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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - A Port St. Lucie woman is facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and child abuse after authorities say she tried to run over her husband in the family minivan, as her baby sat in the back seat.

Leslie Ann Brown was released from the St. Lucie County Jail on Saturday after posting $2,750 bond.

St. Lucie County sheriff’s office says Brown, 34, and her husband were arguing Friday over $300. When Nicholas Brown tried to take the baby from his wife, she grabbed the child and got into the minivan. Deputies say she chased her fleeing husband around the yard and tried to run over him about 20 times. Nicholas Brown tried to stop his wife by throwing a brick at the windshield.

Authorities say the child was buckled up and unharmed.

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WHAT was she thinking?  Insurance was never going to pay for that ding if she’d have gotten him.

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s military will help fight an outbreak of dengue fever in Rio de Janeiro, the defense ministry said at the weekend, after the disease killed 49 people and made more than 30,000 ill this year.

Public hospitals in the northern and western districts of the city were overwhelmed by the number of patients seeking treatment at the weekend. Many complained about long delays.

The defense ministry said Army, Air Force and Navy commanders would propose an action plan to Defense Minister Nelson Jobim as early as Monday on how to combat the disease in the famous beach and port city.

Jobim said on Friday the armed forces may set up field hospitals in the city.

Health officials confirmed on Sunday that a 12-year-old boy died of dengue, bringing the death toll to 49 people this year, according to the Globo Online news agency.

More than 30,000 people have fallen ill with the disease this year, state health officials said on Thursday.

Rio de Janeiro Health Secretary described the outbreak as an epidemic, according to the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper.

Dengue is a viral disease spread by the Aedes mosquito and there is no vaccine or drug to treat it.

Source:  Reuters

Read the Dengue Fever Fact Sheet by the Center for Disease Control for more information on Dengue (breakbone) Fever.

Hope that all your Easter baskets are filled with eggs and chocolate today.