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FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton, a Democrat, announced Monday she won't seek reelection in her competitive district in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington after learning she has a severe form of Parkinson's disease. Wexton announced in April that she had been diagnosed with Parkinson's and that she planned to continue her work in Congress. Wexton was a prosecutor and state legislator before she was elected to Congress in 2018. Virginia's 10th Congressional District, where Wexton serves, is centered in Loudoun County, an outer suburb of the nation's capital. Early symptoms of this disease are subtle and occur gradually, according to the National Institute on Aging.

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☆ Testosterone parties are the latest biohack for Silicon Valley tech bros
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It hosts testosterone blood-test "T Parties" with tickets costing from $100 to $400. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. He later told Insider in a message on X that his qualifications include "personal experience boosting my T from 790 to 1090 and peer-reviewed research." In May, Tang held a "T Party" in Colombia where he tested 24 men, according to a post on X. Beyond that, Vinjamoori noted that "a single-minded focus on testosterone might not offer the well-rounded approach needed for optimal health and longevity."

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☆ Dozens of civilians among 64 killed in attacks in Mali
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Teele Rebane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Two separate attacks by suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants in restive northeastern Mali Thursday killed 64 people including dozens of civilians, the country’s transitional government said. The attacks targeted a passenger boat on the Niger River near Timbuktu and an army base in Bamba, in the northern Gao region, killing 49 civilians and 15 soldiers, according to the interim government’s statement. The attacks were claimed by Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM), a militant group associated with al Qaeda, the government said. The Sahara-Sahel region, of which Mali is a part, has seen an escalation of violence in recent years as an Islamic insurgency brews near the borders of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. The United Nations in June said “endless” violence was being unleashed on civilians in northeastern Mali by the Islamic State (ISIS) militant group and its affiliates.

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☆ Why Does Duke Have So Few Low-Income Students?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( David Leonhardt | Graphics Ashley Wu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +31 min

Duke students, she thought, seemed more well rounded than students on some other campuses. I think it was me being a little bit naïve.” Other Duke students who identify as F.G.L.I. At Duke — as well as elite colleges that admit more low-income students — their graduation rate tends to be similar to the overall graduation rate. Over the past decade, as other elite colleges paid more attention to low-income students, they wooed some who once might have attended Duke. “Duke students are really oriented to the world,” she said.

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☆ More than half of Australians oppose Indigenous panel in constitution, poll shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Renju Jose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] A Yes23 volunteer holds pamphlets while speaking with commuters about the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum, in Melbourne, Australia August 30, 2023. AAP Image/James Ross via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Sept 4 (Reuters) - More than half of Australians would reject the inclusion of an Indigenous advisory panel in the constitution, a newspaper poll showed on Monday, as the government struggles to lift support for the landmark proposal ahead of a vote in about six weeks. The centre-left Labor government is under pressure to improve its messaging amid a steady fall in support for the referendum in opinion polls. On a two-party preferred basis, Labor still enjoys a lead of 53-47%, though that was down from 55-45% in the previous poll. Over the weekend, opposition leader Peter Dutton said he would hold a second referendum on Indigenous recognition if the Voice referendum fails but would not support a constitutionally-enshrined body, drawing criticism from the Voice support group.

Persons: James Ross, Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton, " Albanese, Renju Jose, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, Rights, The Australian, Labor, Thomson Locations: Melbourne, Australia, Sydney

☆ Someone you love attempted suicide. Where do you go from here?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, help is available. The problem is when fear leads loved ones to avoid a survivor of a suicide attempt, said Dr. Christine Yu Moutier, chief medical officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. How to get help Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health issues. One thing that makes the aftermath particularly hard is the feeling of shame that often accompanies surviving a suicide attempt, Duckworth said. And even though you may feel like it, the attempt is not a failure of your love and support, Duckworth said.

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☆ Opinion: Be a good IRL human in this time of anti-LGBTQ and other attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Opinion Allison Hope | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Raise voices and advocate for greater inclusion and school policies that protect rather than isolate or further marginalize students. LGBTQ+ students are heading back to school fearful and uncertain that they will be supported,” said Cheryl Greene, director of the Human Rights Campaign’s Welcoming Schools program. Not all workplace policies are created equal, and workplaces must also comply with local laws that differ by geography. Know the anti-discrimination workplace policies and best practices and ensure they align. Know the anti-discrimination workplace policies and best practices and ensure they align.

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☆ Ukraine's military medical care has been superior to Russia's, but the lasting Soviet doctrine of simply throwing waves of soldiers at your enemies could help make up for it
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Military medicine experts told Insider Ukraine's medical care in war has been better than Russia's. But Ukraine's medical advantage could be undercut by the sheer number of potential Russian soldiers. The UK's MOD said last year that Russian soldiers were being advised to use women's sanitary products as first aid supplies. AdvertisementAdvertisementAnother concern when it comes to battlefield medical care is how close the wounded are to a hospital. But for Russian and Soviet soldiers, medical support has largely seemed to be an afterthought.

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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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☆ His Job Helping Drug Users Is Illegal. He Says He Does It to Save Lives.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Sharon Otterman | More About Sharon Otterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On the blocks around OnPoint at Park Avenue and 126th Street, a concentration of drug treatment programs, drug users and drug dealers lead to use that can be remarkably out in the open. While OnPoint didn’t bring the drug activity to the block, some insist it has made things worse. “So would you rather it be here or somewhere else?”This is how Mr. Ortiz sees his job. He does it, he said, because he still remembers a day during EMT training when his ambulance got a call about an overdose in Central Park. An exact location wasn’t provided, making the response difficult, and when the ambulance arrived at the park, none of the workers got out to begin the search.

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☆ Russia's ruthless minefields aren't just handcuffing Western tanks. Each day the war drags on the mines get more buried — and are likely to haunt Ukraine for many years to come.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ukraine is now believed to be one of the most mined country in the world since the Russia invasion. Some of the worst injuries coming out of the war have been amputations, many caused by the countless land mines Russia placed across broad swaths of Ukraine. Despite having signed the treaty, Ukraine has been accused by Human Rights Watch of using banned "butterfly" mines against Russia. Epstein said that the mines are only going to get more and more buried under dirt and snow. While Epstein said Ukraine has a good medical system, the demand for care will likely be overwhelming.

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☆ The Unending Indignities of ‘Vaginal Atrophy’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Rachel E. Gross | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Heather Corinna started a Facebook support group in 2019 for people going through menopause and perimenopause, one phrase came up again and again. Members of the group had read about it online, heard it from their doctors and seen it in their medical notes. Vaginal atrophy. Amid the many unfamiliar terms and bodily changes that people were facing, “vaginal atrophy” seemed to encapsulate a host of fears around sexuality and aging. “I mean, atrophy,” said Mx.

Persons: Heather Corinna, “, ”, Corinna Organizations: International Society for, Health

☆ Baratunde Thurston Eats His Feelings (With Ice Cream)
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Kathryn Shattuck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

1Public LibrariesLibrarians are heroes, and libraries are some of our last truly democratic public spaces, literally open to all. It’s chocolate within chocolate within chocolate. But if you’re feeling like maybe your society is tending toward fascism, Jeni’s ice cream can help you process that feeling. And for Black men, at times it can be even tougher. Kings Corner is a safe space for us to check in with each other, to hold ourselves high and hold ourselves accountable.

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☆ I gave up my 6-figure journalism job to become a high school teacher. It was a huge culture shock — and nothing like 'Dead Poets Society.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She gave up her six-figure salary to retrain as a teacher and set up the charity Now Teach. My mum was a great school teacher and when she died when I was in my forties I briefly thought about becoming a teacher like her. Ten years later when my dad died, I thought I needed to do something radical with the time I had left of my working life. So for me to leave readers with the impression that my life is like "Dead Poets Society" couldn't be further from the truth. I knew from writing about working life that many people in their fifties who were lawyers or worked in other corporate roles get bored with it and want to do something more useful.

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☆ What is gender dysphoria, and is it a mental disorder?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Gender identity, an aspect of gender, is a person’s “psychological sense of their gender,” the American Psychological Association says. Symptoms of gender dysphoriaFor an adolescent or adult to be diagnosed with gender dysphoria, they must be experiencing certain criteria for gender dysphoria, along with clinically significant distress or functional impairment, according to the American Psychiatric Association. Not every person who doesn’t identify with their assigned gender experiences gender dysphoria, particularly the distress and impairment. Because gender dysphoria is included in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, also called the DSM, it is diagnosed as a mental disorder, experts said. But the gender incongruence — having a gender identity that’s not the one assigned at birth — isn’t what makes gender dysphoria a mental disorder.

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☆ One family may have to travel 185 miles to Chicago to get gender-affirming care after Indiana banned treatment for trans minors
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Arleigh Rodgers | Michael Goldberg | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

An expert said trans kids need what all young people need: "to feel included and part of a family." The following afternoon, Flower and Jennilyn Nichols would see a doctor at the University of Chicago to learn whether they could keep Flower, 11, on puberty blockers. At least 20 states have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for trans minors, though several are embroiled in legal challenges. Flower Nichols hugs her mom, Jennilyn Nichols, as they watch the Pride Parade, Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Indianapolis. Flower Nichols, middle, watches the Pride Parade with her parents Kris and Jennilyn Nichols, Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Indianapolis.

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☆ Threads is like joining Twitter all over again, just less lonely
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Spriha Srivastava | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Threads feels a lot like joining Twitter in its early days. A lot of its energy comes from people enjoying watching the downfall of Twitter. Threads feels like the early days of Twitter. MetaBut it differs from Threads in one important way: Early Twitter was also...kind of lonely. Like a lot of others on Threads right now, the new app harks bark to brighter days of early Twitter — hopefully the calm doesn't turn into chaos.

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☆ Mothers accused of harming their babies are turning to the same science that freed Kathleen Folbigg
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Confirmation of a likely genetic cause for the children’s deaths has implications far beyond Australia for parents who have been accused of killing or harming their babies. The advances in genetic testing used to free Folbigg are giving other families hope that science may explain why their children have died, but experts say sometimes even that can’t exonerate parents – often mothers – accused of harming them. How the science is helping othersOne of the lead authors of the study, Professor Carola Vinuesa, says that Folbigg’s case has encouraged other families and lawyers to come forward, seeking genetic evidence to clear mothers accused of harming their babies. Some mothers accused of injuring their children are seeking a genetic explanation for their symptoms to counter claims of child abuse, she said. “The majority of these mothers have not harmed their children, but the children have these very rare conditions.

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☆ Ukraine war live updates: Tensions rise between Russian mercenaries and Kremlin; Ukraine allies focus on air defenses for Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Ukraine and its allies are meeting Thursday to discuss Kyiv's ongoing military needs and requirements, with Kyiv's military command saying that strengthening air defense, artillery and counter-battery capabilities are "important objectives." The meeting of the so-called Ukraine Defense Support Group in Brussels, Belgium, will "focus on bolstering Ukraine's air defense and other near-term capability priorities, as well as training and sustainment to enhance Ukraine's enduring strength over the long term," according to a readout of a phone call between U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov earlier this week. The Ukraine Defense Support Group includes 54 countries, ranging from those in the NATO military alliance to non-members such as Australia, Japan, South Korea and Ireland.

Persons: Defense Lloyd Austin, Defense Oleksii Organizations: Ukraine Defense Support, U.S, Defense, NATO Locations: Ukraine, Brussels, Belgium, Ukrainian, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Ireland

So they helped to create a cohousing development for LGBTQ+ seniors and allies, making it easier to offer support to one another. "These things are going to happen, but we also find that we are really good at taking care of each other." How to avoid 'the closet' while ensuring good careOlder adults in the LGBTQ+ community are twice as likely to be single and four times less likely to have children as their non-LGBTQ+ peers, according to SAGE, a national advocacy organization for LGBTQ+ elders. The Village Hearth is a 55-plus cohousing community for LGBTQ+ adults, friends and allies located in Durham, North Carolina. When you're in the hospital or a care facility, "if you're heterosexual, the spouse automatically gets visiting rights," Lee said.

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☆ Counting central Ukraine’s military losses, with a spreadsheet
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Dan Peleschuk | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Reuters has not been able to independently verify widely varying claims of battlefield losses on both sides of the conflict. But the spreadsheet offers a glimpse into the human cost of the war in one of Ukraine's 27 regions. Ukraine's defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Ukraine's losses. According to his spreadsheet, at least 25 soldiers from the 116th Territorial Defence Brigade were killed there that month. "The entire region felt these losses," Tkachenko said.

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If your school suspends your financial aid, you may be able to appeal the decision and get it back. Many schools require that students maintain a minimum GPA and complete a minimum number of credits per semester to qualify for financial aid." "They know that if students get less financial aid, then they will be less likely to stay and graduate." Components of a financial aid suspension appeal letterThe exact financial aid suspension appeal process varies by college, but your school may have a form you'll need to fill out to get the ball rolling. Financial aid suspension appeal letter exampleYou'll want to format your appeal letter much like a cover letter — with a header, date, and formal greeting.

☆ That’s the Funny Thing About Grief
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Jason Zinoman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Either way, there’s no question that in certain quarters of comedy, jokes are not enough. For instance, at shows around New York, the quirky, swaggering Gastor Almonte has been performing a hilarious 10 to 15 minutes about his hatred of oatmeal. In a previous era that might have added up to a debut special that resembled the work of Jim Gaffigan. “What is trauma but unmonetized content?” he asks, echoing a line from “WandaVision,” a series that itself is a grief narrative. “We don’t talk about grief: We keep our grief to ourselves,” Kayne says in “Sorry for Your Loss.” Glazer hit this same theme.

☆ Microsoft releases update that allows iPhone users to text from Windows
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Microsoft announced Monday that the latest version of Phone Link for Windows 11 PCs can receive notifications, send texts and answer calls from a user's paired iPhone. Most Americans use iPhones, and Apple's integration across its products has helped its Mac business take market share from Windows PCs in recent years. It works through Bluetooth, according to The Verge, and requires the iPhone to have Microsoft's "Link to Windows" app installed. A Phone Link-enabled Windows PC gets notifications from the user's iPhone and shows the messages in Windows. It doesn't support group texts through iMessage and doesn't allow users to send photos or videos, either.

☆ Joy, Loneliness, ‘Rejuvenation:’ Becoming a Mother After 40
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Dani Blum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Still, Ms. McQueen longed for a baby. Terry Ratzlaff for The New York TimesEach year, she and her girls celebrate the anniversaries of their embryo transfers, Ms. McQueen said. Together, they look at the balls of cells on the girls’ ultrasound images and talk about the lengths Ms. McQueen went to in order to have them. Then, in 2016, Ms. Allen was diagnosed with a seizure disorder, which forced her to stop working and focus on her health. Caring for Ezra, who is now 5, has come with “overwhelming guilt” over the things she can’t do, Ms. Allen says.

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