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FDA chief says feds are preparing for low probability of bird flu moving to humans

1 year 11 months ago

WASHINGTON — The commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said at a congressional hearing Wednesday the agency is preparing for the possibility the strain of avian influenza affecting dairy cattle could jump to humans, though he cautioned the probability is low. Robert Califf told senators on the panel in charge of his agency’s funding that […]

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Jennifer Shutt

5th Circuit Appeals Court Applauds Itself For Properly Handling An Obvious Denial Of Immunity

1 year 11 months ago
The Fifth Circuit Appeals Court has a particularly antagonistic relationship with long-held constitutional rights. It is, without argument, the most cop-friendly circuit in the nation — one that has managed to surpass even the generous immunity-or-else guidelines set down by the Supreme Court often enough that the nation’s top court has had to roll back […]
Tim Cushing

Missouri crime to be featured on 'Snapped' 20th anniversary special, Sunday

1 year 11 months ago
The TV show Snapped is airing a special 20th-anniversary premiere Sunday, starting season 33. The two-hour special will focus on a crime involving Jerry Cassaday, a Missouri native who was manipulated by his internet girlfriend, Sharee Paulette Kitley Miller, into traveling to Michigan to murder her husband, Bruce Miller.
Liz Dowell