A devastating nerve disease stalks a mountain village
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Neurologists have grappled with a cluster of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases in France, where a fondness for a toxic wild mushroom may hold the answer
Three sailors rescued in the Pacific after calling for help with palm leaves
The stranded mariners wrote ‘HELP’ on the sand in Pikelot, in Micronesia, and the message was seen by the U.S. Coast Guard operating in the area
The United States revises its imperial past (and present)
An exhibition in Washington DC and a book by historian Daniel Immerwahr take stock of the conflictive relationship between the United States and its colonies. ‘It’s reasonable to think that Puerto Rico could become a state in the next 15 years,’ Immerwahr notes
Typhoon Mawar batters Guam: ‘What used to be a jungle looks like toothpicks’
The typhoon is the strongest to hit the territory of roughly 150,000 people since 2002. It briefly made landfall Wednesday night as a Category 4 storm
Biden wants ‘sharper rules’ on unknown aerial objects
The president has directed national security adviser Jake Sullivan to lead an ‘interagency team’ to review US procedures