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An expert on Parkinson's disease visited the White House eight times over an eight-month span this year, according to the White House visitor logs.

Parkinson's expert visited White House 8 times in 8 months, met with Biden's doctor

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The Biden administration released a late-night letter on Monday presenting an explanation for the eight visits quietly made to the White House in as many months by an expert in Parkinson’s disease. The letter was put out just hours after White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stonewalled reporters attempting to ask questions about the matter.“I am just not going to do that,” Jean-Pierre said, repeatedly citing “security” and “privacy” reasons. “It is inappropriate. It is not acceptable.”The questions came on the heels of a New York Post report published Saturday that found Dr. Kevin Cannard, a neurologist at Walter Reed...

Biden’s Physician Explains Away Parkinson’s Doc’s White House Visits

The Guardian

Parkinson’s expert at Walter Reed medical center has visited White House eight times since August 2023 – report

Biden’s doctor reportedly met with top neurologist at White House

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: I don't think anybody's more qualified to be president or win this race than me. President Biden unchanged, implacable in his resolved to run for a second term at the age of 81, following an unsteady performance in his debate last week against Donald Trump.

Week in politics: Biden tries to do debate damage control with ABC interview

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

The daughter of renowned Canadian author Alice Munro has revealed that she suffered sexual abuse at the hands of her stepfather and that her mother, a Nobel Prize winner, turned a blind eye to it. In an op-ed published Sunday in the Toronto Star, Andrea Skinner wrote that Munro’s husband...

Alice Munro's daughter says her mother did nothing to stop abusive stepfather

Philadelphia, PA

PHILADELPHIA — Zarinah Lomax is an uncommon documentarian of our times. She has designed dresses from yellow crime-scene tape and styled jackets with hand-painted demands like “Don’t Shoot” in purple, black, and gold script. Every few months, she curates exhibits of dozens of portraits of Philadelphians — vibrant, bold, bigger-than-life faces — at pop-up galleries to raise an alarm about gun violence in her hometown and America.

These bigger-than-life portraits turn gun death statistics into indelible stories

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Tampa, FL

An activist is installing "period pantries" around Tampa so people in need can get free pads or tampons. This comes as Gov. DeSantis vetoed a budget item making menstrual products free in schools. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST:. Many people can't afford period products, and that can make menstruation especially difficult to...

A Florida activist is installing 'period pantries' for menstrual products

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

Denver, CO

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Two immigrants from south of the border told the City Council Monday they were harassed when using hotel vouchers for shelter in Denver. Speaking through an interpreter, Leivy Ortega and Henry Aguilar said they received vouchers for hotel stays from an unnamed non-profit. But they had problems using the vouchers, they said. Ortega said she came to Denver from Connecticut and lived in her car for 15 days. She received a three-day hotel voucher, she said, but hotel staff initially would not honor it. She did not name the hotel. She said staff finally looked at her paperwork and gave her a room, but they wanted to charge her. for it She said they initially weren’t going to allow her to stay because she has a service animal.

Immigrants allege Denver hotel staff mistreated them

Nashville, TN

There have never been enough organs for everyone who needs a transplant. So many surgeons are turning to a new way to retrieve more organs, and it's controversial. NPR health correspondent, Rob Stein, got an unprecedented chance to shadow a surgical team as it attempted this procedure. Before we start, a warning - we're going inside an operating room as a potential organ donor is monitored after life support has been withdrawn.

Doctors try a controversial technique to reduce the transplant organ shortage

New York City, NY

NEWARK, N.J. – Joshua Goltry, 30, of New York, admitted today to defrauding investors out of millions of dollars through a fraudulent investment scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Goltry pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden in Newark federal court.

Fund Manager's Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme

The world's deadliest creature is likely living in your backyard. (SOUNDBITE OF MOSQUITO BUZZING) INSKEEP: Because the mosquito is everywhere, and it's pestilent. I just looked up that word. It means destructive to life. The Centers for Disease Control says mosquitoes kill more people than any other creature because the mosquito spreads diseases like malaria and dengue and yellow fever.

Mosquitos kill more people than any other creature, the CDC warns

New Jersey State

NEWARK, N.J. – Naiem Moore, 34, of Newark, admitted to possessing cocaine and heroin for distribution and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Moore entered his guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court.

Man Admits Drug Trafficking & Illegal Firearm Possession

DACA recipients are legally allowed to live and work in the U.S. However, the possibility of a second Trump presidency brings a lot of uncertainty for the over half a million DACA permit holders. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST:. Undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children are protected from deportation...

With a possible second Trump term looming, some DACA recipients are taking risks

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Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Are you someone who just can't resist a $4 shirt, even though you know you might only wear it once or twice? In recent years, the fast fashion industry has come under a lot of criticism as landfills pile up with cheap discarded clothing. MICHAEL RIVERA: About 8% of the...

How fibers spun from gelatin could help reduce textile waste

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California recently allocated $12 million for reparations for the state's Black residents as a way to compensate them for the harm caused by the legacy of slavery and current discrimination. Although it's not clear what the money will be spent on, it is clear it won't be directed toward cash...

California is trying to lead the way on reparations but not clear on the path to take

Sunland Park, NM

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. — It’s a relatively quiet — and hot — afternoon at Sunland Park’s Fire Department Station 1. Some firefighters working the shift are prepping for dinner. Others are doing office work. Suddenly, a loud radio call blasts through the station’s speakers.

Border town firefighters scramble to save migrants from extreme summer heat

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White House physician says visits by neurologist were part of Biden's routine physicals

The White House physician says a neurological specialist has only visited President Biden as part of routine physicals, following questions about Biden’s fitness for office. Other...

White House physician says visits by neurologist were part of Biden's routine physicals

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