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Photo: Shaun Fenn Haben Girma doesn’t believe in setting limits. Deafblind since birth, the disability rights attorney has nonetheless spent her life breaking the boundaries of what some would assume a person unable to see or hear can do, including scaling ice glaciers, surfing, and in 2013, becoming the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School. She also penned a self-titled memoir,Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law,which released on Tuesday....

Philip Garner, 67, and his wife Julia, 66, with the duck they rescued, Freda, and her 11 ducklings.Photo:swns swns Elephants never forget, and neither does Freda the duck. The couple decided to hand-rear the helpless duckling and named her Freda. Freda enjoyed the pampering and care the Garners provided for over a year, growing into a healthy adult duck. Then, in October 2022, Freda flew the coop. The bird decided to return to the wild, and the Garners supported it....

Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images University of Michigan student Eliza Laramee, 21, grew up in a suburb of Detroit where politics “wasn’t something we talked about much,” she tells PEOPLE. Now a college senior, Laramee found her political voice following Supreme Court JusticeBrett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, which inspired her to join Planned Parenthood’s activism branch and commit to Get Out the Vote. So, as voting is underway nationwide, the question on many minds remains: Are young voters showing up at the polls?...

Prince WilliamandWilliam Shatnerdo not see eye to eye on the space race. After his return to Earth on Wednesday, the 90-year-old actor is opening up to PEOPLE about his “indescribable” journey aboard a Blue Origin New Shepard capsule, which made him theoldest person to ever go to space. Prince William, however, believes such space tourism trips shouldn’t be a priority. “I think that ultimately is what sold it for me — that really is quite crucial to be focusing on this [planet] rather than giving up and heading out into space to try and think of solutions for the future,” William added during the interview, which was held before the British royal’sfirst Earthshot Prize awards ceremonyon Sunday....

Photo: Christopher Polk/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty After a radio station pulled the song from their Christmas line-up, the actor, 87, argued with fans on Tuesday, claiming that the 1940s holiday song should be played despite criticism that it promotes rape culture. When fans lashed out at the formerStar Trekactor, Shatner said not playing the song was censorship. “I would think that censorship of classics because certain ‘types’ need to judge things through their own 2018 myopic glasses and demand they be stricken from history is important....

Photo: Santiago Felipe/GettyWilliam Shatneris getting ready for the trip of a lifetime.The 90-year-oldformerStar Trekstar is flying to space on Wednesday aboardJeff Bezos' Blue Origin New Shepard NS-18.Shatner’s historic flight — which will make him the oldest person to ever go to space — comes nearly three months after Bezos, his brother, Mark, and two other passengers flew on the company’sfirst space flight with humans on board.The event will be live-streamed on Blue Origin’s YouTube channel 90 minutes prior to its launchat 9:00 a....

Photo: Jamie Riddle It has been five years sincePayton Leutnerwas nearly stabbed to death, but now she is prepared to show everyone she’s a survivor. “She’s gone from a 12-year-old victim of a horrific crime to a 17-year-old survivor,” Steve Lyons, president of SJL Government Affairs and Communication and spokesperson for the Leutner family, tells PEOPLE. “She has the world in front of her and it’s amazing to see her blossom....

So many joyful things have been happening to Carly Pearce lately, including two brand-new CMA nominations. But that doesn’t mean the tears still don’t come easily — as they did recently in the studio when she recorded “Mean It This Time.” “I was crying, trying to sing it, just because it was so the heart and soul of what I want for myself,” the 31-year-old artist tells PEOPLE. Carly Pearce.Allister Ann...

Photo: witney carson/ instagram; Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Witney Carsoncouldn’t be more thankful for sonLeo. She wrote in theInstagram caption, “Leos first Thanksgiving. Pure joy. Pure happiness. Thankful doesn’t even begin to describe how I feel! The second photo has me crying.” RELATED GALLERY:How the Stars Celebrated Thanksgiving 2021 “Where have you been all this time Leo love?!” the new mom continued. “Life with you is magical, messy, emotional and beautiful all in one....

Herschel Walker.Photo: NBC News A woman is allegingHerschel Walkertried to get her to have an abortion in 2011 before she gave birth to their son. Speaking toThe New York Timesin an article published Friday, the woman — who was not identified to protect her son — said the Republican Georgia Senate candidate first paid for her to have an abortion in 2009, which she went through with. Then, in 2011 she became pregnant again; Walker allegedly wanted her to terminate that pregnancy, too....

Adam Steed spoke exclusively with PEOPLE about his interactions with Hildebrandt while she was his therapist and marriage counselor beginning in 2008 — interactions that led to Hildebrandt’s suspension from Utah’s Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL) in 2012 after Steed filed a complaint. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did not respond to PEOPLE’s inquiry as of press time. Steed is now breaking his silence in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, saying, “I’m ready to talk about this lady because the world’s ready to see it....

Photo: Go Fund Me A Wisconsin woman has been left distraught after she claims the conditioner she bought at Walmart was allegedly mixed with a chemical that caused chunks of her hair to fall out. Ashley Rose Kroneshared the horrifyingstory on Facebook Monday, warning the public that “nothing can be trusted anymore.” “This is raw and has hit me like no other,” she wrote. On Tuesday, July 23 Krone went to the popular retail corporation in New Richmond to purchase shampoo and conditioner, according to GoFundMe page set up in hopes of raising funds for Krone’s medical and legal fees as well as money to buy wigs....

A woman entered the lion exhibit at the Bronx Zoo in New York City over the weekend, in an incident that the zoo says could have resulted in her death.In a statement to PEOPLE, the Bronx Zoo explained that zoo staff members received a report that someone had climbed over the safety barrier at the African lion exhibit on Saturday.“This action was a serious violation and unlawful trespass that could have resulted in serious injury or death,” the Bronx Zoo’s statement said....