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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis posted a clip to Twitter on Monday of a top doctor in the state explaining during an interview on CNN how the coronavirus outbreak in the Sunshine State is different than the epidemic that hit New York.Dr. Charles Lockwood, Senior Vice President Of USF Health, told CNN’s John King that the…

A drug user in a Kyiv apartment. She benefited from a needle exchange program aimed at reducing HIV transmission among intravenous drug users in Ukraine. Participants in such programs face such obstacles as transportation shutdowns and stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic. Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty…

File photo of a squirrel looks out from a tree.Matt Jonas | MediaNews Group | Boulder Daily Camera | Getty ImagesA squirrel in Colorado has tested positive for the bubonic plague, also known as the "Black Death," according to local health authorities. The squirrel was found in a town in Jefferson County, which is west of…

“When the spores find their way to a jelly or a jam that’s not stored well, they’re really happy.” Yum? Photo: Getty Images Sqirl is a restaurant in Los Angeles that is best known as a place where beautiful California people and tourists from Brooklyn have brunch. They do sorrel pesto brown rice bowls. They…