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The Shout at Cancer choir, pictured above in 2018, is featured in Bill Brummel's new documentary,<em> Can You Hear My Voice?</em>

In The 'Shout At Cancer Choir,' No Voice Boxes Needed To Sing Out

All the singers in this U.K. choir have undergone laryngectomies — voice box removal — to treat cancer. Singing builds lung strength, and performing together builds confidence, choir members say.

Cars make their way toward downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. California could regain the right to set its own vehicle emissions standards after the Environmental Protection Agency announced it was moving to curb a Trump-era policy that sought to erode the state's previously held power.

White House Is Preparing To Give Back California's Smog-Busting Powers

California may regain the right to set its own vehicle emissions standards as part of the Biden administration's push to reverse Trump-era environmental policies.

People participate in a protest to demand an end to anti-Asian violence on April 4 in New York City. In a new incident, an Asian man was attacked in New York City on Friday.

Asian Man In Critical Condition After Another Attack In New York City

In an attack that is being investigated as a possible hate crime, a 61-year-old Asian man was pushed to the ground and kicked in the head repeatedly on Friday evening.

At 11, Damon Weaver interviewed then-President Obama in the Diplomatic Room of the White House. The student focused his interview on education in the U.S. and included a suggestion that school lunches consist of French fries and mangoes every day.

Damon Weaver, Student Reporter Who Interviewed Obama, Dies At 23

When he was 11, Weaver landed an interview with then-President Obama. Weaver questioned the president about his education policies and suggested French fries and mangoes for school lunches.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference in Oakland, Calif., on Monday where he announced a new round of $600 stimulus checks residents making up to $75,000 a year. Newsom also announced a projected $75.7 billion budget surplus compared to last year's projected $54.3 billion shortfall.

Facing A Recall And A Massive Surplus, Gov. Newsom Proposes More Stimulus Checks

Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a plan to send billions in state surplus dollars back to residents. Republicans who support recalling Newsom from office are questioning his timing.

A firefighter administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center near Paris on Monday. The European Union has signed a deal to buy as many as 1.8 billion doses.

Ramping Up Its COVID Response, EU Will Buy Up To 1.8B Doses Of Pfizer Vaccine

The agreement provides a significant boost to the European Union's goal of getting 70% of adults vaccinated. Currently, around a quarter of the bloc's population is vaccinated.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained on Sunday upon his arrival in Moscow. He had spent nearly the last five months recovering in Germany after being poisoned in August.

Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Detained After Returning To Russia Following Poisoning

Russian authorities detained the country's top opposition leader after he landed in Moscow on a flight from Berlin. Navalny had been gone nearly five months since he was poisoned last August.

Dr. Anthony Fauci laughs while speaking at a White House briefing on Thursday. Fauci, President Biden's chief medical adviser on COVID-19, says he rejoiced when the new president declared that "science and truth" would guide the nation's policies toward the pandemic.

Fauci Relishes A 'Hallelujah' Moment

Dr. Anthony Fauci, now President Biden's chief medical adviser on COVID-19, says he rejoiced when the new president said that "science and truth" would guide the nation's policies toward the pandemic.

Allie Porter says a prayer at Children s Medical Group on West 35th Street on Wednesday, where Dr. Katherine Lindley Dodson was murdered. Dodson served as the doctor for Porter's children.

Austin Hostage Standoff Leaves 2 Pediatricians Dead

Police say a doctor who was terminally ill with cancer brought a gun to a Texas pediatrician's office. The stalemate ended with both doctors killed in a murder-suicide.

Khing Hnin Wai's video of herself dancing while seemingly unaware of Myanmar's military coup unfolding in the background has gone viral since Monday.

Coup Caught On Camera: Myanmar Woman Goes Viral For Dance Video With Surreal Backdrop

In the video, Khing Hnin Wai performs aerobics to upbeat music, seemingly oblivious to the convoy of military vehicles streaming down the road behind her as Myanmar's army carries out a coup.

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