By: Leslie Lopez According to CNN Dr.Taylor Nichols does his best to do his job when he is faced with hate. He is a Jewish physician and faced a challenge with a Covid-19 patient. A patient arrived in an ambulance and Dr.Nichols saw that their skin was covered in Nazi tattoos. The patient told Dr.Nichols to not let him die. Nichols and his team rushed to help the patient risking themselves getting exposed to the virus. He hesitated when he started to think if the roles were reversed would have the man help him. Nichols said that his main focus was to help the patient to the best of his abilities instead of judging. Even though the symbol did challenge him he tried to look past it. The doctor says that he was hit with a wave of mixed emotions when seeing the patient partly because of the stress during the pandemic. He says that the low ICU capacity has made keeping the patients and themselves safe more difficult. Another thing that makes it harder for Dr.Nichols is knowing that there is almost a vaccine and every death right now is “that much more heartbreaking.” Dr.Nichols is glad that he got a wake up call with worries about his colleagues mental health. He told CNN that it was the first time he has ever hesitated to help a patient. Dr.Nichols works in Sacramento, California and is associated with many hospitals in the area. He has also been practicing medicine for about four years according to the U.S. News.
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By: Lucas Drummond
According to NBC news, new technology has solved a cold case dating 17 years old where newborn twins were found dead in an Illinois garbage truck. Genetic genealogy was able to track down the babies’ mother, a Michigan woman named Antoinette Briley, who is facing two counts of first-degree murder. Briley, 41, was arrested on Thursday night in Oak town, which is about 17 miles from downtown Chicago. According to detectives, they said, “she admitted to her involvement in the birth, death and disposal of the two infants.” The newborns’ bodies were discovered on June 6, 2003, by a garbage truck operator who said that she had found them in the truck’s front bucket. According to an autopsy done on the bodies it was concluded that they had died from asphyxiation and even though a thorough investigation was conducted 17 years ago, the case remained cold until 2018 where Joseph DeAngelo, also known as the Golden State Killer, was found guilty by using genetic genealogy. After DeAngelo’s arrest Ginny Georgantas, who is the Cook County sheriff’s Detective, started working with Parabon Nanolabs, a genetic genealogy company, to reopen the case in a new perspective using the DNA from Briley. The DNA matched the children’s DNA solving a 17 year old case that had gone cold. ![]() By: Lucas Drummond According to NBC and CNN, in the past month, there have been about eleven unprovoked assaults carried out in Massachusetts city spanning from November 10 to November 20. The prime suspect according to the Waltham Police Department is a man in a black hoodie whose face is obscured seen in a surveillance video. The first five attacks occurred near an apartment complex north of downtown Waltham but more recent incidents have also happened in downtown told Detective Sgt. Steve McCarthy. The assaults near the apartment complex always occurred between 5:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. The only similarity between each attack has been every victim has been targeted with a blunt object after dark by an unknown attacker. One of the victims is in the hospital with several breaks in his face and skull after being attacked on the day before Thanksgiving. Another victim, David Cameros, said that he was hit in the eye with, what he believes to be, a bat while he was outside the apartment complex smoking. Another victim was on a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier and according to Cameros he is unsure if it is only one attacker or if there is more as they always attack from behind. Any residents of Waltham, approximate population is 63,000, who recognizes the person in the video is urged to contact Waltham police and they warn to be aware of their surroundings while going out at night. By: Leslie Lopez According to CNN a book club brought two different worlds together; California’s Soledad State Prison, which is the largest in the state to house men that are sentenced to life behind bars, and an elite private school, Palma school. Palma is a prep school for boys in Salas, California; they created a partnership with the Correctional Training Facility at Soledad State Prison to create a book club for the inmates and high school students. The group helped one another to get together and to understand each other. The group is much more than what you can see. When the inmates found out that one of the students wasn’t able to make ends meet for the $1,200 tuition a month because his parents suffered some medical issues they were quick to make a plan. The inmates who are also known as the “brothers in blue” raised more than 30,000 to create a scholarship for the student. The scholarship is helping him graduate this year and to attend The Academy of Art University in San Francisco next year. Jason Bryant, a former inmate that partook in the action said, "regardless of the poor choices that people make, most people want to take part in something good." Bryant served 20 years for an armed robbery but tried everyday inside the prison to turn his life around. Doing so he got his bachelor's degree, two masters and is running leadership programs for inmates. Bryant’s sentence was reduced because of all his contributions. He now works at an organization as the Director for Restorsive work, it helps former inmates with stable housings and how to succeed in their community. Fate led Bryant to connect with his former crime partner, Ted Gray, who came up with the idea to start a scholarship. Hundreds of inmates joined in on the meaningful project to help someone further their education.
Some inmates that had no money hurried to sell food or possessions to donate and be part of the campaign. To raise 30,000 is incredible considering the minimum wage could go as low as 8 cents an hour. It could take up to a whole day to save up and make a dollar. An inmate, Reggie, donated his entire paycheck of $100 to the cause. |
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