Rep. Jennifer Wexton gave a House speech with voice assist due to brain disease : NPR

[ad_1] Virginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton used text-to-speech technology to advocate for her bill on the House floor Monday, following her diagnosis with the rare brain condition known as progressive supranuclear palsy. C-SPAN/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption C-SPAN/Screenshot by NPR Virginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton used text-to-speech technology to advocate for her bill on the […]

Trade Liberalisation Kicked Away African Development Ladder — Global Issues

[ad_1] Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, May 08, 2024 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 08 (IPS) – Africans have long been promised trade liberalisation would accelerate growth and structural transformation. Instead, it has cut its modest production capacities, industry and food security. Berg helped sink Africa The 1981 Berg Report […]

Bipartisan congressional spouses fight cancer : NPR

[ad_1] Patti Garamendi (seated in blue) chairs the congressional spouses club. She recently attended a Capitol Hill reception with her husband, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif. (standing above her) to tout a bipartisan project aimed at cancer prevention. Marion Meakem Photography hide caption toggle caption Marion Meakem Photography Patti Garamendi (seated in blue) chairs the congressional […]