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Chikungunya virus alert: How a mosquito bite this monsoon can trigger severe arthritis-like pain that can last up to 5 years |

Chikungunya virus alert: How a mosquito bite this monsoon can trigger severe arthritis-like pain that can last up to 5 years |

A serious health warning is now being issued worldwide. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sounded an early alarm about the growing risk of a global chikungunya epidemic, a viral disease many have barely heard of, yet one that has already infected millions in the past and is now gaining pace once again.According to WHO’s Diana Rojas Alvarez, the early …

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Ozzy Osbourne Needed Major Jaw Strength to Bite Off Bat’s Head, Expert Says

Ozzy Osbourne Needed Major Jaw Strength to Bite Off Bat’s Head, Expert Says

Ozzy Osbourne Bat Decapitation Took Jaws Of Steel!!!🦇 Published July 24, 2025 1:00 AM PDT Sink your teeth into this — Ozzy Osbourne’s infamous bat-biting moment just got a jaw-dropping twist … ’cause TMZ’s learned it took some fang-tastic bite power to rip that poor critter’s head clean off. Kathryn Slater — marketing & PR queen at Bat Conservation International …

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Bite marks reveal giant terror birds were potentially prey for another apex predator — humongous caiman

Bite marks reveal giant terror birds were potentially prey for another apex predator — humongous caiman

Fossilized bite marks suggest there could have been a dramatic tussle between a gigantic terror bird and an even more massive crocodile around 12 million years ago. Phorusrhacids, commonly known as “terror birds,” were apex predators that terrorized prey in the ancient ecosystems of South America. While these flightless carnivores had little to fear on land, a new study, published …

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Reneé Rapp on Her Bold New Album, ‘Bite Me,’ Her Arena Tour and More

Reneé Rapp on Her Bold New Album, ‘Bite Me,’ Her Arena Tour and More

In some ways, Reneé Rapp was burnt out before she even really got started. The singer-songwriter-actor’s 2023 debut album, Snow Angel, preceded a major tour, a starring role in the blockbuster movie musical adaptation of Mean Girls and the end of her run on the hit HBO series, The Sex Lives of College Girls. After all of that, Rapp, 25, …

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Why mosquitoes bite some people more than others

Why mosquitoes bite some people more than others

With the arrival of summer, mosquito bites become increasingly common, causing discomfort and sometimes inflammation. Health experts say only female mosquitoes bite humans, and they do so to obtain protein necessary for developing eggs after mating. Human blood, rich in iron-packed hemoglobin, is particularly attractive to mosquitoes. Combined with exposed skin, body heat regulated through sweat and chemical signals emitted …

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Stellantis Says Profit Plunged as Tariffs Began to Bite – The New York Times

Stellantis Says Profit Plunged as Tariffs Began to Bite  The New York Times Car maker Stellantis says US tariffs have cost it €300m  BBC Stellantis reports $2.7 billion loss thanks to tariffs, restructuring, slow sales  The Detroit News Jeep Maker Stellantis Posts $350 Million Tariff Bill—and Record Net Loss  The Wall Street Journal Stellantis warns of $2.7 billion loss for 1st half of 2025 …

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Stellantis expects first-half net loss of $2.7 billion as tariffs bite

Stellantis expects first-half net loss of .7 billion as tariffs bite

New Ram vehicles sit on a Dodge Chrysler-Jeep Ram dealership’s lot in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Auto giant Stellantis expects a net loss of 2.3 billion euros ($2.68 billion) in the first half of the year amid pre-tax net charges and early effects of U.S. tariffs, the company said Monday in its preliminary figures. Stellantis, which owns …

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U.S. inflation may have worsened last month as Trump’s tariffs start to bite

U.S. inflation may have worsened last month as Trump’s tariffs start to bite

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation likely accelerated in June as sweeping tariffs on nearly all imports may have pushed up prices for electronics, appliances, and other goods, economists forecast. Consumer prices probably rose 2.6% last month from a year ago, up from an annual increase of 2.4% in May, according to data provider FactSet. The Labor Department will issue its inflation …

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