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What Are Fire Ants? The imported fire ant (IFA) is a type of stinging ant that was accidentally imported into the United States from South America in the early 1900s. Since their introduction into the port of Mobile, Alabama, IFAs have spread into much of the southeastern United States and Texas. IFAs also colonize limited areas of Arizona and California. While there are native species of fire ants present in the United States, they do not pose the same threat to humans as the IFA....

On Thursday, the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department stated that the fire at Capital Care of Toledo Ohio was set intentionally. On October 28, when firefighters arrived to the location, deemed the city’s only abortion clinic, flames were surrounding an electrical box on an exterior wall. Once the power was shut off, firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze before spreading, according to fire department spokesman Pvt. Sterling Rahe....

Detroit firefighter LaVaughn Williams told WDIV he found the baby in a smoke-filled room after he noticed movement in the crib. At the time, firefighters were unaware there were any other people in the house because the baby’s adoptive mother reportedly said everyone was out “except for the dogs.” “I felt like a father at that moment,” Williams, who has a 3-year-old, told WDIV. “I just grabbed the baby and ran as quickly as I could to get her away from the smoke....

That’s from Robert Lukefahr, 29, coeditor of Diversity and Division, one of a handful of new twentysomething periodicals that have sprung up to throw dirt on their elders. With a pot-smoking, draftdodging, womanizing, Michael Bolton-loving boomer guiding the nation’s moral and esthetic rudder, it’s now open season on the generation that gave us Earth shoes. “Boomers call us moral mutants,” says John Cowan, cofounder of Lead or Leave, a sort of political youth corps that pushes a twentysomething agenda....

Welcome back, Baylor. It’s time to become more than just a circus show. MORE: Power 5 conference rankings | Week 5 Big 12 Power Rankings “We’ve done the close stuff a couple of times,” Art Briles says. “Now we’ve got to finish.” Because as far as Baylor has come under Briles; as impressive as back-to-back Big 12 championships is for a program nearly left for dead five years ago during conference realignment, all anyone remembers about this team is the way the 2013 and 2014 seasons ended....

He’s not too unlike Cristiano Ronaldo, a player that possesses an unmatched work ethic and the critical ability to pass that work ethic onto those that surround him. He’s got some similarities with Lionel Messi too, namely the ability to make the impossible look easy no matter how times you’ve seen him pull it off. But, as Brady prepares for another Super Bowl and another chance to etch his name even further into immortality, there’s another football comparison that feels a little bit more apt: Bruno Fernandes....

Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) are usually the first-line treatment for MS. These medications decrease the number and severity of immune system attacks and slow the natural progression of the disease. There are multiple DMTs available, and they can be taken in different ways—by mouth, as a shot, or through an intravenous (IV) line in your vein. Since there is no standard guideline or algorithm for starting one DMT over another, selecting a drug when diagnosed with MS can be a challenging task....

“Now, more than ever, we need a way to think about the future with hopefulness and flexibility,” Rachel Goslins, director of the Smithsonian’s AIB, where the “FUTURES” exhibit will be staged, tells Newsweek. “To be able to imagine the future we want, not just the future we fear.” “With the tumultuous events of the last couple years, it’s even more important to be able to imagine a future which is healthy, equitable and sustainable, so we can chart a course toward that future....

To start with, the game-time temperature was 76 degrees. Not 96 degrees, 76 degrees. If you’ve ever been to Kansas City in August, you know that’s slightly bizarre (remember when Ichiro Suzuki first started playing for the Mariners? His favorite joke that year was about the miserably hot weather in KC in August). MORE: MLB standings | Royals’ Series odds cut in half | MLB’s 10 highest-paid players: No Royals...

The PittCoVacc, a patch the size of a fingerprint covered in 400 tiny needles, triggered the creation of antibodies against the new coronavirus in mice, according to the authors of the paper published in the journal EBioMedicine. The antibodies were created “as early as 2 weeks after immunization,” the team based at the University of Pittsburgh wrote. The authors said “it is still early to predict whether humans immunized with these vaccine candidates will have similar responses” and be protected from the new coronavirus, but their work demonstrates that a vaccine candidate can be quickly created....

Fish oil is known to help your health in several ways, such as supporting cardiovascular health, brain health, and eye health. This has been attributed to the omega-3 in fish oil, which may block some sources of inflammation. Studies have shown that fish oil reduces inflammation in the body, decreases morning stiffness, and helps individuals who have psoriasis, lupus, and different types of arthritis. This article discusses the benefits fish oil’s omega-3 fatty acids can have on arthritis and joint pain....

Each of the stretched models were originally shipped to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Bentley Emirates recently acquired the ability to sell the five models. Shipping from the UAE to any global location is possible. The five cars are identical in dimension but have unique styling. They have a 1,000 mm addition to the traditional body of the Mulsanne and a raised roof accommodating an additional 79 mm of headroom at the rear....

Weather continues to wreak havoc on much of the nation, forcing many teams to change their schedules on the fly in an effort to find a dry field, giving states like South Carolina and Georgia an unexpected boost in their February tourism numbers. But this weekend also provides an early barometer of just where teams are. Here are five teams you should watch. UCF UCF (8-0) is off to one of its best starts in school history and was named the CollegeBaseballInsider....

Here are five who made their decisions and a quick-hit scouting report of each by TJ Gaynor of GoBigRecruiting.com. Their scouting reports are below. Joe Mixon, RB (6-2, 195) Oakley (Calif.) Freedom Committed to: Oklahoma What stands out: Mixon has it all — strength, power, speed, elusiveness, balance. What needs development: Blocking; not that he won’t be able to — he just needs to learn it. What happens next: Provided he’s healthy, 1,000 all-purpose yards and double digit TDs in 2014....

On Tuesday, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) took action against the companies after an investigation found that they “targeted” elderly victims, many of whom suffered from dementia or other medical illnesses that made them more “vulnerable.” In some victims’ complaints, they described feeling “threatened,” “coerced,” and “manipulated.” The ICO announced the companies were responsible for more than 750,000 unwanted marketing calls, including to people registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS)....

Teams just don’t seem to want to give up their first-round picks (in some cases, later picks) to be able to sign these players, even though each is capable of helping a team win now, while a draft pick out of the top 10 offers no assurance of panning out. So, the wait goes on. Here’s the latest on each of the Frozen Five… Nelson Cruz On Saturday, following up on reporting by Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune, Jeff Sullivan wrote a piece for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer titled “Nelson Cruz Might Happen While I Write This....

Members Jungwon, Heeseung, Jay, Jake and Sunghoon were diagnosed with COVID while undergoing self-quarantine following a positive case at a production site on August 25, according to a statement from the band’s agency Belift Lab. The statement was shared on September 2 on Weverse, the Korean mobile app and web platform where fans and artists can interact, reported Soompi. The agency said the band entered a period of self-quarantine from August 26 due to close contact with the COVID patient at the production site....

The unsettling looking trilogy arrives on the streaming service on Friday January 14. While the storytellers may be unfamiliar to some, The House features a talented cast of mostly-British voice actors, lending their tones to the unique characters. All three chapters in The House tell a story from a vastly different perspective with the common thread being the people who made one house their home. Here are five reasons why you should watch the dark comedy anthology series The House when it arrives on Netflix....

He said the reason for reopening his recruitment hinged on his “emotional decision” and deciding too quickly. He is still considering Louisville as a final landing spot come next fall. MORE: Top 25 prospects in the Class of 2015 | Top 25 preseason poll Blakeney plans to share a list of potential suitors later this week. Kentucky, LSU, Florida State, USC, Oregon and Mizzou were among his choices prior to deciding on the Cardinals....