Booker says he will ask Amy Coney Barrett if she will recuse herself from presidential election-related cases

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• First-Of-Its-Kind Study Looks At Most Common Neurological Symptoms In COVID Long Haulers

  MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A first-of-its-kind study looks at what neurological symptoms are most common in COVID-19 long haulers. The Northwestern Medicine study analyzed 100 long haulers with an average age of 43 who didn’t need to be hospitalized. Seventy percent were women and 85% reported experiencing four or more neurological symptoms including brain fog, headache, numbness/tingling, disorder of taste or smell, and muscle pain. “Forty-two percent said that they had some issues with anxiety and depression before COVID. It is possible that this plays a factor in some long COVID symptoms,” said Dr. Igor Koralnik, chief of Neuro-infectious Diseases & Global Neurology at Northwestern Medicine. Researchers also found 16% of patients had previous autoimmune diseases which could be another possible reason for long haul symptoms. And women are more likely to develop autoimmune diseases than men. Dr. Koralnik oversees the neuro COVID-19 clinic. He said research is under way to figure out the best way to manage and treat these lingering, debilitating symptoms. “I want them to know that help is on the way. Obviously, there are millions of people who have long COVID symptoms,” he said. Sara Buursma was a healthy mother of three before she got sick with COVID-19 last March. The 37 year-old has been dealing with many issues for the last year, from shortness of breath to brain fog. “It’s scary. I don’t know what’s going on with my health. I’ve never had health issues. I was always a very active person,” she said. Her brain fog and shortness of breath are improving with medication. “Don’t settle for someone that, you know, might not know what you’re going through or thinks that maybe it’s just in your head. Well, it’s not. Every person in this world deserves the best care and deserves to get their health back,” she said. Buursma also said don’t lose hope. She has her sights set on running the Chicago marathon next year. Neurological SymptomsLong HaulCovid-19Public HealthDepression SymptomsBrain DiseasesPain MedicationBrain HealthBrain ResearchCBSMiamiCOVIDAutoimmune DiseasesDisorderMuscle PainHealth Issues

• Kimberly Cloud On Surviving a Cheating Partner that Nearly Killed Her Company

  Kimberly Cloud is a serial entrepreneur who is best known for creating successful businesses from scratch. She is the Founder and CEO of Blue Cloud Cleaning LLC and Genuine Michelle Wigs LLC. She is also highly dedicated to empowering people, especially women; she is a positive mentality advocate who uses her voice and platform to address mental health issues while trying to create a healthy working place for not just women but for everybody.Read Full StoryEntrepreneurshipFashionMental Health IssuesCloud ServicesCEOSerial EntrepreneurBusiness ServicesEmpowering WomenBlue Cloud Cleaning LLCAccesswireYahoo FinanceBusiness InsiderThe US ArmyConvergysGenuine Michelle Wigs LLC

• LGBTQ Advocates: Our Voices Ignored in Transgender Sports Debate

  BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota lawmakers have been revising a controversial bill concerning transgender students competing in high school sports. LGBTQ advocates said sponsors have responded to complaints about the proposal, except from those who fear the most backlash. House Bill 1298 would prevent public school athletes 18 and younger...Read Full StoryTransgender WomenTransgender RightsLgbtqGenderTransgender StudentsTrans WomenLGBTQ AdvocatesAdobe StockHouse Bill 1298Dickinson High SchoolSenateLGBTQIA IssuesWomen 's IssuesTransgender AdvocatesTrans Students

• USG executives resign, call out anti-Blackness in organization

  During the Undergraduate Student Government’s 12th Senate session, held this past Tuesday, several members of the organization recounted their negative experiences during their time in office, sparking a discussion about the structures of white supremacy that are upheld within USG. Justin Hartley, director of diversity, inclusion, and equity, announced their...Read Full StoryAnti-blacknessElection CampaignsHealth ReformHartley , HarrisSustainabilityAEC12th SenateUSG ExecutivesAnti-Black HarassmentInstitutional ReformRacial SlursWhite Supremacy CultureInclusionMemberIncreased TransparencyJustin Hartley

• UPUA’s 15th Assembly Comes To A Close, Passes Significant Policy Changes

  The University Park Undergraduate Association met virtually Wednesday evening for the final meeting of its 15th Assembly. UPUA’s Election Day is set for Wednesday, March 31. The newly elected president, vice president, and representatives will be sworn into office on April 14. At the end of Wednesday’s meeting, UPUA President...Read Full StoryThe AssemblySenateElection DayUPUAPenn StateA Supreme CourtAn Elections CourtThe Elections CourtLSATGMATGREHouseHUB15th AssemblyLegislation

• How Biden's education pick could advance school choice

  Miguel Cardona’s confirmation this month as President Biden’s secretary of education has left the nation’s school choice advocates wary but hopeful. Certainly, they appreciate the fact that Biden decided against elevating a number of teachers union executives to the position. In fact, after Cardona put in a good word for Connecticut’s charter schools and was an advocate for reopening Connecticut’s schools post COVID-19 closures, one is almost skeptical as to how his nomination avoided being canceled by liberal unions, let alone received their endorsements. In a letter from Cardona put out by the department after his confirmation, he said, “The research is conclusive: when they can do so safely, students are better off learning in school, in person, rather than remotely.”Read Full StoryEducation DepartmentCharter SchoolsFree SchoolEducation SecretaryPoliticsPresidential ElectionPresident BidenEducation And SchoolsSchool EducationFree EducationFaustianMilwaukee Public SchoolsThe Democratic PartyBradley Freedom FellowSchool Choice ProgramsBetsy Devos

• Biden to highlight gains and face tough scrutiny in first formal news conference

  President Joe Biden's first two months in power went remarkably smoothly considering he took office amid a once-in-a-century pandemic, a consequent economic crisis and his predecessor's refusal to recognize his victory. But in his first formal news conference Thursday, he'll face scrutiny on gun control and immigration, two sudden tests of leadership for which his administration has lacked immediate answers.Read Full StoryNetwork NewsImmigrationPoliticsPresidential ElectionUnder ScrutinyElection IssuesPresidential PollsPolitical IssuesDemocraticThe White HouseRepublicansDemocratsGOPAmerican Rescue PlanCNNJoe BidenDonald TrumpJen PsakiKamala Harris

• Biden tasks Harris with 'stemming the migration' on southern border

  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he has appointed Vice President Kamala Harris to lead efforts to stem migration across the U.S.-Mexico border, as the administration faces growing political pressure to address a surge in undocumented migrant children unaccompanied by parents. Biden said during an immigration meeting at...Read Full StoryBorder CrossingsGuatemalaOrganized CrimePoliticsPresidential ElectionHuman MigrationState ViolencePolitical ViolenceCabinetCongressWhite HouseNBC NewsCBPTrumpDemocratsJoe BidenKamala HarrisBarack ObamaTed CruzHenry CuellarJen Psaki

• 30 questions for Biden's first press conference

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• Three-ring binders and 14-point font: How Biden preps for a news conference

  One day before holding his first formal news conference, President Joe Biden seemed to write the whole thing off.Read Full StoryAfghanistanVice PresidentsPoliticsPresidential ElectionNews ConferencePresidential DebatePress BriefingThe White House 'sSenateTwittersAmericanCNNHarvardABC NewsCabinetJoe BidenHunterDonald TrumpJen PsakiBarack Obama

• Raz B Accused Of Abuse, Sexual Assault By Ex-GF: "I Was Afraid Of Him"

  Over the years, there have been reports about Raz B as it pertains to allegations he has made against industry professionals as well as his run-ins with the law. In May 2019, the B2K singer ran into legal issues while in Minneapolis, Minnesota with his girlfriend, Kallee Brookes, and was arrested for allegedly strangling her in a parking lot. There was a lengthy statement issued about the incident and weeks later, photos of his girlfriend's injuries began to circulate online. It was reported that due to a lack of evidence, Raz B was not charged in the incident. However, Brookes surfaced on TikTok with scathing accusations against the singer, claiming that he physically assaulted her to the point of rape.Read Full StoryRapeMinneapolisCelebritiesAccused Of AssaultSexual AssaultThe AssaultAbuseTikTokEx-boyfriendAccusationsLegal IssuesTalesTrust IssuesAudioSocial