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Dear Abby: My son is disabled and our neighbor is making him a target
Dear Abby consults a mom with a special needs son who is being labeled "unstable" and "dangerous."
Sports gambling grossness hits shameful new low with Special Olympics controversy
The Special Olympics World Games, held last month, is in the throes of betting controversies that have left winning bets made by the public unpaid.
When betting on the Special Olympics goes horribly wrong
It doesn't pay to bet on the Special Olympics.
7th member of Haiti Special Olympics delegation vanishes in Florida
Louis Jacques Wilguens was last seen getting off a bus at a resort near Orlando, five days after six other members of Haiti's delegation vanished in central Florida, leaving their...
Six members of Haiti's Special Olympics delegation mysteriously vanish in Florida
Six members of Haiti's Special Olympics men's soccer team were last seen at a hotel as the games got underway at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida,...
Special Olympics pulls vax requirement after DeSantis threatens $27.5M fine
The Special Olympics will no longer require its athletes be vaccinated against COVID-19 after Florida threatened the games' governing body with fines.
X Games Paralympian gets new cutting-edge prosthesis
“Monster” Mike Schultz is gearing up for his latest winter competition. The X Games Paralympic athlete has a new cutting-edge prosthesis that will take his power and vigor to the...
AOC's war on science and other commentary
Albany watch: Expanding NY’s ‘Prevailing Wage’ Scam Gov. Cuomo and the Legislature are on the verge of expanding projects subject to the “prevailing wage” — a state-mandated pay level for...
Trump pledges to restore Special Olympics funding
After days of mounting pressure on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, President Trump said Thursday funding for the Special Olympics won't be cut after all. “The Special Olympics will be funded,...
Betsy DeVos defends cutting $18M in Special Olympics funds
Betsy DeVos defended her proposed budgets cuts at the Department of Education on Monday — including slashing nearly $18 million to the Special Olympics, a report said. The education secretary...
Man gets 20 years for bat attack on Special Olympics athlete
MISSOULA, Mont. — A Missoula man who attacked a Special Olympics athlete with a baseball bat, causing a severe head injury, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison with...
Police searching for athlete who disappeared during Special Olympics
A search is underway for an autistic soccer player from Bangladesh who disappeared outside a Chicago hotel he was staying at during the Special Olympics. Rezwanul Haque, 22, who does...
Egypt's Special Olympics snowshoe team wins gold after training on sand
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - For Egypt's Special Olympics athletes, a lack of snow in their homeland did not stop them winning medals at this year's Winter Games. They trained on...
Leave it to a Masshole to kick somebody after they do something nice
https://youtu.be/DA2jUO_tUiI Remember when LeBron James was reviled for “The Decision”? Remember when fans in Boston couldn’t stand the guy, like ever? Remember when you looked at a new shoe line...
2nd Special Olympian vanishes after 1st turns up 350 miles away
LOS ANGELES — An Albanian athlete who disappeared from the Special Olympics in Los Angeles turned up safe early Monday 350 miles away in the San Francisco Bay Area city...
Time to finally remove the stigma from the intellectually disabled
Good news. The R word — “retarded” — is being relegated to the trash can, just like the N word. A new national poll, commissioned by the Shriver Report, shows...