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The Mosquito By Timothy C. Winegard Purchase BookPurchase close overlay Buy Featured Book TitleThe MosquitoAuthorTimothy C. Winegard Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? Amazon iBooks Independent Bookstores Timothy C. Winegard's The Mosquito is as wildly entertaining as any epic narrative out there. It's also all true. The book starts with a couple of revelations: Mosquitoes played a role in the extinction of dinosaurs — and the diseases they carry have been around for so long and with such force that they have managed to alter human DNA.

Jordan Preavy was 17 years old when he committed suicide in 2012, a year after being sexually assaulted by players on his football team as a part of a hazing ritual in Milton, Vermont A judge has dismissed the lawsuit filed by the parents of a high school football player who killed himself after being sexually assaulted by his teammates.  Jordan Preavy was 17 years old when he committed suicide in 2012, a year after being sexually assaulted by players on his football team as a part of a hazing ritual in Milton, Vermont.

When producers of The Sopranos went to cast the part of Richie Aprile, they had a hard time finding their man. In season 2, Richie arrives back from jail determined to take back what’s his. And he’ll knock around anyone in his way — Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) included — to get it. Needless to say, whoever played Richie needed to be menacing, and producers pictured a tall man in the role at first.

Meat industry This article is more than 1 year oldWorld’s largest vats for growing ‘no-kill’ meat to be built in USThis article is more than 1 year oldCommitment to building four-storey bioreactors is gamechanger for cultivated meat industry, says expert The building of the world’s largest bioreactors to produce cultivated meat has been announced, with the potential to supply tens of thousands of shops and restaurants. Experts said the move could be a “gamechanger” for the nascent industry.

Andrew Wiggins has been away from the Golden State Warriors for a few weeks now, and it seems like he is done for the season. Overall, fans are very concerned for Wiggins, especially since no one knows what the reason for his absence is. Anonymous Warriors players have claimed that he is dealing with matters that are bigger than basketball. However, due to the ambiguousness of these statements, fans are trying to fill in the blanks.

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Christina Ricci is officially a mom of two! The 41-year-old actress has welcomed her first child with husband Mark Hampton. She is also mom to 7-year-old son Freddie, whom she shares with her ex, James Heerdegen. Hampton shared the news on social media Wednesday, posting a pic of his and Ricci's daughter, Cleo. "My heart has exploded," he gushed about the newborn. "@riccigrams and baby Cleo are doing fantastic, we’re all resting after such an eventful morning.

Dеion Sandеrs Jr., thе man bеhind thе camеra, rarеly stеps into thе limеlight, oftеn capturing on-fiеld action or family vlogs for thе Buffaloеs, coach Sanders and thе Primе housеhold. Yеt, thеrе’s a mushy, chееsy “Lover Boy” sidе to him that sеldom gracеs thе scrееn. Thanks to his girlfriеnd Brittany Fayе, whose birthday coincidеs with Nеw Yеar’s, wе got a glimpsе of this rarеly sееn romantic sidе. With a hеartfеlt dеclaration of “Who carеs about Nеw Yеar whеn it’s Fayе’s birthday?

Ralph Earnhardt, the father of Dale Earnhardt,  is one of the most iconic characters in the world of motorsport. After just 3 years of racing as a full-time driver, Ralph won the NASCAR Sportsman Championship in 1956. Getting as close as being the runner-up in 1955, and finishing 3rd in 1957. He also won the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1997 and he got named as one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998, amongst many other significant achievements.