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☆ I was born blind and with cerebral palsy. My dad raised me alone and fought for me to have everything I needed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Sarah Cerio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My dad raised me in the Bronx as a single parent in the 90's. I was born partially blind and with cerebral palsy. Courtesy of the authorAgainst professional advice and threats of losing parental custody during an ongoing court battle against my mother, Dad took me out of the children's hospital. He died and I was adoptedUnfortunately, my father lost custody of me and two years later he died. Also, seeing first-hand how much my dad fought for me made an imprint on her.

Persons: he'd, John, Dad, we'd, She'd, Father's, I've Organizations: Service, Angels Catholic Locations: Bronx, Manhattan, Valhalla

☆ 46 Children Were Taken From Ukraine. Many Are Up for Adoption in Russia.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Yousur Al-Hlou | Masha Froliak | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As news of Russia’s invasion spread through Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Dr. Natalia Lukina was waiting for a taxi at her home. It was 6 a.m., and she was eager to get to work at Kherson Children’s Home, a state-run foster home for institutionalized children with special needs, where she served as a doctor. The doctor and her fellow caregivers faced a wrenching dilemma: how to protect the dozens of vulnerable children. Some had living parents who retained limited custody over them, while others had been removed from troubled homes or abandoned. “Who else would have stayed behind to look after them?” Dr. Lukina said about her decision to remain with the children.

Persons: Natalia Lukina, Lukina, ” Organizations: Kherson Children’s Locations: Ukraine, Kherson, Kherson City

☆ We had cellphones, then feature phones, then smartphones. Now, 'IntelliPhones' are coming.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

If AI tools on phones can really set them apart from current devices, consumers have a new reason to buy a fresh handset. Advertisement"We see the introduction of AI smartphones (IntelliPhones) as a once in a decade upgrade event," Mohan wrote. At Google's I/O conference earlier this month, the internet giant showed off several new AI capabilities for Pixel, Samsung, and other Android phones. AdvertisementMohan at BofA describes a wide range of new capabilities that could set IntelliPhones apart from smartphones and fire up the mother of all upgrade cycles. "We view the upcoming AI enabled phones (IntelliPhones) to drive a multi-year upgrade cycle similar to the step function improvement driven by the introduction of smartphones," he wrote, calling this a "once in a decade type of event."

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☆ Interest rates: It’s a mystery when the Fed will begin to cut them
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Washington CNN —Nowadays, it’s anyone’s guess when the Federal Reserve will begin to cut interest rates this year — if at all. Fed officials are meeting this week, starting Tuesday, to discuss rates and set policy. That guidance will be key for market observers who clearly have divergent views on interest rates. Forecasts from major Wall Street banks on the first rate cut are all over the place: JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs expect the first cut in July, while Wells Fargo is betting on September. Some Fed policymakers, meanwhile, have even floated the possibility of a rate hike, instead of a cut.

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☆ ‘Should have been done yesterday’: Rural, older Americans could get hurt as affordable internet program runs out of cash
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Brian Fung | Jason Carroll | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

But in just a few weeks, her internet bills, and those of other Americans like her, could skyrocket by hundreds of dollars a year. The program is heavily used by Americans over age 50, military veterans and low-income working families nationwide, according to FCC data. Amira Karaoud/Reuters/FileRural and older usersThe ACP has quickly gained adoption since Congress created the program in the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. Large swaths of the ACP’s user base trend older; Americans over 65 account for almost 20% of the program. The FCC’s Lifeline program, which dates to the Reagan administration, similarly gives low-income households a monthly discount on phone or internet service.

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☆ My fiancé and I met as teenagers at a hospital. We reconnected 10 years later, and he proposed to me there.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Her fiancé, Dillon, also has the condition, and the two met at the hospital. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementDillon proposed to Logan over a decade after they met in the rehabilitation room where they first saw each other. I told Dillon I didn't want to lose him. Eventually, Dillon told me he wanted to propose at the hospital.

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It is all too easy to trace the skull beneath the Gazan boy’s face, the pallid skin stretching tight over every curve of bone and sagging with every hollow. The pictures of Yazan circulating on social media have quickly made him the face of starvation in Gaza. Five months into Israel’s campaign against Hamas and its siege of Gaza, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are close to starvation, United Nations officials say. At least 20 Palestinian children have died from malnutrition and dehydration, according to Gazan health officials. Like Yazan, who required medicines that were in acutely short supply in Gaza, many of those who died also suffered from health conditions that further placed their lives at risk, health officials said.

Persons: Yazan Kafarneh, Yazan, Gazans Organizations: Hamas, United Nations Locations: Gaza

☆ I was born a tiny preemie, weighing only 3 pounds. I was a miracle baby, but I feel guilty for what my parents went through.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Miranda Ferrante | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

My brother and I were born on November 19, 2000, 12 weeks and two days before our due date. I feel guilty that our health was poor, I feel guilty my parents were unable to take us both home at once, and I feel guilty that my parents' only experience with birth was so painful. As I've grown up, I've noticed in an effort to counterbalance this guilt, I've done everything in my power to make my parents proud. I often wonder if there are any other young adults who were born prematurely who feel guilty the same way I do. Maybe this life I've been given is a miracle, but whatever it is, I know I'm grateful.

Persons: we'd, it's, I've, We'll, It's, they've Organizations: Service, Business, National Institutes of Health

☆ Opinion: Jokes about disability aren’t taboo. But here’s who shouldn’t be telling them
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Opinion S.E. Smith | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

A better and more interesting conversation about comedy and the disabled is not whether people should be allowed to crack disability jokes (they are) or if disability can even be funny (it absolutely can be). The real question is who should be telling these jokes and how the lived experience of disability — punching up, rather than down — can make for radical, truly edgy comedy. Telling jokes about yourself, rather than dunking on others, is a true art form, and disability comedy threads that needle in a way that sometimes makes audiences uncomfortable, pushing at their understanding of disability in society and culture. One reason disability is so terrifying is the unknown factor, since many nondisabled people think they don’t know anyone disabled or that disability itself is a taboo topic, when in fact making disability funny can be accessible and disarming. Some 20% of the US population is disabled, and disability is one of the few marginalized identities that you can take on at any moment.

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WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) — Two young citizen-soldiers who became close friends after enlisting in the Army Reserve were remembered at funerals in southeast Georgia on Saturday, nearly three weeks after they died in a drone attack while deployed to the Middle East. Kennedy Sanders was held in the packed 1,200-seat auditorium of Ware County Middle School in Waycross. The soldiers were among three members of their Army Reserve unit who died Jan. 28 in a drone strike on a U.S. base in Jordan near the Syrian border. According to the Army Reserve, Moffett and Sanders both enlisted in 2019 as construction engineers who use bulldozers and other heavy equipment to clear roads and construction sites. She joined the Army Reserve after graduating from Windsor Forest High School, where she had been a drum major and JROTC cadet.

Persons: Kennedy Sanders, Sanders, Col, Jeffrey Dulgarian, “, ” Sanders, Mandy Lingenfelter, ” Lingenfelter, Jesus, Breonna Moffett, Moffett’s, Jan, William Jerome Rivers, Moffett's, Francine Moffett, Moffett, children's, Oneida Oliver Organizations: Army Reserve, Ware County Middle School, Atlanta Journal, Gators, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, Moffett, Palsy, Windsor Forest High School, Hamas Locations: Georgia, Ware, Waycross, Ware County, Savannah, U.S, Jordan, Syrian, Carrollton, Fort Moore, Iran, Israel, Syria

☆ What it’s really like to go to the Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The person who attended the Super Bowl nine timesMike Quackenbush has been to the Super Bowl nine times — but he didn’t personally pay for tickets because, technically, he was there on business. It’s a great event and I was super lucky to go all those years.”The first-time Super Bowl attendee who went during the pandemicChelsea Bear was all smiles at the 2021 Super Bowl. Lennox McLendon/AP Most rushing yards in a Super Bowl: Washington quarterback Doug Williams won the Super Bowl MVP award in 1988, but rookie running back Timmy Smith set a Super Bowl record that year with 204 rushing yards against Denver. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Longest pass in a Super Bowl: Carolina wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad caught an 85-yard touchdown pass from Jake Delhomme during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004. Paul Sancya/AP First score in Super Bowl history: In the first quarter of what we know now as Super Bowl I, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Max McGee scored a touchdown on a 37-yard pass from Bart Starr.

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☆ ‘Everywhere’ chemicals linked to rise in preterm births, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Now, researchers have found synthetic chemicals called phthalates used in clear food packaging and personal care products could be a culprit, according to a new study. “Studies show the largest association with preterm labor is due to a phthalate found in food packaging called Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, or DEHP,” Trasande said. “In our new study, we found DEHP and three similar chemicals could be responsible for 5% to 10% of all the preterm births in 2018. “This paper focused on the relationship between exposure to individual phthalates and preterm birth. “Every day, they’re often exposed to more than one phthalate from the products they use, so the risk of preterm birth may actually be greater,” said Friedman, who was not involved in the study.

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☆ Obie Awards, Sans Ceremony, Honor ‘Dark Disabled Stories’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Obie Awards, a scrappy but venerable annual competition honoring the best theater staged Off and Off Off Broadway, has chosen “Dark Disabled Stories,” Ryan J. Haddad’s autobiographical work inspired by his experiences navigating the city with cerebral palsy, as the best new American play. The prize was announced on Saturday night, both by news release and on Spectrum News NY1, as the American Theater Wing, which presents the Obies, decided to forgo a costly ceremony — in most nonpandemic years, the Obies have been handed out at a boozy and often boisterous party — and instead to give grants of $1,000 to $5,000 directly to the winning artists and arts institutions. “These are unprecedented times, and it’s extremely challenging for theater right now, so we absolutely want to celebrate the achievements of Off and Off Off Broadway, but in doing so we want to have the most impact by putting money directly in the pockets of the artists and the companies making the work,” said Heather A. Hitchens, the Wing’s president and chief executive. “Everybody likes a party, and maybe some day it will make sense to do that again, but we’re not made of money — we’re a nonprofit, so how can we use our resources to be the greatest force for good right now?”The Obies, created by the Village Voice in the mid 1950s, have been in flux for years as the Voice foundered and the pandemic battered the theater industry. The Wing, with a board led by artists, has kept the Obies afloat with a combination of in-person and streaming ceremonies.

Persons: ” Ryan J, ”, Heather A, Hitchens, “, we’re, — Organizations: Spectrum News NY1, American Theater, Village

☆ Pope Francis takes on vested interests to speak out on humanitarian crises
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Analysis Christopher Lamb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Pope Francis received an emotional welcome on the island during a visit showing solidarity with migrants fleeing war and poverty. ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images Pope Francis confesses in St. Peter's Basilica during the Vatican's Penitential Celebration on Friday, March 4, 2016. Alessandro Di Meo/AP Pope Francis arrives for his visit with prisoners in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on Friday, July 10, 2015. Franco Origlia/Getty Images Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I address the faithful in Istanbul on Sunday, November 30, 2014. Gokhan Tan/Getty Images Pope Francis speaks during the feast-day Mass while on a one-day trip to Italy's Calabria region in June 2014.

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☆ Henry Kissinger, a dominating and polarizing force in US foreign policy, dies at 100
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Paul Leblanc | Kristin Wilson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Alfred Eisenstaedt/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images Kissinger takes a call in his office in the early 1970s. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Kissinger talks with journalists on his way to meet with NATO foreign ministers. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Kissinger, second from left, walks with Leonid Brezhnev, secretary-general of the Soviet Communist Party, in 1973. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Kissinger looks out a window at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem in 1975. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Kissinger is greeted by US Sen. John McCain after a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in 2015.

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☆ Arab American Comedy Festival Goes On Amid Troubled Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Christopher Kuo | More About Christopher Kuo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Antisemitic hate speech and hate crimes have also risen sharply since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. On Nov. 8, a group of Muslim, Jewish and Christian comedians performed in a “Comedy for Peace” event for the New York Comedy Festival. Eventually, he took a comedy class and realized he wanted to do stand-up. She began doing stand-up in 1999 and performed for free at dive bars in New York City. When the two aspiring comics crossed paths in 2001 at an open mic event, Zayid was the first female Arab American comedian Obeidallah had met.

Persons: ”, ” Zayid, Zayid, Obeidallah Organizations: New York Comedy, Rakia Media, NBC, Palestinian Locations: Israel, Los Angeles, Coney, Obeidallah, New Jersey, New York, Palestinian American, New York City, Arab American

☆ ‘Where will I leave these children, on the street?’ The struggle for survival faced by disabled Palestinians in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | Sana Noor Haq | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“There was chaos in the place, children crying, and smoke and fire spread,” Al-Naizi told CNN, sharing videos of the aftermath. It took about two hours to evacuate the group, according to Al-Naizi, as many of the children had to be carried. “Where will I leave these children, on the street?” Al-Naizi said. Streams of Palestinians – including women, children and the elderly – have been making their way south in a growing exodus along daily evacuation corridors announced by the IDF. Hazem Saeed Al-NaiziAs Israeli troops close in on Gaza City, Al-Naizi fears the orphanage will be displaced again.

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It was Vegas, it’s warm, it’s beautiful, we were ecstatic,” says Deanna Hodgins. “We thought he was kidding at first, because everyone was in such a good mood,” says Deanna Hodgins. Finally, as the cleaning team reached their row, the Hodgins still felt pressure to move, says Deanna Hodgins. “I was horrified to learn about another incident on an Air Canada flight. “It wasn’t the transport crew that told us to get off the plane,” says Deanna Hodgins.

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☆ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talks AI, closing the Activision Blizzard deal, and his best business decision so far
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Mathias Döpfner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +47 min

Just like the cloud transformed every software category, we think AI is one such transformational shift. Therefore, this notion of Copilots that we're introducing is really going to be revolutionary in terms of driving productivity and communication. Milton Friedman once famously said: "the business of business is business." One is, is the business of business just business? So, I think AI can actually be very helpful in many ways to be a little more empathetic and more understanding of the world.

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☆ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says empathy isn't a soft skill — it's actually 'the hardest skill we learn'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella thinks empathy is an important business skill, not just a soft skill. AdvertisementAdvertisementMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella thinks that empathy is more than just a soft skill — it's crucial in both personal and professional life. "Empathy is not a soft skill," Nadella said in an interview with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner on Tuesday. "It reshaped me as a human being, as a parent, as a partner, and as a leader at work," Nadella said. On a broader level, Nadella also thinks empathy plays a key role in driving innovation.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Nadella, Axel Springer's, —, Axel Springer, Mathias Döpfner, Zain, Anu, — he's Organizations: Service, Ernst Locations: Seattle, Berlin

☆ Hundreds of young people with disabilities are learning at a new university founded by CNN Hero of the Year Jeison Aristizábal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —When Jeison Aristizábal became the CNN Hero of the Year in 2016 – the first from Latin America – he shared a powerful message for young people with disabilities and their families. He has dedicated his life to bringing therapy, education, and support to other young people with disabilities in his community so they can realize their potential. “Today we have the first university for young people with disabilities in Latin America,” he said. “It has all the equipment so that people with disabilities can study in an accessible way,” Aristizábal said. The young people who inspired the idea for the university, Aristizábal says, started out learning to be bakers at the foundation.

Persons: Jeison Aristizábal, ”, Aristizábal, “, ” Aristizábal, Ayleen, “ He’s Organizations: CNN, America, “ Locations: “, Cali, Colombia, America

☆ Opinion: The 2,000-year-old advice for coping in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. A surprising number claimed to think about the ancient empire as often as ‘every day’ or least every week or two. It became a meme (are you even in a relationship if she hasn’t asked you about the Roman Empire? They marvel at their absolute dominion, their mastery of every strand of civilisation — and then how that power suddenly slipped away. Biden on Wednesday took steps to speed up the ability of Venezuelans in the US to obtain work permits.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Seneca, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Bobby McFerrin’s musing, David M, Perry, hasn’t, Jo Ellison, —, Marcus Aurelius, that’s, David Perry, “ There’s, ” Perry, Paula M, Krebs, “, Donald Trump’s, Ron DeSantis, Trump, …, ’, ” Cupp, Roe, Wade, Cupp, he’s, Dean Obeidallah, Trump’s, Patrick T, Brown, Bill Bramhall, Content Agency Rupert Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, David Zurawik, Rupert, Murdoch, Roger Ailes, Richard Nixon, ” Murdoch “, Walt Handelsman, Kevin McCarthy, Max Burns, Donald Trump, today’s MAGA, ” Clay Jones, Chuck Schumer, Elena Sheppard, Sen, John Fetterman, baring, Fetterman, Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Kim Yo Jong, Sung, Yoon Lee, “ Kim Yo Jong, Kim, Kim Jong, ” “, Hunter Biden isn’t, Alexis Coe, George Washington’s, James Madison, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, Bush, Hunter, … Hunter, Joe Biden, Biden, Peter Bergen, Mike Pence, … Biden, Bergen, ” Lisa Benson, Martin Sheen, Melissa Fitzgerald, Gurney, John F, Melissa, Andy, Michael Bociurkiw, ” Bociurkiw, Volodymyr Zelensky “, Zelensky, Lanhee J, Chen, ” Chen, Keir Giles, It’ll, Jennifer Wexton, Barbara Comstock, Alex Brandon, Jill Filipovic, Democrat “, ” Wexteon “, Eric Adams, Julian Zelizer . Biden, ” Don’t, David Horsey, Agency Frida Ghitis, Agatha Christie, China Adam H, Sobel, Holly Thomas, Russell Brand, Akanksha, Dan Perry, Gilead, Netanyahu government’s, Gene Seymour, Jann, Reggie B, Maren Morris, Matt Winkelmeyer, ” Maren Morris, Nicole Hemmer, Morris ’, Morris, Jason Aldean’s “, Oliver Anthony’s “ Rich, Richmond ”, “ Rich, ” Hemmer, Anthony himself, ‘, Hemmer Organizations: CNN, Financial Times, West Virginia University, Modern Language Association, WVU, West Virginia, Republican, Press, Florida Gov, White, Content Agency, Content Agency Rupert Murdoch Media, Fox News, Capitol, Agency, Democratic, fied Republican Party, Republican Party, Justice Department, Qatari, Amnesty International, Kennedy Center, UN, Assembly, CBS, Ukraine’s, Republicans, Democrat, Progressive Supra, GOP, Walton, Mobile, North, Richmond Locations: Rome, Ukraine, TikTok, Roman, Roman Republic, Washington, ”, Korean, North Korea, Iran, Qatar, Russia, Moscow, Kyiv, Dulles , Virginia, Virginia, New York City, United States, China, Las Vegas , Nevada

☆ When He Missed a Beyoncé Concert, the Hive Went to Work
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jon Hetherington was ready for Beyoncé. He had his outfit — black pants and a gray T-shirt with an image of the superstar and a cobalt-blue graphic for her song “Heated” emblazoned on the back. But when Mr. Hetherington got to his gate at the airport last Thursday, that plan quickly fell apart. The airline could not accommodate the electric wheelchair Mr. Hetherington, who has cerebral palsy, relies on to get around. “This is a systemic issue, this is ableism, this is what I’ve dealt with my whole life,” Mr. Hetherington said in an interview.

Persons: Jon Hetherington, Hetherington, ” Mr, “ Organizations: Airbus Locations: Eugene ,, Seattle

☆ FDA advisers to discuss future of ‘artificial womb’ for human infants
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

An artificial womb for humans would be a scientific advance that could help solve a major health problem. An artificial womb is not designed to replace a pregnant person; it could not be used from conception until birth. The artificial womb could be able to help the baby develop further through those vital final stages when the lung and brain are developing. In each study, the artificial womb is constructed a little bit differently. If an artificial womb was ultimately approved for use with humans, doctors will have to have conversations with parents about how successful such an intervention could be.

Persons: Prematurity, there’s, Dr, Sanjay Gupta Organizations: CNN, Food and Drug Administration, World Health, US Centers for Disease Control, Pediatric, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Newborn, University of Michigan, University of Toronto, CNN Health, FDA Locations: White, Japan, Australia

☆ US Representative Wexton won't seek reelection after new diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Katharine Jackson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton, a Virginia Democrat, on Monday said she would not seek reelection after doctors updated her diagnosis to a more serious condition, which she likened to "Parkinson’s (disease) on steroids." PSP is a neurological disorder that affects body movements, causing problems with walking, eye movement, and swallowing and worsens over time. The rare condition is characterized by symptoms that are similar to Parkinson's but more difficult to treat. Wexton flipped a seat held by Republicans for decades in 2018 as voters veered away from then-President Donald Trump. Reporting by Katharine Jackson; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jennifer Wexton, Steven Mnuchin, Mary F, Calvert, I’ve, I’m, Wexton, Donald Trump, Katharine Jackson, Jonathan Oatis, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Financial, Treasury, International, REUTERS, Rights, Virginia Democrat, National Institute of Neurological Disorders, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Virginia, Northern Virginia, Washington

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