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Beverley McGrew Walker’s Mission to Serve: Bringing the World Closer, One Passport at a Time

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story     September 11, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a world where the importance of global citizenship has never been more evident, Fort Bend County District Clerk Beverley McGrew Walker continues her inspiring mission to make government services more accessible for the residents she serves.

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Panel to investigate 7 autopsies performed by Michael McGee, ex-Ramsey Co. medical examiner

By Stephen Swanson, WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story     ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office says it’s honing in on seven autopsies performed by former medical examiner Michael McGee amid a yearslong investigation. County Attorney John Choi launched a review in 2021 of 215 autopsies performed by McGee

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New Jersey college student suffering from sickle cell disease has newfound hope with gene therapy at CHOP

By Stephanie Stahl, Brad Nau Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — There’s new hope for people with sickle cell disease, which affects mainly African Americans. It’s gene therapy research at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia that’s being called a game changer. The first patient to get the therapy outside a research

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Ship that sank in 1856 with 132 onboard discovered in Atlantic Ocean 200 miles off Massachusetts, group says

By Kerry Breen Click here for updates on this story     NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The wreck of a passenger steamship that sank in 1856 in the Atlantic Ocean has been discovered about 200 miles off the coast of Massachusetts, a New Jersey-based salvage group said. Le Lyonnais was a trans-Atlantic steamship, built in England

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Texas school district purchases 15.9 acres, expanding its wetland learning ‘classroom’

By Tony Jaramillo Click here for updates on this story     CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — On Friday Sept. 7, Flour Bluff ISD (FBISD) closed on 15.9 acres expanding their wetland property on Laguna Shores Drive. The board approved the $760,000 purchase 7-0 without public comment. FBISD Superintendent Chris Steinbruck said public comment time was available,

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