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More than one generation of disabled children has grown up under the protections Section 504 provides us.—
Rebekah Taussig,
TIME,
19 Feb. 2025 -
Villa de Vida housing for disabled adults and Soroptimist International of Poway received $3,500; and Blissful Seeds and Helping Hands Ministry received $3,000.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Ángela, who is deaf, is surrounded by a strong community of deaf friends but struggles with pressure from her hearing parents to wear hearing aids.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Feb. 2025
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Why did no one in the room think: hmm isn't this a bit tone deaf.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022 -- generally barn cats that lived on dairy farms, as well as feral cats and pets that spend time outdoors and likely caught it by hunting diseased rodents or wild birds.—
Sarah Boden,
ABC News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Pruning stimulates vigorous growth which will be more susceptible to the fatal fire blight. Annuals and perennials ▪ Selectively removing only obviously diseased portions of roses infected with rose rosette virus.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2025
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Philadelphia Eagles 22, Green Bay Packers 10 — The ailing and error-prone Packers were no match for the Eagles, who won an ugly playoff game that won't get many replays on NFL Network.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
13 Jan. 2025
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Despite trading away Kyle Kuzma and Jonas Valanciunas earlier in the day, the ailing Washington Wizards were the clear aggressors from the opening tap and systematically dismantled Brooklyn 119-102 The Wizards opened the game on a 10-2 run and built a 21-9 lead with 5:47 left in the first quarter.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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However, there is no formal provision in canon law for an incapacitated pope, and there are no current signs that Francis is unable to govern.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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But there is no precedent for forcibly removing an incapacitated member who had taken the oath of office that Congress.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
27 Dec. 2024
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Kash Patel is set to become the latest of President Donald Trump‘s unfit and unqualified loyalists confirmed for a leadership role in Washington, with Senate Republicans ready and willing to install the QAnon promoter and 2020 election denier as the next director of the FBI.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
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Her letter, which was followed up by a social media post, was withering in making the case that Kennedy was unfit for the role and personal in detailing his struggles with drug addiction.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Ted is unwell in a way that can’t be fixed by a steady stream of flashbacks.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Feb. 2025
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Studies going back to 1999 have probed whether antidepressants could have addictive potential because people sometimes feel unwell after coming off of them.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
18 Feb. 2025
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Gazans cheer, blast music as Hamas conducts sick parade of hostages Hamas paraded Israeli hostages Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wenkert in front of a cheering crowd Saturday, before releasing them after more than 500 days in captivity.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
22 Feb. 2025
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One family has a sick child who could be heard crying in the background during a call between Herischi and Panamanian officials.—
Yong Xiong, Michael Rios, CNN and Ivonne Valdés,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Special-needs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/special-needs. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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