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Tourette kids 'let it all out' at special camp

Jul. 27, 2009
For Brad Cohen, the barking and squealing noises he could not control began in the fifth grade. "My teacher made me get up in front of the class and apologize," says Cohen. Now grown, Cohen is not apologizing, he's celebrating. He is director of Camp Twitch and Shout, a place for...
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler