The creature was the larva of an Australian native roundworm not previously known to be a human parasite, and commonly found in carpet pythons.
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Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin buried in private, ending his tumultuous journey
The secrecy and confusion surrounding the funeral reflected a dilemma faced by the Kremlin amid swirling speculation that the crash was a vendetta for his June uprising.
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It’s not just the entertainment industry being hurt by Hollywood strikes
Restaurants, coffee shops and nail salons near major studios are desperate for a quick resolution.
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Conservative groups devise plan to dismantle U.S. government and replace it with Trump’s vision
The nearly 1,000-page handbook calls for firing as many as 50,000 federal workers and replacing them with an ‘army’ willing to carry out Trump’s wishes, or those of another conservative.
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Rare blue supermoon brightens night sky this week in closest full moon of year
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Stargazers are in for a double treat this week: a rare blue supermoon with Saturn peeking from behind. The cosmic curtain rises Wednesday night with the second full moon of the month, the reason it’s considered blue. It’s dubbed a supermoon because it’s closer to Earth than usual, appearing especially big […]
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10 drugs targeted for Medicare price negotiations as Biden pitches cost reductions
The move is expected to cut costs for some patients but faces litigation from the drugmakers and heavy criticism from Republican lawmakers.
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Trump chief of staff Meadows says actions laid out in Georgia indictment were part of his job
The Georgia case alleges that Trump, Meadows and 17 others participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy to try to keep the Republican president in power illegally.
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University of North Carolina graduate student left building right after killing adviser, police say
A since-deleted page on the school’s website listed Tailei Qi as part of Zijie Yan’s research group, though police say their ties were still under investigation.
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Hurricane Idalia strengthens into a Category 2 storm with 100 mph winds
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee called Idalia ‘an unprecedented event’ since no major hurricanes on record have ever passed through the bay abutting the Big Bend region.
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Trump, 18 others charged in the Georgia election case are set to be arraigned on Sept. 6
All 19 defendants, including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, have been scheduled for arraignment on Sept. 6.