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Track Star Who Was Paralyzed After Car Accident Aims To Run Again

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A teen from Georgia is turning his tragedy into triumph and is living proof that with hard work and perseverance it’s possible to beat the odds. According to Inside Edition Tre Lawson —a track star who was paralyzed after a car accident—is aiming to get back to running. Tre Lawson is on a mission to run again — and hopefully inspire others in the process https://t.co/9xf5x2SyWH — News4JAX (@wjxt4) April 20, 2019 At one point Lawson, who attended Westside High School, was one of the top track athletes in the country, but things took a tragic turn in 2017. After winning a track meet, he got into a car with a group of friends and the driver fell asleep at the wheel. The vehicle went off the road and crashed. Lawson suffered serious injuries including damage done to his head, abdomen, and spinal cord. He woke up in the hospital nearly a month after the accident occurred. “It was a huge depressing moment. I thought maybe this is the last time I’ll be able to run again, my career is over. I was wondering if the coaches would still be interested in me even if I recover in due time,” he told the news outlet. “Looking at the four walls of the hospital room, you become depressed really quickly.” Although it took a while for Lawson to come to terms with what had happened, he ultimately decided he wouldn’t let his circumstances defeat him. He was motivated to get back on the track. He went through a rigorous rehabilitation program at the Shepherd Center based in Atlanta. Day after day Lawson went hard with his strength training so that he wouldn’t have to be confined to a wheelchair. He recently got back on the track at his high school with a walker and was able to walk 200 meters in 30 minutes. He says that the accident has inspired him to focus on the positive aspects of life. “Every day isn’t a sunny day. You have to have rain in order to have a rainbow some days.” Lawson has launched his own nonprofit organization for patients at the Shepherd Center. SEE ALSO: T.I. Teams Up With Georgia Church To Bail Out Nonviolent Offenders For Easter 8-Year-Old Helps Siblings Overcome Sickle Cell Disease [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3850892″ overlay=”true”]

Track Star Who Was Paralyzed After Car Accident Aims To Run Again

Amy Duggar: Pregnant with First Child!

Amy Duggar has an extra special reason to celebrate this Easter weekend. Not only was Jesus Christ resurrected on this monumental occasion — but Amy and husband Dillon King have a life-related announcement of their own to make: They are about to bring a brand new one into the world. That’s right, readers, Amy Duggar is pregnant!!!!!!! The 32-year old confirmed this blessed news herself, teaming with Dillon to tell People Magazine the following: “We are completely speechless, overly excited and ready for the next chapter as new parents!”  Amy, of course, is downright ancient – by her unique family’s standards – for a first-time expecting mother. She and King basically confessed late last year that a baby was finally in their plans , with the latter telling Us Weekly in an interview that they were “practicing, we’re not preventing.” Translation: The couple was having a decent amount of unproteced sexual intercourse. Amy, of course, is the niece of 19 Kids and Counting stars Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar. She’s always been somewhat of an outlier in a family that raises its women to just want to get married and get knocked up over and over and over. Just consider what she said last October about pro-creating, seemingly hurling a bit of shade at some of her relatives who have dedicated their entire existence to miraculous act: “I [don’t] want to limit myself by just getting pregnant right off the bat and not exploring the rest of what my life could be,” Duggar explained in October in defending her life choices. That was then, however, and this is now. And now Amy and Dillon cannot wait to meet their very own bundle of joy! The pair were longtime friends before they exchanged vows in a country-chic wedding on the grounds of Horton Farms near Bentonville, Arkansas, in 2015. How are they feeling at this point? A few months before they officiallly become a mother and a father? “The learning curve of being a new father is kind of terrifying, but at the same time equally astonishing,” says King. Amy, meanwhile, is also excited and scared — but she’s maintaining her sense of humor as her belly grows bigger with a person and a lot of food … but not the type of food she’s dying to chow down. “I miss Chick-fil-A,” the mom-to-be tells People. “Baby King isn’t a fan of chicken.” No word yet on what the gender will be or when Amy is due. We’ll brign you that information as soon as we have it, however. Rest assured. “I’m over the moon about becoming a momma! I just can’t hardly wait!” concludes to People. If Amy has any questions about pregnancy these days, she has plenty of places to turn. Kendra Duggar and husband Joseph recently announced that they’re expecting their second child . And then Kendra’s sister-in-law Jessa Seewald, is also with child. The Arkansas native already – who already has son Spurgeon, 3, and Henry, 2 – is due some time this spring. CONGRATS AND BEST WISHES ALL AROUND! View Slideshow: 21 Controversial Duggar Family Quotes

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David Eason Calls Leah Messer a Drug Addict, Is Still the Worst

David Eason … ugh. Is there anything else we really need to say? He's rude, aggressive, offensive, bigotted, allegedly abusive to both children and his significant others. Like, he's so awful the Secret Service felt the need to pay him a visit. It's bad. On top of everything else, he also has a little hobby of harassing his wife's co-workers — the cast and crew of Teen Mom 2. And this weekend, he went after Leah Messer … 1. The Worst David is … he’s really just a horrific person, guys, for so many reasons. 2. Poor Kaiser How many times have we heard from Nathan Griffith and his mother that Kaiser has told them that David hits him? 3. Yikes The alleged abuse extends further, too — his ex, the mother of his son, got a restraining order against him after claiming he was violent with her during her pregnancy. 4. There’s More And we all remember that harrowing 911 call in which Jenelle sobbed and told the operator that he’d knocked her to the ground and pinned her down after an argument. 5. Also the Secret Service In addition to all the (alleged!!!) domestic violence, David is also super, super into guns, like to the point where the Secret Service felt the need to investigate him because they thought he was threatening the president’s life. 6. So Weird He’s said many times that he won’t hesitate to shoot the second anyone trespasses onto his property, and like, you can tell he’s kind of hoping it happens. View Slideshow

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One Love Wokeness: Ben & Jerry’s Spends 4/20 Sharing The Scoop On Color And Cannabis Convictions

Source: Ben & Jerry's/ SplashNews / Splash News Ben & Jerry’s Keeps It Real About Color & Cannabis On 4/20 We love Ben & Jerry’s and not just because they make delicious ice cream! Back in October the brand launched their delicious ‘Pecan Resist’ ice-cream flavor a tasty anti-Trump treat that consists of chocolate ice cream with white and dark fudge chunks, pecans, walnuts and fudge-covered almonds. The new flavor was launched in Washington D.C. close to the White House. At the time, B&J’s said: “This flavor supports groups creating a more just and equitable nation for us all, and who are fighting President Trump’s regressive agenda.” Reps also told how they could not be silent in the face of POTUS’s policies which attack and attempt to roll back decades of progress on racial and gender equity. This weekend, while weed lovers around the world were enjoying 4/20 Ben & Jerry’s made sure to remind folks that people of color aren’t treated equally when it comes to cannabis and cannabis legalization. Watch the dope message below: It’s hard to celebrate 4/20 when so many people of color are still being arrested for pot. We have to do better. Learn more: https://t.co/DPCcqND0SI pic.twitter.com/fLsngGteOF — Ben & Jerry's (@benandjerrys) April 20, 2019 They also shined a light on Gocaliva’s and Code for America’s efforts to expunge cannabis records with the Clear My Record program! Our friends at @gocaliva will be donating 4.20% of their profits on 4/20 to @codeforamerica in recognition of their project Clear My Record, which works to give people a second chance by clearing cannabis records. All the more reason to celebrate the holidays! pic.twitter.com/wSDDrejoq1 — Ben & Jerry's (@benandjerrys) April 20, 2019 Love the wokeness on weed’s highest holiday!

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You’re Invited: Watch Live As Kanye West Brings Sunday Service To Coachella

Source: Timothy Norris / Getty Here’s How To Livestream Kanye’s Sunday Service On Saturday night, Kanye West made a surprise appearance onstage with his Kids See Ghosts collaborator Kid Cudi . The rapper joined Cudi for the first 20 minutes of his midnight set, only 9 hours before his Sunday Service is set to take place–and you can watch the whole thing go down live. Ye has been putting on these private Sunday Service concerts for the past couple of months, and usually, fans only glimpse on social media. During these events, Kanye and his congregation of singers perform both traditional gospel songs and gospel version of West’s own hits. Today, both fans in the desert and those sitting at home can watch a special Easter edition of Sunday Service live from Coachella. View this post on Instagram According to @billboard, YouTube to live stream #Coachella’s second weekend, including Kanye West's Easter Service. @white1977 A post shared by TeamKanyeDaily (@teamkanyedaily) on Apr 15, 2019 at 4:42pm PDT It was reported earlier in the year that Kanye was supposed to be a headliner at this year’s festival, but he allegedly dropped out organizers refused to build him a giant dome to perform. Now, it looks like both parties ended up negotiating this unprecedented early-morning performance instead, which is going to be held on a hill on the festival grounds called “the mountain” instead of the traditional main stage. Yeezy’s Sunday Services are always a star-studded event, but in the name of Coachella, today’s performance is sure to have some insane surprises and special guests. For anyone home who wants to join in on the festivities, viewers can check out the concert today on the festival’s live stream, which you can find below. Sunday Service is set to being at 9am PT/12pm ET.

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Milania Giudice Asks Donald Trump to PLEASE Help Her Dad

President Donald Trump has a lot to worry about these days. Specifically, the Commander-in-Chief must be wondering whether he’ll get impeached, whether he should resign and whether history will remember him as a traitor to his country or a really huge traitor to his country. But Milania Giudice would really appreciate it if President Trump took a moment to consider her request right now. The 13-year old has posted a message on social media about her father, Joe, and is very likely pending deportation. Joe Giudice, of course, pleaded guilty to bankruptcy and financial fraud back in 2016 and just recently completed a lengthy stint in prison for his crimes. Back in October, however, a judge determined that Joe – who is NOT an American citizen – must return to his native country of Italy once he’s no longer a ward of the state. This is what very often happens when an immigrant commits a felony. Joe Giudice is not usually the face of immigration in this regard, but here we are. Now that Giudice’s appeal to have this deportation decision reversed has been denied by a court , the former reality star is almost definitely headed back to Italy. Much to the understandable chagrin of his four daughters. “We will never stop fighting for you daddy,” Milania captioned the throwback photo of herself and her father above, adding: “It’s not the same without you. I miss you terribly. I wouldn’t be the person I am today with out you, I wouldn’t know how to stay strong. I need you home daddy. All I want is to be a family again. I love you endlessy buddy.” The young teenager added two pink hearts to her post — as well as the hashtag #freejoegiudice and she also tagged President Donald Trump. Trump, of course, really hates immigrants in this country. He especially hates immigrants who break the law, so he doesn’t seem like the ideal person to help Milania out here. Which really does make us sad, despite our disdain for Joe and his equally unethical and entitled wife, Real Housewife of New Jersey Teresa Giudice. These two may suck, but they have four innocent kids at home. The oldest of these kids, Gia, shared her own social media message to Joe/about Joe in response to his deportation appeal getting rejected this month. “Pictures, memories, and hope is the only thing that has gotten my family this far. we are fighters but my father is someone who is one of the most important people in my life,” she wrote, concluding: “not a day goes by where we don’t love you, miss you, and fight for you with all our hearts. you will be home with us soon daddy. I love you so much.” Heartbreaking, right? Teresa, though, doesn’t seem to really care that her husband is being sent to another country. She has very casually said already that she plans to divorce Joe once he gets kicked out of the United States. “I’m not doing a long-distance relationship. I’m not doing it,” she coldly said a few weeks ago, explaining herself as follows: “You know, I want somebody with me every day. I know exactly what happens. You know, I’m sure he’ll be with other women. It happens. We do the long-distance thing, it’s not going to work. I’d be like, ‘Bye, bye.’” We really hope Teresa’s kids never read that quote. The only real hope remaining for Joe appears to rest with Trump, whose mind really is occupied with other things at the moment. Although Teresa’s hair stylist, Lucia Casazza, figures there’s no harm in asking anyway. “All the things you have done I think you can make a motion to bring this man home back to his family instead of sending him to a country that he has no ties to besides his cultural background,” she wrote on Instagram yesterday, directing her plea to the Oval Office and concluding: “@realdonaldtrump Make a motion to pardon Joe Giudice.” View Slideshow: Teresa Giudice: The Wedding Ring is Off!

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Oklahoma Man Says He Racked Up $93K Hospital Bill After Failed Suicide Attempt

Source: Nattanan Kanchanaprat / EyeEm / Getty Man Shares His Ridiculous Hospital Bill After Failed Suicide Attempt According to the NY Post , A 21-year-old Oklahoma resident shared his hospital bill on Twitter a year after a failed suicide attempt and it’s depressing. Oliver Jordan, 21, posted his hospital bill on his Twitter account and the tweet has since gone viral. The full page of medical expenses totaled up to him owing the hospital $93,000 for attempting to take his own life. This is how expensive it is to attempt suicide in the US. pic.twitter.com/QHEzNcDeyB — oliver garden (@alcumist) April 15, 2019 He wrote, “This is how expensive it is to attempt suicide in the US.” Jordan’s tweet also elicited responses from followers who expressed their own suicide-attempt related issues. Although the Health Care Cost Institute reported from data collected since 2016 that the average cost of such a visit will run the patient $1,917, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health noted that many hospitals mark up this baseline cost by more than 1,000 percent in similar instances.

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Winnie Harlow Reveals She Got Her Stage Name After Defending Her Friends from Some Rude Boys [Video]

Source: NBC / Getty Winnie Harlow Stops By The Tonight Show On Friday night, Winnie Harlow made her first appearance ever on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . While she was on the show, the model talked about where she got her stage name from and why she changed it in the first place, how she got discovered, and how her Halloween costume became the face of M.A.C.’s VIVA GLAM 25th anniversary campaign. Check out the interview down below to hear all about her journey to where she is today:

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Black Entrepreneur Teaches Youth About Business Ownership Through Board Game

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A Black inventor is aiming to teach youth the fundamentals of entrepreneurship through the creation of a board game. According to Black News , Elliott Eddie created The Entrepreneur Game as an educational tool that encompasses information about running a business. Black inventor creates game to help both children and adults learn to start a business. https://t.co/kpeOInKeNy — EverythingUnderground (@Evun_News) April 16, 2019 Eddie is a serial entrepreneur who owns five businesses and has always been passionate about teaching adults and youth the importance of business ownership; specifically individuals who are from underserved communities and underrepresented groups. He came up with the concept for a board game after noticing the lack of lessons surrounding entrepreneurship within school curriculums. In September, he created a crowdfunding campaign for the creation of The Entrepreneur Game and raised nearly three times more than his campaign goal from supporters across the globe. The game—which was designed for children 12 and older—takes players on an entrepreneurial journey. You start off as the CEO of your own company and throughout the game you go through stages of budgeting, marketing, investing, and negotiating. The goal is to evade going bankrupt. The winner of the game is the individual who has the most assets. “We may learn a few things in school, but one of the subjects it’s unlikely that we’ve been taught is entrepreneurship: how to create and build successful businesses of our own. Many of our schools barely teach our children the skills they need to survive,” Eddie said in a statement. “We owe it to our children and all of our futures to make sure they know that they are capable of creating a successful business. To make sure our children know that they can take their skills, talents and ideas to find a problem and solve it, to find a need and fill it, or to create a market and build it. Our children must grasp that among all of the things they can be now, and as they grow up, an entrepreneur is definitely within their grasp.” Major toy retailers are already eyeing the game to add to their shelves. SEE ALSO: Homeless 8-Year-Old New York State Chess Champion Finds A Home Entrepreneur Aims To Open Detroit’s Only Black-Owned Grocery Store [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3850824″ overlay=”true”]

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Chris Evans & Mark Ruffalo Try To Survive Thanos’ Snap While Complaining About A Buzzfeed Quiz [Video]

Source: Bryan Bedder / Getty Chris Evans & Mark Ruffalo Take A Buzzfeed Quiz As we all prepare for the release of Avengers: Endgame next week, the cast has been all over the place to promote what might be the most successful movie of all time. Two of the original Avengers, Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo , stopped by Buzzfeed this week to take a quiz that determines whether or not you survive the Thanos snap–and the results are absolutely hilarious. Let’s just say these two aren’t really convinced on the whole quiz experience.

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