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  • His battle with ALS empowered her to live

    By Jennifer Hauser, CNN
    When they married about six years ago, Hope Dezember knew that she and her husband, Steve, wouldn't be able to spend the rest of their lives together. Steve had been recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.
  • CLEARED: Corlena hearing for the first time Credit: Mr. & Mrs. Cloyd Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByoEcnostAm8Y053N3lVY01jYzg/view (mom originally shared the video on FB, but the resolution was very low- please use link provided here) Info from Kalonda: Corlena is a very happy, fun baby. She brings so much laughter to our family. She's full of so much personality. Corlena is our miracle baby. We didn't think we could have another child and she is our blessing in spite of all that she's going through. She's full of joy and is so loud. Q&A with Kalonda: 1. How old is Corlena in the video? Corlena is 5 Months in the video. 2. As much as you're comfortable sharing, are you able to share a little bit about Corlena's journey and what led up to her first fitting for hearing aids? Corlena failed her hearing test at birth but we figured it wasn't accurate or the computers had a glitch. After about 2 months we had a re-test. She failed again. We then took her to an ENT doctor and he stated her ear drums are fine. Not knowing that she has inner ear damage. She failed her test again at 5 Months and received her diagnosis of hearing loss in both ears. We were heart broken. We we up and down emotionally for a week or 2 and then we realized we can't change anything. We accepted the diagnosis and proceeded with help from the awsome programs Missouri First Steps and The Moog center for the Deaf. 3. Where/when was this video taken (city, state, date shot)? St. Louis, MO at the Moog center on December 7th. 4. Corlena's sweet reaction has been shared several places. What has the online reaction been like for your family? Family was very excited. I couldn't sleep from excitement knowing she will be getting her hearing aids. The moment felt like no other. Corlena has an awesome support system and they we're all rooting for her.

    See baby girl hear for the first time

    Corlena failed her hearing test at birth and was diagnosed with hearing loss in both of her ears, but thanks to her new hearing aids, she is smiling.

  • Don't scratch your life away

    Jennifer Hauser, Special to CNN
    I am a two-time lottery winner. I claimed a $100,000 lottery ticket in November and a $1 million lottery ticket on Monday. Both came from scratch off. Everyone has been asking me what it's like to win and so I'll tell you.
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    Inside the thinking of Trump supporters

    A group of Donald Trump supporters sat down with CNN's Drew Griffin to give their insight into the Republican presidential candidate, and why they intend to vote for him.
  • Thai rescue workers carry an injured man on a stretcher after a small bomb exploded in Hua Hin on August 12, 2016. At least four people have been killed in eight bomb blasts that have hit across Thailand in the past 24 hours, in the resort town of Hua Hin and southern provinces, authorities said. / AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN (Photo credit should read MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

    Thailand rocked by 11 bombs in one day

    By Kocha Olarn, Joshua Berlinger and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN
    Five provinces in Thailand have been hit by 11 bombings in less than a day, authorities say.
  • BERLIN - APRIL 27: An eurasian red squirrel seen at the Fritz-Haber Institute on April 27, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

    Medieval strain of leprosy discovered in UK squirrels

    By Jennifer Hauser, CNN
    Leprosy was thought to have been eradicated from the UK for centuries -- until now. It turns out the disease has been harbored, perhaps since the Middle Ages, in red squirrels in the British Isles. And research indicates that these squirrels could transmit the disease to humans, though the chances are low.

  • ISIS claims attack that left 37 dead in Manila casino

    By James Griffiths, Euan McKirdy and Jinky Jorgio, CNN
    Thirty-seven people have been killed in a Manila casino, following an attack in the early hours of Friday morning by a lone gunman who fired shots from an assault rifle and set fire to gambling tables.
  • Iraqi special forces soldiers move in formation in an alley on the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. Heavy fighting erupted in the eastern neighborhoods of Mosul on Friday as Iraqi special forces launched an assault deeper into the urban areas of the city and swung round to attack Islamic State militants from a second entry point, to the northeast. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

    In push for Mosul, US coalition pummeling ISIS

    By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Jennifer Hauser, Joe Sterling and Ingrid Formanek, CNN
    The US-led coalition has pounded ISIS targets relentlessly since the offensive to recapture Mosul began last month, a military official told reporters on Tuesday.
  • Cars burn after a car bomb explosion in Izmir, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. An explosion believed to have been caused by a car bomb in front of a courthouse in the western Turkish city of Izmir on Thursday wounded several people, a local official said. Two of the suspected attackers were killed in an ensuing shootout with police. (DHA-Depo Photos via AP)

    Turkey: 2 dead in explosion near courthouse in Izmir

    By Karen Smith, Madison Park, Hande Atay Alam, and James Masters, CNN
    Two people were killed in an explosion Thursday near a courthouse in the city of Izmir in western Turkey, according to the country's state-run Anadolu news agency.

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  • Jennifer Hauser news gathers, writes and produces videos for CNN, HLN and CNN International. She has worked out of CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta since 2004.

    Hauser is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago.