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Missouri health officials say patient treated for ‘brain-eating’ amoeba has died | Patient was at Lake of the Ozarks before infection

By JoBeth Davis, Dorissa White Click here for updates on this story     JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Missouri health officials confirm the resident who contracted a case of what is commonly known as the “brain-eating” amoeba has died. That individual had been water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks before falling ill. Officials with

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‘It has changed everything’: Parents whose son died in hazing incident shared story with KU students, parents

By Lily O’Shea Becker Click here for updates on this story     Kansas (KSHB) — Students and parents can learn from Evelyn and Jim Piazza’s story. In February 2017, their son, Tim Piazza, died after a hazing incident at a fraternity house at Penn State University in University Park, Pennsylvania. Their story gained national attention. “He

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The Philadelphia Zoo celebrated a slow and steady success in conservation: the hatching of nine new critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises.

Philadelphia Zoo welcomes 9 more critically endangered Galápagos tortoises born to first-time parents

By Josh Sanders Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — The Philadelphia Zoo celebrated a slow and steady success in conservation: the hatching of nine new critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises. The new arrivals were revealed Wednesday outside the zoo’s Reptile & Amphibian House, marking a historic moment for

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