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Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human infection in US, CDC says

Mutations are rare but have been reported in some cases in other countries and most often in extreme infections. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday its analysis of ...
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US faces deadly surf conditions and tornadoes during holidays

Winter winds brought deadly surf conditions to western states and tornadoes to Texas as parts of the US faced severe weather.
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The US stories everyone was talking about in 2024

This year was full of first-of-its-kind stories that got Americans talking.
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What Keeps Us Going

Times Opinion staffers share how they escaped it all this year.
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I've seen Gavin & Stacey but I can't tell anyone what happens

Gavin & Stacey returns to our screens on Christmas Day for one final time - and I've seen it.
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Small retail investors hold about 9.5% of bitcoin. Here’s why that doesn’t tell the full story.

Here’s your comprehensive road map for tracking the footprint of retail investors across bitcoin’s $2 trillion market cap.
MarketWatch - 3d
Have a bitcoin-obsessed brother-in-law? Here’s what to tell him this Christmas.

If you think booming bitcoin was the best investment of 2024, think again.
MarketWatch - 3d
I’m ashamed of what I said about Blake Lively. Her allegations should shock us all | Laura Snapes

A complaint filed by the actor against her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni paints a disturbing picture – and suggests the public is far too easily fooled . “She’s really giving throwback ...
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What is neijuan, and why is China worried about it?

The buzzword – which went viral after a student was filmed working on his laptop while riding his bicycle – reflects a mix of competitiveness and hopelessness amid China’s slowing economy. On the ...
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