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Flatiron We could potentially earn an affiliate commission for any purchases made through this article. In 2009, Ben Fountain received the National Book Critics Circle Award for his first book, “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.” Presently, Fountain has returned with “Devil Makes Three” (Flatiron), a political suspense novel influenced by Graham Greene and John le
Read MoreNorine Tuck and her three children moved to Hawaii for a fresh start in 2021. But within months, their lives were upended when jet fuel from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility leaked into the drinking water supply of 90,000 residents living on or near the Pearl Harbor-Hickam Air Force Base. Tuck and her
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Colorado woman discusses dangers of placenta accreta after giving birth Colorado woman discusses dangers of placenta accreta after giving birth 03:39 Parents Taylor and Kaleb Mckey were expecting their second pregnancy to be relatively uneventful, much like their first. Will was transverse lie, sideways in the uterus, and Taylor ended up needing to have a
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On Friday, Okta, a leading provider of security technology for various entities such as businesses and government agencies, announced that one of its customer service tools had been compromised. According to a filing with securities, Okta’s Chief Security Officer, David Bradbury, revealed that a hacker gained unauthorized access to the company’s support case management system
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Once thought to be a danger largely reserved for travelers, a flesh-eating parasite known as Leishmania mexicana is now likely spreading locally through some sand flies native to the southern U.S., a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis has concluded. Skin sores caused by Leishmania mexicana typically erupt weeks to months after people
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NASA has stated that an upcoming meteor shower will be one of the most stunning displays of the year, with its peak expected in the near future. NASA reported that the Orionids are notable for their high speed and luminosity, with the meteors moving at a rate of approximately 148,000 miles per hour or 41
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Roughly 61,000 biometric gun safes sold nationwide are being recalled after the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy, Fortress Safe and the U.S. Consumer Product Commission announced on Thursday. The recalled safe poses a serious safety hazard and risk of death due to a programming feature that can allow unauthorized users, including children, access to
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Eight billion years ago, something happened in a distant galaxy that sent an incredibly powerful blast of radio waves hurtling through the universe. It finally arrived at Earth on June 10 last year and — though it lasted less than a thousandth of a second — a radio telescope in Australia managed to pick up
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Pharmacy chain CVS Health said it is pulling some of its most popular cold and cough medications from store shelves, weeks after advisers to the Food and Drug Administration deemed a common ingredient ineffective. CVS told CBS MoneyWatch that it will no longer sell products that only contain phenylephrine as an active ingredient at its pharmacy
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The head of the Social Security Administration said Wednesday the agency has been sending about 1 million people a year notices that they were paid benefits to which they were not entitled and that she has ordered a “top-to-bottom, comprehensive review” of how the agency deals with such overpayments. Kilolo Kijakazi, the acting commissioner, testified
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