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Long-distance caregiving for aging relatives is getting easier with technology. But families still need more help.
Caregiving from afar is getting easier with smartphones, tablets, cameras and apps — but there’s still a long way to go.Business - MarketWatch - October 28 -
Phil Lesh Made Organ Donation His Personal Cause
For the past 25 years, the founding member of the Grateful Dead made a nightly speech about a topic that helped him stay performing into his 80s.Top stories - The New York Times - October 26 -
Organ donations drop after reports of man mistakenly declared dead
Transplant experts are seeing a spike in people revoking organ donor registrations after reports that organs were nearly retrieved from a Kentucky man mistakenly declared dead.Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
People opt out of organ donation programs after reports of a man mistakenly declared dead
Transplant experts are seeing a spike in people refusing to become organ donors, their confidence shaken by reports that organs were nearly retrieved from a Kentucky man mistakenly declared deadHealth - ABC News - October 28 -
Texas woman sets record for donating more than 2,000 liters of breastmilk
Alyse Ogletree has helped nourished hundreds of thousands of babies as a means of giving to charity. Alyse Ogletree would love it if she could donate immense amounts of money to all sorts of worthy ...World - The Guardian - 13 hours ago -
Karen Read put family of Boston officer boyfriend 'through hell,' relative says ahead of retrial
Karen Read, who allegedly ran boyfriend John O’Keefe down in her SUV, will face retrial after her widely publicized murder trial ended with a hung jury earlier this year.Top stories - NBC News - October 19 -
Families seek to clear names of men who refused to fight for former Dutch colony
Conscientious objectors refused to take part in military campaign against Indonesian independence in 1940s. Families of 20 men who were jailed for refusing to fight to preserve the former Dutch ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
The big lie 2.0: Trump plan to subvert 2024 election more organized than ever
The effort to pre-emptively deny an election loss goes beyond rhetoric – it is backed up by a massive rightwing apparatus. There is little doubt that Donald Trump will refuse to accept a defeat in ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
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Family of Maine mass shooter wants more brain injury research one year after rampage
LEWISTON, Maine — For the family of the Army reservist who carried out a mass shooting across Maine's second-largest city one year ago, dissecting what provoked the deadly rampage has been daunting.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
Menendez brothers 'deserve a chance,' relatives say as they push for release
Nearly two dozen relatives of Lyle and Erik Menendez are urging Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon to recommend the brothers be resentenced.Top stories - ABC News - October 16 -
Erik and Lyle Menendez's relatives call for brothers' release
Relatives of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted in the 1989 killings of their parents, called for the brothers' release from prison during a news conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Los ...Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
Voting Landscape Becomes More Fraught as Election Day Plays Out
A largely smooth vote early on Tuesday was buffeted by bomb threats, widespread disinformation and a security lapse in Milwaukee that promised to delay results.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
This Group Refuses to Stop Tracking Disinformation
Though a larger coalition of fact checkers has disbanded, a team of students and researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle is still working to document how lies online threaten to ...Business - The New York Times - November 1 -
Trump and Harris campaign donations: four key takeaways
Democratic candidate raises more than her Republican opponent in third quarterBusiness - Financial Times - October 16 -
Fire at Goodwill Donation Center in Owasso under investigation
Fire at Goodwill Donation Center in Owasso under investigationSports - Yahoo Sports - October 16 -
Is it better for my taxes if I donate shares or cash?
You get the biggest benefit by getting rid of the biggest potential tax liability.Business - MarketWatch - October 21 -
Morrissey donates £50k to help save youth club
The Smiths singer makes a donation to the Salford Lads Club, which features on one of the band's album sleeve.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
Organizations unite to promote 2025 Medicare drug changes
Many older Americans are unaware of the changes coming to Medicare’s prescription drug benefits in 2025 that could save them money, so public and private sector organizations are mobilizing to ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
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How a California organization transforms yards to feed communities
In the "CBS Mornings" series, "Rebuilding America," a Los Angeles urban farming program is helping to feed its community. "Crop Swap LA" is an organization that transforms people's yards into ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Butchered remains of dolphin with organs removed found on beach
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Law Enforcement is investigating.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
When news organizations called the race for Trump
Former President Trump’s decisive victory in the 2024 presidential election officially came in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, though by midnight Eastern, it was clear the Republican nominee ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Relative of Afghan accused of terror plot in U.S. is charged with planning attack in France
A family member of an Afghan national accused of planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Oklahoma on Election Day was charged in France on Saturday with plotting to conduct attacks on a French ...Top stories - NBC News - October 13 -
Menendez brothers' relatives to rally outside L.A. courthouse as DA weighs resentencing
Erik and Lyle Menendez’s family is expected to gather outside a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday as the district attorney weighs whether the brothers should be resentenced and possibly released.Top stories - NBC News - October 16 -
Menendez brothers' relatives corroborate allegations of abuse, call for their release
Multiple relatives of the Menendez brothers held a news conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday to push for Erik and Lyle Menendez's release. The two have been in prison since 1996 after they were ...Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
Hasbro and Mattel are relatively insulated from China tariffs. They would still hurt.
The toy giants are “underindexed to industry average” in terms of their exposure to China, a UBS analyst says.Business - MarketWatch - October 21 -
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Israel passes law to deport relatives of attackers, including citizens
Opponents say the legislation, which would apply to close family members, is unconstitutional.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Board refuses to reverse murderer release decision
A spokesperson says the decision to release Stephen Ling was "based on evidence".Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
Paterson inquests go on despite refusal to attend
Inquests are being heard in Birmingham into the deaths of 62 of the jailed surgeon's patients.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
Franklin refuses comment on PSU rape charges
Penn State coach James Franklin declined to answer questions after two of his former players were accused by police of raping a 17-year-old girl in July.Sports - ESPN - October 24 -
Pennsylvania judge refuses to block Musk's $1M giveaways
A Pennsylvania judge on Monday refused the Philadelphia district attorney’s request to block daily $1 million giveaways from Elon Musk’s pro-Trump super PAC in the lead-up to the election. Judge ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago
