Caroline Laner Breure was a perfectionist growing up. She was restless and hungry, with an independent spirit. It was this drive that led her to leave her home country Brazil after graduating university and move to Sydney. She pursued her dream of living in Bondi, and set about travelling the world with her boyfriend. “I… Continue reading Life after a traumatic brain injury: ‘It took me over a year to find out I had an accident’ | Australian books
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An Online Contest Is Helping Trans People Find Joy
Basilisk Beckman was scrolling through Instagram earlier this month when they came upon something that piqued their curiosity: a competition for the “World’s Most Transgender Name.” The 29-year-old nonbinary person from Denver thought about their name — “Basil” for short — which they began using three years ago after joking around with friends about names… Continue reading An Online Contest Is Helping Trans People Find Joy
The Maui wildfires are a mass casualty disaster. People are flying in to find their loved ones.
The list of the people still “not located” in the wake of the deadly Maui wildfires begins, in alphabetical order, with Fred Abad, Louise Abihai and Kristell Acacia. Nearly 800 names later, the final entry posted as of Monday afternoon on a Google spreadsheet created by Maui resident Ellie Erickson — which has become one… Continue reading The Maui wildfires are a mass casualty disaster. People are flying in to find their loved ones.
New find throws light on life of slaves in Ancient Rome’s Pompeii
Archaeologists have discovered a small bedroom in a Roman villa near Pompeii that was almost certainly used by slaves, throwing light on their lowly status in the ancient world, the culture ministry said on Sunday. The room was found at the Civita Giuliana villa, some 600 meters (2,000 ft) north of the walls of Pompeii,… Continue reading New find throws light on life of slaves in Ancient Rome’s Pompeii
Sinema calls for Biden admin and Tuberville to find ‘middle ground’ in abortion standoff
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona independent who left the Democratic Party last year, is calling on both the Biden administration and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., to soften their positions and find a “middle ground” on a Pentagon policy involving abortion in order to end the Republican’s monthslong blockade of hundreds of military promotions. According to… Continue reading Sinema calls for Biden admin and Tuberville to find ‘middle ground’ in abortion standoff
‘Death can find you’: three medics on work in Uganda’s most volatile region | Global development
In north-east Uganda, in the mountains of Karamoja, cattle rustling and family feuds are rife. A resurgence in the past few years of tribal conflict, which Ugandan government forces had thought quashed after a controversial disarmament campaign more than a decade ago, is being led by young, jobless men with knives and guns. Known as… Continue reading ‘Death can find you’: three medics on work in Uganda’s most volatile region | Global development
Hawaii resident who barely escaped fire says ‘There is no way for us to find out who survived’ as death toll rises
KIHEI, Hawaii — Sanford Hill calls his escape from death “dumb luck.” He sits in temporary housing on the other side of Maui from his senior living facility in Lahaina. It was destroyed in the wildfire, and Hill is struggling to process how he made it — and wondering how many of his neighbors, all… Continue reading Hawaii resident who barely escaped fire says ‘There is no way for us to find out who survived’ as death toll rises
From ‘crisis’ to ‘catastrophe,’ schools scramble once again to find teachers
Vance Varner is heading into another school year desperately searching for teachers and staff members: an English instructor, a special education teacher, a speech therapist. Varner, the superintendent of schools in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, a rural community 30 minutes from the Penn State campus, said 49 of his 403 teacher positions are still vacant less… Continue reading From ‘crisis’ to ‘catastrophe,’ schools scramble once again to find teachers
How a critical cancer drug became hard to find in the U.S.
Michael Thompson, 60, of Iowa, was diagnosed with stage 3 throat cancer in May. Two months later, in July, he learned he would not be able to get cisplatin because of the ongoing shortage and would instead be given carboplatin. While the drugs are similar — both are platinum-based — carboplatin is less effective in… Continue reading How a critical cancer drug became hard to find in the U.S.
Trump co-defendant’s struggle to find lawyers seen as ‘delay tactic’ by Florida lawyers
“I think that’s comical,” Gregorie said. “Here’s a guy from Palm Beach and he can find a lawyer in Washington, D.C., but in the busiest criminal district in the country, in the Southern District of Florida, he’s not able to find a lawyer? It’s almost funny.” Appearing before a federal judge in Miami last week,… Continue reading Trump co-defendant’s struggle to find lawyers seen as ‘delay tactic’ by Florida lawyers