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2 former federal workers turned their firings into a movement to help hundreds of others

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Washington — One year ago, Rebecca Ferguson-Ondrey and Drew Ruby-Howe were abruptly terminated from their jobs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. They are among more than 300,000 workers to leave the federal government as part of cuts by the second Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Ferguson-Ondrey said she did not cope well in … Read more

A drunk driving mistake left him paralyzed. It also turned him into a Paralympian.

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For months after the accident, Steve Emt was lying to people — including himself. In March 1995, Emt was driving on I-84 northeast of Hartford, Connecticut, when he crashed his car. Emt was driving drunk. Only 25 years old, Emt woke up the next day and was told he would never walk again. He was … Read more