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What 'Kissing Bugs' Look Like, How to Tell Them Apart From Stink Bugs

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Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app Advertisement In July 2018, a family from Kent County, Delaware reported that a bug had bitten their daughter's face while she was watching TV in the evening. Based on a photograph, the Delaware Department of Agriculture identified the insect as Triatoma sanguisuga, a type of "kissing bug" that can transmit a parasitic illness called Chagas disease. Read More...

Salma Hayek Furious Cops Sided with Neighbor in Dog's Death

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Salma Hayek was outraged when cops told her they would not take action against the neighbor who shot and killed her dog ... TMZ has learned. We broke the story ... police in Yelm, Washington closed out their investigation into the death of Salma's beloved 9-year-old dog Mozart, after concluding the dog had trespassed on the neighbor's property and was trying to attack his dogs. The neighbor shot Mozart with a pellet gun to scare him off. Read More...

Black Death survivors gave descendants a genetic advantage but with a cost

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A study shows that survivors of the bubonic plague, which lasted from 1346 to 1353, may have passed on the ability to survive other pandemics. (Aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 19. 2022.) ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7zRZ6arn19nfXN%2BjmpoaGllZH5yf5VwanFuZ2Z8o7jAnKJmnJWWwal50q6pr6GmpL%2B0ecaarZ5llJrApLHNnZinrKNirm6zxKecraGTYq6lwsCnq5qflWKvtsCMsKCtoF2WeqS70q0%3D