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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory lays off another 5 percent of workforce The Washington PostJPL Workforce Update NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryJPL announces more job cuts, laying off over 300 people NBC Los AngelesCalif. NASA lab to cut more than 300 jobs in second round of layoffs this year SFGATE

Teen infected in Canada’s first bird flu case is in critical condition The Washington PostB. C. teen with avian flu is in critical condition, provincial health officer says CBC NewsCanada reports 1st local case of H5 bird flu Livescience.comTeenager in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of bird flu The GuardianCanadian teen in critical condition with suspected bird flu; source of exposure is unknown CNN

Clark County has 406 cases of whooping cough — the highest number in Washington The ColumbianWhooping Cough declared community outbreak in Spokane County & North Idaho KREM.comWashington state sees 'sharp increase' in whooping cough cases, mirroring rise across US ABC NewsHealth officials issue warning about increase in whooping cough cases WSOC CharlotteVIDEO: 'Quindemic' concerns among winter illnesses KIRO Seattle

Long ago, Voyager 2 might have caught Uranus at a bad time Space.comNew Uranus research suggests what’s known about the planet could be wrong CNNThe anomalous state of Uranus’s magnetosphere during the Voyager 2 flyby Nature.comPotential For Life Found On Uranus' Moons, Scientists Reveal NDTVUranus Might Have Experienced a Freak Event When Voyager 2 Visited The New York Times

SpaceX sends 24 more Starlink satellites into orbit TESLARATISpaceX plans Wednesday night launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base KSBY NewsLive coverage: SpaceX to launch 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California Spaceflight NowSpaceX rocket launches Koreasat-6A satellite, lands Falcon 9 booster on record-tying 23rd flight (video) Space.comSpaceX aims for back-to-back Florida launches on Monday WFLA

Sexually Transmitted Infections Surveillance, 2023 CDCAt Long Last, the Surge in S. T. I.s May Be Leveling Off The New York TimesThere are millions of sexually transmitted infections in the US every year, but new data shows the epidemic may be slowing CNN