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China landslide leaves at least 8 people dead, almost 50 missing in Yunnan province

[ad_1] Beijing — A landslide in southwest China’s mountainous Yunnan province buried 18 homes early Monday morning, leaving 47 people missing and forcing the evacuation of more than 500 other residents, according to local government officials. At least eight deaths were confirmed after the bodies were recovered from the rubble, as survivors sought shelter and rescuers…

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Risk of wildfire smoke in long-term care facilities is worse than you’d think

[ad_1] Every year, wildfires across the western U.S. and Canada send plumes of smoke into the sky. When that smoke blows into southwestern Idaho’s Treasure Valley, it blankets Boise-area residents in dirty air. They include seniors living in long-term care facilities, many of whom are considered an at-risk population for smoke exposure because of respiratory…

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Adored Benito the giraffe moved in Mexico to a climate much better-suited for him

[ad_1] Ciudad Juarez, Mexico — After a campaign by environmentalists, Benito the giraffe left Mexico’s northern border and its extreme weather conditions Sunday night and headed for a conservation park in central Mexico, where the climate is more akin to his natural habitat and already home to other giraffes. Environmental groups had voiced strong complaints about…

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Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, diagnosed with malignant melanoma after battling breast cancer

[ad_1] Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, has been diagnosed with skin cancer just months after she battled breast cancer, her spokesperson confirmed Sunday.  Ferguson, widely known as Fergie, announced she’d beaten breast cancer in a New Year’s Eve post to social media. The new malignant melanoma diagnosis was detected when a dermatologist was removing and…

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