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The legal action has been brought on behalf of 57-year-old Jürgen Linnemann, who has spent all his working life in a "Werkstatt für behinderte Menschen" – a workshop for disabled people.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
The Familiar is designed to monitor an aging parent or other dependent adult on behalf of a family member who likely purchased and configured the device.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
The claim, filed on behalf of the boy’s mother, Maribel Michaca, and the estate of the child, says Santa Ana police were aware of the boy’s severe mental health issues and crises.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
In April—as in, two months before the president’s 80th birthday—a clinician at the National Institutes of Health submitted an unusual “compassionate use” request to the Food and Drug Administration on behalf of a 79-year-old man.
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026
The past few days the ghetto had been left to the Ordners, the Jewish police established by the Judenrat, Jews appointed to govern other Jews on behalf of Hitler.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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