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Why plague—one of history’s deadliest diseases—still afflicts U.S. wildlife
AnimalsExplainerCenturies after it ravaged Europe in the Middle Ages, plague remains endemic in the western U.S. Here’s why—and the risk it poses to humans today.ByAmy McKeeverPublished June 24, 2022• 10 min readSummer is here—and with it, scientists predict an uptick of plague outbreaks in rural parts of the western United States among local wildlife that…
“History’s Been Made Here”: Joe Biden Takes a Victory Lap Following Unexpectedly Bright Jobs Report
Everyone seemed to be bracing for a brutal jobs report, thanks to the omicron variant that sent COVID infections skyrocketing across the country earlier this winter, which has only recently tapered off. But even with the latest pandemic surge, the United States added a remarkable 467,000 jobs in January, surprising observers who had expected hiring…