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Facebook Tweet Email Link Health officials in New York City say a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem has grown to 99 cases, including four deaths. Health officials suspect the bacteria that causes the disease, Legionella, originated cooling towers — devices that uses water to cool large buildings and then disperse mist into the air. If the water inside …

The statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands in front of the north wing of the U.S. Treasury Department headquarters building on April 24, 2025, in Washington, DC, U.S. J. David Ake | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. government’s budget deficit grew nearly 20% in July to $291 billion despite a nearly $21 billion jump in customs duty collections from …

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Colorado wildfire updates: Lee Fire grows to 5th largest in Colorado history, Craig fire controlled | FOX31 Denver  KDVR Colorado prison evacuated as growing wildfire becomes one of the largest in state history  CNN Colorado wildfires burn more than 120,000 acres as firefighters await better weather  NPR Sunday Update: Rio Blanco fires reach over 120,000 combined acres; Lee Fire 6% contained  SteamboatToday.com Lee Fire …

MEEKER, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado prison was evacuated as one of the largest wildfires in state history continued to grow, and officials warned residents of remote areas to be ready to leave Sunday as gusty winds and low humidity fed the flames. Evacuation orders were already in place for mountain communities as the Lee Fire charred more than 167 …

Gifford Fire officials will host a community meeting in Santa Margarita at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, to provide an update on the fire situation and answer questions from the public. The meeting will be held at Santa Margarita Elementary School, located at 22070 H Street. The meeting will also be streamed live on the Los Padres National Forest’s …

The 5,370-acre Canyon Fire burning near Lake Piru in Ventura County and Los Angeles County is now 28% contained, according to the fire department. The 5,370-acre Canyon Fire burning near Lake Piru in Ventura County and Los Angeles County — fueled by bone-dry brush and extreme heat — is now 28% contained, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. …

Nasa/Getty Images Happy 13th birthday to the Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars on August 6, 2012. Ah, I remember when I turned 13: just starting to shave, voice cracking like ice in spring, and learning how to multitask so that my tiny nuclear reactor would last longer. Sadly, Curiosity will never …

Subterranean forests are not a figment of a science-fiction writer’s imagination, but actually exist. The Hayward Gallery’s ‘Among the Trees’ exhibition in 2020 included a remarkable photograph by Rachel Sussman of a 13,000-year-old tree, Parinari capensis, growing beneath the red sandy soil of South Africa’s savannah. Or rather, it showed the uppermost crown, the only part of the tree in …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Fifty-eight people in New York City have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, a serious bacterial lung infection, and two people have died, according to the city health department. The bacteria, Legionella, is suspected to be spread by cooling towers on buildings in Central Harlem. A cooling tower is a rooftop device that releases mist into the …