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Ghana has a rare treasure, a crater made when a meteor hit Earth: why it needs to be protected

Ghana has a rare treasure, a crater made when a meteor hit Earth: why it needs to be protected

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Impact craters are formed when an object from space such as a meteoroid, asteroid or comet strikes the Earth at a very high velocity. This leaves an excavated circular hole on the Earth’s surface. It is a basic geological process …

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Report describes rare type of deadly flu-related brain damage in kids

Report describes rare type of deadly flu-related brain damage in kids

A case series describes 41 US children with influenza-related acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) that killed 27% of them—despite receiving multiple treatments and most of them being previously healthy—during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 respiratory virus seasons. For the study, published yesterday in JAMA, the Influenza-Associated Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy Working Group assessed the clinical characteristics, interventions, and outcomes of children with flu-related ANE, …

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Liam Neeson Makes Rare Comment About Late Wife Natasha Richardson, Shares Moment They Fell in Love | Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Liam Neeson Makes Rare Comment About Late Wife Natasha Richardson, Shares Moment They Fell in Love | Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Liam Neeson is opening up about his marriage to late wife Natasha Richardson and sharing rare comments about the moment they fell in love. The 73-year-old actor was married to Natasha from 1994 until her tragic death in 1999 after a skiing accident. They shared two sons, Micheál, 30, and Daniel, 28. 16 years later, Liam is in a public …

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Officials warn insect-borne diseases are becoming more common… as first human case of rare virus is recorded

Officials warn insect-borne diseases are becoming more common… as first human case of rare virus is recorded

A Maine resident has been hospitalized with the year’s first human case of the rare tick-borne Powassan virus.  Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) reported the hospitalization of the unnamed Hancock County resident this week, noting the Powassan virus as the cause of illness.  The rare virus, spread from animal to human, usually via a tick or …

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Kylie Jenner Shared A Rare Glimpse Inside Kris Jenner’s House, And People Are In Awe At The Extravagance

Kylie Jenner Shared A Rare Glimpse Inside Kris Jenner’s House, And People Are In Awe At The Extravagance

Whether it’s Kim Kardashian’s eerily minimalistic mansion or Kendall Jenner’s “shabby chic” guest house, it’s safe to say that the Kardashian/Jenners’ homes get lots of attention. And this week, all eyes are on Kris Jenner’s house after her youngest daughter, Kylie, shared a rare glimpse at all of the inner details. Vivien Killilea / Getty Images Taking to her Instagram …

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Rare flu complication causing brain swelling is rising in kids, doctors warn

Rare flu complication causing brain swelling is rising in kids, doctors warn

Severe flu seasons in recent years have brought to light a little-known danger of influenza infections in kids: a rare brain disease called acute necrotizing encephalopathy, or ANE. It’s a fast-moving condition usually triggered by the flu, causing sudden brain swelling. It’s thought that the virus prompts the immune system to go haywire. Affected children can go from having mild …

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Democrats invoke rare Senate rule to force release of Epstein documents – Axios

Democrats invoke rare Senate rule to force release of Epstein documents  Axios Senate Democrats try to force release of Epstein files using arcane law  CNN Senate Democrats seek Jeffrey Epstein files from Trump administration through obscure law  CNBC Schumer invokes ‘Rule of Five’ to demand DOJ release of Epstein files  Fox News Senate Democrats hold press briefing on attempt to push for Epstein files …

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