Colorado Mounted Unit heading to Missouri for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

CNN Newsource on June 5, 2026

By Aspen Andrews

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    ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colorado (KKTV) — The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) announced its mounted unit will be heading to the 2026 FIFA World Cup to help out the Kansas City Police Department.

On June 9, Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Patrol Unit deputies will travel to Kansas City to assist with security and crowd control during the tournament.

According to the sheriff’s office, the entire task force dedicated to the tournament will consist of officers from Arkansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Ohio and Colorado.

They said three ACSO deputies and four horses will make the trip and assist in maintaining order and enhancing public safety outside Arrowhead Stadium during the following matches:

Argentina vs. Algeria – June 16 Ecuador vs. Curacao – June 20 Tunisia vs. Netherlands – June 25 Algeria vs. Austria – June 27 Playoff game – July 3 Quarterfinal game – July 11 The unit will also assist with the FIFA Fan Festival.

“Our mounted unit will serve as a highly visible law enforcement presence during the World Cup,” Lt. Rich Anselmi said. “Mounted deputies have an elevated vantage point that allows them to monitor large crowds and quickly identify potential security concerns. Our horses are highly trained and can move effectively through congested areas, help guide large groups of enthusiastic fans, and serve as friendly community ambassadors.”

ACSO said the horses have undergone training to simulate situations they may be in during the tournament, including exposure to smoke bombs, fireworks, flares and other loud noises. This training helps the horses remain steady, effective and safe during crowd control situations.

“We were honored to be invited to participate in the FIFA World Cup event. Our horses truly enjoy this type of work. By nature, horses like having a job, and we can see how much they enjoy the teamwork and interacting with people,” Lt. Anselmi said.

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Brooklyn man stuck in cave for hours in upstate New York recounts ordeal: “I couldn’t pull myself out”

CNN Newsource on June 5, 2026

By Kristie Keleshian

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    BROOKLYN, New York (WCBS) — Not many people can say they were rescued out of a cave, but Brooklyn resident Aidan Kaminer sure can.

Now in good health, he spoke out Thursday about last month’s lengthy rescue mission in upstate New York.

Aidan Kaminer’s ordeal

For six hours on May 17, during a trip to Merlin’s Cave in Columbia County, Kaminer, of Bushwick, was stuck in an awkward position. He was with at least six other explorers when he slipped into a slim crevice just before the cave’s exit.

“I was sideways, 90 degrees, one arm under the rock shelf, one arm above with my legs out,” Kaminer said.

It took six hours, but Bushwick, Brooklyn resident Aidan Kaminer was eventually freed from a crevice he got stuck in inside Merlin’s Cave in Columbia County back in mid May.

Those who were with him called 911 immediately. Firefighters showed up within minutes, but more was needed to get him out.

“Basically, I was pinned at the chest and the hip and I had energy, but I couldn’t pull myself out,” Kaminer said. “I was shivering at some points, but, again, I was okay because I had a lot of great people with me.”

Forest Rangers to the rescue

John Gullen, a lieutenant Forest Ranger with the Department of Environmental Conservation, who is familiar with caves and rescues, helped get Kaminer out of the cave. He said the 50-degree, 100% humidity conditions exposed Kaminer to risks of hypothermia.

“He was really jammed in there more than I had expected. Like, his full body was stuck in a crevice that was basically in the shape of him,” Gullen said.

What took all those hours was getting the right equipment to cut out the rock around Kaminer without injuring him. Gullen said it ended up being 20 minutes of drilling, but could’ve taken much longer.

“I had even told my wife, ‘Hey, not sure when I’m gonna be back. This could be a multiple-day event,'” Gullen said. “[Kaminer] did a phenomenal job of staying calm. I don’t know if there are many people who could stay calm.”

Kaminer said he was able to do so because he never really felt like his life was in danger.

“At no point was I thinking, ‘Shoot, this is the end of my days,'” Kaminer said. “You just sort of get into that mode and do what you need to do to make sure that it turns out the best way that it can.”

“I would go again this weekend” An experience like the one he went through might deter many people from going caving again, but not Kaminer.

“I would go again this weekend if there was a trip full of experienced cavers I could go with as friends. I would do it in a few days, maybe just not that specific cave,” Kaminer said.

After some warm Gatorade and Reese’s chocolate, and, eventually, a bagel, Kaminer, a vegetarian and intermediate caver, stayed at the local fire captain’s house overnight. Kaminer said the best takeaways from his experience was making new friends with his rescuers and remembering to always go with a group of experienced cavers.

“In a sense, I had the easiest job there, essentially had to be patient. I had to freeze. I had to trust that the rescue was going to get done and, thankfully, they did,” Kaminer said.

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Stockton homeowner warns of scam after finding men claiming to be property management inside home vacant home

CNN Newsource on June 5, 2026

By Nina Burns

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    STOCKTON, California (KOVR) — A Stockton homeowner says he found two strangers inside his rental property Tuesday morning, allegedly changing the locks and claiming to be property management.

The homeowner, who wanted to remain anonymous due to safety concerns, says he stopped by the property after his tenants moved out last week and found the men replacing the front door hardware.

“The old doorknob was brass, and so they changed it, and they were in the process of screwing it in,” the homeowner said.

He says the men told him they were there to secure the property.

“And they’re like, ‘Oh, we’re property management, and we’re here to secure the building,’ ” he said. “So I’m like, ‘Who sent you?’ “

The homeowner says there is no property management company connected to the home. He says the men questioned whether he owned the property.

“I go, ‘I own this house,’ and then they’re like, ‘Can you prove you own it?’ ” he said.

A Stockton homeowner says he found two strangers inside his rental property Tuesday morning, allegedly changing the locks and claiming to be property management.

The homeowner, who wanted to remain anonymous due to safety concerns, says he stopped by the property after his tenants moved out last week and found the men replacing the front door hardware.

“The old doorknob was brass, and so they changed it, and they were in the process of screwing it in,” the homeowner said.

He says the men told him they were there to secure the property.

“And they’re like, ‘Oh, we’re property management, and we’re here to secure the building,’ ” he said. “So I’m like, ‘Who sent you?’ “

The homeowner says there is no property management company connected to the home. He says the men questioned whether he owned the property.

“I go, ‘I own this house,’ and then they’re like, ‘Can you prove you own it?’ ” he said.

According to the homeowner, the men claimed the back door had been left unlocked. However, he believes they entered through a back window instead.

The homeowner says the men also left behind a “No Trespassing” sign and a flyer for a company called “Urban Hood Home Management.”

CBS News Sacramento attempted to contact the phone numbers listed on the flyer, but the lines were disconnected.

The homeowner says he immediately contacted Stockton police but was frustrated by the response.

“It’s basically, ‘Here’s your report. If you need a copy, that’s it,’ ” he said.

In a statement, Stockton police said officers “determined no crime had been committed” and that the reporting party “was given options for his unoccupied home.” Police said the incident appeared civil in nature.

Under California law, disputes over who has the legal right to possess a property are often handled through a civil court process known as unlawful detainer.

The homeowner says that because he arrived before the deadbolt was replaced, he was still able to secure the property himself.

“Had I not come when I did, the whole house would have been secured,” he said.

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Garden Grove residents demand city close GKN Aerospace facility after chemical leak

CNN Newsource on June 5, 2026

By Nicole Comstock, Matthew Rodriguez

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    GARDEN GROVE, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Garden Grove residents urged their city council to close the GKN Aerospace facility at the center of a chemical leak that forced tens of thousands of people out of their homes for almost a week in late May.

“If the city can prohibit commercial cannabis businesses or implement an ordinance against the production of pickles and sauerkraut, surely you can do the bare minimum to protect your constituents from a dangerous weapons manufacturer and the hazardous chemicals they employ,” said Logan Smith, a policy specialist at the Harbor Institute for Immigrant and Economic Justice.

The hazardous material incident started on May 22 after a tank containing methyl methacrylate, a highly flammable and toxic substance, failed to cool and leaked at GKN Aerospace’s facility. The self-heating substance was at risk of a “catastrophic explosion” or leak, which would have affected neighboring residents.

The Orange County Fire Authority crews spent Memorial Day weekend trying everything they could to stop the BLEVE, or Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion. By the time they “eliminated” the threat of a potential explosion, 50,000 residents had been forced to evacuate their homes.

While the immediate danger had been averted, crews needed to clean up the toxic chemical, which could cause severe respiratory illness.

Some residents argued that GKN Aerospace had a history of safety violations, believing that paying fines or compensating families wouldn’t even be a slap on the wrist for the company.

“Since this incident, I looked them up, and there have been a lot of violations they have been fined for,” resident Kevin Nguyen said. “If they’re irresponsible about how they operate, they shouldn’t be allowed to operate.”

The Garden Grove City Council ultimately decided to send a letter to GKN Aerospace demanding that the company send a representative to a future council meeting.

“The community should not be left to absorb the consequences of this incident without answers, support and a clear commitment from GKN to prevent future harm,” Mayor Stephanie Klopfenstein said.

GKN Aerospace officials have announced a series of community support initiatives intended to help residents affected by the leak, including a $3 million donation to Orange County United Way’s OC Community Resilience Fund “to provide assistance to those affected by the recent evacuation of areas surrounding GKN’s Garden Grove facility.”

“The company is also committing an additional $1 million to support broader community initiatives across Orange County,” the company wrote in a press release. “GKN earlier funded $1 million to the American Red Cross to support residents directly impacted by evacuation orders when those orders were in effect.”

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said his office launched a probe into GKN Aerospace and urged any whistleblowers to report any wrongdoing.

The Orange County Health Care Agency is overseeing the removal of the chemicals in the two remaining tanks. The project will happen on Friday if the equipment arrives on time.

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Cost of Minneapolis ShotSpotter system at center of City Council debate

CNN Newsource on June 5, 2026

By Ubah Ali

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    MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Technology that listens for gunfire is once again at the center of a debate in Minneapolis. Supporters say it helps officers respond quickly. Critics question whether it’s worth the cost.

ShotSpotter uses acoustic sensors and picks up the sound of gunshots and potentially the kind of weapon. It sets off an alert to 911 dispatch, which then passes that information to police.

According to ShotSpotter’s parent company, SoundThinking, the system is critical to detecting many possible gun crimes that could otherwise go unreported.

The devices are mounted on poles in north and south Minneapolis. But after decades in use and millions of dollars spent, some council members believe it is time to make other public safety investments.

During a City Council meeting, the Minneapolis Police Department asked for a three-year extension and expansion of the program to other parts of the city — a deal totaling more than $3 million.

Supporters say the system helps officers respond to shootings faster, locate victims and recover evidence.

Council member LaTrisha Vetaw, whose Ward 4 is outfitted with ShotSpotter sensors, has been among those in favor of this critical tool.

Technology that listens for gunfire is once again at the center of a debate in Minneapolis. Supporters say it helps officers respond quickly. Critics question whether it’s worth the cost.

ShotSpotter uses acoustic sensors and picks up the sound of gunshots and potentially the kind of weapon. It sets off an alert to 911 dispatch, which then passes that information to police.

According to ShotSpotter’s parent company, SoundThinking, the system is critical to detecting many possible gun crimes that could otherwise go unreported.

The devices are mounted on poles in north and south Minneapolis. But after decades in use and millions of dollars spent, some council members believe it is time to make other public safety investments.

During a City Council meeting, the Minneapolis Police Department asked for a three-year extension and expansion of the program to other parts of the city — a deal totaling more than $3 million.

Supporters say the system helps officers respond to shootings faster, locate victims and recover evidence.

Council member LaTrisha Vetaw, whose Ward 4 is outfitted with ShotSpotter sensors, has been among those in favor of this critical tool.

Council member Robin Wonsley is critical of it, saying she doesn’t believe the technology has reduced crime or improved public safety.

“Over 12 years now, MPD solve rates for homicides and nonfatal shootings were some of the worst in the country,” Wonsley said.

Minneapolis isn’t the only city rethinking it. Chicago ended its use of ShotSpotter in 2024, and response times improved by about four minutes, according to a University of Chicago study.

Across the Mississippi River, the St. Paul Police Department doesn’t use ShotSpotter. Instead, they are driving down gun violence through specialized teams like the non-fatal shooting unit. So far this year, they’ve solved 73% of nonfatal shootings. Minneapolis police announced the start of a similar team weeks ago.

Last month, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the homicide clearance rate in 2025 was 80%, while the clearance rate for non-fatal shootings was less than 50%.

The Minneapolis City Council will revisit this topic in the coming weeks. However, police will now return to the council with a one-year proposal.

Council members say the city auditor is conducting a study into the technology’s effectiveness. The findings of that study could ultimately help determine if ShotSpotter stays in Minneapolis.

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Feds take aim at Hawaii’s Medicaid waste, cutting millions in fraud funds

CNN Newsource on June 5, 2026

By Kristen Consillio

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    HONOLULU (KITV) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services took bold action today taking away $3 million a year to fight fraud and decertifying Hawaii for what it calls a failure to stop Medicaid waste in the islands.

The Trump administration’s war on Medicaid fraud is taking aim at Hawaii — the feds claiming the state has failed to get a single conviction despite receiving millions in federal taxpayer dollars to fight waste and abuse.

After the pandemic, the feds said Hawaii’s Medicaid funding rose almost 30%, while enrollment went up 40%.

“And they did not produce a single conviction or obtain a single indictment of a fraudster from 2021 to 2025,” said Andrew Ferguson, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.

Hawaii has about 400,000 residents on Medicaid — almost 30% of the state’s population.

“The reason this is important is because one of the requirements for getting Medicaid money for your state is to have an effective Medicaid fraud control unit and if you don’t have one, it can jeopardize the state’s access to Medicaid money generally,” Ferguson said.

The state’s $2.3 billion Medicaid program gets about $1.4 billion a year from the federal government.

“For more than a decade, Hawaii’s Medicaid fraud control unit has received millions and millions of dollars to fight fraud and is consistently been one of the lowest performing fraud units in the country,” Ferguson added.

In response, Gov. Josh Green has created an independent Medicaid Fraud Strike Force within the state Department of Human Services (DHS) to improve oversight and accountability in Medicaid waste and abuse.

“Hawaii does a better job with Medicaid than probably any other state, so I refuse to get into a conflict with the president’s team,” Green said. “I just won’t do it. I’m going to keep making sure that we do our very best to not waste. We’ll do our very best if someone’s breaking the rules, but I won’t take the political bait and get into a fight.”

Since 2021, state Attorney General Anne Lopez said the Medicaid fraud unit has recovered more than $14 million and investigated provider fraud and prosecuted cases involving the abuse and neglect of vulnerable residents.

In a statement, Lopez said, “Medicaid fraud enforcement is not measured solely by convictions. It includes preventing fraud, recovering taxpayer dollars, protecting beneficiaries, and pursuing appropriate civil and criminal remedies… We strongly disagree with any suggestion that Hawaii has failed to take Medicaid fraud seriously.”

Lopez plans to ask for reconsideration of the federal government’s decision. In the meantime, the state is reassuring Medicaid recipients that health insurance benefits will not be impacted.

“Of course, we can’t ever ensure that there won’t be future cuts,” said DHS director Joseph Campos. “Right now, we know that the current federal cuts are to the Medicaid fraud control unit only and we do not anticipate that there will be any adverse effect on the Medicaid insurance population.”

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Helene’s impact on homelessness in North Carolina will take time to resolve, advocate says

CNN Newsource on June 5, 2026

By Marc Liverman

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    BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — After a new federal report found that Helene contributed to a 33% increase in North Carolina’s homeless population, western North Carolina advocates say the problem could persist for years.

According to the annual Homeless Assessment Report released by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), North Carolina experienced a 33% increase in homelessness year-over-year in 2025, the highest annual jump of any state in the country. That alarming increase comes as the nationwide number of people experiencing homelessness experienced a slight decrease.

The report cited Helene as a major reason for the statewide increase.

Buncombe County was just one of the many western counties that were hit especially hard by the September 2024 storm.

“Our unsheltered population increased 50%. That’s still taking time to resolve itself,” said Eric Jackson with the Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care, adding that the most vulnerable to homelessness were certainly not spared by the storm.

“Anybody who is already on the edge, that is a devastating blow, and so we’ll see that playing out over years,” he said. In Buncombe County, Jackson said that more than 30% of residents are cost-burdened, spending more than 30% of their income on housing.

“You’re talking about people who are already on the edge,” he said.

As for a solution, Jackson explained that the first part is prevention: catching people before they fall.

Number two is how a community and its social programs respond after a major event like Helene.

“There are assistance kinds of things that we can do to keep people from becoming unhoused and to make sure that we’re able to help them get rehoused as quickly as possible if we can’t catch them,” Jackson said.

But he added that that’s more of a reactive remedy. Instead, he’d still rather see a substantial focus on solving the real problem.

“Which is to try to have more affordable housing,” Jackson said.

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Coffee shop helps former inmates rebuild their lives, 1 cup at a time

CNN Newsource on June 5, 2026

By Itinease McMiller

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    ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — For many people leaving prison, freedom comes with a new set of challenges, including finding housing, securing employment and convincing others they deserve a second chance. A coffee shop in the basement of Trinity United Methodist Church in Asheville is helping people recently released from prison by giving them a chance to rewrite their stories, one cup at a time.

Deep Time Coffee is more than a place to grab a morning brew. The nonprofit coffee enterprise provides second-chance employment and support for people returning to society after incarceration, helping them build stable lives and brighter futures.

Deep Time Coffee is more than a place to grab a morning brew. The nonprofit coffee enterprise provides second-chance employment and support for people returning to society after incarceration, helping them build stable lives and brighter futures.

“15 years old, I was convicted of second-degree murder,” said Lamar McNeal, who was released from prison last February.

Stories like theirs are often defined by past mistakes. At Deep Time Coffee, those stories are being redefined through opportunity, mentorship and community.

“We are a ministry/enterprise that provides second-chance employment for returning citizens,” Underwood said.

Underwood spent 16 years in prison for selling drugs before deciding to change the course of his life.

“It was just like I got sick and tired of disappointing my mom,” Underwood said. “Once I opened my eyes and started really seeing the truth and the love of God and stuff like that, it allowed me to abstain myself from such activities.” A friend he met while incarcerated later connected him with Deep Time Coffee. Underwood now helps lead a team made up largely of people who have experienced incarceration themselves.

The organization operates through a nine-month Sojourner Program, which provides participants with workforce training, coffee-roasting skills, and a paid stipend while they work toward rebuilding their lives.

But the support extends far beyond employment.

“We’re gonna do what we have to do to help those who are being belittled, derogated, downgraded, whatever the case may be, those who are being outcast, barraged out here. Those who are being ostracized just because of the choices that they made in the past,” Underwood said.

For Lamar McNeal, that support came at a critical moment. After serving 25 years in prison, he knew returning to old habits could send him down a familiar path.

“I knew I had to do something for myself in order to keep from making the same mistakes, because I was on the verge of making the same mistakes,” McNeal said.

He said finding a brotherhood of people who understood his struggles helped him stay focused on a better future.

“Being around the people who were in the same situation with me or similar situations, and then seeing the steps that they took to get themselves in a better position,” McNeal said. “It made me want to try it.”

Deep Time also connects employees with mental health resources, peer support specialists and community organizations — services McNeal credits with helping him overcome a methamphetamine addiction.

“I didn’t think it was possible for me,” McNeal said.

Today, he is not only rebuilding his own life but helping others do the same.

McNeal now mentors men at his halfway house, sharing resources and encouraging them to pursue opportunities they may not know exist, pouring opportunities into the cups of others.

“They’re not understanding the resources they have out here to get the help that they need to get on their feet,” McNeal said. “I tell them about the help that’s out there so they can create a better life for themselves and their family.”

At Deep Time Coffee, every bag roasted and every cup served represents something bigger than coffee. It’s a reminder that second chances are possible, that past mistakes do not have to define a person’s future, and that sometimes the path to a new life begins with someone simply believing you deserve one.

To learn more about Deep Time Coffee’s Sojourner Program, visit deeptimeavl.org.

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2 dead, 5 injured after mass shooting on Chicago’s South Side

CNN Newsource on June 5, 2026

By Darius Johnson, Elyssa Kaufman

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    CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two men are dead, and five others were injured after a mass shooting in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood overnight.

Chicago police said around 12:30 a.m., two armed men approached a group of people standing outside in the 5100 block of South Wood Street and fired shots.

Police said two men were critically injured and died at a local hospital. Officials have not identified the victims.

Police said a 23-year-old woman was shot in the head and is in critical condition.

Three men and a woman were taken to the local hospital and are expected to recover. The victims range in age from 21 to 54 years old.

No arrests have been made.

Area One detectives are investigating.

Two men are dead, and five others were injured after a mass shooting in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood overnight.

Chicago police said around 12:30 a.m., two armed men approached a group of people standing outside in the 5100 block of South Wood Street and fired shots.

Police said two men were critically injured and died at a local hospital. Officials have not identified the victims.

Police said a 23-year-old woman was shot in the head and is in critical condition.

Three men and a woman were taken to the local hospital and are expected to recover. The victims range in age from 21 to 54 years old.

No arrests have been made.

Area One detectives are investigating.

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High school lacrosse star returns for playoffs after potentially deadly jaw condition

CNN Newsource on June 5, 2026

By Stephanie Stahl

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    WILMINGTON, Delaware (KYW) — Sixteen-year-old Quin Duncan is a varsity lacrosse player in Wilmington is relieved to be back on the field after a bout with arteriovenous malformation (AVM).

“When I first started bleeding, I had passed out and had to go to the hospital,” Quin Duncan said. “And it was terrifying because I mean no one knew what it was.”

His mom, Kristin Duncan, says there were several scary episodes of bleeding coming from an abscess in his mouth.

“You don’t know it’s there. And then all of a sudden it was just, I was catching Quin’s blood in a bucket,” Kristin Duncan said. “In the moment, honestly, we just didn’t understand the magnitude of what it was.”

He was finally diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, something that’s very rare and potentially fatal.

“An arteriovenous malformation is an abnormal connection between the arteries, which are vessels that pulsate, and the veins, which drain,” Dr. Anne Marie Cahill, an interventional radiologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said. “They can create a lot of local problems with the tissues and integrity of bones and teeth, et cetera, so it’s complex problem.”

Cahill says AVMs are often misdiagnosed as a dental problem.

“When teeth are loose, it is really important to stop and figure out what lies beneath and then give us a chance,” Cahill said.

Quin Duncan underwent four surgeries over the past 8 months and takes daily chemotherapy to control the condition.

“It’s just completely flipped my world upside down,” he said.

Recovering now, he’s relieved to be back for the playoffs and able to practice with his dad in the backyard.

“From where I was, sitting in a hospital bed, not too long ago, never thought I’d be playing lacrosse again,” he said.

Quin Duncan and his family credit the team at CHOP for getting him back to playing, along with his friends who made sure he had plenty of support and milkshakes during his recovery.

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