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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now working with California on a project that is offering gift cards to encourage people to get tested or vaccinated near farms with bird flu, the state says.Some clinics in the state are giving $25 in gift cards to people in the community to get swabbed for a potential bird flu infection or to get a shot of the regular seasonal influenza vaccine. California is providing the gift cards at the clinics, which are run by the state’s vendor. The CDC also has a testing van from the agency’s Avian Flu Influenza Area…

President Trump posted on social media Thursday morning to express he’s “not happy” with the Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, calling the strikes “very bad timing” amid peace negotiations and telling Russian President Vladimir Putin to “STOP!”Overnight, Russia attacked Kyiv with an hourslong barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least 12 people and injuring about 90 others in likely the deadliest assault on Ukraine’s capital since July. The strikes came as peace talks have appeared to stall. “I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing,” Mr. Trump wrote on his…

Pope Francis’ funeral could be a boon for airlines but a pain for travelers. As the late pontiff lies in state in St. Peter’s Basilica before his funeral at St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, April 26, Americans are searching for flights to pay their respects in person. Flight searches to Rome surged 250% in the three days following Pope Francis’ death on Monday, compared with searches over the same period in 2024, according to travel booking site Expedia.com. Searches for lodging in Rome through the fare aggregator have also shot up 35% for the same dates, compared to the same period a year ago.…

A federal judge in California issued a preliminary injunction Thursday blocking the Trump administration from pulling funds from so-called “sanctuary cities” following a lawsuit brought by San Francisco and other local governments across the U.S.”The Cities and Counties have also demonstrated a likelihood of irreparable harm,” Judge William Orrick of the Northern District of California wrote in the order. “The threat to withhold funding causes them irreparable injury in the form of budgetary uncertainty, deprivation of constitutional rights, and undermining trust between the Cities and Counties and the communities they serve.”Orrick heard arguments at a hearing that took place in…

Washington — A federal judge on Thursday agreed to block portions of President Trump’s executive order that seeks to overhaul U.S. elections, including a provision that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections.U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly agreed to partially grant a preliminary injunction sought by three different groups of plaintiffs, including voting rights groups and the Democratic Party, finding that they are likely to prevail in their challenge.The judge blocked the Trump administration from implementing two provisions of the executive order signed by the president last month: the first orders…

Molly McGovern, the daughter of Rep. Jim McGovern, died unexpectedly while on a trip in Italy, the Massachusetts congressman’s office said Thursday. She was 23 years old.The high-ranking Democrat from Worcester said his daughter was battling a rare form of cancer and just finished a semester studying abroad in Australia.”Even as she faced a rare cancer diagnosis, she did so with relentless courage, optimism, and tenacity—refusing to let her illness slow her down,” McGovern said in a statement. “She passed away unexpectedly in Italy while visiting a good friend and his family.”McGovern has previously posted photos and videos that showed…

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Democratic Party leaders are trying to figure out their next steps as Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg’s efforts to primary Democratic incumbents alarms party officials.Internal debate among DNC leaders over the party’s neutrality policy broke out into the public Thursday when party Chair Ken Martin commented about Hogg’s plans to fund Democratic primary challenges during a press phone call about another topic. Martin, who was announcing a new state partnership initiative, said on the call with reporters, “No DNC officer should ever attempt to influence the outcome of a primary election — whether on behalf of an incumbent or…

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The Trump administration conceded on Thursday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents did not have a warrant when they detained Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil in March, acknowledging it was a “warrantless arrest.”Khalil’s attorneys are asking an immigration judge in Louisiana, where their client has been detained by ICE for weeks, to terminate his deportation case based on the fact that he was arrested without a warrant.The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, admitted in a court filing that immigration agents typically need warrants before arresting individuals. But it argued that Khalil was arrested without a warrant due to…