The virus, spread by ticks, can cause a disease that leads to swelling of the brain and permanent health problems in half of severe cases.

This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children’s lives a year, and RFK Jr. will be personally responsible,” said Atal Gawande.

Writing in the latest edition of the journal, the editors argue that the Trump administration’s recent dismantling of public ...

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Bad recent history: When former dictator Mobutu Sese Seko fell in 1997, war erupted throughout Congo. A series of peace agreements -- U.N. blessed -- purportedly ended the Great Congo War in 2003.

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The National Climate Assessment is the most influential source of information about climate change in the United States.

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