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From California to Congo, the struggle for hope amid despair
Mark Sappenfield
Senior global correspondent
For both Sylvie Baziga and the Green-Moore family, the hopelessness can feel overwhelming. Ms. Baziga lives in eastern Congo, beset by war for more than three decades. The Green-Moores’ house burned in the Los Angeles-area wildfires.
Today’s Daily does more than tell their stories. It tells of their struggle to find agency amid despair, from the power of a pen to the search for a diamond ring among the ashes.