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Puerto Rico teachers demand earlier school hours to protect students from afternoon heatwave
The Caribbean island’s school board shut down the school system last Friday as a safety measure to prepare for the unrelenting heat
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Leprosy is becoming endemic in Florida, CDC says
Central Florida in particular accounts for 81% of the cases seen in the Sunshine State and makes up almost one-fifth of the cases reported throughout the whole country
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Florida family accused of selling bleach as fake COVID-19 cure
Their product allegedly cured 95% of all known diseases, including COVID-19, Alzheimer’s, autism, cancer, and HIV/Aids, among others
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Deer helped spread COVID to humans, new U.S. study finds
After the virus had mutated within the deer a so-called “spillback” took place, which passed the new mutated virus from the deer back to humans
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Survey: Drinking water from nearly half of U.S. faucets contains potentially harmful chemicals
The USGS tested for 32 types of these chemicals in water samples from more than 700 locations across the nation over five years
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Grandfather finds live snake inside bag of broccoli from supermarket
As he unwrapped the plastic surrounding the vegetable, he spotted the creature tucked away near the stem of the broccoli
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Health officials alarmed after Malaria detected in U.S. for first time in 20 years
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there hasn’t been a case of locally acquired malaria since 2003
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It's a girl! Migrants help woman give birth inside bus at Mexico checkpoint
"(The woman) gave birth with the help of those that traveled with her, who cut the umbilical cord," Mexico’s National Immigration Institute (INM) said in a statement
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Teen hiker and stepfather die while hiking in Texas national park during extreme heat
Temperatures on Friday reached a shocking 119 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius), as the state continues to grapple with high-reaching temperatures
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Toxic algae killing hundreds of dolphins and sea lions on southern California coast
First, smaller sea creatures such as shellfish, sardines, and anchovies consume the toxins. But these creatures are then eaten by larger marine mammals, infecting them as well
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South Florida's Broward county placed under quarantine after giant African snail found
Giant African snails can pose health risks to humans and the environment because they can carry a parasitic nematode that can cause meningitis in humans