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The deadly “brain-eating amoeba” infection has historically occurred in South America. But in recent years cases have been appearing in a northerly direction, possibly due to climate change, a new study has found. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated cases of brain-eating amoebae, known as …

Major League Baseball Ball Lee on Wednesday sought to correct a long-running misstep by recognizing the Negro Leagues as a major league and calculating the stats and records of thousands of black players as part of the game’s or historical history. Tesley, 93, who played for the New York Cubans …

Donovan Edwards is desperately needed for Georgia to supercharge offensive payouts for its 2021 recruitment class. The 4-star RB has all the potential to become a three-down chain mower and a big-play weapon for Todd Monken’s crime. Edwards, which is rated as the country’s No. 4 RB on 247 sports …

USA Today Sports From Week 1 to Week 12, Vikings kicker Dan Bailey had a tough season. He has 10-of-12 field goals and 26-of-27 extra point attempts. But things have changed in the last two weeks. Bailey has lost three extra points and four field goals in Minnesota’s last two …

Pulmonologist Dr. Lauren Tan, and her medical team of nurses and respiratory therapists, see a Covid-19 patient before entering the ICU at Loma Linda University Medical Center on December 15. (Gina Farazi / Los Angeles Times) Intensive care units in Southern California and the Central Valley are at risk near …