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WASHINGTON 鈥?Sixteen maverick Democrats have released a letter saying they ;ll vote for new leadership when the House picks leaders
stanley cup in January. That poses a threat to Nancy Pelosi effort to become speaker.The California Democrat is favored by most Democrats to lead them, as she has done since 2003, when the new Congress convenes in January. Pelosi seems sure to win her party nomination to be speaker when Democrats vote on that after Thanksgiving.A small group o
stanley cup pposes her. Their letter says Democrats won on a message of change, and they say they plan to deliver that.Democrats have won 232 seats and might win a few more. Sixteen votes against Pelosi might block her from getting the 218 votes, a House majority, that she ;d need to win the speakership. Left: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi reacts to the results of the U.S. midterm elections at a Democratic election night rally in Washington on Nov. 6, 2018. Photo
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To tackle childhood diseases in rural Africa, Living Goods founder Chuck Slaughter borrowed a page from the cosmetics giant Avons playbook, now with a tech twist.Community heal
adidas campus th volunteers in rural Uganda and Kenya teach their neighbors about good health and sell them low-cost products to help achieve it, thanks to medical training and a kit they ;ve received from the grou
stanley cup p.Simple things such as bed nets, water filters and pregnancy check-ups can help communities greatly reduce mortality rates, health experts say. Globally, the leading causes of death for children under 5 are pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria, according to the World Health Organization. About 5.6 million children under age 5 died in 2016. Thats where the community health volunteers come in with their proactive approach. Wearing a Living Goods T-shirt and cap, each person covers about 100 households, offering basic health care and referring any serious cases or illnesses outside their expertise to local health facilities. They carry a kit with a thermometer to check for fevers, measuring t
af1 ape to track a newborns growth, and a smartphone with diagnosis and pregnancy guideline apps.A parent can text the local community health worker about a sick child, and once diagnosed, can purchase medicine from the worker that is cheaper than from the local pharmacy, according to Jennifer Hyman, Living Goods director of communications. The accessibility of being able to contact a health volunteer on demand through techno
