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The death toll from flash floods that raged through central Texas rose to 70 after searchers found more bodies.

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It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...

Geographic variations in fall data proved striking. Wisconsin recorded the highest fall death rate, at 158.4 per 100,000 older adults, whereas Alabama had the lowest, at 29.5 per 100,000.