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Wind chills could plummet to 20 degrees, adding to the potential dangers for vulnerable populations such as the elderly, children and the homeless.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Jackson was arraigned Thursday in Manhattan Criminal Court, where he was charged with murder and a judge ordered him held without bail.
Surveillance footage shows Jackson attacking Alfredo Cortes as the elderly man walked with a cane on Lenox Ave.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
This is something to watch out for in children and the elderly in particular — children may not produce tears when crying, or be unusually fussy or sleepy, if they are dehydrated.
—Mustafa Fattah, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The pope likewise remembered children suffering from war and hunger, the elderly living in solitude, those fleeing their homelands, who have lost their jobs, and are persecuted for their faith.
—Silvia Stellacci and Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Jackson was arraigned Thursday in Manhattan Criminal Court, where he was charged with murder and a judge ordered him held without bail.
Surveillance footage shows Jackson attacking Alfredo Cortes as the elderly man walked with a cane on Lenox Ave.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
This is something to watch out for in children and the elderly in particular — children may not produce tears when crying, or be unusually fussy or sleepy, if they are dehydrated.
—Mustafa Fattah, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The pope likewise remembered children suffering from war and hunger, the elderly living in solitude, those fleeing their homelands, who have lost their jobs, and are persecuted for their faith.
—Silvia Stellacci and Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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“The elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20elderly. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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