The vast majority of infected people got it directly from birds, but scientists have been on guard for any sign of spread among people.
Carol Semple
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Syria says an Israeli airstrike destroyed Iran’s consular building in Damascus
The strike on the Iranian consulate building, which killed several people, could mark an escalation of the Israeli military’s ongoing targeting of Iranian military officials and allies in Syria.
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Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in prison for stealing from clients and his law firm
Already convicted of killing his wife and son, Monday’s sentence is for stealing from what the judge called ‘the most needy, vulnerable people.’
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How the criminal case against Texas AG Ken Paxton abruptly ended after nearly a decade
Under the agreement, the special prosecutors would drop 3 felony counts against Paxton as long as he pays full restitution to his victims, and completes 100 hours of community service and 15 hours of legal ethics education.
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Travelers at Portland jetport can visit the moon. Or at least a chunk of it
A moon chunk on display there weighs about 94 pounds and is the result of an asteroid striking the moon. It’s on loan from a Bethel museum.
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11-year-old boy killed in snowmobile crash in Aroostook County
Game wardens say the boy crashed into a corner of his family’s garage while trying to park the vehicle.
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Judge issues gag order barring Trump from commenting on witnesses, others in hush money case
The New York judge’s order also prohibits the former president from making public statements about prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming criminal trial.
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Russia extends arrest of U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich, jailed for nearly a year
The Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate is to remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late June.
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Scammer jailed in Dover-Foxcroft claimed to be a psychic, witch and Irish heiress
A hearing next month will decide whether Marianne Smyth can be extradited to the United Kingdom over a scam dating back more than 15 years in Northern Ireland.
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The IRS has 940,000 unclaimed tax refunds from 2020. Is one of them yours?
People in the U.S. have until May 17 to submit tax returns for unclaimed refunds for tax year 2020, which total more than $1 billion nationwide.