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Police investigate as nearly 30 Santa Barbara half-marathon runners fall ill with ‘unusual symptoms’

Headline via The Guardian · first report 9 Nov, 14:48 IST, latest 10 Nov, 21:52 IST

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4 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Times Now at 9 Nov, 14:48 IST; the latest is from The Independent at 10 Nov, 21:52 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report9 Nov, 14:48 IST
Latest report10 Nov, 21:52 IST
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At least two dozen runners in the Santa Barbara Half Marathon over the weekend were taken to the hospital
Runners seek medical treatment as 13-mile race held amid unusually high November temperaturesPolice in southern California are investigating the circumstances that led to the hospitalization of nearly 30 runners who participated in the Santa Barbara Half on…
A local hospital says runners had "unusual" symptoms after racing on an atypically hot day.

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