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...recent converts like Laura McNeil, a 35-year-old stay-at-home mother of three from Saltcoats, Scotland, the benefits of near beer are obvious. "I can go to a party, drink a good-flavored beer and drive home," she says. "And when my kids get up at 7 a.m. the next morning, I don't have a hangover." Now that's worth raising a glass to. With reporting by Lisa Abend / Cadaqu...
...need to set Grandma adrift on her ice floe; the pressures would be subtle, wrapped in the language of reason and romance - the bereaved widower who sees no reason to try to start over, the quadriplegic rugby player whose memories paralyze his hopes, the chronically ill mother who wants to set her children free. Already in Oregon, one-third of those who chose assisted suicide last year cited the burden on their families and caregivers as a reason. A study in the Netherlands found that one in four doctors said they had killed patients without an explicit request--including...
...circular logic espoused by Alex McCarter, a 15-year-old in New York City. He has such bad handwriting that he is allowed to use a computer on standardized tests. The U.S. Department of Education estimates that only 0.3% of high school students receive this particular accommodation. McCarter's mother tried everything to help him improve his penmanship, including therapy, but the teenager likes his special status. "I kind of want to stay bad at it," he says. These days, that shouldn't be a problem...
...cold the Bay Area is. It’s the beginning of August, probably the hottest time of the year in most places, and the weather report called for a high of 59. But just as I was about to discount both Bay Area teams for this failing of Mother Nature, the morning fog burned off, the sun came out, and it turned into a beautiful day for baseball. The only problem was that for the rest of the day I had to schlep around the $8 throw that I bought at Walgreens...
After the arraignment, Massachusetts police officers escorted a handcuffed Aquino out of the court in an emotional scene. Aquino's family sat in the back row of the courtroom and his teary-eyed mother asked reporters to "please say nothing...