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a paralyzed man, stands again and could we be on the verge of a universal language? This is our weekly segment, Anything But Politics.

I'm Jenna, and this is Smarter News.

Well, admittedly, I was a little bit concerned about this segment,

anything about politics.

It's our moment during the week to take a break from the regular news cycle, take a deep breath, look at what's going on

around us that's not always right in front of us. What are the stories that we should be covering

or are interesting to cover that don't get top billing because we have a lot of really important

stories happening around the world.

And that's why I felt some hesitancy going into this segment because so many of these

stories that we've covered during the week continue to develop. And I don't want to miss big

developments. And I want you to trust us for the big news as well. But last night I was

reflecting on this and I thought, no, this is important to actually

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