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What is meningococcal disease? Symptoms to know as CDC warns of spike in bacterial infection

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention arewarning about a rise in meningococcal disease, a rare bacterial illness that can lead to meningitis, a potentially fatal infection. In an alert to doctors on Thursday, the CDC noted an increase in cases of one type of invasive meningococcal disease, most of it due to a specific strain of bacteria. Last year, …

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"Cowboy Carter," Beyoncés first country album, has arrived

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has officially gone country with the release Friday of her new album, “Cowboy Carter.” The Houston native’s eighth album features 27 song tracks and guest appearances from some of country music’s biggest stars, including Willie Nelson, Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton, whose 1973 hit “Jolene” is one of two covers featured. “I think people are going to be …

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Robert Randolph talks performing on new Beyoncé album, Cowboy Carter

Beyoncé’s new album, “Act Two: Cowboy Carter” dropped at midnight. The 27-song album features collaborations with different artists, including musician Robert Randolph, leader of Robert Randolph and the Family Band. “As you can see today with the release of so many songs, rightfully so, I mean she had all of this creative energy for all of these different country collaborations,” …

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Harvard applications drop 5% after year of turmoil on the Ivy League campus

Harvard said it received 5% fewer undergraduate applications this year compared with a year earlier, a dip that follows a tumultuous year for the Ivy League school that included the resignation of President Claudine Gay and a backlash over antisemitic incidents on the campus. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based school received 54,008 applications for the class of 2028, according to the Harvard …

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International flights traveling to Newark forced to make emergency diversions after high winds

NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. — Two flights traveling to New Jersey’s Newark International Airport were forced to divert and make emergency landings amid high winds on Friday. United Airlines Flight 85 out of Tel Aviv was headed to Newark Liberty International Airport, but it was diverted to Stewart Airport in upstate New York due to high winds and turbulence. It landed …

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A moms $97,000 question: How was her babys air-ambulance ride not medically necessary?

Sara England was putting together Ghostbusters costumes for Halloween when she noticed her baby wasn’t doing well. Her 3-month-old son, Amari Vaca, had undergone open-heart surgery two months before, so she called his cardiologist, who recommended getting him checked out. England assigned Amari’s grandparents to trick-or-treat duty with his three older siblings and headed to the local emergency room. Once …

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Tiki torches sold at BJs recalled after reports of burn injuries

MARLBORO – About 90,000 tiki torches sold at BJ’s Wholesale Club are being recalled because they can break open or fall while lit. A notice posted Thursday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission says the recall affects 72-inch Berkley Jensen Citronella Tiki Torches that were made in India. The torch tops are copper-plated, nickel-plated, black or gray with a fiberglass …

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Cesar Chavezs family to endorse Biden after RFK Jr. claims civil rights leader wouldve voted for him

President Biden is set to be endorsed Friday by members of Cesar Chavez‘s family — a mostly symbolic gesture, but one meant to send a signal to independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who’s trying to invoke his own family’s ties to the late union organizer and civil rights leader. Fernando and Paul Chavez, the sons of the late …

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EPA sets strict new emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate change

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles, an action that officials said will help clean up some of the nation’s largest sources of planet-warming greenhouse gases. The new rules, which take effect for model years 2027 through 2032, will avoid up to 1 billion tons of greenhouse …

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California man convicted of killing his mother as teen is captured in Mexico

A Southern California man convicted of killing his mother as a teenager was captured in Mexico a week after he walked away from a halfway house, violating the conditions of his probation, authorities said. Ike Nicholas Souzer, 20, was arrested Wednesday in the coastal city of Rosarito by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Mexican officials after a weeklong manhunt, …

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