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Black Death

Couple Gets The Bubonic Plague, Husband Slips Into Coma For Nearly 90 Days

www.newser.com | Posted 03.25.2013 | Weird News
Read More: Plague-Infected Fleas, New York City Bubonic Plague, Video, Gangrene, Amputation, Black Death, New York City, Bubonic Plague, Weird News News

On a trip to Manhattan, New Mexico couple Lucinda Marker and John Tull fell ill with what turned out to be the bubonic plague. In what was the first c...

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A History of the World in Rolling Stones Concerts

Jerry Adler | Posted 02.19.2013 | Comedy
Read More: Bill Wyman, Mick Jagger, Protestant Reformation, Titanic, Thomas Jefferson, Hurricane Sandy, Rolling Stones, Keith Richards, Black Death, Comedy News
Jerry Adler

Eleven years after the benefit concert in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was held at Madison Square Garden, many of the same top musicians came together to raise money for those suffering from Superstorm Sandy.

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Portland Welder Recovering From Rare Case Of Plague

AP | STEVEN DUBOIS | Posted 07.18.2012 | Weird News
Read More: Video, Diana Gaylord, Bad News, Paul Gaylord, Karen Yeargain, Black Death, Debbie Gaylord, Plague, Weird News News

PORTLAND, Ore. -- One look at Paul Gaylord's hands shows why the plague is referred to as "Black Death." The welder's once-strong hands have been wit...

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Timothy Stenovec

Plague Leaves Man In Critical Condition

HuffingtonPost.com | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 06.15.2012 | Green
Read More: Oregon News, Cdc, Yersinia Pestis, Emilio DeBess, Oregan Man Plague, Crook County Department of Public Health, Oregon Plague, Crook County, Black Death, Plague, Bubonic Plague, Green News

An Oregon man is in critical condition after being infected with the plague, the Oregonian reports. The man was bitten by a cat on Saturday, June 2...

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Worms, Germany: Centuries Of Jewish History Distilled

Alan Elsner | Posted 01.09.2012 | Travel
Read More: Synagogue, Jewish History, Germany, Christian Crusades, Black Death, Cemetery, Worms, Europe Travel, Germany Travel, Europe, Travel News
Alan Elsner

In the adjoining museum devoted to the history of the Jews of Worms, there is a chilling photograph of the synagogue going up in flames during Kristallnacht.

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How Black Death Kept Its Genes But Lost Its Killing Power

| Posted 12.12.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Plague Dna, Video, Black Death Genes, Bubonic Plague Genes, Bubonic Plague Dna, Black Plague Dna, Black Death, Bubonic Plague, Healthy Living News

By Katherine Harmon (Click here for the original article) In five years, Black Death wiped out an estimated 30 to 50 percent of Europe's populatio...

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The World Population in 2050 Could Well Be 7 Billion

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 08.19.2011 | Green
Read More: Population, Toba Catastrophe Theory, Black Death, Green News
Patrick Takahashi

A recent front page article in the Honolulu Star Advertiser indicated that the people density for Hawaii was 211 per square mile. So I wondered how t...

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Oregon Cat Recovering From Bubonic Plague

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 11.15.2011 | Weird News
Read More: Cats, Cdc, Black Death, Disease, Bubonic Plague, Fleas, Oregon, Weird News News

An Oregon cat is recovering from the bubonic plague, central Oregon's KOHD reports. Emilio DeBess, D.V.M., M.P.V.M., an Oregon Public Health Divi...

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Cinefantastique Round Table Podcast: Zemeckis Vanishes Into the Uncanny Valley

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Action-Adventure, Michael Gough, Repression, Horror, Big Love, Drama, Indie, Comedy, Science Fiction, Acting Legend, Fantasy, Motion Capture, Robert Zemeckis, Drive Angry, Animation, Black Death, Tangled, Battle: Los Angeles, Mo-Cap, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

A fond farewell to actor Michael Gough, a fine character actor who appeared in numerous genre films, ranging from Horror of Dracula (1958) to Sleepy Hollow (1999).

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HuffPost Review: Black Death

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Reviews, Sean Bean, Black Death, Video on Demand, Magnolia, Black Death Movie Review, Black Death Review, Black Death Movie, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Black Death may not have anything groundbreaking to say, but it remains a creepy and occasionally disconcerting period piece, and it establishes Christopher Smith as a genuine talent.

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The Plague Is Back

Time.com | Laura Blue | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: The Return of the Plague, The Plague, Black Death, Healthy Living News

Like no other disease, plague evokes terror. One of the most lethal illnesses in human history, it killed probably a third of Europe's population in t...

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