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High schooler with no arms or legs is getting a truck personalized just for him [Video]

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI/Gray News) – An 18-year-old without arms or legs is getting a personalized truck.

Anders Lovstuen is about to graduate high school and head to college. He also wants to get his driver’s license along with hitting the road in his first car.

WABI reports that Lovstuen is getting assistance when it comes to his ride from Electronic Mobility Controls and Driving Ambition.

Michael Courtney, a driver evaluator for Driving Ambition, said he first met Lovstuen when he was 15 years old.

“He’s definitely a very unique case, he has no lower limbs as well as very minor appendages up on his upper body,” Courtney said. “So, being able to find a spot where we could place the equipment for him to use it and keep control of the vehicle was very important.”

Courtney said he has worked with Lovstuen to teach him the mechanics of the accessible car and evaluate …

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Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University while clashes break out at UCLA Boston 25 News [Video]

The pro-Palestinian demonstration that paralyzed Columbia University ended in dramatic fashion, with police carrying riot shields bursting into a building that protesters took over the previous night and making dozens of arrests. On the other side of the country, clashes broke out early Wednesday between dueling groups at the University of California, Los Angeles.