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Shrewsbury man with stammer shares videos to inspire others

Shrewsbury man with stammer shares videos to inspire others

Shehnaz KhanBBC News, West Midlands and Clare AshfordBBC Radio Shropshire BBC Adam Barlow, 35, has been living with a stammer since early childhood A man whose gym routine inspired him to post videos about living with a stammer, has made it his mission to help others. Adam Barlow, 35, from Shrewsbury, has lived with a stammer since the age of …

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Luke Fickell Previews Alabama Game. Will His Comments Inspire Fans?

Luke Fickell Previews Alabama Game. Will His Comments Inspire Fans?

Wisconsin/Alabama kicks at 11:00 a.m. local time in Tuscaloosa. PublishedSeptember 11, 2025 2:00 PM EDT•UpdatedSeptember 11, 2025 2:08 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link Wisconsin Badgers coach Luke Fickell isn’t exactly inspiring a ton of confidence ahead of a trip to Tuscaloosa. The Badgers play Alabama in T-Town on Saturday, and it should be a gut-check for both teams. …

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Mets pitcher Jonah Tong is the latest phenom to inspire real October hope

Mets pitcher Jonah Tong is the latest phenom to inspire real October hope

At age 14, Jonah Tong wanted to chase his baseball dreams as an outfielder. He told his coach with the Toronto Mets that he did not care to pitch because he was having so much fun hitting. “Yeah,” Rich Leitch told him, “but you’re not very good at it.” “But I’m still the best defensive outfielder that we’ve got,” Tong …

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Did This 19th-Century Painting Inspire Taylor Swift’s New Album Art?

Did This 19th-Century Painting Inspire Taylor Swift’s New Album Art?

John Everett Millais, “Ophelia” (1851-2) (image via Wikimedia Commons, PDM 1.0) A 19th-century artwork that has inspired artists from Surrealist Salvador Dalí to contemporary painter Ed Ruscha may be the influence behind the cover for Taylor Swift’s forthcoming album, The Life of A Showgirl. The dramatic teal green and reddish-orange cover art, shared by Swift on Instagram last week, was …

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Texas Dems hope to inspire other states to fight redistricting

Texas Dems hope to inspire other states to fight redistricting

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. ST. CHARLES, Illinois — If Gov. Greg Abbott is determined to pass a gerrymandered congressional map, Texas Democrats …

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