A Knock at the Door In the quiet suburbs of Bethesda, Maryland, federal agents arrived without fanfare. At the same time, another team entered a downtown Washington office, their warrants sealed, their task clear: search the spaces of a former senior official whose name has long hovered in Washington’s most contentious debates. Neighbors watched curiously, [...]
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The Perilous Predators of the Night: Deadly Bugs on the Prowl
During her childhood, Emiliana Rodríguez remembers observing friends engage in a nighttime game of soccer, when suddenly one of the participants collapsed lifeless on the field. Not comprehending what had taken place, the Bolivian native Rodríguez developed a fear of the night, terrified of the silent assassin known as Chagas, the “creature” she was informed [...]
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