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Pictures meant to challenge notions of youth homelessness

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When people read his story and see pictures of him throughout New York City, 25-year-old Derrick Cobb hopes it will change their perception of youth homelessness. The pictures, part of a collection known as SEE ME, will be displayed starting this week at The Reciprocity Foundation in Midtown Manhattan. The 25 young people in the photographs receive services from Reciprocity, which

U.S. Senate Democrats pledge to block spending bills

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. Senate Democrats said on Thursday they would block spending bills for the fiscal year starting on Oct. 1 to press their case that mandatory spending limits that have been in place for the last two years need to be scrapped. (Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Bill Trott)

Three Tips for Posting on Social Media

I love being connected globally, and I enjoy the many conveniences of this wonderful age of computing through life and business, All of this technology gets rid of our mundane tasks so that we have more time to stop and smell the roses. Case in point: social media photos and status. The trend appears to be that we seem to embrace more tasks to…

Europe court to rule if quadriplegic has right to die

Europe’s human rights court will decide on Friday if a man in a vegetative state can be taken off life support in a case that ignited a fierce euthanasia debate in France. Vincent Lambert, who is in his late 30s, was left severely brain damaged and quadriplegic as a result of a 2008 road accident and has for months been at the centre of a judicial tug-of-war over his right

Fracking poses potential risks to some drinking water supplies: EPA study

By Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fracking has not led to widespread, systematic pollution of drinking water, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will say on Thursday in a long-awaited study, sources who have seen the assessment said. The study, five years in the making, found some drinking water vulnerabilities to hydraulic fracturing, such as where supplies were scarce, but overall saw little impact from the drilling technique.

South Korea reports third MERS death as alarm grows

By Ju-min Park and Tony Munroe SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea on Thursday confirmed that a man who died a day earlier had been infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the third fatality in a virus outbreak that has caused growing alarm in the country. The 82-year old South Korean, in hospital with asthma and bacterial pneumonia, had shared a room with others infected with MERS and died on