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First bird flu case in a child in the U. S. confirmed in California The Washington PostCalifornia child becomes first minor reported with case of bird flu The GuardianCDC confirms H5N1 Bird Flu Infection in a Child in California CDCCalifornia reveals suspected avian flu case in child with mild symptoms University of Minnesota Twin CitiesCalifornia health department reports possible bird flu case in child Reuters

Restaurant's lettuce wasn't the source of a St. Louis E. coli outbreak, officials say KSDK.comLettuce tests negative in St. Louis County E. coli outbreak KTVI Fox 2 St. LouisAt least 106 sick, 2 hospitalized by E. coli outbreak linked to St. Louis caterer for school events, funerals CBS NewsMissouri Health Department releases results of lettuce taken as part of investigation into E.

Mpox in DR Congo: BBC visits mpox clinic as WHO says cases 'plateauing' BBC.comMpox still a health emergency, says WHO ReutersWHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern Al Jazeera EnglishThe world has responded too slowly to the new mpox outbreak – here’s what it needs to do now The GuardianWorld News in Brief: Mpox update, Haiti violence, deadly strikes in Ukraine, Pakistan attack condemned UN News

Indian Ocean gravity hole: The dent in Earth's gravitational field created by the death of an ancient ocean Livescience.com

Lucy Is 50: How a Bombshell 1974 Discovery Redefined Human Origins ScienceAlertThis is why Lucy has been the face of human evolution for the last 50 years National GeographicNovember 22, 2024 Science FridayFifty years after the discovery of Lucy, it’s time to ‘decolonise paleoanthropology’ says leading Ethiopian fossil expert – podcast The Conversation IndonesiaHow Discovery of Lucy Skeleton Shaped Our Understanding of Human Evolution Newsweek

China’s Mars Zhurong rover finds an ocean shoreline on the Red Planet Earth.comDid alien life exist in hot water on Mars billions of years ago? Space.comChina's Mars rover Zhurong finds possible shoreline of ancient Red Planet ocean Livescience.comThis Meteorite Just Revealed an Ancient Signal of Water on Mars ScienceAlertMeteorite crystals show evidence of hot water on ancient Mars New Scientist