describe

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Offering outdoor activities and in-hospital games, the Painted Turtle describes itself as place where youth with life-threatening and chronic illnesses can “sing, dance, laugh, grow and discover their potential.”

From Los Angeles Times

In a series of voice notes from Ukraine, Omar, speaking under a pseudonym for his safety, describes how he ended up trapped and terrified in the war zone.

From BBC

Abdel-Fattah, a novelist, lawyer and academic, had been invited to the festival to discuss her latest novel Discipline – which she describes as "a cautionary tale about the cost of silence and cowardice".

From BBC

Sheen, who has described himself as a "not-for-profit actor", pledged to put his money where his mouth is to fund the company's launch.

From BBC

King County describes the diversions program as a way of “bypassing prosecution and jail time” and instead connecting lawbreakers with case managers, housing and other taxpayer-funded support.

From The Wall Street Journal