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Dangerous ticks are on the rise. Here’s what you need to know.

There are new concerns about previously-rare types of tick-borne diseases being seen more frequently in the United States. The blacklegged tick not only spreads Lyme disease, it can also transmit a serious virus that may have killed one man and made another sick in New Jersey. In Kentucky, a two-year-old boy is reportedly recovering from another tick-borne disease, Rocky Mountain ... Read More »

Inside the $19B hole at the center of a nuclear waste controversy

A new push for permanent storage for the nation’s nuclear waste is creating a fight over the massive radioactive stockpile. The U.S. is the world’s largest producer of nuclear power and the dangerous spent fuel is currently in about 80 sites around the country. They contain an estimated 88,000 tons. CBS News’ Jonathan Vigliotti gets a rare tour of the ... Read More »

Red Sox legend David Ortiz shot in Dominican Republic

Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was hospitalized following surgery for a gunshot wound after being ambushed by a man in a bar in his native Dominican Republic. Ortiz’s father said his son is out of danger and that the bullet had not hit any major organ. Source Read More »