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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: handicapped

handicapped stories: 3 news summaries

Miley Dishes
on Her Achy Breaky Heart

Her book says she
has a fast heart rate; condition not serious

Mar 10, 09 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus has a heart condition, the New York Daily News reports. The starlet discusses her tachycardia—a fast heart rate—in her new autobiography Miles to Go, saying it “isn’t dangerous” and “won’t hurt me.” However, for the Hannah Montana star, "There is... More »

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handicapped • heart • celebrity • autobiography • Miley Cyrus

Parking Police Crack Down on Handicap Fraud

Fines are skyrocketing for those who steal spots from disabled

Oct 8, 07 3:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - People without disabilities who park their cars in handicapped spaces are being slapped with more than just karmic penalties, as local officials and civilian whistle-blowers raise fines and dole out more tickets, the AP reports. With more handicapped placards in circulation than ever, governments are getting savvy to parking fraud. More »

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handicapped • parking space • parking ticket

Lazy Gamblers Rent Scooters in Vegas

In the land of easy money,
tourists up the ante on indolence

May 25, 07 5:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - In Las Vegas, motorized scooters offer access to expansive casino floors to the elderly, the disabled—and now the lazy. For 40 chips a day, a growing number of young, healthy tourists are renting the scooters so they can hop from the slot machine to the craps table at up... More »

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elderly • gambling • Las Vegas • scooters • laziness • disabled • handicapped • casino

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