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Raccoon tests positive for rabies after encounter with dog in N.J. town

Raccoon tests positive for rabies after encounter with dog in N.J. town

A dead raccoon found in Piscataway has tested positive for rabies after it made contact with a resident’s dog, local officials said. The resident and their pet dog were exposed to the rabid raccoon in the area of Greenwood Drive and Cedarwood Drive on Tuesday, the Middlesex County Office of Health Services said in a news release. The raccoon tested …

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Laguna Seca ticket sales proof positive renovations are worth every penny

Laguna Seca ticket sales proof positive renovations are worth every penny

New WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca president Mel Harder says the famed road course has seen an appreciable rise in ticket sales for IndyCar’s annual visit. The former IndyCar Series executive wouldn’t be drawn on the number, but RACER understands it’s in the vicinity of a 20 percent improvement over 2024’s figure. Based on the visuals with busier crowds in the …

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Health officials issue warning after batch of mosquitoes test positive for potentially fatal virus: ‘Start taking precautions’

Health officials issue warning after batch of mosquitoes test positive for potentially fatal virus: ‘Start taking precautions’

One Illinois county is sounding the alarm after reporting the discovery of the season’s first West Nile-positive mosquitoes. What’s happening? In late June, the Will County Health Department announced that a batch of mosquitoes in the city of Joliet, which is around 40 miles southwest of Chicago, tested positive for West Nile virus. Patch reported on the announcement, adding that …

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Mosquitos in central Mass. town test positive for EEE

Mosquitos in central Mass. town test positive for EEE

Local News It is the first time this year that the virus has been detected in the state. Mosquitoes carry the West Nile Virus, which spreads to humans through bites from infected mosquitoes. Rick Bowmer The mosquito-borne illness eastern equine encephalitis has been detected in Massachusetts for the first time this year, state health officials announced Wednesday. The virus was …

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Cat Tests Positive For Rabies In North Stonington, Health District Says

Cat Tests Positive For Rabies In North Stonington, Health District Says

NORTH STONINGTON, CT — A cat found on Boombridge Road in North Stonington was tested and found to be positive for rabies, according to the Ledge Light Health Department. The testing was done Tuesday. “Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus that can infect all warm-blooded animals, including people,” the statement from the health district reads. “It is …

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Mosquito in Norfolk tests positive for the West Nile Virus – 13newsnow.com

Mosquito in Norfolk tests positive for the West Nile Virus – 13newsnow.com

Mosquito in Norfolk tests positive for the West Nile Virus  13newsnow.com Mosquito sample tests positive for West Nile virus in Norfolk  WAVY.com West Nile virus found in mosquitoes in Holt County  News Channel Nebraska Southeast West Nile, Jamestown Canyon Virus detected in Central Health District mosquitoes  KSNB West Nile virus found in Norfolk  The Virginian-Pilot Source link

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Silver lining of positive earnings may be too blinding

Silver lining of positive earnings may be too blinding

People walk in front of a J.P. Morgan Financial Center in New York City, U.S., July 16, 2025. Kylie Cooper | Reuters Friday, Aug. 1 — the “hard deadline” of U.S. President Donald Trump’s updated tariffs — is less than two weeks away. Investors, however, seem mostly unbothered thus far. For last week, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped …

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Ruth Chepngetich: Women’s marathon world record-holder provisionally suspended after testing positive for banned substance

Ruth Chepngetich: Women’s marathon world record-holder provisionally suspended after testing positive for banned substance

CNN  —  Women’s marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Thursday. Chepngetich smashed the previous marathon record by almost two minutes when she ran a time of 2:09:56 at the Chicago Marathon in October 2024, becoming the first woman in history to break the …

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