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Fear in Minnesota's Somali community deepens, hampering progress on measles vaccination
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Fear in Minnesota's Somali community deepens, hampering progress on measles vaccination

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While the fraud and the $18 billion sticker shock have many in Minnesota talking, Sheletta Brundige worries the true victims of this story aren’t making the headlines.
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Autism advocate hosts resource fair for families scammed in Minnesota Medicaid fraud

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Twin Cities resident Mebal Kaanyi, a bus driver, saw a 4-year-old boy run toward Lake Owasso and ended up pulling him from the water. WCCO's Sheletta Brundidge heard about the rescue, and surprised Kaany with bouquet of flowers from neighboring business Hilltop Dental, and a check for $1,000.
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Autism advocate rewards bus driver who rescued a non-verbal boy from Lake Owasso

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RFK now links circumcision to autism
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RFK now links circumcision to autism

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Former U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger announcing the initial findings after a massive fraud case was uncovered during the pandemic, tied to Feeding Our Future in September, 2022.
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Woman charged with defrauding both a state program that helps young people with autism and Feeding Our Future

U.S. Attorney's Office says 28-year old Asha Hassan ran a sham business called Smart Therapy
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SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 23: In this photo illustration, Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, is listed on a package of Tylenol on September 23, 2025 in San Anselmo, California. The Trump administration linked Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism during a White House press conference yesterday.
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Tylenol’s 2017 tweet on pregnancy resurfaces amid safety debate

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U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, speaking at MSP Airport Tuesday, is slamming claims coming from the White House about Tylenol use.
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U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar slams claims coming from the White House about Tylenol use causing autism

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Here's how RFK linked Tylenol to autism and what experts say
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Here's how RFK linked Tylenol to autism and what experts say

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Sheletta Brundidge traveled to Washington, D.C. to accept the Celebration of Service to America Award from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) for her #SpreadLoveWithLocks campaign that keeps kids with autism safe from drowning.
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WATCH: WCCO Radio’s Sheletta Brundidge accepts national award for her work to protect autistic children

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RFK Jr. says autism 'destroys' families. Here's what those families want you to know
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RFK Jr. says autism 'destroys' families. Here's what those families want you to know

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Experts call Kennedy's plan to find autism's cause unrealistic
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Experts call Kennedy's plan to find autism's cause unrealistic

“Virtually all the evidence in the field suggests whatever the causes of autism it’s not going to be a single cause"
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Autistic business owner's happy hour for hard-working adults on the spectrum aimed to stop the spread of lies.
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Autistic business owner's happy hour for hard-working adults on the spectrum aimed to stop the spread of lies

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Sheletta: RFK Jr. is invited to happy hour for hard-working Minnesotans with autism on April 23
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Sheletta: RFK Jr. is invited to happy hour for hard-working Minnesotans with autism on April 23

“It’s statements like this that make people not want to get tested or get their children tested,” Brundidge said
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Minnesota numbers also reflect national increase in autism diagnosis
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Minnesota numbers also reflect national increase in autism diagnosis

Prevalence rates in Minnesota are 1 in 28 in the state compared to 1 in 31 nationally
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U.S. Health and Human ServiU.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference at the Department of Health and Human Services on April 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. Secretary Kennedy held a news conference to discuss the recent surge of autism cases. ces Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks Tuesday, April 15, 2025, about the Make America Healthy Again initiative during a press event inside the Authors Room at the Indiana State Library.
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Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says US autism cases are climbing at an 'alarming rate'

Kennedy described autism as a “preventable disease,” although researchers and scientists disagree
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Newly released federal statistics show an estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism, marking another jump in a long string of increases.
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Autism rates in US rise again to 1 in 31 kids, CDC says

Growing autism numbers largely tied to better recognition of cases through wide screening and better diagnosis
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RFK Jr. promises the cause of autism will be revealed by September

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