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  • Trailblazer loses battle with breast cancer

    You may remember a story we brought you a year ago that focused on New York City resident Hallie Leighton, who suffered from Stage IV breast cancer.   She fought to get the state legislature to pass a bill that would force doctors to notify patients if they had dense breast tissue, which can hide cancer during a mammography.  The measure eventually passed both houses and was signed by Governor Cuomo into law. 

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  • Lopez report details disturbing allegations of sexual harassment

    The Legislative Ethics Commission released its report on the sexual harassment allegations against Assemblyman Vito Lopez.  It’s conclusions have New York’s  National Organization for Women calling for a vote of no confidence against the still serving Assemblyman, and the Republicans calling for Silver to resign.

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  • Tesla Rides High, But Faces Formidable Foe: Car Dealers

    Tesla Motors, the American maker of luxury electric cars, has been riding a wave of good publicity.

    Its Model S sedan (base priced at $62,400, after federal tax credits) was just named Motor Trend Car of the Year. Reviewers at Consumer Reports gave the lithium-ion battery powered vehicle a rave.

    And the company, headed by billionaire innovator Elon Musk, 41, posted a profit for the first time in its 10-year history — powered in part by zero-emission environmental credits.

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  • Mental Health
  • Alzheimer's Cases Rise, But Hope Remains

    More than 5 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease, and the National Institute on Aging estimates that that number is going to triple by 2050 — in part due to aging baby boomers.

    The cost of coping with the disease — currently estimated at $215 billion — is projected to rise to half a trillion dollars by 2050. That amount will likely tax our overburdened health care system, the economy and the families of those affected.

    Amy Goyer realized her 84-year-old father Robert's health was deteriorating one night while watching a movie with him.

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  • The Two-Way
  • Prominent Pakistani Politician Shot, Killed On Re-Election Eve

    On the eve of a re-vote, a prominent Pakistani politician was shot and killed on Saturday.

    Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reports that Zahra Shahid Hussain, who was the senior vice-president of Pakistan's Movement for Justice (PTI), was shot in the head during "an attempted robbery incident."

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