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This March 2002 file photo shows a deer tick under a microscope in the entomology lab at the University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown, R.I. The University of Massachusetts Laboratory of Medical Zoology in Amherst is stepping up efforts in May 2016, to test ticks that people find on themselves or their pets for diseases. The lab is partnering with about two dozen towns in the state to offer discounted tick testing that lab director Steve Rich said can help treatment of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. (AP Photo/Victoria Arocho, File)
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Military parade celebrates Army’s 250th
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Ovi scores goal 890, Caps lose to Sabres 8-5
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Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
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