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Doctors Said Immunotherapy Would Not Cure Her Cancer. They Were Wrong.

No one expected the four young women to live much longer. They had an extremely rare, aggressive and fatal form of ovarian cancer. There was no standard treatment. The women, strangers to one another living in different countries, asked their doctors to try new immunotherapy drugs that had revolutionized treatment of cancer. At first, they were told the drugs were out of the question — they would…

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Gun fanatic saws his rifle in half after becoming horrified of Florida shooting

A self-confessed gun fanatic filmed himself sawing his gun to pieces in protest over the Florida shooting. Scott Pappalardo films himself with his AR-15 assault rifle which he said he had bought and legally registered over 30 years ago. And he is such a believer in the second amendment – the rights of people to keep and bear arms – that he even has it tattooed on his arm. But he said although his…

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George and Amal Clooney donate $500K to gun control march

Feb. 20 (UPI) — George and Amal Clooney have donated $500,000 in support of stricter gun control. The 56-year-old actor and 40-year-old barrister gave the sum to the upcoming March for Our Lives event that will take place March 24 in Washington, D.C. The couple donated in the name of their 8-month-old twins, Ella and Alexander. “Amal and I are so inspired by the courage and eloquence of these…

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Tasmania to reach 120% renewable electricity in five years, Labor pledge

Climate Home News is one of the world’s most trusted independent sources of climate politics news. Sign up for our newsletter. The Tasmanian Labor party has pledged to take the state to “120% renewables”, with an energy strategy that aims to lock in lower electricity prices and secure the island’s status as a clean power exporter. In a statement released on Friday , ahead of the March 3 state…

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Texas jail guard thanks inmates who aided him during heart attack

WEATHERFORD, Texas – A former Texas jail guard still becomes emotional when he thinks about the day several prisoners helped save his life when he suffered a massive heart attack. “Instead of overtaking me and taking my gun, and killing me or taking a hostage and escaping, they looked at me as a human being,” Gary Grimm told WFAA. Grimm, 52, was guarding prisoners in a basement holding cell at…

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Nurse turns wedding gowns into baby gowns for parents who lose a child

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WTVC) – Losing a child is heart wrenching for any parent, especially when the tragedy happens soon after delivery. A labor and delivery nurse at Erlanger Hospital wanted to help ease that pain by offering families a free gown for their baby’s burial. In this week’s Pay It Forward, Jessica Harthorn surprises the woman who started Project Angel Gowns of the South. In 2013, Jenny…

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Google’s new AI algorithm predicts heart disease by looking at your eyes

Scientists from Google and its health-tech subsidiary Verily have discovered a new way to assess a person’s risk of heart disease using machine learning. By analyzing scans of the back of a patient’s eye, the company’s software is able to accurately deduce data, including an individual’s age, blood pressure, and whether or not they smoke. This can then be used to predict their risk of suffering a…

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McDonald's Happy Meals Just Got Healthier

McDonald’s Happy Meals Just Got Healthier

McDonald’s has announced major changes to its Happy Meals with the goal of making offerings for children healthier. As part of the changes, 100 percent of Happy Meal combinations sold in the United States will contain 600 calories or fewer by June. A lowered calorie count is just one element of the chain’s new Global Happy Meal Nutrition Criteria, which will also require Happy Meals to contain…

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High School Student Nicknamed ‘Trash Girl’ by Bullies Refuses to Stop Collecting Litter - One Green Planet

High School Student Nicknamed ‘Trash Girl’ by Bullies Refuses to Stop Collecting Litter – One Green Planet

Many people may not want to think about our plastic pollution problem, but it’s imperative that we do. Every year, we produce 300 million tons of plastic and around 8.8 million tons of it get dumped in the oceans, threatening countless animals, many of which are on the verge of extinction as a result. If that wasn’t bad enough, it’s now estimated that by 2050, there will be more plastic in the…

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Much-loved dog reunited with family exactly one year after she went missing – Independent.ie The much-loved family pet was found straying by two kind ladies who wrapped her up in their woollen jumpers to ensure that she was warm and then brought her to Dogs Trust in Finglas.

Torrington man donates book proceeds to veterans with aid from local family

TORRINGTON — City native Mike Galitello donated proceeds from his literary efforts to aid fellow veterans Friday — the latest in a series of charitable works and offerings he plans to continue. Galitello, a veteran of the Korean War, released his first book, “Katerina’s Tears,” in 2014. He followed it with a holiday tale for children, “The Ornament,” in 2015, and recently released “Just Us.” The…

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Group donates 90 defibrillators to Indiana State Police INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A nonprofit group has donated 90 defibrillators to Indiana State Police that troopers can use to revive people suffering from cardiac arrest.

Singapore to pay bonus to all citizens after surplus budget | world news | Hindustan Times

All Singapore citizens aged 21 and above will get a one-off “SG Bonus” of up to S$300 each as the 2017 budget came in with a surplus of almost S$10 billion (US $7.6 billion), the city-state’s finance minister announced on Monday. Finance minister Heng Swee Keat made the announcement during his budget speech in Parliament, describing the bonus as a “hongbao”, the Mandarin word for a monetary gift…

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Iceland Moves to Ban Circumcision, Sparking Outrage

Iceland’s parliament has proposed a law that would ban all circumcision for non-medical reasons and hand a jail sentence of up to six years to anyone guilty of “removing parts of a child’s sexual organs.” But Jewish and Muslim leaders slammed the proposal as an affront to their religious freedom. Politicians proposing the bill argue that it is necessary to protect children’s rights. They argue…

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With 10 Million Acres in Patagonia, a National Park System Is Born

COCHRANE, Chile — An eagle soared over the lone house atop an arid hill in the steppes of Patagonia Park. In the valley below, not far from the town of Cochrane, President Michelle Bachelet announced the creation of a vast national park system in Chile stretching from Hornopirén, 715 miles south of the capital, Santiago, to Cape Horn, the southern tip of South America, where Chile splinters into…

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Little girl makes backpacks for rough sleepers at the coldest time of year Most primary school children only pack their bags for school, but Amaarah Mian-Cudmore had a better idea.

A new plan could see France becoming home to 500 wolves by 2023

Last month, a wild wolf was spotted in Belgium, the first confirmed sighting in the country for more than a century. “Large predators play a vital role within the ecosystem, exerting control on prey species numbers and spread, to keep the ecosystem in balance,” according to the Trust. But they acknowledge that reintroducing species such as wolves would be problematic, too: “People’s opinion of the…

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