two Americas to a new extreme; South Dakota has neither a mask mandate nor significant limits on businesses -- and the nation's highest hospitalization rate. (Calla Kessler/The New York Times)