These can range from pigment and texture issues, acne, to severe sun damage, more extensive wrinkles, and lesions.
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Essence,
Essence,
8 Jan. 2026
According to the Cleveland Clinic, vocal cord lesions are growths that form on the vocal cords, typically as a result of a person overusing or misusing their voice.
Two of the daughter’s classmates had discovered the grisly mayhem; at the time of writing, no suspect had been identified.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
This unlikely crew are all breakout stars of the latest reality TV obsession, The Traitors, and nothing’s holding them back on spilling the tea on new missions, murders and mayhem this season.
But after a special prosecutor investigated beatings at the hands of Chicago police, the Illinois Appellate Court ordered a hearing on Wrice’s torture claim.
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Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
School desegregation, voting rights and public-accommodation battles – especially across the South – had led to shootings and beatings of African Americans by white counterprotesters and police.
The system features low-floor vehicles designed for easy boarding, along with audio and visual stop announcements and designated priority seating for seniors and riders with disabilities.
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Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
Lottie sells dolls with autism, while Lego has released minifigures representing non-visible disabilities.
Restorative justice programs bring together survivors and offenders — via meetings or letters or through community panels — to try to deepen understanding, promote healing and discuss how best to make amends for a wide range of harms.
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Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2026
Modernizing infrastructure requires trade-off judgments; legal processes can’t determine whether, for example, the benefits of a transmission line outweigh the harms of cutting through a pristine forest.
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