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Millennial Therapist Shares the No. 1 Gift She's Giving Young People This Year: ‘It's Simple Yet Profound'
Can’t decide what to get the millennial on your gift list this Christmas? Here’s something that will help them create meaningful connections when they’re not able to see family and friends.
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Actor Gene Wilder, Star of ‘Willy Wonka' and Mel Brooks Movies, Dies at 83
Gene Wilder, the frizzy-haired actor who brought his deft comedic touch to such unforgettable roles as the neurotic accountant in “The Producers” and the deranged animator of “Young Frankenstein,” has died. He was 83. Wilder’s nephew said Monday that the actor and writer died late Sunday at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, from complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
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How to Carve a Turkey, Just in Time for the Holidays
Chef Fitz Tallon from Eataly NYC shows you how to carve a turkey.
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Paging Dr. Robot: Artificial Intelligence Moves Into Care
The next time you get sick, your care may involve a form of the technology people use to navigate road trips or pick the right vacuum cleaner online. Artificial intelligence is spreading into health care, often as software or a computer program capable of learning from large amounts of data and making predictions to guide care or help patients. It...
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'We're Not Alone': ‘Sesame Street' Tackles Opioid Addiction Crisis
“Sesame Street” is taking a new step to try to help kids navigate life in America — it’s tackling the opioid crisis. Sesame Workshop is exploring the backstory of Karli, a bright green, yellow-haired friend of Elmo’s whose mother is battling addiction. The initiative is part of the Sesame Street in Communities resources available online. “Sesame Street” creators said they...
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Backers of Rural Dental Care Find Something to Smile About
It can be hard to keep smiles healthy in rural areas, where dentists are few and far between and residents often are poor and lack dental coverage. Efforts to remedy the problem have produced varying degrees of success. The biggest obstacle? Dentists.
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Warning Signs Missed? 23-Year-Old Mom Dies Days After Returning From Vacation With Back Pain
Xavier Soto has been desperately looking for answers since his 23-year-old partner, Jeimily Morales, died last June at a hospital in Puerto Rico, nine days after the pair returned from a vacation to the Dominican Republic. Soto, 27, believes Morales, the mother of a 4-year-old boy, was in good health during their trip in the neighboring Caribbean island. She had...
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Alleged Capital One Hacker Barely Bothered to Hide
The 33-year-old former Amazon software engineer accused of hacking Capital One made little attempt to hide her attack. In fact, she effectively publicized it. It’s one of many riddles swirling around Paige Thompson, who goes by the online handle “erratic.” Well-known in Seattle’s hacker community, Thompson has lived a life of tumult, with frequent job changes, reported estrangement from family...
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Child Therapist Charged With Possessing Child Pornography
A Weston man who worked as a child therapist is facing multiple counts of possessing child pornography.
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Miami-Dade Police Lieutenant Faces New Allegations of Molestation
A Miami-Dade police lieutenant previously charged with molesting an underage girl is back behind bars after more allegations surfaced.
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Parkland Looks Beyond Therapy to Reach Teens After Suicides
Days after the suicides of two student survivors of the Parkland school shooting, community leaders were frantically putting extra services in place Wednesday to try to connect with those hard-to-reach students who are averse to traditional therapy.
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Prosecutors Will Retry North Miami Police Officer in Therapist Shooting
A North Miami police officer accused of shooting and wounding a severely autistic man’s caretaker will face a second trial on three of the four charges he previously faced, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
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Federal Workers Juggling Shutdown Stress
“I just go to the gym and juggle. Just a way to escape everything,” Barry Goldmeier said. He’s one of thousands of government employees furloughed during the shutdown. News4’s Shomari Stone spoke to a therapist about other ways furloughed workers can cope with the stress.
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Elections, Films Help Effort to Ban Gay Conversion Therapy
Activists urging more states to ban gay conversion therapy for minors are expecting major gains in 2019, thanks to midterm election results and the buzz generated by two well-reviewed films.
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Good Boy! Service Dog Gets Honorary Diploma
Whenever Brittany Hawley went to class, her loyal service dog Griffin was there. If she needed her cell phone, Griffin would fetch it. Even when she assisted patients as part of an internship, Griffin was there helping out as well. So it’s only fitting that when Hawley receives her master’s degree in occupational therapy from Clarkson University next month, Griffin...
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‘A Coward': Commissioners Criticize Deputy's Actions During MSD Shooting
Commissioners investigating the causes of the Parkland school massacre heavily criticized the actions of a sheriff’s deputy assigned to the school campus, calling him a coward for not confronting the gunman.
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Young Author Writes About Anxiety, ADHD and Asthma
A young boy in Miami Gardens wants kids like him to speak up about their pain and anxiety. He’s getting his message out through his published book, Asthma Sucks. The book is one of three books following his struggles with severe asthma, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Michael Phelps Recalls Depression Battle: ‘I Just Didn't Want to Be Alive'
In an interview on the “Today” show on Thursday, the 33-year-old recalls his mental health struggles. At his lowest point, in October 2014, soon after a DUI arrest that led to a rehab stint, Phelps was so depressed he did not leave his room for several days and even contemplated suicidal.