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US university student experienced numbness and weakness after drinking hot water; his colleagues helped to discover what went wrong

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A doctoral student at the University of Wyoming developed numbness and weakness after noticing an unusual taste in his water (Andrew Carpenean/Laramie Boomera)

A Wyoming university student experienced tingling sensation and numbness in his fingertips, along with some weakness in his legs. By the time summer was wrapping up, things had gotten worse—the numbness had spread across his left arm and was affecting all his fingertips. A doctoral student at the University of Wyoming developed numbness and weakness … Read more

At 18, Pat Lightizer joined a Massachusetts company where letters were still drawn by hand; 53 years later, she retired and her colleagues surprised her with a font bearing her name

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At 18, Pat Lightizer joined a Massachusetts company where letters were still drawn by hand; 53 years later, she retired and her colleagues surprised her with a font bearing her name

Lightizer joined the company’s type division straight out of high school at age 18. At the time, the business was known as Compugraphic Corp. For most people, retirement comes with a card, a cake or perhaps a watch to mark the occasion. For Pat Lightizer, it came with something far more fitting: a typeface with … Read more

Eliana Moreno and George Marciniw killed in NBC Los Angeles helicopter crash; colleagues pay touching tributes

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Eliana Moreno and George Marciniw were confirmed to be two of the victims who died when the NBC helicopter crashed today. (X/@LaInaMinute)

Eliana Moreno and George Marciniw were killed in the NBC Los Angeles helicopter crash on September 15, their colleague Roland Sprewell said on X. Sprewell covers breaking news for NBC LA in NewsChopper 4. Eliana Moreno and George Marciniw were confirmed to be two of the victims who died when the NBC helicopter crashed today. … Read more