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New Mexico health officials report first suspected flu death

Karen Smith. One 90-year-old woman died of causes suspected to be flu-related, and another 82-year-old man was hospitalized as a result of the outbreak, the dep...

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Claims Another Hurricane Harvey Survivor

A Texas man died October 16 after contracting flesh-eating bacteria while rebuilding houses damaged by Hurricane Harvey, reports The Washington Post . A 77-yea...

Mumbai University VC Sanjay Deshmukh sacked

It was learned that the university is mandated to declare the results within 30 days which cannot be exceeded beyond 45 days. Deshmukh, 52, has also been held...

Bank of Canada Holds Rate Steady, Urges Caution: Key Takeaways

The Bank of Montreal said it now expects the central bank's next rate increase to come in March, rather than January, and that it will hike just three times in ...

Watch the new trailer for Netflix blockbuster "Bright"

Written by Max Landis ( Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency ) and directed by David Ayer ( Suicide Squad ), Bright's concept is reminiscent of 1988's ...

Deadline for linking Aadhar with bank accounts extended till Mar 31

The government's suggestion created such a furore in court that Justice Misra asked the government to re-think its proposal to make it voluntary for Aadhaar-hol...

SCHP trooper with ties to Lowcountry dies after vehicle struck from behind

Rebman was sitting in his patrol auto on Interstate 385 around 12:20 a.m. when he was hit by a pickup truck from behind. Bolt said the trooper was taken to Gr...

Scientists used gene editing to create low-fat pigs

The animals have less overall body fat because researchers gave them a gene that allows them to regulate body temperature through burning fat. Apparently, accor...

Cross-country woman biker Sana Iqbal dies in accident in Hyderabad

She covered almost 38,000 kms across the country to give inspirational speeches in schools and colleges against suicide and depression. Sana covered 38,000 km b...

Paulinho breaks German hearts, takes Brazil to U-17 semis

It was hot and humid, all these things affect quality of the match". Germans had an advantage before because they had two days of rest more than us because they...

United Kingdom vets help bear with 'monstrously enlarged' tongue

No one would have pointed the finger at one particular Asiatic black bear (also known as a moon bear) holed up in a Myanmar monastery: He had too much of his ...

Do gun shows in Nevada increase injuries and deaths in CA?

In the same period after California gun shows, there was no noticeable rise in gun-related deaths or injuries in the state. "The recent mass shooting in Las V...

Jerry Jones: Anthem protests hurting the league

I imagine it's how George Wallace must have felt when he heard black people singing We Shall Overcome or marching in the streets. "It was too good of an oppor...

Supreme Court refuses bail plea of Unitech's Chandra

Kumar, however, insisted that Chandra should be given at least four-week interim bail for the objective and prepare a plan for raising the money needed to pay b...

Naagin's Mouni Roy bags another big Bollywood film

The two are now shooting for the same and Mouni has already bagged her second film. The film will be directed by none other than Ayan Mukherjee who had earlie...

Local Polio Survivor Speaks to Recognize World Polio Day

On Monday in Greensburg, the Greensburg Rotary Club gathered for its annual "This Close" photo of members. People around the world can view the livestream of th...

Sidharth Malhotra plays an author in Ittefaq

But the low point of the reprise version is its vocals by Jubin Nautiyal and Nikita Gandhi. Ittefaq Se stars all the three principal characters from the fil...

Brazilian cops during the RAID accidentally shot and killed a tourist

Rocinha, one of the biggest slums in Latin America, occupies a large swath of land in between some of Rio's most affluent neighbourhoods, making the violence da...

Madagascar plague deaths hit 94, 1100 suspected cases

The number of suspected cases has reached 1,153, the World Health Organization said Friday. More than 70 per cent of the cases are pneumonic plague, a more vi...

Say goodbye to e-cigarettes in bars, restaurants

In July, Cuomo signed into law a ban on e-cigarettes anywhere on school grounds as surveys showed a spike in use of e-cigarettes by youths too young to buy ci...

Jambalaya Caused Salmonella Outbreak In Louisiana

Salmonella causes around one million food-borne illnesses in the United States yearly, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health offi...

Syrian Rebel Group Takes Over Oil Field From IS

The Islamic State group has lost most of the territory it once held in Syria and neighbouring Iraq. Al-Omar is Syria's largest oil field and produced 30,000 ...

World's biggest genetic study finds 72 new breast cancer markers

The additions almost double the number of genetic markers known to scientists, providing a trove of data for future studies to investigate in search of better u...

Chhath Puja 2017: History, significance, timings and celebration of the sun festival

The festival is mainly celebrated in Bihar , Jharkhand, and Chattisgarh states of India . The second day is " Kharna ", during which devotees observe a day- l...

Cleveland Clinic Researchers Finds Breast Cancer Breakthrough

Rutkowski's research suggests that manipulating the microbiome may lead to better outcomes in patients with breast cancer. Despite this leap in our understand...

Iowa's stopgap measure is dead

That means 72,000 Iowans for sure will have only one choice for individual and family health plans when open enrollment begins November 1: Medica of Minnetonka,...

Judge Tosses $417 Million Award in Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit Against Johnson & Johnson

The first came in Missouri, where thousands of talc lawsuits are gathered in a St. Louis state court. In a statement, Carol Goodrich, a spokeswoman for Johnso...

Maryland workplace shooting suspect will be tried in DE first

Instead of being extradited to Maryland to face first-degree murder charges, Radee Labeeb Prince will be tried in Delaware first on attempted murder and weapons...

Patient Sweats Blood, Diagnosed With Rare Condition

Tests revealed her blood count and clotting functions were normal and she was diagnosed with hematohidrosis, a condition so rare some doctors don't even know ab...

Trump says there's 'no leadership in NFL'

No leadership in NFL! The comment comes after weeks of falling ratings for the National Football League after players chose to join former San Francisco 49e...