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With diary cows getting bird flu, researchers are trying to figure out what mutations could make the virus a threat to humans. Charlie Neibergall/AP The outbreak of bird flu in dairy cattle is still unfolding. Both North Carolina and South Dakota have detected the virus in dairy herds, bringing the total number of states affected to eight….

Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, and Nurit Cooper, 79, were taken out of Gaza at the Rafah crossing into Egypt, where they were put into ambulances. Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, is helped by the Red Cross to waiting ambulances after being released by Hamas militants. | al-Qahera News via AP RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas released two elderly…

Diplomats accuse European Commission president of overreach amid a furor over her trip to Israel. “She has increasingly been behaving like a queen,” said one EU diplomat | Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images BRUSSELS — For many of her international allies, Ursula von der Leyen is Mrs. Europe — a truly presidential figure who steered the…

‘We are here to listen and understand their concerns,’ says Commission’s Ireland boss. According to the office’s spokesperson, activists left once the meeting was arranged | Dan Kitwood/Getty Images A group of pro-Palestinian activists gathered Thursday at the European Commission’s offices in Dublin to protest the EU executive’s support for Israel in the ongoing Israel-Hamas…

“It’s the nation’s ATM,” said one operative about Florida. President Joe Biden has visited Florida six times as president, including last fall to survey the storm damage from Hurricane Idalia. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images In a month marked by major campaign speeches and events, Biden is scheduled to appear at two fundraisers for his reelection on Tuesday in Palm…

“People care about her. People understand the importance of her. She is a youth icon,” said one Florida Democrat. That Florida Democrats are pinning their hopes on Taylor Swift speaks volumes of the state of the party. | Toru Hanai/AP TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida Democrats don’t know why Taylor Swift is naming an upcoming song…

In a series of seven motions, he argued that the criminal charges against him in Florida are flawed. The filings underscore the crosscurrents and tension among Trump’s myriad legal cases, both criminal and civil. | Jon Cherry/Getty Images Donald Trump is asking a federal judge in Florida to throw out his criminal case for hoarding…

The measles outbreak shows the further polarization of vaccines. Joseph Ladapo (left) has faced backlash over his resistance to vaccines since Ron DeSantis (right) nominated him to be surgeon general two years ago. | Wilfredo Lee/AP TALLAHASSEE, Florida — In Florida, even measles is polarizing. An outbreak in Broward County has split the state, as…

Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter, Jaime, was killed in the Parkland shooting, spoke with POLITICO before Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Florida school. Fred Guttenberg, father of slain Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Jaime Guttenberg, speaks during a news conference, on Aug. 15, 2019, in Davie, Fla. | Wilfredo Lee/AP Vice President Kamala Harris walked through…

While the ship that felled the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore suffered a total blackout, such losses of engine power — including near bridges or ports — are hardly a one-off The APL Qingdao cargo ship floats near the Verrazzano Bridge in New York on April 6 after the ship lost propulsion the previous…