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Disabled Texans worry about future of Affordable Care Act and its impact on their lives


Laura Halvorson relies on two 24-hour breathing machines to keep her alive. The machines cost $2,000 per month.
They re paid for through her insurance from the Affordable Care Act. Halvorson, who is 36 and lives in San Antonio, has muscular dystrophy, a disease that causes progressive loss of muscle mass.
For years, Halvorson was a teacher in North Texas and received health insurance through her employer. But eventually her disability progressed to the point that she could no longer work.
Now she s worried that the U.S. Supreme Court will strike down the health care law that has helped her live independently. Without it, Halvorson fears she ll end up in the state s care at a nursing home. ....

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One Sick Year: It takes more than a pandemic to get people to stop acting like idiots


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A survey by the Online Betting Guide ranked Tucson the 10th wildest city in the U.S. Using factors like nightlife, casinos, strip clubs and alcohol and drug consumption, Las Vegas finished first. Tucson was fourth in casinos and 13th in the percentage who ve taken marijuana. But the Old Pueblo roared back when it came to cocaine use, finishing fifth.
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A North Carolina animal shelter waived adoption fees hoping someone would take Perdita, the world s worst cat, off their hands. The foul furball dislikes dogs, children, the Dixie Chicks, Disney movies and Christmas. On its Facebook page, the shelter wrote: We thought she was sick. Turns out she s just a jerk. ....

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Disabled Texans worry loss of Affordable Care Act could cost them programs that help them live independently


Disabled Texans worry loss of Affordable Care Act could cost them programs that help them live independently
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Laura Halvorson relies on two 24-hour breathing machines to keep her alive. The machines cost $2,000 per month.
They’re paid for through her insurance from the Affordable Care Act. Halvorson, who is 36 and lives in San Antonio, has muscular dystrophy, a disease that causes progressive loss of muscle mass.
For years, Halvorson was a teacher in North Texas and received health insurance through her employer. But eventually her disability progressed to the point that she could no longer work. ....

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