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Bird flu is spreading to more farm animals. Are milk and eggs safe?

Bird flu is spreading to more farm animals. Are milk and eggs safe?

A bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows has grown to affect more than two dozen herds in eight states, just weeks after the nation's largest egg producer found the virus in its chickens.
How O.J. Simpson burned the Ford Bronco into America's collective memory

How O.J. Simpson burned the Ford Bronco into America's collective memory

The Ford Bronco initially was conceived and designed for rugged outdoorsy types, a two-door means of escape to nature from the bustling cities of mid-century America.
Water guns are in full blast to mark Thai New Year festivities despite worries about heat wave

Water guns are in full blast to mark Thai New Year festivities despite worries about heat wave

It's water festival time in Thailand where many are marking the country's traditional New Year, splashing each other with colorful water guns and buckets in an often raucous celebration that draws thousands of people, even as this year the Southeast
It's the first drug shown to slow Alzheimer's. Why is it off to a slow start?

It's the first drug shown to slow Alzheimer's. Why is it off to a slow start?

The first drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s disease hit the U.S. market over a year ago, but sales have lagged, major hospital systems have taken months to start using it and some insurers have rejected coverage.
Robert MacNeil, creator and first anchor of PBS 'NewsHour' nightly newscast, dies at 93

Robert MacNeil, creator and first anchor of PBS 'NewsHour' nightly newscast, dies at 93

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert MacNeil, who created the even-handed, no-frills PBS newscast “The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour” in the 1970s and co-anchored the show with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades, died on Friday. He was 93.
Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87

Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87

Eleanor Coppola, who documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of “Apocalypse Now,” and who raised a family of filmmakers, has died. She was 87.
Alberta distillery behind jumbo vodka jugs wants apology after getting 'load of hate'

Alberta distillery behind jumbo vodka jugs wants apology after getting 'load of hate'

EDMONTON — An Alberta distillery behind four-litre vodka jugs that stirred controversy this week says it was unfairly targeted on social media and wants an apology from the cabinet minister who said the product was not responsibly priced.
Oil and gas companies must pay more to drill on federal lands under new Biden administration rule

Oil and gas companies must pay more to drill on federal lands under new Biden administration rule

WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on federal lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old or abandoned wells under a final rule issued Friday by the Biden administration.
Canadian Airbus workers reach tentative agreement with company

Canadian Airbus workers reach tentative agreement with company

MIRABEL, Que. — Airbus Canada says it has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing employees at the company's assembly facility in Mirabel, Que.
Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died at age 83, his company says

Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died at age 83, his company says

ROME (AP) — Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli , known for a flamboyant, glamorous style and textile innovations, has died at age 83, his company announced Friday.