The other children move away, frightened, when the convulsions start. Tabo takes a long, guttural breath before slumping on to the ground unconscious, her entire body shaking. The 17-year-old’s mother, Penina Monyo Gulu Biro, gently holds the girl while the attack lasts. A minute or two later, Tabo (pictured above) sits up again, tears rolling… Continue reading The fight to cure South Sudan’s mysterious neurological disorder | Global development
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Biden’s Plan To Fight Cancer Deaths Has A Complication
President Joe Biden understands the devastating risks of toxic chemicals. “It’s personal,” he said in August 2022, before signing into law a bill to expand health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during deployments overseas. “Toxic smoke, thick with poison, spreading through the air and into the lungs of our troops,” Biden… Continue reading Biden’s Plan To Fight Cancer Deaths Has A Complication
Doctors push for more aggressive efforts to fight Chagas disease, a silent killer
When Maira Gutiérrez was diagnosed with Chagas disease in 1997, neither she nor her primary care physician had even heard of the malady. She discovered her illness only by chance, after participating in a Red Cross blood drive organized by her employer, Universal Studios. (Universal Studios is owned by Comcast, the same parent company as… Continue reading Doctors push for more aggressive efforts to fight Chagas disease, a silent killer
Judge To Hear Arguments In Protective Order Fight In Trump’s 2020 Election Conspiracy Case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election conspiracy case against Donald Trump will hear arguments Friday over a request by prosecutors for a protective order seeking to bar the former president from publicly disclosing evidence shared by the government. The protective order sought by special counsel Jack Smith’s team has become an… Continue reading Judge To Hear Arguments In Protective Order Fight In Trump’s 2020 Election Conspiracy Case
White House asks Congress for more money to fight fentanyl overdoses
WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday asked Congress for nearly $800 million in additional funding to fight drug addiction and overdoses, which killed more than 100,000 people in the U.S. last year, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The request, which was shared first with NBC News, is part of… Continue reading White House asks Congress for more money to fight fentanyl overdoses
Ohio ballot election sets the stage for a major abortion fight in November
Ohioans head to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to make it more difficult to pass ballot measures in the state. Issue 1 would raise the threshold of support required to pass state constitutional amendments to 60% instead of a simple majority. Tuesday’s ballot measure says nothing about abortion rights, but the issue is at… Continue reading Ohio ballot election sets the stage for a major abortion fight in November
Trump Lawyers Fight Order To Limit Handling Of Jan. 6 Evidence
Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys asked a federal judge to reject a proposed protective order in the government’s election conspiracy case, claiming the effort to limit any public release of evidence would restrict his First Amendment rights. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team first asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday to issue a protective… Continue reading Trump Lawyers Fight Order To Limit Handling Of Jan. 6 Evidence
Musk says MMA fight will be streamed on X; Zuckerberg says, ‘I’m ready’
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg put a proposed mixed martial arts bout with Twitter buyer Elon Musk back in play Sunday by saying, “I’m ready.” Talk of a “cage match” between the titans of tech seemed to die down in recent weeks, but on Sunday morning Musk announced that his platform, now called X, will livestream… Continue reading Musk says MMA fight will be streamed on X; Zuckerberg says, ‘I’m ready’
Green backlash? U.K.’s leader fuels battle over driving — which could signal a coming climate fight
LONDON — Posing in a car once owned by conservative icon Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak explained why he was launching a media blitz to burnish his own credentials as a champion of the average voter against what he considers state overreach in the name of the environment. Signaling his opposition to a… Continue reading Green backlash? U.K.’s leader fuels battle over driving — which could signal a coming climate fight