The U.S. will invest up to $1 billion to combat the spread of bird flu, including increasing imports of eggs, agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins said on Wednesday. A three-year bird flu outbreak in U.S. poultry has killed 166 million chickens since 2022, according to USDA data. The virus has also infected nearly 1,000 dairy herds and almost 70 people, including...
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A person dies of measles in West Texas outbreak
A person has died of the measles in Texas, the first death from the disease in a decade in the United States. The death, confirmed by Katherine Wells, the director of public health for Lubbock’s health department, is part of a fast-moving outbreak that’s infected at least 124 people — mostly children — in rural...
Jeff Bezos overhauls Washington Post opinion section, says it will focus on ‘personal liberties and free markets’
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos said Wednesday that the paper’s opinion editor has “decided to step away” as the section takes a new direction focusing on “personal liberties and free markets.” The Amazon founder announced the changes to the esteemed paper on X. “We are going to be writing every day in support and defense...
Newborns in Gaza are dying from the cold as fears rise over ceasefire’s next phase
The cold has killed six other children over roughly the past two weeks, according to Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, director-general of the Palestinian health ministry in Gaza, where families whose homes have been destroyed are forced to sleep in tents and other makeshift shelters. Sila Abdul Qader, less than 2 months old, was the latest to...
New lunar lander set to launch to the Moon’s south pole
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Alex Ovechkin sets another goal-scoring record on the march to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s tally
WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin reached 30 goals in a season for the 19th time in his 20-year NHL career, adding to the league record he set last season with his 18th. The Washington Capitals captain got his latest milestone goal Tuesday night at home against the Calgary Flames. He beat Dan Vladar with a one-timer...
Trump holds first cabinet meeting
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Adnan Syed’s murder conviction will stand as he seeks sentence reduction in new hearing
Adnan Syed’s murder conviction will remain in place after Baltimore City prosecutors withdrew a motion to vacate the conviction Tuesday. “After a thorough review of the motion to vacate judgment filed by the previous administration in the case of Adnan Syed, my office has determined that it contains false and misleading statements that undermine the...
Christie’s AI art auction draws big-money bids — and thousands of protests signatures
“Christie’s can hold themselves accountable to a higher standard and engage with these things in a way that is supportive of artists as a whole, and doesn’t package these exploitative models into their auction alongside people that are doing things ethically,” Southen said. Southen, a Michigan-based film industry concept artist, said he and many of...
West Texas Measles Outbreak Hits 124 Confirmed Cases
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