In this May 23, 1956 photo, a net is placed over a baby's crib to protect them against mosquitoes in St. Petersburg, Fla. Dengue and yellow fever epidemics slammed Florida in the 1700s. According to Gordon Patterson, a professor at the Florida Institute of Technology and an expert on the history of mosquitoes in Florida, in the last 20 years of the century, disease-harboring mosquitoes killed more human beings than any other animal on this planet. (George Travant/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
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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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