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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5814/A8.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Shoeshine Businesses Disappearing in the US' data-article-id='6420'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10188'>Penn Station Shoe Repair and Shoe Shine is a small shoeshining business in New York City. </span> <span data-start-time='10188' data-end-time='24604'>On a recent weekday, customers sat down at the shoeshine business and pulled out newspapers and phones to read while their shoes got shined. </span> <span data-start-time='24604' data-end-time='35375'>The shoeshiners cleaned the footwear and added an oily substance to protect the shoes’ leather material. </span> <span data-start-time='35375' data-end-time='41417'>When finished, the customers paid eight dollars for the work.</span> <span data-start-time='41417' data-end-time='51313'>A sign hanging at the little business reads, “We’re not God, but we do save soles.”</span> <span data-start-time='51313' data-end-time='59271'>Shoeshining has a long history in the United States, dating back hundreds of years. </span> <span data-start-time='59271' data-end-time='66563'>But today, the tradition of getting a quick shine is weakening. </span> <span data-start-time='66563' data-end-time='74000'>Shoeshine stands are disappearing in cities and towns across the country.</span> <span data-start-time='74000' data-end-time='80042'>The COVID-19 pandemic intensified the business decline. </span> <span data-start-time='80042' data-end-time='84042'>More people work from home than in the past. </span> <span data-start-time='84042' data-end-time='90854'>And it has become popular to wear more casual work clothes. </span> <span data-start-time='90854' data-end-time='97563'>All this means fewer customers for shoeshining businesses.</span> <span data-start-time='97563' data-end-time='102354'>Nisan Khaimov owns the Penn Station stand. </span> <span data-start-time='102354' data-end-time='111458'>He said his stand would shine 80 to 100 shoes each workday before the pandemic. </span> <span data-start-time='111458' data-end-time='122396'>Now it is between 30 to 50 from Tuesday to Thursday and even fewer on Mondays and Fridays.</span> <span data-start-time='122396' data-end-time='130042'>The work-from-home model that is common across America is hurting his business.</span> <span data-start-time='130042' data-end-time='136771'>“Until people come back to work, the problems will not be solved,” said Khaimov.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' 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pandemic. </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='shine'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5814/shine.wav'><span>shine</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5814/swine.wav'><span>swine</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5814/spine.wav'><span>spine</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5814/sting.wav'><span>sting</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=19298 data-hint-location='35375' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5814/how_much_money_did_the_shoeshiner_charge_in_this_story.wav'>How much money did the shoeshiner charge in this story?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='$8'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5814/8.wav'><span>$8</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5814/5.wav'><span>$5</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5814/18.wav'><span>$18</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5814/11.wav'><span>$11</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=19299 data-hint-location='41417' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5814/which_of_the_following_is_a_definition_of_the_word_sole.wav'>Which of the following is a definition of the word sole?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the underside of a shoe'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5814/the_spirit_of_a_being.wav'><span>the spirit of a being</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5814/the_underside_of_a_shoe.wav'><span>the underside of a shoe</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5814/the_path_a_planet_takes_around_the_sun.wav'><span>the path a planet takes around the sun</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5814/the_top_part_of_a_hat.wav'><span>the top part of a hat</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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