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Recent Examples of rashesSymptoms may present with faint rashes also in palms and soles or no rash at all.—Dr. Andrew Bernstein, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Another kind of typhus, carried by lice and caused by the bacteria Rickettsia prowazekii, produced historic plagues that devastated populations during times of war, famine and poverty, the National Institutes for Health said.
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Don Sweeney
April 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Most references to the Arbat in the ancient chronicles are connected to fires, amid mention of invasions and plagues and noble births.
But critics from both sides of the aisle say state government is sitting on unprecedented piles of cash and needs to provide direct relief in the form of tax cuts.
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Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
Night after night after closing his Boyle Heights bicycle shop, Reyes brought his equipment down the long, dark corridor leading to the bikes — initially about 280 of them — that were tossed in piles over the years.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
The machine was designed in the 1980s as an affordable way for schools and offices to print large quantities of materials quickly.
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Muriel Vega,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Despite Black Friday–style lines, limited quantities, and resellers charging exorbitant prices, the tote has become a must‑have staple, with fans lining up for each new release.
Photograph courtesy 2025 Adama Films / Shochiku Yasujirō Ozu, who made dozens of masterworks from the nineteen-thirties through the early sixties, is among the most misunderstood of great directors.
In 1773, Bostonians disguised as Mohawks hurled hundreds of chests of British tea into the ocean.
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Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Central to Qatar’s capability is the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor, and a 2015 upgrade added hundreds of these missiles and required launcher modifications to support their advanced power and guidance interfaces, significantly enhancing performance against modern threats.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
In 2024, Spanish police impounded 13 tons of cocaine from a container ship that had arrived at the southern port of Algeciras from Ecuador, the country's largest-ever haul of the drug.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
Central Table Rock Lake boasts the lake’s largest marina, Port of Kimberling Marina and Resort, and tons of lodging, while popular Indian Point is home to award-winning Silver Dollar City.