Their DNA Hides a Warning, but They Don't Want to Know What It Says
Marin Konstadt, visiting family in Florida, was at the opera in 2020 when she got a call on her cellphone. She called back at intermission. The caller, a genetics specialist at a hospital, had some important news for her. She has a genetic variant that can increase her disease risk. Did she want to know more? Konstadt, 69, a psychiatric nurse practitioner who lives in Salem, Massachusetts, had been thrust like many other Americans into a raging debate on medical ethics and genetics. In 2016, she
news.yahoo.comThe granddaughter of a notorious anti-gay rights activist is marrying a woman - and she's not sure whether to invite her grandmother to the wedding
Sarah Green said on the "One Year" podcast that her grandmother believes being gay is wrong. As she plans her wedding, she debates inviting her.
news.yahoo.com25 jail officers indicted, accused of using excessive force
The 25 indicted officers are accused of assaulting and threatening detainees at correctional facilities, tampering with evidence and falsifying documents, said Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby , whose office secured the indictments. Indicted officers used social media to publicly promote their "reputation and successes," and they furtively used winks, nods and other body language to warn each other about the presence of supervisors and other 'non-members,'" the indictment says. Mosby said 21 of the 25 indicted officers were taken into custody Tuesday. The indicted officers face a combined total 236 counts, including charges of assault and participating in a criminal gang, Mosby said. "All 25 of these correctional officers have allegedly abused their power and abused our trust," she added.
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