Glenn Close will not present at the Oscars after testing positive for COVID-19
The eight-time Academy Award nominee canceled her appearance at Sunday's ceremony after testing positive, her publicist confirmed.
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Glenn Close: Changing minds about mental illness
Actress Glenn Close has taken on a new role - hoping to help de-stigmatize mental illness. That's because mental illness runs in her own family. (Her nephew, Calen, has schizophrenia; and her sister Jessie, after a lifetime of struggles, has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.) Glenn and Jessie have since started a foundation, Bring Change to Mind, to encourage communication around mental health. Tracy Smith reports. (Originally broadcast March 18, 2018.)
Glenn Close's personal battle to destigmatize mental illness
The award-winning actress, whose family has been affected by mental illness, created the foundation Bring Change to Mind to encourage communication around mental health
Changing minds
Actress Glenn Close has taken on a new role - hoping to help de-stigmatize mental illness. That's because mental illness runs in her own family. (Her nephew, Calen, has schizophrenia; and her sister Jessie, after a lifetime of struggles, has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.) Glenn and Jessie have since started a foundation, Bring Change to Mind, to encourage communication around mental health. Tracy Smith reports.
Changing minds: Glenn Close's personal battle to destigmatize mental illness
The award-winning actress, whose family has been affected by mental illness, created the foundation Bring Change to Mind to encourage communication around mental health
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She and her sister, Jessie Close, are sharing the story of Jessie's struggles with mental illness and drug abuse
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Robert Redford, Cate Blanchett on New York Film Critics Circle wins
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18 indicted in alleged 2020 fake Arizona elector scheme
An Arizona grand jury indicted 18 people in connection with an alleged attempt to use alternate electors after the 2020 election.
Biden signs foreign aid bill, clearing the way for new weapons for Ukraine
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U.S. birth rate drops to record low, ending pandemic uptick
CDC's provisional figures show a 2% decline in births from 2022 to 2023.
Arizona House votes to repeal 1864 abortion law, measure now heads to the state Senate
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House speaker calls for Columbia president's resignation amid protests
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U.S. birth rate drops to record low, ending pandemic uptick
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Paul Grice, 31, was arrested and charged by Oklahoma authorities with murder and kidnapping in connection to the deaths of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley.
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Florida man gets 4 years in prison for laundering romance scam proceeds
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Trump Media asks lawmakers to investigate "unlawful trading activity"
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U.S. orders cow testing for bird flu after grocery milk tests positive
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Doctors perform first combined heart pump and pig kidney transplant
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Chocolate milk can stay in school lunch program, Biden administration decides
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Cicada noise in S.C. prompts calls to sheriff
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Cicadas are so loud that South Carolina residents are calling police
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Are dating apps making it easier for scams?
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