A flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters is responsible for at least five deaths so far this year in Louisiana, state health officials reported Thursday.
Vibrio vulnificus thrives in warm coastal waters, and people can get sickened by it through raw shellfish or open wounds.
Vibrio vulnificus thrives in warm coastal waters, and people can get sickened by it through raw shellfish or open wounds.
NPR – World Flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border have left at least 95 people dead and hundreds missing, including more than 380 tourists, mostly foreigners. An ice and rock avalanche high in the Himalayas triggered the flooding, which swept away houses, roads, bridges and power projects in Nepal and Tibet.
NYTimes – US Darline Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham and backed by Donald Trump, won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in South Carolina's primary runoff. She defeated Ralph Norman and will advance to the November election to succeed her brother. The result preserves Trump's undefeated streak in Republican Senate primaries this year.
Sky News – UK Actor Tim Curry, best known for his iconic role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and for playing Pennywise in the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It," has died at the age of 80. The versatile performer also appeared in films such as "Legend" and "Clue."
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