Shadia has run out of rice for her family of nine. The Syrian mother had hoped the 5 kilos she bought last week would be enough to feed them for the duration of the draconian national lockdown that Lebanon imposed Jan. 14 in response to surging coronavirus case numbers. More […]
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Daytona Beach Shores woman, 92, desperate for COVID vaccine
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES – For Mary Tornabene, the daunting early morning walk across busy State Road A1A has become a daily routine, a ritual that started when Publix announced the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine this week at many of its pharmacies statewide. At age 92, Tornabene is well above […]
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After her 3-year-old died in a furniture tip-over accident, mom makes desperate plea to parents
On the evening of Dec. 18, 2004, 3-year-old Meghan Beck was enjoying the film, “Frosty the Snowman” before heading to bed. The toddler was looking forward to Christmas and was set to decorate cookies the following day with her twin brother, Ryan and older brother, Kyle. “She was bossy and […]