Articles by Cassy Fiano-Chesser
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3.4KHuman InterestDwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson encourages cancer patient with Down syndrome
A young cancer patient with Down syndrome sang along as she watched her favorite movie, “Moana.” Her parents caught video of it...
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7.7KHuman InterestFemale golfer with Down syndrome competes for national college title
Next week, Amy Bockerstette is going to make history. Bockerstette will be competing in NJCAA national championships with her Paradise Valley Community...
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3.1KAnalysisRep. Cori Bush fought for her preborn babies’ lives. All Black babies deserve that chance.
U.S. Representative Cori Bush (D-Mo.), a registered nurse, overcame serious hardship to get to where she is today. A single mother of...
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3.8KHuman InterestSWEET: Former barista reunites with baby he helped deliver at Starbucks 18 years ago
Eighteen years ago, Griffin Baron was a 21-year-old working as a shift supervisor at Starbucks. He had no idea that he was...
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9.8KHuman InterestWoman gives birth to surprise premature baby on flight with help from heroes
It was a miracle at 40,000 feet. Lavinia “Lavi” Mounga was on a Delta Airlines flight above the Pacific Ocean, traveling from...
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3.6KHuman RightsTear-jerker: Animated music video shows man with Down syndrome’s ‘life well lived’
Disability advocacy group L’Arche Canada has teamed up with Jordan Hart to create the first ever animated music video to feature someone...
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6.6KHuman InterestMicro-preemie, born smaller than a Barbie doll, goes home in time for Mother’s Day
A family has been reunited just in time for Mother’s Day, after micro-preemie River Wilson graduated from the NICU on Monday. Last...
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4.7KHuman InterestINCREDIBLE: Mom tells story of being pregnant in college and graduating with honors
In 2003, Taayoo Murray was 21 years old, and a junior in college. She had just discovered she was pregnant, and not...
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2.5KInternationalDEVASTATING: Netherlands euthanized more people than ever in 2020
A record high number of people were euthanized in the Netherlands in 2020, according to horrifying new reports from media outlets in...
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4.9KHuman InterestRejected by his parents because of his face, Jono has found love and acceptance
A man born with Treacher Collins Syndrome (TCS) was abandoned by his parents at the hospital because of his face. Though that...
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2.3KHuman RightsTRAGIC: Argentinian court bars father from saving his baby from abortion
At the end of 2020, abortion was officially legalized in Argentina. Women are now able to abort their children through 14 weeks...
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4.8KAnalysisBiden-Harris admin gives scandal-plagued NY Planned Parenthood affiliate $10M in PPP loans
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Planned Parenthood has been able to obtain tens of millions of dollars in relief funds, despite being...
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1.7KInternationalColombia legislature fails to legalize assisted suicide, leaving it completely unregulated
A bill that would expressly legalize assisted suicide in Colombia has failed to pass, leaving the country with assisted suicide decriminalized, yet...
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1.7KAnalysisCincinnati hospital reaches groundbreaking milestone in prenatal spina bifida surgeries
A prenatal surgery pioneered 10 years ago to treat spina bifida has just been performed for the 100th time at Cincinnati Children’s...
