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How a blind man made it possible for others with low vision to build Lego sets
NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — Like a lot of young children, Matthew Shifrin loved building Lego sets. But because he was blind, Shifrin had to rely on friends and family to help him complete his creations — sometimes bribing them with tea to get them to come by his house.
That all changed when he was 13. A family friend and b ... (full story)
Appeals court reinstates $656M judgment against the PLO and Palestinian Authority
NEW YORK (AP) — A $656 million judgment against Palestinian authorities has been reinstated by appeals judges, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of Americans killed or wounded in attacks in Israel.
The decision from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes a decade after it first tossed out a verdict agains ... (full story)
Menopause products are having a hot minute. But doctors urge women to be wary of the marketing surge
DALLAS (AP) — Women suffering through the hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes and sleep problems that can come with menopause — all while looking in the mirror and noticing signs of aging — are being bombarded with products.
More open conversations about menopause and the period leading up to it — cal ... (full story)
Warming winters lead to more nitrate pollution in the drinking water near farms
When pollution gets bad enough in the rivers supplying Iowa's largest city with drinking water, it costs Des Moines around $16,000 a day to run a special system to filter out dangerous nitrates. It’s a fact of life in the agriculture-dependent state — and climate change is making the water quality problem even worse.
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Universities pressured to strip names of Epstein associates from campus buildings
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In rain, snow and bitter cold, a steady drumbeat of small protests have been held in recent months on the Ohio State University main campus with a single goal in mind: removing billionaire retail mogul Les Wexner's name from buildings where it's emblazoned.
At issue — for union nurses at OSU's W ... (full story)