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6-Year-Old Boy Gets Hit By Car While Saving His Little Sister (Anecdote)
January 25, 2022
Kayden Reid saved his sister, Kaycee, from being hit by a car. He pushed her out of the way and took the hit instead, resulting in a brief hospitalization.
"By the time everybody else saw [Kaycee] in the street, Kayden was right there … He ran right into the street to save her. But in the process of getting her out of the way, he got hit by the car," his mother, Kayla Giles, told officials.
Kayden was taken to the hospital to get some stitches but has since recovered.
He received a hero's welcome from his local fire department when he returned home.
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Who will get long covid? Study might offer clues. (Quotation)
By: ABC News
A blood test may someday help determine a person's risk for long Covid, new research suggests.
The study published Tuesday in the journal Nature communication found that people who go on to develop long Covid have lower levels of certain antibodies in their blood soon after they are infected with the coronavirus.
ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News, Headlines & Videos - ABC News (go.com)
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Famous slasher movie franchise ‘Halloween’ is filming in Savannah. You could be in it (Suspensful)
BY LANA FERGUSON
JANUARY 25, 2022
It’s no secret the City of Savannah is filled with scary things. It has ghosts, haunted mansions, cemeteries, 20-person bachelorette parties. And, for the next few weeks, movie producers have added their own sort of scary to this spook-filled town. “Halloween Ends” has been filming in Savannah for the past week or so under the guise of “Cave Dweller,” according to multiple reports.
Read more at: https://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article257654018.html#storylink=cpy
4. Hundreds of crashes on SC highways during winter storm but nobody died, officials say (Ironic)
BY NOAH FEIT
JANUARY 24, 2022
Preliminary reports show two people were killed in collisions on South Carolina roads from Jan. 21-23, according to the Department of Public Safety. Both deaths occurred after the snow and freezing rain had stopped falling.
Read more at: https://www.thestate.com/news/traffic/article257663958.html#storylink=cpy
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‘Monkey gestures’ made at Black opponent during hockey game, South Carolina player says (Shockers)
BY SIMONE JASPER
JANUARY 24, 2022
A hockey player is accused of making “monkey gestures” at his opponent during a minor-league game in Florida. “As soon as I began to turn my back, he started making monkey gestures at me, so I punched him in the face multiple times and he turtled like the coward he is,” Jordan Subban, a Black player for the South Carolina Stingrays, wrote in a Twitter post. His opponent, Jacob Panetta of the Jacksonville Icemen, is now suspended after his actions during the Jan. 22 overtime game in Florida, the East Coast Hockey League said in an online post.
Read more at: https://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article257654018.html#storylink=cpy
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‘William Heavy’ is the Latino TikTok star promoting body positivity in viral videos
“It’s a blessing to at least help one person feel happy,” Ricardino "Rico" Alvarez said (description)
A Latino TikTok star from the Bay Area is using his platform to promote body positivity through viral comedic videos.
Ricardino "Rico" Alvarez didn’t want to be known as a TikToker initially, but after his first posts gathered some attention, he kept going — eventually amassing more than 2.7 million followers and more than 100 million likes. Now known for flexing his pectoral muscles and dancing shirtless, Alvarez wants people to do what makes them happy, regardless of their weight or size.
‘William Heavy’ is the Latino TikTok star promoting body positivity in viral videos (nbcnews.com)
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Meet the student bringing Black illustrations to the medical field (question)
Have you ever seen a medical illustration featuring a Black body? Social media users admitted they hadn’t when an image of a Black fetus in a Black woman’s womb went viral this month.
Chidiebere Ibe.Courtesy Chidiebere Ibe
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Chidiebere Ibe, 25, is behind the image. The Nigerian medical student, who will enter Kyiv Medical University in Ukraine next month, describes himself as a self-taught medical illustrator.
Meet the student bringing Black illustrations to the medical field (nbcnews.com)
8. Meet the crossword setter, Professor Serpent: ‘There’s no point in making it too hard or too easy’(words in unusual ways)
Do you have a favorite of your own puzzles?
Of my blocked puzzles, perhaps my favorite is the one I wrote following the death of my dog, Bo: every across entry contained his name and the unchecked cells in the central row spelt out GOODBYE.
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9. Dry January not so dry? A slip isn't a fail, experts say (Direct Address)
How is your Dry January going? If you’ve managed to abstain from alcohol so far, pat yourself on the back. But if your plans already have been derailed a time or two, don’t beat yourself up, experts say: When it comes to quitting drinking, a slip is not a fail.
“It certainly doesn’t mean all is lost,” said Dr. Brian Hurley, a Los Angeles addiction specialist and president-elect of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. “People can absolutely get back on track.”
Dry January still carries benefits even if you slip up, experts say (nbcnews.com)
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