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Rabid animal on the loose forces quarantine in American town

Rabid animal on the loose forces quarantine in American town

Officials in New Jersey have issued a warning about rabid animals in a southern county neighboring Philadelphia. The county’s sixth animal to be confirmed rabid was a skunk that interacted with two dogs in a resident’s backyard. Officials in Gibbsboro, Camden County, stated that the skunk did not injure the dogs, which could have infected them with the rabies virus, …

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Rabid skunk found in N.J. town forces dogs to be quarantined

Rabid skunk found in N.J. town forces dogs to be quarantined

A skunk that interacted with two dogs in Camden County last week was confirmed by the state testing laboratory to have rabies, county officials said. A Gibbsboro resident alerted authorities about a skunk in their backyard on Aug. 19 interacting with their two dogs, officials said. The local Animal Control Officer captured the skunk, and the state Public Health & …

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Small Tennessee town divided over new ICE detention facility: “I don’t want my neighbors to go to work out there”

Small Tennessee town divided over new ICE detention facility: “I don’t want my neighbors to go to work out there”

Mason, Tennessee — The small West Tennessee town of Mason, just 2 square miles in size, is home to about 1,000 people. But its residents are now divided by what a new immigration detention facility will mean for the area.  Shannon Whitfield has lived in Mason for 13 years. Earlier this month, Mason’s town leaders voted to reopen a shuttered …

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Climate Change Is Bringing Legionnaire’s Disease to a Town Near You

Climate Change Is Bringing Legionnaire’s Disease to a Town Near You

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Air conditioners have been working overtime this hot summer, from those tiny window units to the massive AC towers that serve the tightly packed apartment buildings in major cities. And while they bring the relief of cool air, these contraptions also create the conditions for dangerous …

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An Arizona town is at the center of a budding measles outbreak

An Arizona town is at the center of a budding measles outbreak

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Evacuations underway as Hurricane Erin causes flooding in N.J. town

Evacuations underway as Hurricane Erin causes flooding in N.J. town

Evacuations are underway in Egg Harbor Township in Atlantic County as Hurricane Erin’s impacts are being felt across New Jersey on Thursday. Guests in motels and residents of homes in low-lying areas of town were being evacuated due to flooding, Egg Harbor Township Police Chief Frederick Spano told NJ Advance Media around 8:30 p.m. “We do have significant flooding in …

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Tense town halls mark summer vacation for some Republicans : NPR

Tense town halls mark summer vacation for some Republicans : NPR

Karen Wagner, left, speaks with Rep. Mike Flood before a town hall at Kimball Recital Hall on campus at the University of Nebraska Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska, on August 4, 2025. AP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AP/Getty Images The August recess is a time for Congress to put in face time at home, meet with constituents and maybe lay …

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Silent Hill f – horror classic comes back to life in a fog-bound 60s town | Games

Silent Hill f – horror classic comes back to life in a fog-bound 60s town | Games

As the humidity rises in 35-degree Tokyo, so too do the dead. Ever since the Edo period, Japanese summertime has been associated with the arrival of supernatural forces – a season defined by malevolent spirits. As the country’s temperatures soar, it’s believed that the barriers separating the world of the living and the dead begin to wane, allowing once contained …

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