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Recent Examples of rashesSymptoms may present with faint rashes also in palms and soles or no rash at all.—Dr. Andrew Bernstein, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Its buttery texture melts onto the lips, bypassing the drag and pull that plagues drier drugstore pencils.
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Micaela English,
Glamour,
30 Apr. 2026
Another kind of typhus, carried by lice and caused by the bacteria Rickettsia prowazekii, produced historic plagues that devastated populations during times of war, famine and poverty, the National Institutes for Health said.
Many commencement speakers are given honorary degrees, but the prestige associated with such matters has declined over the years; six-figure piles of cash surely seem more useful than an ersatz doctorate given to an accomplished alumnus or once-local homegirl.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
Most earwig problems begin outside, where damp piles of leaves, firewood or other debris create an attractive environment for the insects.
Curated by Our Editors The lunar module’s onboard computer had to determine the speed, altitude and rotation of the module—which are all variable quantities.
—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
The makers of Dad's Root Beer acquired the company in 2007 and produces Bubble Up in limited quantities today.
Although Dot is not around anymore, a guest book inside the small museum is filled with names from dozens of countries.
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Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
And there are the activities, notably multiple golf courses, but also 100 acres of sporting grounds, sports courts, and an array of wellness and fitness facilities, as well as almost a dozen dining venues that offer everything from a snack to an epicurean feast.
Scouts spend hundreds of days on the road each year—long drives, cheap hotels, fast food.
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Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Cairo has leveraged the Suez Canal’s strategic location to host many subsea cables linking Europe and Asia, generating hundreds of millions of dollars annually in transit and licensing fees.
Its regional office for Africa said Sunday on X that a team of 35 experts from the WHO and the Congolese Health Ministry had arrived in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province, along with 7 tons of emergency medical supplies and equipment.
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Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
18 May 2026
The fully reusable system is designed to carry more than 100 tons of cargo and eventually transport crews to the moon and Mars.
From then on, the storytelling goes slack and perfunctory as sharks swarm and chomp on passengers and crew clinging for dear lives on rafts or slabs of plane wreckage.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
Four river events for kayaks, rafts and stand-up paddleboards have been moved from Gore Creek in Vail to river venues that are 35-60 miles away.