Biden Officials Prepare for Potential Bird Flu Outbreak With Added Money

The administration is committing an additional $306 million toward battling the virus, and will distribute the money before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.

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R.F.K. Jr. Wants to Overhaul the F.D.A. How Would Scientists Change It?

While some agree with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that the agency needs reform, their ideas for fixing it are very different from his.

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Where It Isn’t Christmas Until the City Shoots Lasers at 20,000 Crows

In Rochester, N.Y., every year in early December thousands of crows descend on the city, which tries to shoo them away with loud noises and bright lights.

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Is Milk Safe? Your Questions About Bird Flu and Dairy, Answered

Federal officials will soon begin testing the country’s milk supply for the virus. Here’s what to know.

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Agriculture Department to Require Testing of U.S. Milk Supply for Bird Flu Virus

New federal rules call for testing unpasteurized milk from dairy processors and for farm owners to provide details that would help officials identify and track cases more easily.

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What Trump’s Return Could Mean for Animals

A second Trump administration could alter the lives of all sorts of animals, whether they live in laboratories, zoos, fields or forests.

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