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UVa researches technology to aid dementia caregivers | UVa
As the number of people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease grows in the United States, so does the number of people taking care of them. Every year, 15 million Americans provide more than 17 billion hours of unpaid care for family and friends with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, according to the Centers for Disease …
UK government urged to take steps to prevent persecution of Christians | World news
The UK government should be prepared to impose sanctions against countries that persecute Christians, a report commissioned by the Foreign Office has recommended. It should also adopt a definition of anti-Christian discrimination and persecution, similar to those applied to Islamophobia and antisemitism, the report says. British diplomats and other Foreign Office staff, both in the …
The first trailer for the live-action remake of Disney’s ‘Mulan’ is here
CNN — The first trailer for Disney’s “Mulan” live-action remake is here. Fans got a preview of the upcoming film during the World Cup final game. The trailer starts out with Mulan’s family delivering the news that a matchmaker has found her an auspicious match. By the end, she’s wielding swords and shooting arrows like …
Morning mail: health insurance leak, ‘Folau clause’, USA win World Cup | Australia news
Good morning, this is Helen Sullivan bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Monday 8 July. Top stories The nation’s biggest health insurers illegally rejected the claims of thousands of sick or injured Australians over seven years, leaked documents show. A government whistleblower who investigated their conduct has also revealed how his efforts were …
Women’s World Cup watchers chant ‘F— Trump’ during Fox News segment from France
As a Fox News reporter was reporting from a sports bar in France after the United States won the FIFA’s Women’s World Cup, watchers in the bar began to chant “F— Trump!” Greg Palkot was reporting how they moved inside the bar when the crowd began the chant. “History has just been made. We are …
Australia’s biggest private health insurers illegally rejected thousands of claims | Australia news
The nation’s biggest health insurers illegally rejected the claims of thousands of sick or injured Australians over seven years, leaked documents show. A government whistleblower who investigated their conduct has also revealed how his efforts were frustrated by years of inaction, failures to fully alert the public, intervention from his superiors, and suspicions that the …
Florida Police Say New Technology Helps Render Unidentified Woman – CBS Miami
FORT MYERS (CBSMiami/AP) — Technological advances aren’t exclusive to cell phones, televisions and computers. New technology could help Florida investigators identify a woman whose body was found nearly 24 years ago. Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, part of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, reports an examination of her remains, along with technological advances, has allowed a …
Greece election: End of the road for Alexis Tsipras’s Syriza? | Greece News
Greeks are heading to the polls to elect a new parliament, in a snap vote that all opinion polls predict will put an end to more than four years of leftist rule. After a largely lacklustre campaign dominated by disappointment over the pace of the country’s economic recovery, polling stations on Sunday opened across Greece …
‘Free Hong Kong!’: protesters’ demands widen as rallies continue | World news
Tens of thousands of protesters have marched to keep up the pressure on the Hong Kong government to withdraw a controversial extradition bill, in the latest of a series of mass rallies that have drawn millions of demonstrators over the past month. The march on Sunday was the first to follow the storming and vandalising …
Meghan Markle received new ring with special hidden message from Prince Harry | Royal | News
Meghan Markle was met with criticism after it was revealed the engagement ring she had received from Prince Harry in 2017 had been modified. But royal commentator Neil Sean revealed the Duke of Sussex personally had the band remodelled to give his wife a special keepsake to hold on to when she is away from …
