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November 2017
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Journal of the Plague Year
The toll of history’s worst epidemic surpasses all the military deaths in World War I and World War II combined. And it may have begun in the United States
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Viral Stories
Surprisingly few U.S. writers touched by the 1918 pandemic wrote about it. But flu lit appears more popular today than ever
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The Birth of a Killer
Hundreds there have already died of a new bird flu, putting world health authorities on high alert
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How to Stop a Lethal Virus
With tens of millions of lives at stake, medical researchers are racing to create a revolutionary flu vaccine before the next devastating epidemic
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Bear Essential
This unique North American sanctuary lets a few lucky observers see the besieged species in its wildest state
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Theater of War
Do plays written centuries ago have the power to heal modern day traumas? A new project raises the curtain on a daring new experiment
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A Winter’s Tale
A deep dive into an obscure archive reveals that the Palm Beach property had once been envisioned as a "Winter White House"
A Charles Brown Christmas
The co-author of a classic holiday song still can’t catch a break
Gettysburg Redux
New work by an acclaimed American artist grapples with the mythology of Civil War heroism
Bold Stroke
President Grant’s signature on the 15th Amendment was a bold stroke for equality
Hollywood’s Secret Weapon
The starlet patented an ingenious technology to help with the war effort, but it went unrecognized for decades
Ballad of the Last Porpoise
The fascinating vaquita is heading for oblivion, the victim of a ravenous black market for a dubious remedy
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