Bethany Hines

Bethany Hines

Bethany Hines is a Writer/Producer with CNN Special Projects, focusing on sponsored content for TV and digital.

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As a girl, sewing helped her recover from hand burns. Now her designs grace red carpets and runways

Fashion designer Linda Rowe Thomas remembers playing "dress-up" on November 26, 1971. Linda was two years old, her sister was six. Shortly after she put on a fur coat, a kerosene heater exploded in her Douglasville, Texas home. "My mom came into the house and saved us," Thomas told CNN. Burns covered more than 70% of her sister's body. And Linda sustained third-degree burns to her face, neck and hands. "Because I was wearing the coat and I had the hood up, the only thing that was burned was w
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Woman with rare muscular disease sings to exercise her lungs. Her songs inspire others to chase their dreams

(CNN) Songwriter Tabitha Haly doesn't just sing, she belts. It's a technique that helps keep her lungs strong as she deals with spinal muscular atrophy. "If I can't sing a certain note or hold it long anymore, I know that maybe I've gotten weaker," she told CNN. Spinal muscular atrophy, also known as SMA, is a genetic disease striking one in 10,000 children worldwide. The degenerative condition affects muscle movement and respiration . Haly got her diagnosis when she was nine months old and h
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June 20 is World Refugee Day. Here are ways you can show support

(CNN) Each year on June 20, World Refugee Day spotlights the bravery and strength of people forced to flee their home countries to escape war or oppression. The UN declared this year's theme: "Together we heal, learn and shine." Here are actions you can take to help those who are displaced. And if you're active on Twitter, you can use the below emoji and hashtag to tweet in solidarity. The International Rescue Committee has worked in more than 40 countries and more than 20 US cities, deliver
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#GivingExpress: The Comfort Crew for Military Kids

The season of giving is officially underway and we want to help you get in the spirit. The Morning Express team is highlighting some of their favorite charities… starting with “The Comfort Crew for Military Kids", a national non-profit that helps children whose parents are deployed. Visit ComfortCrew.org for more info. Morning Express with Robin Meade: 6 a.m. to Noon Eastern on HLN. Like us on Facebook. Follow on Twitter and Instagram.