Historians estimate that the North American epidemic killed at least 100,000 to 130,000 people over several years.
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Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Wednesday marked one year since an explosion at a Northern California fireworks facility killed seven workers and changed the lives of their families forever.
The plague victims likely hunted, skinned and butchered marmots for their meat and fur, which would have exposed members of the community to the bacteria, Macleod said.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
The deer must be completely butchered and de-boned before it can be brought into the state.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
Free expression in America has not been snuffed out, even when faced with political opposition in the past.
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Isabel Ruehl,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2026
However, Nike quickly snuffed out optimism of turning point, forecasting China revenue to be down about 20% in its current quarter, which will be reported after the bell on June 30 .
The controversy only exploded the very next week when it was revealed the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) re-implemented a pilot program that bumped every girl who finished behind the trans athlete up by one spot on the podium.
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Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Brown helped lead the Celtics to a 56-win season and finished sixth in MVP voting.
These structures were regionally and culturally inspired, and largely destroyed during rapid and callous colonization.
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Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
4 July 2026
The Aspen Acres fire has likely destroyed more than 200 homes, but the fire conditions have stopped damage assessment teams from accessing some areas to get a clearer picture, Pueblo County officials said.
And Vozinha, the goalkeeper who neutralized Spain, one-upped himself.
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Alex Connor,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
The cocktail neutralized a broad range of Nipah and Hendra virus strains, including viral variants that had already evolved resistance to single-antibody treatments.
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