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New York City’s subway system is a maze of obstructions for people who have difficulty walking. New York has lagged far behind other major American cities in building access points for people with disabilities. Upgrading the entire subway — the continent’s biggest transit network — will take decades and cost billions of dollars. with long and uncertain timelines have diminished many disabled riders’ faith in the authority’s ability to deliver. “I’ll believe it when I see it,” said Yimbert Remigio, 24, who lives in the Bronx and has always relied on a wheelchair.

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☆ Trump’s Mug Shot Is a Natural Fit in the History of Presidential Portraits - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Cara Finnegan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

If Adams worried about the photographs he posed for, later presidents worried about the photographs they didn’t consent to. It’s well known that the White House sought to keep evidence of Franklin Roosevelt’s physical disability out of sight, but advisers were also anxious that even the most routine candid shot might make him look bad. As the first social media president, Barack Obama walked the line between control and interactivity. The administration took advantage of nearly every new social media outlet as it emerged. In addition, White House photographers, led by Pete Souza, built a huge visual archive of presidential photographs shared in real time on Flickr.

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Sisters Shelia Miller, Debbie Taylor and Daphne Taylor of the Washington, D.C., area care for their mother, Ernestine Taylor. Managing health-related and long-term care expenses is also a challenge. Still experts say taking these five steps can help prevent burnout and financial stress for many family caregivers. You may also qualify for a dependent care tax credit for a percentage of up to $3,000 in qualified care expenses for one person or $6,000 for two people. Find support from a group or care specialistEmotional stress and burnout can add to the financial strain of caregiving.

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☆ Uganda Arrests Man on Antigay Charge Punishable by Death
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Emma Bubola | More About Emma Bubola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ugandan prosecutors have lodged charges of “aggravated homosexuality” against a 20-year-old man — a crime punishable by death — in one of the country’s first applications of provision included in one of the world’s harshest antigay laws. Same-sex acts had long been considered illegal under Uganda’s penal code, but a law enacted this year introduced far harsher penalties and vastly extended the range of perceived offenses. Its passage drew condemnation from human rights groups and the United Nations, and the Biden administration called it “one of the most extreme” antigay measures in the world. Prosecutors used the death penalty provision this month to charge a 20-year-old man with having sexual intercourse with a 41-year-old man with a disability in the city of Soroti, in Eastern Uganda, according to Jacquelyn Okui, a spokeswoman for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution. (A separate case against a different man, lodged last month, involved an underage person, Ms. Okui said.)

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CNN —Two men in Uganda are facing separate charges of “aggravated homosexuality,” an offense punishable by death under the country’s controversial new anti-gay laws. “Aggravated homosexuality,” according to the much-criticized act, involves incest, sex with children, as well as people with disabilities or the elderly. The act, signed into law in May, also outlaws gay marriage in Uganda and it punishes same-sex acts with life imprisonment. The man arrested in Soroti is the second person to be charged with the capital offense in Uganda since the law passed in May. Earlier this month, the World Bank said it would not consider fresh loan requests from Uganda following the anti-gay legislation.

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☆ Fact Check-Hiroshima and Nagasaki hit by nuclear bombs in 1945, radiation dissipated
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Instantly, 78,000 people were killed, a number that increased to 140,000 by the end of 1945, Reuters has reported, citing the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (here). LINGERING HEALTH EFFECTSThe most enduring evidence of the 1945 nuclear explosions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki is the testimonials of survivors (time.com/after-the-bomb/) and (here) and their well-documented health effects due to the blasts. The RERF Life Span Study (here) of long-term health effects has followed 120,000 residents since 1950, including 94,000 blast survivors and 27,000 unexposed people. Further reading about health effects from the bombings can be found (here). Hiroshima and Nagasaki were each bombed with a nuclear weapon in 1945, killing more than 200,000 people, but radiation and radioactive contamination dissipated and decayed quickly.

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☆ Federal authorities have been probing roughly 5,000 pilots suspected of withholding major health issues that could imperil their ability to fly safely, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Federal officials are probing roughly 5,000 pilots suspected of withholding major health issues, per The Washington Post. Many of the other pilots possess commercial licenses, which gives them ability to be hired to fly for a range of clients. Pilots have to pass regular health screenings, but according to The Post, the tests are often not always comprehensive. "The vast majority of these pilots may continue to operate safely while we complete the reconciliation process." "I know of a lot of pilots who have told me about [medical conditions] they aren't telling the FAA about," he said.

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☆ He Admired Her ‘Grit and Grace.’ She Was Struck by His Kindness.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Valeriya Safronova | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Within a few weeks, the app connected Ms. Scalesse with Sheldon Thien Nguyen, 31, a pharmacist living in New Brunswick, N.J., which was at least an hour’s drive from where she lived. “Bri didn’t realize that Manhattan was something like two or three miles wide, so she had her radius set really huge,” Mr. Nguyen said. “It’s the reason we met,” Ms. Scalesse said. Their first date was at a Totto Ramen in Midtown Manhattan on the morning of Feb. 17, 2019; Ms. Scalesse fretted about what to wear. “We had talked about being in fashion, so we both wanted to show up with the coolest fits,” said Ms. Scalesse, 28, a model and a disability advocate.

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☆ Some Travelers Abused Disability Accommodations. Now Comes the Crackdown.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Jacob Passy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Long Covid symptoms create a greater burden of disability than heart disease or cancer, new study shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

These health problems include heart problems, blood clots, diabetes, neurologic complications, fatigue and difficulties with mental health and have come to be known collectively as long Covid. That means long Covid creates a higher burden of disability than either heart disease or cancer, which cause about 52 and 50 DALYs for every 1,000 Americans, respectively, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s Global Burden of Disease study. Studies have since shown that vaccination and early treatment can help curb long covid risk. That may have resulted in some people being included in the control group when they should have been in the infection group. “Our findings highlight the substantial cumulative burden of health loss due to long Covid, and emphasize the ongoing need for health care for those faced with long Covid,” said Al-Aly.

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kevin rooseAnd you’re listening to “Hard Fork.”casey newtonThis week on the show, Sam Bankman-Fried goes to jail. If you give me, like, 1 percent of the internet, that’s going to give me an aneurysm. And those three are actually going to get to live that out. So I actually think the classroom of the future looks remarkably like the classroom today, but you reverse what you’re doing in it. And I think that’s another piece, is we have to not be delusional about what has actually happened in education.

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New York CNN —Lyft and Uber threatened to stop doing business in Minneapolis after the city council adopted a new rule Thursday that would set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers. In a 7-5 vote, the Minneapolis City Council passed an ordinance that includes a number of rideshare worker protections, including a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers. Minneapolis is debating the minimum wage as gig workers across the country are advocating for fair wages and job benefits. Uber sent an email to its drivers on Monday, urging them to contact the Mayor and City Council to ask them to oppose the move. Uber said its drivers sent over 700 emails on Thursday, but did not specify what was in those emails.

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☆ Few families pay the full price for college: Take these 3 steps to help cover rising higher education costs
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Sharon Epperson | In Sharoneppersoncnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The average sticker price for college, or published costs for tuition and fees, has been rising — but most families don't pay full price. Here are three strategies that can help you pay for college now and save for rising costs in the future. Last year, about 30% of parents used college savings plans such as 529 plans to pay for about $7,800 of college costs, on average, according to the Sallie Mae report. For families who remain concerned about making ends meet based on the financial aid award they've received, it is possible to ask the college financial aid office for more aid. If your circumstances are now different, that should be brought to the financial aid office's attention.

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☆ Rockaway Shark Attack Victim Had 5 Surgeries and Faces Long Recovery
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Erin Nolan | More About Erin Nolan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Tatyana Koltunyuk pictured her life post-retirement, she imagined walking around New York City with a new puppy and traveling the world with her family. She talked about swimming in the ocean every day, her family said. But Ms. Koltunyuk’s vision for the future was irrevocably altered when she was bitten by a shark at Rockaway Beach in Queens last week. She was swimming alone near Beach 59th Street in the early evening when the shark bit her on the left leg, according to officials, and lifeguards responded when they heard her screaming for help. In the eight days immediately following the attack — days that her family described as “nightmarish” on a GoFundMe page raising money for Ms. Koltunyuk’s recovery — Ms. Koltunyuk underwent five surgeries, and her family said she will require more.

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☆ What Is a Roth IRA and How Does It Work?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Tanza Loudenback | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +13 min

How does a Roth IRA work? “A Roth IRA offers investors a lot of flexibility which, in my opinion, is its biggest benefit,” says Eric Presogna, a financial planner in Erie, Pa.How is a Roth IRA different from a traditional IRA and from a 401(k)? The annual limits apply to traditional and Roth IRAs, in aggregate—meaning you can’t add more than the allowed amount to your traditional and Roth IRAs combined. High-income workers can use the “backdoor Roth” strategy to get money into a Roth IRA. How to fund a Roth IRAA Roth IRA typically needs to be funded before you can start choosing investments.

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☆ New Zealand scraps last of its Covid restrictions
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“While our case numbers will continue to fluctuate, we have not seen the dramatic peaks that characterized COVID-19 rates last year,” the health minister added. Covid has put considerably less pressure on the health care system this winter, New Zealand’s current season, with cases accounting for just 2.2% of recent hospital admissions, according to the government. “If New Zealand had had a similar rate of Covid-19 mortality as the United States, we would be reporting around 15,000 deaths from Covid,” he argued. As health minister during much of the pandemic Hipkins was closely associated with the zero-Covid controls. New Zealand goes to the polls in October, and Labour are facing a stiff challenge from the center-right opposition National Party.

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☆ A Ukrainian says he paid $5,000 for a medical diagnosis to avoid conscription, an example of widespread corruption and draft-dodging
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine is facing increasing difficulties with military recruitment, with some avoiding the draft. One man paid $5,000 for a spine diagnosis, allowing him to leave the country, The Guardian reported. "Everyone knows where to find them," the man told the newspaper. Ukraine amended its conscription laws in January 2023 in an effort to close recruitment loopholes, as the Kyiv Post reported. But a year and a half into Russia's grueling invasion, the ongoing crackdown illustrates a pressing recruitment problem for Ukraine.

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☆ Walgreens' HR chief says leaders need to 'take the wall down' and be open about themselves at work
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

May told Insider that being open about the challenges you're facing can make you a better leader. Leaders need to "take the wall down" so those under them can say what they need to perform best. Insider recently asked May about her work in HR and meeting the needs of the company's large employee base. But you also need to work for companies with leaders that really understand the challenges. But I think employers need to keep top of mind the needs of their people.

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☆ ‘The greatest feeling in the world’: Deep brain stimulation helps stroke survivor regain independence
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Nicholas thought he’d be playing for life, but the music stopped for him one night in 2017. About a year after his stroke and after months of PT, his doctors thought that was about all the progress he’d make. After a few months, Nicholas started to realize that the device was helping. He estimates that he’s 40% to 50% better than after physical therapy alone. “I had hope.”Machado believes that deep brain stimulation, in addition to physical therapy, could help improve movement for many more people even years after a stroke.

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☆ Women laid off from Twitter say Elon Musk tweeted 'Testosterone rocks ngl' weeks after they were let go, new discrimination lawsuit alleges
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former Twitter employees filed a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of sex, race, and age discrimination. The lawsuit notes that within weeks of the layoffs, Musk tweeted: "Testosterone rocks, ngl." A group of former Twitter employees filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing the platform's owner, Elon Musk, of sex, race, and age discrimination. It also alleges that the layoffs disproportionately impacted women, Black employees, and employees aged 50 and older. The lawsuit notes that within weeks of the layoffs, Musk tweeted on December 4, "Testosterone rocks, ngl," using the abbreviation for "not gonna lie."

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☆ I visited Walmart during its 'sensory-friendly' shopping hours and loved the calmer, less chaotic shopping environment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Grace Mayer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Walmart is holding sensory-friendly shopping hours on Saturday mornings during back-to-school shopping season. Walmart is holding sensory-friendly shopping hours on Saturday mornings at most stores for the back-to-school shopping season. Walmart said the shopping hours are part of its efforts to create "a quieter shopping environment that's more enjoyable for customers who live with sensory disabilities." A sign at Walmart's entrance advertised the store's sensory-friendly shopping hours. I don't have a sensory disability, but I found shopping during the sensory-friendly hours a calmer experience overall.

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☆ 6-year-old boy who shot teacher later boasted about it, affidavit says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Brian Todd | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A 6-year-old who shot his teacher in January later boasted in a conversation with a school employee that “I shot that b[ ] dead,” according to unsealed redacted search warrants. The documents obtained from CNN affiliate WTKR describe what happened after first grade teacher Abigail Zwerner was shot on January 6 at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia. “I did it,” the boy told school officials, according to police in an affidavit. Zwerner fled the classroom to the school office, according to the affidavit. While the school division cannot comment on legal actions, NNPS remains committed to ensuring the well-being and care of all students and staff.

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☆ Hiring untapped talent: Hiring workers with a disability
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Sharon Epperson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHiring untapped talent: Hiring workers with a disabilitySenior Personal Finance Correspondent Sharon Epperson looks at a part of the labor force that is seeing job gains.

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Pop, like all genres of creative expression, is more commercialized than ever. Rihanna, who hasn’t released an album since 2016, has her multibillion-dollar Fenty Beauty line; Ariana Grande will soon star as Glinda in Universal’s “Wicked” juggernaut. Service95 represents who Lipa is “behind closed doors,” she says, a space where discussions around trans liberation are as common as those about jewelry and yoga. “My intention is never to be political … but there’s a political bent to my existence,” Lipa says. “I’ve found being in the media this way very encouraging.”

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[1/5] Majdi El-Tattar, a man with disability from Gaza trains children to swim as he became a high-in-demand swimming coach, in Gaza City August 5, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaGAZA, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Majdi El-Tattar was just nine years old when he lost his leg in an accident. Now he is an inspiration to aspiring swimmers in Gaza - as a qualified swimming coach who runs his own school. "I developed my skills and that enabled me to start a swimming school," Tattar told Reuters as a few dozen of his students trained in the water. Earlier this month, the U.S.-based Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF) brought together 120 Gaza children who have upper and lower limb amputations, into a summer camp.

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