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New Technology Is Giving Sight to Many Blind

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After years of research, the first bionic eye is available on the market, giving hope to the blind around the world. Developed by Second Sight Medical Products, the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System has helped more than 60 people recover partial sight. Consisting of electrodes implanted in the retina and glasses fitted with a special

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Punish the Guilty But Not Their Families Too

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In 2003, US Supreme Court justices struggled with the question of whether inmates have a constitutional right to visits with friends and family. The state of Michigan had imposed stricter visitation policies to ‘better protect visitors and to stop the smuggling of drugs and weapons’. The restrictions applied to visits by minors who weren’t an

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