Tick this item off your summer must-buy list. Ameircans are smack dab in the throes of an apocalyptic influx of disease-harboring ticks, so checking for the bloodsuckers is crucial. Now, an innovative product could eliminate weeks of worrying if you’re diagnosed with Lyme disease — and it’s the first of its kind. With tick-related emergency room visits hitting a record high this year, Lyme disease remains the most common tick-borne disease in the US, with about 476,000 Americans treated each year. But blood tests can miss Lyme disease early in an infection because it can take several weeks for the…

The Senate on Friday confirmed Cameron Hamilton as head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, returning the former Navy SEAL to the embattled agency he led temporarily last year only to be fired after he publicly opposed eliminating it.Hamilton was among a group of 74 nominations approved by the Senate,…

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Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Firefighters were called to five suspicious brush fires near B.C.’s Shuswap Lake on Wednesday evening, the Columbia Shuswap Regional…

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For the past ten years, the housing crisis has become more and more of a headline. The majority of Americans are finally admitting how real the crisis is, especially with headlines about $1 million starter homes.Those of us in the industry itself aren’t surprised. We’ve been saying this intersection was…

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