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Politics and Government
How the U.S. government shutdown is affecting vulnerable seniors
Egypt's seniors play central role in country's recent uprising
After days of nationwide protests where millions of Egyptians took to the streets to demand the removal of their president, Mohamed Morsi, who was elected on a thin margin in June 2012, the Egyptian military forcibly removed Morsi as president, and installed a caretaker government until elections can take place at a later date.
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Video: Elderly woman escorted off train for singing
One Florida family says it is considering take legal action after their elderly year-old mother was thrown off a train for singing loudly.
As reported by WDBO.com, 82 year-old Emma Anderson was holding worry beads and singing hymns on board a train in Miami-Dade, Florida, when a security guard asked her to stop singing. When she refused, he forced her off the train, where she is reported to have fell and suffered light bruises.
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Japanese government minister tells elderly to "hurry up and die"
But in Japan, a country known for its honor of the elderly, a senior government minister is being criticized for recently telling seniors to “hurry up and die.”