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3 days ago
Mystery flu-like disease in Congo kills dozens, puts authorities "on general alert" as cases investigated
CBS News
Kinshasa, Congo - Congo's health minister said Thursday the country's government was on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that has killed dozens …
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The Bird Flu Virus Is One Mutation Away from Getting More Dangerous
TIME - Jamie Ducharme
At least 58 people in the U.S. have been infected by the H5N1 bird flu virus this year, according to federal statistics. All but two of them had been around cows or chickens, two species in which H5N1 is circulating widely. That’s reassuring to scientists because it suggests the virus is spreading …
To Survive as A Great Nation, Partners in North America and in the West
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2 hours ago
In First Post-Election Speech, Obama Calls for ‘Forging Alliances and Building Coalitions’
The New York Times - By Julie Bosman
In his first speech since the presidential election in November, Barack Obama urged Americans who want democracy to survive to look for ways to compromise, engage with the other side, turn away from identity politics and build relationships with unlikely potential allies. “Pluralism is not about …
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3 days ago
Trump Names Top Silicon Valley Conservative to Oversee Crypto and A.I.
The New York Times - By Theodore Schleifer
President-elect Donald J. Trump has named one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent conservative investors, donors and media personalities to help oversee American tech policy. David Sacks, a venture capitalist and an early executive at PayPal who launched a hit podcast, will be the “White House A.I. …
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3 days ago
Emmanuel Macron vows to name new French PM within days
BBC News - Paul Kirby
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will name a new prime minister "in the coming days", after Michel Barnier resigned following a no-confidence vote in parliament. In a 10-minute address to the nation on Thursday, he rejected opposition pressure to stand down, vowing to stay in his post …
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2 days ago
Romania's top court annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate
Associated Press - By STEPHEN McGRATH
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A top Romanian court on Friday annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, days after allegations emerged that Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right outsider who won the first round. The Constitutional Court’s unprecedented …