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“I’m sad to say that my father, Jerry Stiller, passed away from natural causes,”  Ben Stiller   tweeted  on Monday, May 11. “He was a great dad and grandfather, and the most dedicated husband to Anne for about 62 years. He will be greatly missed. Love you Dad.”

By Joseph Taboada , DVM, DACVIM, Office of Student and Academic Affairs, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University Last full review/revision Mar 2018 | Content last modified Mar 2018 Epizootic lymphangitis is a chronic granulomatous disease of the skin, lymph vessels, and lymph nodes of the limbs and neck of Equidae caused by the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma farciminosum. The disease is seen in Asian and Mediterranean areas but is unknown in the USA. The fungus forms mycelia in nature and yeast forms in tissues and has a saprophytic phase in soil. Infection probably is acquired by wound infection or transmission by bloodsucking insects.

In addition to snow, 75 million people will wake up to below freezing temperatures Saturday. For many cities it will be colder than it was on Christmas Day

Taylor Swift posted an Instagram photo from quarantine Thursday—and fans think there's a reference to both Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry in there. In the caption, Swift reworked her "big reputation" lyrics from "End Game," writing, "biiig isolation." Kim Kardashian famously branded Swift a snake during their feud over Kanye West's "Famous"—and Swift included snake emojis in her latest caption.

Lindsey Wasson/Getty Seattle closed more than 20 miles of streets to cars so people could exercise during the coronavirus stay-at-home orders. Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Thursday that the streets will remain closed even after the lockdown is lifted.

Iran allowed worshippers to attend Friday prayers in some mosques around the country but not in Tehran due to the risk of renewed coronavirus outbreaks Iran allowed worshippers to attend Friday prayers in some mosques around the country but not in Tehran due to the risk of renewed coronavirus outbreaks (AFP Photo/ATTA KENARE)

As the quest for the cure of the deadly coronavirus is on, there appears to be a breakthrough according to US and Belgian scientists who have identified a particle that can block the virus, according to a study published on Tuesday.

Scientists say llamas could help defeat the coronavirus. According to a new study published in the journal  Cell  Tuesday by an international team of researchers, antibodies found in the blood of llamas were able to stave off COVID infections.