Sheila Advento was not feeling well. It was July 6, 2003, and her mother’s house in northern New Jersey was filled with people. Sheila and her mom were there, along with Sheila’s boyfriend, sister, and brother-in-law—a slice of a huge extended family, many of whom, like Sheila and her parents, had immigrated to the US from the Philippines. They ate cheeseburgers and adobo and raised Pabst Blue Ribbon and San Miguel to toast one another, independence, good health, and freedom—almost all of which Sheila, who was 26, was about to lose. For days she’d been having headaches. Her stomach wasn’t right. She was starting to think she had the flu. She trudged to a basement bedroom to lie down. Family members took turns checking on her. When her mother, Peachie, looked in around dinner time, she found Sheila lying on the bathroom floor. Peachie, who was a nurse manager at New York University’s Langone Medical Center, took one look at her daughter and … [Read more...] about The Devastating Allure of Medical Miracles
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Kent Sorenson Was a Tea Party Hero. Then He Lost Everything.
Inmate No. 15000-030 is released into the frigid January morning at 8:46, a gray custodial suit of sweatpants and long-sleeved thermal clinging to his immense frame, a bushy salt-and-pepper beard wrapping around his face, a guard escorting him with a high-powered rifle slung over his right shoulder. Most politicians would appear hopelessly—dangerously—misplaced in a federal prison. Kent Sorenson is not most politicians. Standing over six feet tall and weighing every bit of 270 pounds, with 11 tattoos and a cleanshaven head, Sorenson is probably the only state senator to have ever been mistaken for a member of the Aryan Brotherhood. That happened during his first stop on the penal turnpike, the Metropolitan Correctional Center (“The MCC”) in Chicago, an administrative facility with maximum-security lodging where the “fish” was viewed warily by fellow inmates. A white supremacist, they figured, sizing him up. It didn’t take long—as soon as … [Read more...] about Kent Sorenson Was a Tea Party Hero. Then He Lost Everything.
2018 NFL draft live analysis, updates: Ravens take Lamar Jackson; Bills trade up for Josh Allen; Browns take Baker Mayfield No. 1
Democracy Dies in Darkness Sections Home Try 1 month for $1 Username Sign In Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Subscribe Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Accessibility for screenreader Sports Analysis Analysis Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events by Mark Maske and John Harris by Mark Maske and John Harris Email the author April 26 at 11:41 PM Email the author The Bills traded up to select Josh Allen. (Matthew Emmons/USA TODAY Sports) The 2018 NFL draft is underway. Keep up with all the latest news, rumors and selections with live pick-by-pick analysis from national NFL writer Mark Maske and draft analyst John Harris. The 2018 NFL Draft • Latest news and rumors: After keeping their selection … [Read more...] about 2018 NFL draft live analysis, updates: Ravens take Lamar Jackson; Bills trade up for Josh Allen; Browns take Baker Mayfield No. 1
2018 NFL draft live analysis, updates: Bills trade up for Josh Allen; Browns take Mayfield No. 1
Democracy Dies in Darkness Sections Home Try 1 month for $1 Username Sign In Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Subscribe Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Accessibility for screenreader Sports Analysis Analysis Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events by Mark Maske and John Harris by Mark Maske and John Harris Email the author April 26 at 10:43 PM Email the author The Bills traded up to select Josh Allen. (Matthew Emmons/USA TODAY Sports) The 2018 NFL draft is underway. Keep up with all the latest news, rumors and selections with live pick-by-pick analysis from national NFL writer Mark Maske and draft analyst John Harris. The 2018 NFL Draft • Latest news and rumors: After keeping their selection … [Read more...] about 2018 NFL draft live analysis, updates: Bills trade up for Josh Allen; Browns take Mayfield No. 1
2018 NFL draft: Pick-by-pick projections, analysis and latest news
Democracy Dies in Darkness Sections Home Try 1 month for $1 Username Sign In Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Subscribe Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Accessibility for screenreader Sports Analysis Analysis Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events by Mark Maske and John Harris by Mark Maske and John Harris Email the author April 26 at 6:49 PM Email the author Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield was rumored throughout Thursday to be the Browns’ preference for the No. 1 pick. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) Draft day has arrived. Keep up with all the latest news, rumors and draft projections throughout the day, then check back for live pick-by-pick analysis from national NFL writer Mark Maske … [Read more...] about 2018 NFL draft: Pick-by-pick projections, analysis and latest news