NEWSWEEK: What does this mean for the theory that vaccines and other environmental factors may play a role in autism? Rebecca Landa: This study doesn’t really touch on that. There may come a time when we can look at these children’s records and see what kind of vaccines they were exposed to. There are different onset patterns. Basically, in the one pattern, there are clear, clear problems in social development and communication development at 14 months of age....
For that matter, what are we to think? Passions about autism are running higher than ever, and for good reason. Autism spectrum disorders affect one in 150 kids from all walks of life, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a tenfold jump in just the past decade. As the numbers grow, public awareness increases and the fervor surrounding each new development intensifies. Earlier this month, after the federal government said vaccines aggravated an underlying disorder that led to autism-like symptoms in 9-year-old Hannah Poling, the longstanding controversy over the role of childhood vaccines flared anew on network newscasts, the Internet and talk radio....
Many aspects of parenting and guardianship can be tougher for those on the autism spectrum. The reverse, however, is also true; there are some ways in which raising kids might be easier if you have autism (especially if the children in your care are also on the spectrum). This article starts by explaining what high-functioning autism is and common misconceptions about the autism spectrum. It then explores the experiences of two parents with autism, detailing not only the challenges they face but the parenting skills afforded to them because they have autism....
Saab introduced the cooled seat a decade ago, and today it’s a common—but expensive—option in luxury cars (Saab’s “sport-ventilated seats” are $995 extra). A cheaper, do-it-yourself option is the Cold Seat ($49.95; coldseat.com), a quilt-covered gel-pack that sits over your kid’s car seat while you’re out of the car. Remove it, and the seat and buckle are cool, not hot. The Chrysler Sebring and the Dodge Avenger feature cup holders that keep cold drinks at 35 degrees and hot drinks at 140 degrees ($795 to $1,295 including other options)....
The faces and bodies stream by. A bent old woman carrying a parcel briefly engages his attention. “Old age is not enough in itself,” says Avedon, who made his reputation in portraiture as a young man etching in light the ravaged crevasses of Somerset Maugham, Isak Dinesen, Coco Chanel. He doesn’t want to repeat himself. He has just done a portrait of 88-year-old writer Diana Trilling; not wanting to be cruel, he shoots her through a window....
President Joe Biden announced during a national address on Monday evening that he had ordered a U.S. airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed al-Zawahiri. He was an early mentor to former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who was killed by U.S. forces while hiding in Pakistan in 2011. Al-Zawahiri had been running Al-Qaeda since. In his speech, Biden said al-Zawahiri was “deeply involved” in the September 11, 2001, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 U....
Then there is the court known as The Garden. The play here is disciplined, and the vandals keep off. The Garden is the lastplace in Coney Island where there is hope, the possibility of “transcendence through basketball” –a scholarship to a four-year Division I college, with a chance at the pros and, more important, the prospect of getting out of Coney Island for good. The last shot is a very long one: of the 500,000 boys playing high-school basketball in America, fewer than 1 percent win “D One” scholarships....
Blake Bortles’ backup signed a two-year, $8 million contract, the team announced Thursday. MORE: Every team’s worst contract | Packers coach on Eddie Lacy: ‘He’s hungry’ Henne, 30, didn’t play last season, though he did start the first three games of the 2014 season until Bortles took over. The extension is likely Henne’s best bet to stay in the NFL. Since his stint with the Jaguars began in 2012, he has started 22 games and thrown 27 touchdowns to 26 interceptions....
But Switzerland has secretive banks that have been known to attract “dirty” money. And now similar worries about what unsavory types the country may be attracting are beginning to circulate in Costa Rica. The capital, San Jose, has become a major headquarters for Internet gambling companies, also known as “sports books,” which authorities say have migrated to the country to take advantage of lax banking laws and to serve U....
According to the new report, some 47,000 Americans developed AIDS in 1992 (a 3.5 percent increase over 1991), and more than 40,000 of the new sufferers were males. But the totals tell only half of the story. Between 1991 and 1992, homosexual cases fell by a percent and needleborne cases rose by a percent. By contrast, the number of heterosexual cases soared by 17 percent, and cases involving mother-to-child transmission jumped almost as sharply (13 percent)....
That’s the sentiment of the latest video released by Wisconsin featuring the late Chris Farley as his famous “Saturday Night Live” character Matt Foley. HAYES: Why the NCAA is so bad | MORE: Top 50 players | 10 intriguing spring games Apparently unearthed from some realm of forgotten promotional clips, the Badgers posted the motivational speech to their YouTube page Tuesday. Foley warns viewers that if they don’t attend the university they’ll end up eating government cheese....
The 28-year-old netted in the 53rd minute of his side’s home match, heading in Dennis Aogo’s corner with what proved to be the winner. It was only Badstuber’s second Bundesliga goal, his first having coming in December 2009 for Bayern Munich against Borussia Monchengladbach. Badstuber signed a one-year deal with Bundesliga newcomers Stuttgart earlier this month after calling time on his long association with Bayern. The move saw him re-join the club of his youth after 15 years away with Bayern, where he won five top-flight titles and the Champions League....
Somebody left the five puppies in a zipped duffel bag at a QuikTrip convenience store in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said in a Facebook post Sunday. Officers responded to the scene after being made aware of the abandoned pups. “Overwhelmed with Christmas feelings,” the Facebook post reads. “4 of the officers immediately adopted 4 of the puppies and the 5th went home with the QT employee.” Tulsa police also took the opportunity to urge residents to “adopt don’t shop” if they’re looking for a new dog....
Bakayoko’s reported £40 million move from Monaco prompted Matic to leave the Premier League champions for Manchester United and the promise of first-team football under Jose Mourinho. The Serbia international has slotted seamlessly into the team at Old Trafford, while Bakayoko has yet to hit his stride in London as Chelsea struggle for consistency. The 23-year-old has also been hampered by injuries and is a doubt for Saturday’s clash with Watford at Stamford Bridge due to a muscle problem....
The defeat left the Browns 1-2, with Mayfield struggling to make his mark in Sunday’s game. He finished 18-of-36 passing for 195 yards with one touchdown and one interception and, put under pressure by the Rams’ Aaron Donald, was also sacked three times. The Browns face the Ravens in Week 4 and Mayfield accepted his performance — as well as those of his offensive teammates — was not up to snuff, though he believes his team is on the right track as long as it cuts out repeated errors....
Zinedine Zidane’s side are looking to make history in the competition this season by becoming the first side to defend the crown in its current format. They are fast closing in on a third final appearance in four years, with a 3-0 advantage held over cross-city rivals Atletico Madrid in their semi-final derby duel. Bale is convinced that the La Liga title hopefuls can go all the way and hand him an emotional triumph in Cardiff, with the European specialists in buoyant mood....
Since Tuesday, the brand has issued not one but two separate apologies addressing the scandal. “We sincerely apologize for any offense our holiday campaign may have caused,” reads an initial post on Balenciaga’s Instagram. “Our plush bear bags should not have been featured with children in this campaign. We have immediately removed the campaign from all platforms.” But it wasn’t just the teddy bears. A separate marketing campaign featured copies of the 2002 Supreme Court case Williams v....
The lawsuit, a copy of which was shared by the Portland-based news station KOIN, alleges the board’s decision is a violation of free speech rights protected by both the Oregon Constitution and the U.S. Constitution, as well as due process and equal protection rights under the Fourteenth Amendment of the federal Constitution. The suit was filed on November 3 by the Newberg Education Association (NEA) against the public K-12 Newberg School District....
However, that experience was taken to a whole new extreme for one bar worker who ended up receiving his final paycheck from his previous job in the form of a giant bucket of copper 5 cent coins. Rian Keogh’s predicament first came to light after the hospitality worker took to Twitter to reveal he had been paid his final set of wages with a container full of coins. Keogh posted an image of the bucket to Twitter, writing, “If anyone wants to know what it was like to work in Alfies on South William Street just know after chasing my last pay for weeks I finally got it but in a bucket of five cent coins....
