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The United States and other countries are seeking details from Russia after a 28-year-old employee of the Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East died from what Russian officials called pneumonia. Russia locked down the laboratory and quarantined contacts, but said tests found no pathogen linked to her work and that no emergency had been identified.Tracy Mumford on The Headlines
The USS Abraham Lincoln is scheduled to dock in San Diego after a 265-day deployment extended twice for President Trump's campaign against Iran. The deployment exposed damaged US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, and the UAE, forcing resupply from more than 2,000 miles away and bombers to fly from the United States.Tracy Mumford on The Headlines
A New York Times investigation found that David Milstein, the de facto chief of staff at the US Embassy in Jerusalem, altered or suppressed communications about Israeli actions before they reached Washington. US officials said he distorted reporting on Gaza and West Bank violence, while the US ambassador to Israel called the findings lacking in fact and categorically rejected them.Tracy Mumford on The Headlines
Christa Pike, a 50-year-old Tennessee death-row inmate, regained consciousness and began speaking after surviving an attempted lethal injection last week, though her lawyers say she cannot move her arms, has swollen hands, pneumonia, and cannot swallow. A judge ordered Tennessee to preserve execution evidence, while the governor has paused executions during an investigation.Tracy Mumford on The Headlines
Margaret Hamilton, who led much of the software team for NASA's first moon landing, has died at 90. Apollo's software was stored in hand-woven copper wires, and a modern iPhone has 7 million times more storage than the lunar module had.