A teenager has been left in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive human case of avian influenza (H5N1, or bird flu) in Canada. Advertisement AdvertisementFirst Case Of Human Bird Flu Diagnosed Without Exposure To Infected Animals, Cdc SaysCanada's Health Minister Mark Holland confirmed the first human case in a post on X last week. Evidence of potential human-to-human transmission of bird flu would "raise the threat level considerably," Scarpino said. In the U.S., as of Nov. 8, there were a total of 46 confirmed reported human cases of bird flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Original article source: Bird flu leaves teen in critical condition after country's first reported case

00:00We're getting name after name after name, but we understand that Trump has picked former Fox News host and Army National Guard officer Pete Hegseth as his defense secretary. Know this this man is well-qualified in terms of academia and in terms of his tours of active duty. What do you think the main driver for Trump here is in terms of background in the military or other issues? One is simple loyalty And and and Trump is showing that loyalty is by far the most important thing in in in all of his picks so far. And I think it's already unsettling both people inside the Pentagon and the military, but also on Capitol Hill.

President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to nominate Pete Hegseth, a U.S. Army National Guard veteran and a weekend host on Fox News’ morning show, as secretary of Defense. The Hegseth pick, announced late Tuesday, immediately drew more scrutiny than some more conventional choices Trump announced for other Cabinet-level positions. “Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First,” Trump said in a statement from his transition team. President Trump and Secretary Hegseth will make our military great again while continuing to put America First,” the foundation said in a statement. Gabbard, a former Democratic member of Congress from Hawaii who sought the party’s presidential nomination in 2020, campaigned for Trump this year.

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President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to nominate Pete Hegseth, a U.S. Army National Guard veteran and a weekend host on Fox News’ morning show, as secretary of Defense. The Hegseth pick, announced late Tuesday, immediately drew more scrutiny than some more conventional choices Trump announced for other Cabinet-level positions. “Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First,” Trump said in a statement from his transition team. President Trump and Secretary Hegseth will make our military great again while continuing to put America First,” the foundation said in a statement. Gabbard, a former Democratic member of Congress from Hawaii who sought the party’s presidential nomination in 2020, campaigned for Trump this year.

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PoliticsThune: 'We expect a level of cooperation from the Democrats'Newly-elected Senate majority leader Sen. John Thune (R-South Dakota) said he expects Democrats to "cooperate" in the confirmations of cabinet nominees.

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