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Clive Thompson reads aloud the letter that means he and his wife, Oneita, no longer need to fear deportation. They are joined by their son, Timothy, 15. Emma Lee/WHYY
After more than two years living in churches to avoid deportation to Jamaica, Clive and Oneita Thompson noticed some basic life skills had deteriorated.
The first time Oneita went to take out money from an ATM, she said, Wait a minute, what do you do again? . I truly did not remember how to use my card.
Sometimes, when Oneita wakes up in the morning, she needs to remind herself the family is free.
The Untold Story of the NFT Boom
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The Untold Story of the NFT Boom
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“It’s at 40.7 ETH,” FEWOCiOUS gasped. “That’s crazy.”
It was not quite 4 in the afternoon, and Victor Langlois, an 18-year-old cryptoartist, was at his desktop computer, watching a frenzied bidding war between two art collectors. Langlois known by his art name FEWOCiOUS, or Fewo, to his friends and fans was dressed in a white hoodie that he had designed, its arms covered in his own psychedelic art, including an eyeball and sunflower afloat in a blue sky. The room’s window had been covered with cardboard to keep things dark, and a string o
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Clive and Oneita Thompson, with their son, Timothy, and daughter, Christine (not pictured), have moved into a home in Southwest Philadelphia after more than two years in sanctuary. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
After more than two years living in Philadelphia churches to avoid deportation, Clive and Oneita Thompson noticed some basic life skills had deteriorated.
The first time Oneita went to take out money from an ATM, she said, “‘Wait a minute, what do you do again?’ … I truly did not remember how to use my card.”
Sometimes, when she wakes up in the morning, she needs to remind herself the family is free.