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Soldiers, Civilians Killed As Terrorists Attack Borno Community
April 18, (THEWILL) – Terrorists suspected to be members of Boko Haram have attacked Yamtake community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Yamtake is one of the communities where Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) were recently resettled by the Borno State Government. Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, said the attack, which occurred on Thursday
Boko Haram: Over 10,000 civilians died in military detention – Amnesty International
Amnesty International has reported that more than 10,000 individuals have died in military custody since the onset of the Boko Haram crisis in Northeast Nigeria. Speaking at a press conference in Maiduguri on Thursday, the organization’s Country Director, Isa Sunusi, highlighted the urgent need for justice to bring closure to those affected by the violence
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Festering Infections to Untreated Cancer: ICE Detainees Describe Medical Neglect Across US
An Albanian man’s pain grew so unbearable, he said, he pulled out his own tooth as he languished for months in a New Mexico immigration detention center. A Honduran mother of two said she was hospitalized for a heart problem after she was denied blood pressure medications while held in Florida. A Venezuelan man said
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Focused on Work, Needed at Home: A Federal Caregiving Policy Might Help
(Candice Evers for WPLN and KFF Health News) Jill Woodrow reached a tipping point as a caregiver when her mom began struggling to communicate information about her latest doctor appointments. Woodrow’s mother, a uterine cancer survivor, was seeing specialists to get to the bottom of several new, concerning symptoms. “When she would try to tell
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How digital platforms and policy shifts reshape GLP-1 affordability
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Baffling. Frustrating. Frightening. What It’s Like To Be Sued Over Medical Debt.
When Christine Wood received a $12,000 bill from Bristol Hospital, she thought it must be a mistake. It was more than she and her husband made in a month combined. “I’m freaking out,” said Wood, who lives in a 1,700-square-foot home in Terryville, a village just outside Bristol, Connecticut. “I don’t understand it.” Wood, 52
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Former Angels Top Prospect Jordyn Adams, 26, Commits To SMU Football
The 2018 wide receiver recruiting class was spearheaded by top prospects Amon-Ra St. Brown and Ja’Marr Chase. Both elite talents lived up to the immense hype and have since become All-Pro receivers in the NFL. Lost in that group was the player who sat between Brown and Chase in the rankings — a once highly-touted