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What is Alaskapox? Recent death brings attention to
virus
seen in small animals
02/13/2024 04:49pm • NEW YORK (AP) — For nine years, Alaska health officials have been aware of an unusual
virus
causing rare, relatively mild illnesses in the Fairbanks area. But a recent case in another part of the state — this one resulting in a man's death — has brought new attention to the so-called Alaskapox
Elderly Alaska man is first reported person to die of recently discovered Alaskapox
virus
02/12/2024 10:15pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An elderly man has died from Alaskapox, the first known fatality from the recently discovered
virus
, state health officials said. The man, who lived in the remote Kenai Peninsula, was hospitalized last November and died in late January, according to a bulletin last week fr
Cambodia reports a new bird flu case, the brother of a 9-year-old who died of the
virus
02/12/2024 08:07am • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The brother of a boy who died last week from bird flu has tested positive for the
virus
, Cambodia’s Health Ministry said Monday. The 9-year-old's death in the northeastern province of Kratie was the first from bird flu in Cambodia this year, after four were reported l
CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger's luggage — mummified monkeys
02/11/2024 01:39pm • BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed out something unusual in luggage from a traveler returning from Africa — mummified monkeys. The passenger returning from a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo reported that the luggage contained dried fish, but an inspection
Today in History: February 10, Chess champion Kasparov loses to IBM computer Deep Blue
02/10/2024 12:01am • Today in History Today is Saturday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2024. There are 325 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 10, 1996, world chess champion Garry Kasparov lost the first game of a match in Philadelphia against an IBM computer dubbed “Deep Blue.” (Kaspa
Mama Antula, the Jesuit who didn't want to marry or be a nun, will be Argentina's first female saint
02/10/2024 12:00am • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A Catholic laywoman who lived in 18th-century Argentina and joined the Jesuits in their evangelical mission throughout the South American country will become the first female saint from the home country of Pope Francis on Sunday. María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, mor
Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others
02/09/2024 02:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The flu
virus
is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of an apparent national decline. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Friday showed a continued national drop in flu hospitalizations, but other indicators were up
Pope blasts 'radical individualism' as he meets with Argentines ahead of big canonization
02/09/2024 10:09am • ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday blasted the “radical individualism” that he said was infecting society today, as he greeted Argentine pilgrims who are in town for this weekend’s canonization of the first female saint from his home country. Instead, Francis held up as a model the 18th cent
Former NBA player and Survivor contestant Scot Pollard waits in hospital for heart transplant
02/08/2024 01:14pm • BOSTON (AP) — At 6-foot-11, Scot Pollard’s size helped him play more than a decade in the NBA, earning him a championship ring with the 2008 Boston Celtics. Now it may be killing him. Pollard needs a heart transplant, an already dire predicament that is made more difficult by the fact so few don
Today in History: February 8, Mary, Queen of Scots beheaded
02/08/2024 12:01am • Today in History Today is Thursday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2024. There are 327 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabet
Ranking the Most Painful Medical Conditions
02/07/2024 07:00pm • 13 most painful medical conditionsWhat is the most painful thing in the world? The worst type of pain is whatever pain you personally endure. While ranking the most painful medical conditions is subjective, experts and patients alike can agree: Certain medical conditions are especially excruciating.
Today in History: February 4, Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin begin World War II Yalta conference
02/04/2024 12:01am • Today in History Today is Sunday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2024. There are 331 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 4, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin began a wartime conference at Yalta.
Viktor Orbán's anti-woke resistance has made him the 'splinter under the fingernail' of the EU
02/03/2024 01:30pm • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's parliament will convene an emergency session on Monday to do something its western partners have waited for, often impatiently, for more than a year: to hold a vote, finally, on approving Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance. But Hungary's governing p
Today in History: February 2, ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle killed
02/02/2024 10:20am • Today in History Today is Friday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2024. There are 333 days left in the year. Today in History: On Feb. 2, 2013, former Navy SEAL and “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle was fatally shot along with a friend, Chad Littlefield, at a gun range west of Glen Rose, Texas; susp
10 Common Scams That Target Seniors and How to Avoid Them
02/01/2024 07:00pm • Every year, thieves target individuals to get access to their personal information and money, and they tend to zero in on older people. Victims of elder financial exploitation lose $28.3 billion annually, according to a 2023 BankSafe report by AARP. If you haven't yet been approached by a scammer, y
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