Updated on December 11, 2020 at 12:00 am
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Living on the street was far from the new start Duan Elijah X was after when he decided to move away from Pittsburg at the beginning of the year. After doing some time in prison on drug charges, he had a fresh start in Miami with a restaurant job, offering the possibility of building a new life.
But the COVID-19 pandemic interfered, leaving him jobless, then homeless. There wasn t enough shifts, Duan said. He was a server.
So he pitched a tent in Miami, on Northwest 7th Avenue and 17th Street. He had never been homeless before.
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