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Egypt, Black Death and bubonic plague

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Archeologists Discover 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy With ‘Black Death’ DNA, May Have Spread by Fleas on Nile Rats

Old Egyptian Mummy With ‘Black Death’ DNA, May Have Spread by Fleas on Nile Rats Researchers have finally managed to confirm a long-standing theory that the deadly 'Black Death' plague was prevalent in ancient Egypt.

Interesting Engineering on MSN · 4d

3,300-year-old mummy shows Black Death plague struck Egypt way before Europe

Researchers found the first evidence of the bubonic plague outside of Europe and Asia in an Egyptian mummy housed in Turin, Italy.

New York Post · 3d

Egyptian mummy discovered with bubonic plague rewrites history of the notorious Black Death

An over 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy who may have died of the bubonic plague marks the first case of the disease outside the Eurasian continent.

Popular Science · 4d

Bubonic plague discovered in ancient Egyptian mummy DNA

Usually transmitted by fleas hitching a ride on rodents, the bubonic plague attacks the lymphatic system, and initially results in flu-like symptoms a few days after infection. From there, things often get far more grim—and fatal.

Japan, Black Widow

New York Post on MSN · 1d

Japan’s ‘Black Widow’ serial killer Chisako Kakashi dies before execution for cyanide murders

A notorious Japanese serial killer has died on death row while awaiting execution for poisoning multiple men with cyanide to get nearly $9 million in inheritances.

Japan's "Black Widow" death row inmate, Chisako Kakehi, dies at 78

Japanese death-row inmate Chisako Kakehi, dubbed the "Black Widow" after she used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers, has died in a detention center at age 78, officials say,

DW on MSN · 1d

Japan's 'Black Widow' murderer dies while on death row

Chisako Kakehi was found guilty of killing three elderly lovers by poisoning them with cyanide, and attempting to murder another man. She had been on death row since 2017.

Silent crisis claims older Black men as fentanyl deaths rise

A recent report highlights a troubling trend in the opioid crisis: Black men aged 54 to 73 are disproportionately affected by ...

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Biden commutes sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates

Activists have called for Biden to commute the sentence of many or all federal death row inmates for some time. More than 130 ...

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Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions

The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on ...

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Congressional Black Caucus applauds Biden’s death row clemency

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has applauded President Biden for commuting the federal death sentences of 37 inmates, ...

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Olivia Hussey, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘Black Christmas’ Star, Dies at 73

Olivia Hussey Eisley, the British-Argentine actor who shot to fame as a teenager starring as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s ...

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