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The Ordeal of a 42-Day Hantavirus Quarantine: ‘I Felt Like a Prisoner’
The Ordeal of a 42-Day Hantavirus Quarantine: ‘I Felt Like a Prisoner’
The 18 Americans from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak stayed at the Nebraska quarantine unit for 21 to 42 days. None of them were infected with the virus.
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Tenants have the right to install AC units under this new WA law
Tenants have the right to install AC units under this new WA law
The law does not require landlords to install air conditioning units. But landlords in most cases can't prohibit tenants from installing the units.
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Heat wave smothering Southern California nears its peak
Heat wave smothering Southern California nears its peak
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued an extreme heat warning for residents of many areas, citing both daytime temperatures and unusually warm overnight conditions.
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Cyclospora spreads through human feces. How did it get into our food supply?
Cyclospora spreads through human feces. How did it get into our food supply?
As infections surge across much of the U.S., public health investigators are working to figure out how this microscopic parasite contaminated the produce eaten by so many people.
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Suspect in Amber Alert kidnapping turns himself in to Kennewick police
Suspect in Amber Alert kidnapping turns himself in to Kennewick police
The man turned himself Tuesday, ending a three-days search for the kidnapping and assault suspect, who slipped away from Tri-Cities Regional SWAT team Saturday.
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Firefighters battle one of Spain’s biggest-ever wildfires during heat wave across the Mediterranean
Firefighters battle one of Spain’s biggest-ever wildfires during heat wave across the Mediterranean
Firefighters in central Spain are battling a massive wildfire in Guadalajara, which has burned over 32,000 hectares.
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 1,000 people
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 1,000 people
At least 999 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, according to official data published overnight into Wednesday, a grim toll in what’s already been declared the fastest Ebola outbreak in history.
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France’s environment minister resigns over emergency bill allowing 2 banned pesticides
France’s environment minister resigns over emergency bill allowing 2 banned pesticides
France's minister for the environmental transition is stepping down over a controversial pesticide bill.
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2,000 volunteers join a painstaking effort to restore massive skeleton of prehistoric predator
2,000 volunteers join a painstaking effort to restore massive skeleton of prehistoric predator
More than 2,000 volunteers are helping Polish scientists restore a Mastodonsaurus skeleton.
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After an extremely rare pregnancy, an Australian woman gives birth to identical quadruplet girls
After an extremely rare pregnancy, an Australian woman gives birth to identical quadruplet girls
An Australian woman has given birth to identical quadruplet girls after a pregnancy doctors described as incredibly rare.
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WA grandfather, sent soaring by bison, grateful he didn’t get gored
WA grandfather, sent soaring by bison, grateful he didn’t get gored
The community leader from Kendall suffered a fractured femur, along with serious hip and leg trauma.
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5th person dies in Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City
5th person dies in Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City
Eight people are still hospitalized, and 56 others have spent time in but been discharged from hospitals in the Upper East Side outbreak, officials said.
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WA wildfire survivors return home to ‘black all the way around you’
WA wildfire survivors return home to ‘black all the way around you’
One resident used a gas-powered rototiller to protect his home as the Kaiser Canyon wildfire erupted to 110 square miles. The fire remains only 1% contained.
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17 arrested, 12 guns seized in World Cup operation targeting violent offenders
17 arrested, 12 guns seized in World Cup operation targeting violent offenders
"Operation Red Card" identified people who were either wanted on warrants for violent crimes or who police identified as suspects in yet-to-be-charged violent crimes.
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Venezuela confirms 3 people have died of hantavirus infections, with 2 more deaths suspected
Venezuela confirms 3 people have died of hantavirus infections, with 2 more deaths suspected
Venezuela says three people died of infections of hantavirus but stressed there has been no evidence of human-to-human transmission in the South American country, which has rarely reported cases of the rodent-borne disease in humans.
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Alexandra Lozano gained $400M, jet from former WA law firm, new claims say
Alexandra Lozano gained $400M, jet from former WA law firm, new claims say
A lawsuit is now seeking to have the onetime Washington immigration attorney's assets held in trust for ex-clients. A web of entities has allegedly hidden them.
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Private mission launches to extend life of out-of-gas communication satellites
Private mission launches to extend life of out-of-gas communication satellites
A two-armed space robot is on its way to give extra life to out-of-gas satellites thousands of miles up.
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Clinic safety manager pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter in boy’s oxygen chamber death
Clinic safety manager pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter in boy’s oxygen chamber death
The safety manager at a suburban Detroit clinic has pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter.
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Kaylee Hottle, deaf ‘Godzilla’ actor, killed in car crash at 18
Kaylee Hottle, deaf ‘Godzilla’ actor, killed in car crash at 18
Kaylee Hottle, a deaf actor known for her roles in two “Godzilla” films, has died in a car crash in Maryland.
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Trump administration says it’s deferring $1B in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota
Trump administration says it’s deferring $1B in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota
The Trump administration says it's deferring over $1 billion in Medicaid payments to Minnesota and California because of suspected fraud and noncompliance.
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2 King County Metro buses hit in suspected DUI crash in Queen Anne
2 King County Metro buses hit in suspected DUI crash in Queen Anne
The crash happened on Fourth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North, not far from the Fremont Bridge, just before 12:30 a.m.
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WA U.S. attorney appointee says his firing by Trump was illegal
WA U.S. attorney appointee says his firing by Trump was illegal
A lawsuit contends that Seattle attorney Roger Rogoff is the duly appointed U.S. attorney until the president follows the law and formally nominates someone.
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Ready or not: The largest leap for special education students
Ready or not: The largest leap for special education students
For special education students, life after high school away from the supports that it offers can feel impossible. Help already lies within, Student Voices contributor Kylee Seibel writes.
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How a 911 call led to the nation’s strictest trans bathroom law
How a 911 call led to the nation’s strictest trans bathroom law
The YMCA moment in Sandpoint has also shown how some conservative groups hope to use transgender women in women’s bathrooms to roll back a far broader set of civil rights protections.
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WA judge halts Kalshi ‘prediction market’ over state gambling laws
WA judge halts Kalshi ‘prediction market’ over state gambling laws
Kalshi claims it’s not a gambling platform but instead a "prediction market" that allows traders to buy and sell contracts on the outcomes of real-world events.
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US actions harm global efforts to prevent and treat HIV in dozens of countries, new report says
US actions harm global efforts to prevent and treat HIV in dozens of countries, new report says
A new report says the Trump administration’s disruptions to a global AIDS relief program have forced organizations to close clinics, lay off staff and cut services, seriously impeding efforts to prevent and treat the disease in dozens of countries.
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US soldier killed in Iraq was a 30-year-old father from North Carolina
US soldier killed in Iraq was a 30-year-old father from North Carolina
The U.S. military has identified a soldier killed while disarming an Iranian drone in Iraq as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton from North Carolina.
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