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Officials find another rabid bat

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal ) — A bat found near the restrooms along Lakeland Avenue in Olbrich Park in Madison on Wednesday has tested positive for rabies, Public Health Madison and Dane County said Thursday. It’s the fourth bat in Wisconsin, and the second in Dane County,

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NASA Fast Facts

Here’s a look at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the United States government agency that conducts research into space. There are 10 major NASA facilities, including the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Timeline October 4, 1957 – The Soviets launch Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite.

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Bono Fast Facts

Here is a look at the life of Bono, Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter of the band U2. Personal Birth date: May 10, 1960 Birth place: Dublin, Ireland Birth name: Paul David Hewson Father: Brendan Robert Hewson, post office worker Mother: Iris Elizabeth (Rankin) Hewson Marriage: Ali (Stewart) Hewson (August 21, 1982-present) Children: John Abraham,

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Kids need vaccines. So do poor nations

Vaccinating young people is an integral part of protecting the broader community from Covid-19, say experts, and although serious disease among children is rare, they need protection, too. While older people are most susceptible to the coronavirus, children (especially older children) can get it and pass it on to others. They also play a part

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Few Israelis wanted a leader to the right of Netanyahu. Naftali Bennett is set to oust his old boss anyway.

After the 2019 elections, Naftali Bennett’s right-wing party failed to cross the electoral threshold and had no seats in Israel’s parliament. Two years later, he’s on the verge of becoming the country’s next prime minister. A former chief of staff to then-opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, Bennett could now unseat his former boss, bringing an end

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Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich appears on state TV as critics decry his detention as a ‘hostage’-taking

Detained journalist Roman Protasevich has again appeared on Belarusian state media, to the concern of government critics who fear the young dissident is being forced to address the nation under duress. The 26-year-old told Belarusian state TV channel ONT on Thursday that he has “pleaded guilty” to organizing large-scale “unsanctioned protests” following the country’s disputed

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9-year-old driver and younger sister, who told police they were driving to California for a swim, unharmed after crashing into semi in Utah

Police officers were in for a shock when they responded to an early Wednesday morning traffic accident in Utah between a four-door sedan and a semi-truck. The driver and passenger in the car were both children. Officers arrived at around 5 a.m. on Wednesday “and discovered the person behind the wheel was a 9-year-old girl,”

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