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Selma Blair reveals she cried with relief at MS diagnosis after being 'not taken seriously' by doctors

The 46-year-old actress is now revealing the agony she went through before receiving a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) last August."Ever since my son was born, I was in an MS flare-up and didn't know, and I was giving it everything to seem normal," Blair told Robin Roberts in an interview that aired Tuesday on "Good Morning America." "And I was self-medicating when he wasn't with me. Blair recalled that she would get so fatigued prior to her diagnosis that she would need to pull over to take a nap after dropping her son, now 7, off at his school one mile away from their home. During her interview with "GMA" at her Los Angeles home, Blair was in an "exacerbation" of MS, or an attack that causes new symptoms or the worsening of existing symptoms.





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PhoneQuake — Best Unlimited Data Plans - Do you use your cell...

Best Unlimited Data Plans - Do you use your cell phone for streaming music or videos or use it as a Wi-Fi hotspot? Having unlimited data could really save you some money on your next phone bill. Switching to an unlimited data plan would allow you to…




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Two Medical Systems, Two Pandemic Responses

A health economist who has taught on both sides of the border examines the difference between Canada and the United States.




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Waterfront Seclusion on Prince Edward Island

This six-bedroom house on the coast of Prince Edward Island sits on an isolated nine-acre lot. It is on the market for $1.67 million.




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House Hunting on Prince Edward Island: Nine Acres for $1.7 Million

Canada’s smallest province remains one of its most affordable, despite a shortage of inventory exacerbated by the pandemic.




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Trump Posts Doctored Video Of A Fake Biden Massaging Real Biden During Apology

President Donald Trump gleefully tweeted “WELCOME BACK JOE!” alongside a doctored video of a fake Joe Biden grabbing the shoulders...




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Schumer Wants Ousted Secret Service Chief To Testify On Mar-A-Lago ‘Vulnerabilities’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Monday called for ousted Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles to testify before...




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GOP Homeland Security Chair ‘Concerned’ With ‘Growing Leadership Void’ At DHS

Following the ousters of the Homeland Security secretary and Secret Service director, and the withdrawal of the would-be ICE director’s...




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Planned Parenthood Exits Federal Family Planning Program Over Abortion Gag Rule

Planned Parenthood is leaving the federal government’s Title X program, which funds family planning services for low-income people, due to...




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Top GOP lawmaker disclosed holdings in Chinese company he criticized

Rep. Mike McCaul was tapped on to head a GOP House panel scrutinizing China. Disclosures show his family holds stock in a Chinese internet company.




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Trump touted reopening. Privately, his team sounded alarms.

Tapes of conference calls of FEMA and HHS officials across the country reveal widespread worries about new waves of Covid-19 infections.




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Federal watchdog backs reinstating ousted vaccine expert

The Office of the Special Counsel is recommending that Bright be temporarily reinstated.




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New York City hospitals begin planned surgeries delayed by coronavirus




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Former NIH chief favored as Trump’s ‘therapeutics czar’

Zerhouni is thought to be the favorite, said two people, and one person said that Azar personally prefers Zerhouni for the role.




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Harvard didn’t divest from fossil fuels. So what does its ‘net-zero’ pledge mean?

Harvard has a new net-zero by 2050 plan for its endowment. But it’s not yet clear what it will entail, and whether the school will be able to fulfill it.




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Spending trillions on ‘defense’ left America unprepared for real disasters

The Pentagon can't prevent a pandemic.




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Trump’s EPA just introduced a historic CO2 rule for planes. Wait, what?

The new standards don’t do much to compel the aviation industry to reduce emissions.




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These dirty power plants cost billions and only operate in summer. Can they be replaced?

Two new reports argue that renewable energy and battery storage can make so-called peaker plants obsolete.




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Roy Horn Dies Of Coronavirus: Siegfried & Roy Performer Who Conquered Las Vegas Was 75

Roy Horn, who thrilled Las Vegas crowds as part of the big-cats-and-magic act Siegfried & Roy until a tiger attack ended his career in 2003, died today of coronavirus at Mountain View Hospital in Las Vegas. He was 75. Horn’s publicist said on April 28 that the magician had tested positive for COVID-19. “Today, the […]




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Bill Maher: Liberal Media Has Allowed ‘Joe Biden, Sex Monster’ To Overshadow ‘Donald Trump, Lethal Incompetent’

Bill Maher’s final “New Rule” on Friday’s Real Time With Bill Maher was, as usual, a doozie. “The liberal media and liberal party,” said Maher, “is doing…exactly what Republicans want: for us to go down the rabbit hole of ‘Joe Biden, sex monster.'” Maher was of course referring to allegations made by Tara Reade, who […]




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Ivan Milat transferred to Prince of Wales Hospital after health takes turn for worse

Terminally ill serial killer Ivan Milat is transferred from the medical wing of Long Bay Jail to Sydney's Prince of Wales Hospital to receive pain relief as his health takes a turn for the worse.




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Gold Coast one-punch attack charge upgraded after Brazilian victim dies in hospital

A Sydney man appears in a Gold Coast court on an upgraded charge after Brazilian national Ivan Susin dies in hospital as a result of a head injury he suffered in a Surfers Paradise scuffle.




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Chlamydia-free koalas' proposed national park under threat with housing development go-ahead

With the all clear to begin clearing land at Mount Gilead for a 1,700-home housing estate, there have been renewed calls for a national park isolating the area's koalas.




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Working dogs find refuge in the city as drought-affected farmers surrender them

With food, water and money in desperately short supply, dozens of working dogs have been surrendered from properties throughout Queensland and New South Wales.




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Jock Palfreeman is out of prison, but the Australian fears he will be returned to Bulgarian jail for life

Jock Palfreeman warns systemic corruption could see him returned to a Bulgarian jail for the rest of his life, and he condemns the influence of the far-right over Sofia's political establishment.




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Sydney news: Truck carrying dog food rolls over on M4, three charged over Cartwright stabbing death

MORNING BRIEFING: A truck carrying dry dog food rolls over on a busy western Sydney road, and two men and a woman have been charged over the death of a man in Cartwright.




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NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller's son pleads guilty to drink driving on suspended license

Jacob Fuller, the son of NSW's top cop Mick Fuller, pleads guilty to drink driving while on a suspended license. The P-plater blew 0.031 when he was tested on the Prince's Highway last month.




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Treasure trove of cars, motorbikes, tractors to be auctioned in Southern Highlands deceased estate

On a property hidden in bushland are old cars, tractors, motorbikes, trucks and sulkies from a bygone era that once belonged to an Australian politician and obsessive collector.




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Five arrested across NSW, SA after police uncover alleged cocaine drug ring

An alleged cocaine drug ring spanning two states is uncovered by New South Wales and South Australian police, leading to the arrests of five people.




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Australia launches defence operation to get Pacific performers to Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Deploying Defence aircraft to bring hundreds of performers to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Sydney presents an opportunity for Australia to gain ground in the battle for influence in the Pacific.




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Instagram influencer Margarita Tomovska, aka 'Mercedes Mum', jailed over police chase

A social media influencer who led police on a chase with a child in the car has been jailed, but not before she posted videos and selfies on her way to court.




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The Sydney Gays podcast was hounded by trolls and critics, and it sends a dangerous message to creatives

Sometimes being creative involves getting burnt. It's a lesson two gay podcasters in Sydney learnt the hard way.




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Sydney news: Qantas schedules first flight from New York to Sydney, manhunt after Surry Hills stabbing

MORNING BRIEFING: The first non-stop commercial flight between New York and Sydney will depart shortly, and a man is charged over an alleged $170,000 diamond fraud committed in 2002.




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Socceroos legend Tim Cahill inspired by 11yo told he'll be too small to be a top player

Tim Cahill may be Australia's all-time leading goal scorer, but the Socceroos legend has been inspired by a young player who was also told he won't make a top-ranked team because of his size.




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Jury hung in trial of Kulwinder Singh, who was accused of lighting his wife on fire

A Sydney jury is unable to reach a unanimous or majority verdict in the case of a Kulwinder Singh, who pleaded not guilty to setting his wife Parwinder Kaur on fire in 2013. She later died in hospital.




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Brothers acquitted of manslaughter after mother left in urine-soaked bed

Two Sydney brothers are acquitted of causing their bedridden mother's death by failing to get her medical help, after a judge agrees it had been her choice to sleep in a urine-soaked bed, surrounded by squalor.



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Satellite images question how private dams filled during Murray-Darling pumping embargo

Investigations will begin into how a number of dams in drought-ravaged parts of NSW came to be filled during a ban on pumping water along parts of the Murray-Darling earlier this year.




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How racehorse Absolutely Win once bought for $180,000 ended up at Queensland's Meramist Abattoir

After 17 races, it became clear this $180,000 thoroughbred wasn't going to cut it on the track this is how Absolutely Win ended up at a Queensland slaughterhouse.





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The Everest winner's trainer Chris Waller says he was sickened by footage of ex-racehorses being slaughtered

The Australian racing industry is in turmoil after revelations of former racehorses being slaughtered at abattoirs, with leading trainer Chris Waller so shocked he "couldn't watch" the vision.




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Man faces 17 charges after allegedly using CB radio to 'entice' boys in the 1980s

An 81-year-old man is charged over the alleged sexual and indecent assault of two minors in northern NSW and police say there could be more victims who were drawn in over CB radio at the time.




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Melbourne City v Adelaide United, Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers: A-League live scores, stats and commentary

The Sky Blues make it two from two with a against the Phoenix, following Melbourne City's 2-1 win over Adelaide United.




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Sydney news: NSW sexual consent laws strengthened, man stabbed after car crash in West Hoxton

MORNING BRIEFING: A proposal to bring NSW sexual consent laws in line with Victoria and Tasmania is introduced, while a man is rushed to hospital with multiple stab wounds after a two-vehicle crash.




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Sydney news: Parramatta Speedway to be demolished, man allegedly blows six times legal limit

MORNING BRIEFING: Police charge a man who allegedly returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.299 during a random breath test last night, and motorsport fans plan to protest against the NSW Government's decision to demolish the Parramatta Speedway.





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Government's coveted budget surplus could be slipping away, according to some economists

Figures released by the Department of Finance last week show the budget is now back in deficit by $4.8 billion. Now some economists doubt the government will be able to reach the projected surplus, including former Treasury advisor Warren Hogan.




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Melbourne trio sentenced to jail after men bashed near MCG after AFL game

Three men, including two sons of a prominent Melbourne barrister, are sentenced to jail for a drunken attack on two men near the MCG after an AFL game. But at least one of the men could still avoid prison after appealing his sentence and being granted bail.




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Game fishers predict bumper season but say they are wary of publicising big catches online

Game fishers are predicting one of the best seasons in 30 years, but are wary about publicising their big catches online due to growing criticism about the sport.




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Sydney news: Commuter chaos as M1 closed at Berowra, man dies in Maitland house fire

MORNING BRIEFING: Commuters and HSC students have been advised to avoid the M1 at Berowra after a road worker was hit by a utility early this morning, causing lane closures, and a man dies in a blaze at a Maitland home.




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House Rules reality TV contestant wins compensation after being portrayed as 'bully'

The Workers Compensation Commission finds in favour of a former House Rules contestant who claimed she was now unemployable because of the negative way she was portrayed on the Channel Seven show.