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You may hear the term “neurotypical” used in schools, at autism conferences and events, and in therapists’ offices. You may also hear the term “neurodiverse,” which is used to promote developmental differences in individuals. Keep in mind that both of these terms are not formal diagnoses. This article explains the meaning of the word neurotypical and offers examples of neurotypical characteristics. It will also explore what neurodiversity means, as well as what the neurodiversity movement is....

Noah Malgeri, who is running to represent Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District, shared a statement after Vegas CCW instructor Nephi Oliva made offensive comments at the Clark County Library on April 10. At the event, Oliva shared firearm safety slides that included racial stereotypes, one of which was a Black man—implied to be a gang member—alongside the text “always lick the chicken grease off your fingers before shooting,” among other instructions....

With Porsche brand ambassador and development driver Jörg Bergmeister behind the wheel, the Cayman GT4 RS took the 20.83-kilometer Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit in 7:09.3. The Porsche also completed a slightly shorter 20.6-kilometer lap, which had previously served as the benchmark, in 7:04.511 minutes. This was 23.6 seconds faster than its little brother, the 718 Cayman GT4’s best efforts. The world-class driver, has devoted more than 500 hours to the 718 Cayman GT4 RS during test and tuning drives as part of the car’s development....

According to the initial incident report, police pulled Manziel over after reports “of a white Nissan traveling at a high rate of speed with a female passenger trying to exit the vehicle and the male driver pulling her back inside.” Police reports indicated the couple had been drinking and that the abrasion on Crowley’s arm occurred as a result of Manziel pulling her back inside the vehicle. Crowley told police Manziel had pushed her head into the window....

According to the San Jose Mercury News, a case summary claims Miller shoved his fiancee to the ground during a dispute and destroyed her cell phone outside the Posh Bagel at Rivermark Plaza. MORE: Top free agents | Culliver signs with Redskins | Several teams interested in Hardy Miller was later arrested at the Santa Clara Marriott about two miles away. No charges have been filed while the case is reviewed by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office....

For most smokers, like Patelidas, it’s a habit that starts young and is almost impossible to shake. About 25 percent of American high-school students now smoke despite laws that prohibit the sale of cigarettes to those under 18. Only an estimated 4 percent of those teens who try to quit each year are successful. “Virtually all smokers are hooked when they’re teens,” says Dr. Norman Edelman, chief medical officer for the American Lung Association....

FIFA’s meeting this week was less about electing a president to replace Sepp Blatter than it was about proving to the U.S. Department of Justice that the organization was taking demands for reform seriously. MORE: Disgraced soccer executives | Who is Gianni Infantino? Gianni Infantino is now president of world soccer’s governing body. His campaign pledge to deliver a 40-team World Cup will garner headlines, but a more significant vote in terms of FIFA’s future took pace earlier Friday....

While the video only shows one phase of the arrest process and has no audio, it potentially contradicts the officers’ claims that they knelt on Floyd’s neck because he was resisting arrest. In the video, Floyd can be seen handcuffed and sitting against a wall along the sidewalk. An officer hoists Floyd from his seated position and begins walking behind him towards the squad car. While Floyd turns to address the officer and shakes his head at a second officer who walks up to assist, Floyd doesn’t seem to resist the officers’ handling or their walk towards the car....

Seven people who went to events hosted by Gate City Church in the southern New Hampshire city of Nashua, Hillsborough county, tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a statement from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). A multi day prayer session between September 19 to 28 was among the events in question. The investigation comes as the average number of daily coronavirus cases in New Hampshire hit 47 in the past week, up by 35 percent from two weeks prior, according to a New York Times database....

Her 38-year-old son suffered severe brain injuries after being attacked and robbed in 1999. He spent six years in a minimally conscious state that doctors initially said he would never leave. But an experimental treatment for minimally conscious patients has changed that. The procedure, called Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), involves surgically inserting a pacemakerlike device that regulates brain activity into the patient. While DBS has been used to treat movement diseases like Parkinson’s for a decade, this was the first instance where it was applied to a minimally conscious patient....

Nationwide, ICE relies on privately-run prison facilities to house immigrant detainees awaiting court hearings. But under the new law, local contracts with ICE must end by January 2022 and new agreements cannot be formed. Kankakee, Pulaski and McHenry Counties have agreements at local jails, which house about 260 immigrant detainees, according to ICE. “Every family, every child, every human being deserves to feel safe and secure in the place that they call home,” Pritzker said at an event in Aurora where he signed several other immigration-related measures....

The exploit targets already known vulnerabilities in the Intel Converged Security and Management Engine, which is responsible for the initial authentication of Intel-based systems by loading and verifying all other firmware for modern platforms. Researchers at enterprise security firm Positive Technologies discovered that this vulnerability could allow hackers to compromise platform encryption keys and steal sensitive information, adding the “unfixable vulnerability in Intel chipsets threatens users and content rightsholders.”...

The Department of Labor on Thursday morning reported that just over 1.5 million initial jobless claims were filed during the week ending June 13. Comparatively, the week ending March 7, less than two weeks before stay-at-home orders began in parts of the country, had just 211,000 initial unemployment claims. New jobless claims continued to be more than seven times higher last week, even as President Donald Trump has hailed the start of an economic recovery....

In a new rule, legislators are banning “surprise medical bills,” which can happen when a patient unexpectedly receives care from an out-of-network provider. The law, also known as the No Surprises Act, will take full effect starting in January 2022. It requires hospitals and doctors’ offices to notify patients when they are receiving out-of-network care and only charge them for in-network costs. It also creates a complaint system so patients can report nonconsensual out-of-network charges....

The conservative, anti-Trump group released its newest video Sunday with a blunt message directed toward Hawley, a “sedition caucus” member who ardently supported the effort to overturn President Joe Biden’s election win. “You did this, Josh Hawley,” the Lincoln Project declared, showing images of Trump supporters crushing a D.C. police officer with his shield and a swinging noose placed outside the Capitol building on January 6. Hawley gained nationwide infamy after a photograph went viral which showed him raising a clenched fist in solidarity with the protesters just hours before the deadly attack....

“The Emira is a game-changer for Lotus,” said Matt Windle, managing director of Lotus Cars. “It stands as a beacon of everything we have achieved to date in the transformation of the business, the embodiment of our progress. It is a highly significant milestone on our path to becoming a truly global performance car brand.” Emira rides on the new Lotus Sports Car Architecture. Its bonded aluminum chassis is wrapped in body panels inspired by the Evija, an all-electric hypercar that the company plans to bring to market in the future....

D.P.—which stands for “Deserter Pursuit”—is a real-life unit of the Korean army’s military police that chases after AWOL soldiers. Private Ahn Jun-ho (played by Jung Hae-in) and Corporal Han Ho-yeol (played by Koo Kyo-hwan) work as D.P. army soldiers in the new series. Koo recently starred in “Ashin of the North,” a special episode of the Korean Netflix series Kingdom, and the Korean film Escape from Mogadishu. The latest Netflix series is an adaptation of the Korean webtoon series D....

COVID-19 fatality statistics within the city suggested an anomaly, according to the report published Wednesday. While national data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that coronavirus patients aged 85 and older died at home only 4 percent of the time, local coroner records found that it was 17 percent in New Orleans. Reporters analyzed records of the city’s more than 460 deaths from the beginning of the pandemic through early May....

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