White matter lesions occur when the white matter (the brain area consisting of communicating nerve cells) is deprived of oxygen due to poor blood flow, resulting in brain tissue damage and shrinkage (atrophy).
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Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
And the lesions were more stable, the kind less likely to rupture and cause heart attacks.
At least two young children were caught up in the mayhem, which sent stroller-pushing parents scrambling for safety.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
But audiences and critics alike loved the swing (which included, amid a kaleidoscope of depraved mayhem, disastrous IPOs, a brawl in a kids’ soft play area, abusive billionaire parents and two sudden deaths — one shockingly violent).
Chen oversaw 10 of these compounds, authorizing beatings and violence to keep the workers in line, the feds allege.
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John Annese,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
Among other things, the indictment accuses Maduro and his wife of ordering kidnappings, beatings and murders of those who owed them drug money or undermined their drug trafficking operation.
In 2025, 23 weather and climate events exceeded $1 billion in damages, costing a total of around $115 billion, according to an analysis released Thursday by the nonprofit organization Climate Central.
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Denise Chow,
NBC news,
8 Jan. 2026
The United States experienced nearly two dozen billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2025, causing at least 276 fatalities and costing a total of $115 billion in damages.
The investigation has resulted in Wallace being charged with concealment of death from unnatural causes, patient abuse and neglect and felony assault of an individual with disabilities, police said.
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
Meet other parents and guardians, through your child’s school or therapy sessions or online in communities for parents of kids with disabilities, who can relate and be supportive.
OpenAI has also announced plans to hire a new Head of Preparedness, a role focused on identifying potential harms tied to its AI models and strengthening safeguards around issues ranging from mental health to cybersecurity as those systems grow more capable.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Jan. 2026
The brief argues that the commission failed to consider significant, concrete harms to local industry and communities.
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Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Jan. 2026
This assistance includes support for children with autism, blindness, deafness, emotional and developmental disabilities and students with orthopedic impairments.
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