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Demolition of homes built on a New Orleans toxic waste site begins

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Demolition of abandoned homes constructed on a toxic waste site began Wednesday in New Orleans, where Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan joined local officials touting plans to replace the homes with a solar energy farm. Homes in the area known as ...

1st US case of bird flu in a pig raises concerns over potential human threat

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. It's the first time the virus has been detected in U.S. swine and raises concerns about bird flu's potential to become a human ...