The Making of Megan Rapinoe | Dems Split Over Rare Diseases | Land Mine-Hunting Robots

www.ozy.com [OZY.COM]( [VIEW ONLINE]( 10 MUST READS TODAY [Daily Dose]( Tuesday Jul 02, 2019 1 [Fast Forward]( [Fast Forward]( [Dems Are Torn on How to Treat Rare Diseases]( Amid a wider health care debate is an emerging rift among presidential candidates on whether these policies are a Big Pharma giveaway. It was a bold claim, and it drew applause from the audience at Joe Biden’s Ottumwa, Iowa, campaign event in early June. “I promise you if I’m elected president … we’re gonna cure cancer,” said the former vice president and current Democratic presidential hopeful. It’s a personal battle for Biden, who lost his son Beau to brain cancer in May 2015. Increasingly though, it’s also political. If opposition to President Donald Trump’s rejection of the Affordable Care Act unites the Democratic party, rare diseases — which include many cancers — are now dividing the party’s lineup of presidential candidates as they begin weeks of intense, televised debates. This divide is emerging as the latest proxy for the tussle within the Democratic Party over how to view big industry: as a potential ally or with innate suspicion. [READ MORE]( 2 [Rising Stars]( [Rising Stars]( [His Land Mine-Hunting Robot Digs Communities Out of Danger]( Richard Yim has built the first humanitarian demining robots to tackle a global crisis underfoot. When Richard Yim moved to Canada at age 13, he was in for a rude shock. Children of all ages were running around freely and wildly, and none of them seemed to fear losing a limb or their life. “It was something so simple, the freedom to walk around,” he says. That freedom did not quite exist back in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Yim, now 25, wasn’t a prisoner, but he and millions of others in his homeland were held captive by land mines and other explosives buried under the ground. These are remnants of violent conflicts that began during World War II and continued during the French Indochina War, the Vietnam War, the Khmer Rouge regime and the K5 Plan to seal off the Cambodia-Thailand border. [READ MORE]( 3 [Need to Know]( [Need to Know]( [The Making of the Mighty Megan Rapinoe]( Americans have been lukewarm on soccer but totally gung-ho on winners. And so into the World Cup strides a star. If you have ever spent any time around sports stars of any variety, you know they’re a breed apart. Not because of the total dedication it takes to get well beyond proficient at just about anything, though that helps. Not by becoming so much better than everyone else that they start getting paid for it. No, that’s entry-level good. For pro-level greatness? You need to bring to bear a scorched-earth angle of attack on not just the sport but life itself. U.S. women’s national team star Megan Rapinoe is that scorched-earther whose early life obsession with soccer started when she was 3 years old, inspired by an older brother who subsequently battled against drug addiction and incarceration. Her obsession continues and now has her preparing for England in Tuesday’s Women’s World Cup semifinal, having scored all four U.S. goals in the team’s two elimination-round wins — with her now-iconic arms-outstretched goal celebrations, literally basking in the spotlight. [READ MORE]( [Sponsored by Bonobos]( [Guys, Your Search for the Perfect Fit Ends Here]( If you’re struggling with pants that are either way too tight or too boxy — then you probably haven’t tried Bonobos yet. Bonobos makes menswear with more fits, sizes, colors and styles than just about everyone else. However you fit, Bonobos fits you. Here’s 20% off your first order with code: WELCOME. 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