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It wasn’t just rats. Body lice may have helped spread bubonic plague
New Hampshire Union Leader· 3 days agoThe bubonic plague pandemic of the 14th century gained infamy as much for its death toll — 25...
Don't just blame rat fleas. Lice may have helped spread 'black death' plague
WUSF 89.7· 1 day agoThe plague — which in the mid-14th century was also known as the Black Death — devastated swaths of...
Weekend humor from Celia Rivenbark: Young women and the “man or bear” dilemma
NC Newsline via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSo let’s say you’re a woman walking alone in the woods. Which would you rather encounter...
Feast of Corpus Christi: Lebanon celebrates 199 years of miraculous Eucharistic event
Catholic News Agency· 4 days agoFollowing the services, a massive procession snaked its way through the city's streets, temporarily...
FDA reviews MDMA for PTSD treatment; Biden to issue executive order on border policy
KPBS San Diego· 8 hours agoA panel of FDA experts starts reviewing clinical trial data today to decide whether to approve the...
Holocaust denial is a moral travesty and rejection of fact [column]
Lancaster Online· 2 days agoThis year, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom Hashoah, fell on May 6. It commemorates the Nazis’ attempt...
We’re Facing a Potential Bird Flu Catastrophe
The Nation· 5 days agoAs Troy Tassier says in his new book The Rich Flee and the Poor Take the Bus, “the most physical and financial harm from epidemics falls upon the people...