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He met his wife, Amy Gertner, took a role in town government and joined community groups supporting food banks and other causes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Epilepsy is a condition that affects your brain and causes seizures, otherwise known as fits.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Broadcom’s mediocre revenue guidance causes its shares to slump, raising questions about artificial-intelligence demand.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

For decades, successfully targeting the central mechanism that causes the vast majority of pancreatic cancers was considered impossible.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

He began making donations to worthy causes; he wouldn’t have sex, because he wasn’t married; he scorned profanity and pornography; and he attempted to follow the Ten Commandments in every detail.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady