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Visit Whippoorwill Academy for a trip back in time
1+ week, 3+ day ago (218+ words) News-Topic If you are interested and curious about local history, come for a tour at Whippoorwill Academy and Village on June 20th from 1-5: 00 at 11928 Hwy. #268, Ferguson, NC. Admission is $10. 00 per person and parking is free. Daniel Boone had three home sites…...
County struggles to find foster homes
3+ week, 4+ day ago (806+ words) Caldwell Department of Social Services. Those interested in becoming foster parents can send an email to foster@caldwellcountync. org or call 828-426-8281. Caldwell County is in the midst of foster care crisis. With 160 children in care and only 26 licensed foster homes,…...
Hudson Community Development Association Receives Grant for New Stage
4+ week, 1+ day ago (175+ words) The Hudson Community Development Association has received a $3, 000 grant from Walmart. From left to right: Town Manager Jonathan Greer, Mayor Janet Winkler, President of Walmart Manager Brandon Revis; HCDA President Ashley Mann and her husband Chris Mann, HCDA Treasurer Larry…...
Scientists discover toddlers can remember smells from the womb
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (825+ words) The same child was scanned using ultrasound at 32 and 36 weeks gestation. (Durham University via SWNS) Toddlers can remember vegetable smells from the womb, according to a new study. Three-year-olds are less likely to react negatively to the smell of vegetables…...
Beyond symptoms: Inside the push to finally change cerebral palsy outcomes
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (648+ words) A pediatric therapist helping a young boy with a musculoskeletal therapy exercise. If you are a parent of a child with cerebral palsy, you have probably heard the same conversation at every appointment: treating symptoms and working on mobility. What…...
Lost cat reunited with owner 12 years after going missing
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (866+ words) Angela Furnival with her cat Mog. (Angela Furnival via SWNS) By Adam Dutton and Matthew O'Hara A beloved pet cat has been reunited with his owner 12 years after going missing'after being found just 800 yards from his home where he had…...
Dad nearly dies from sepsis he caught in India
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (520+ words) David Ross in the hospital. (David Ross via SWNS) David Ross had a constant cough before he was diagnosed with sepsis. (David Ross via SWNS) A dad thought he had the "world's worst chesty cough," which turned out to be…...
Filipinas seek abortions online in largely Catholic nation
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (419+ words) A sign at a stall in Manila advertises "pamparegla", medication believed to help stimulate menstruation. More than 250 women are hospitalised every day due to complications from unsafe abortions, according to a PINSAN study, and about three of them die Jane…...
Are toys with artificial intelligence that "talk" to young children safe?
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1026+ words) Mya, age 3, and her mom, Vicky, playing with the AI toy, Gabbo. (Faculty of Education / University of Cambridge via SWNS) AI-powered toys that "talk" to young children should be more tightly regulated and carry new safety kitemarks, warns a new…...
Teens spend a third of school day on smartphones
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (436+ words) Teenagers spend a third of the school day staring at their smartphones, according to a new study. Frequent phone checking - mostly for social media or entertainment - "undermines" the concentration needed to succeed in class, scientists say. They believe their findings…...