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Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form of bird flu that is distinct from the version that has been spreading through herds over the last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday.The finding indicates that the virus, known as H5N1, has spilled from birds into cows at least twice — leading to these two sets of infections — and that it could continue to do so. It also suggests that the virus may pose a persistent risk to cows and to the people who work closely with them.Before last year, scientists did not know…

The Super Bowl halftime show was at a low point in 2019. Despite an unrivaled television audience, Rihanna turned down the National Football League’s invitation to perform, keeping solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, the exiled quarterback who had repeatedly knelt during the national anthem to protest racial injustice.The pop band Maroon 5 headlined instead, underwhelming nearly 100 million television viewers. Jon Caramanica, a music critic for The New York Times, called it “an inessential performance” that was “dynamically flat” and “mushy at the edges.”The N.F.L. was quick to respond, courting Roc Nation, the entertainment company founded by the billionaire rapper Jay-Z,…

President Trump’s proposal for the United States to take over Gaza, transfer its population to Egypt and Jordan and redevelop it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” would unquestionably be a severe violation of international law, experts say.Forced deportation or transfer of a civilian population is a violation of international humanitarian law, a war crime and a crime against humanity. The prohibition against forced deportations of civilians has been a part of the law of war since the Lieber Code, a set of rules on the conduct of hostilities, was promulgated by Union forces during the U.S. Civil War.…

It was a hectic Monday morning for Peter Mandelson, who was packing up his home before heading to Buckingham Palace for an audience with King Charles III, on the eve of becoming Britain’s ambassador to the United States.But the stress of leaving London may not compare to what awaits Mr. Mandelson when he lands in Washington on Wednesday. Few British diplomats have taken on a job as fraught with political risk as Mr. Mandelson’s. His first day at the embassy will coincide with President Trump’s 18th day in the Oval Office — and already, some of America’s sturdiest alliances are…

Merle Louise Simon, an award-winning stage actor and the only person to play roles in the original Broadway productions of four Stephen Sondheim musicals, died on Jan. 11 in Lake Katrine, N.Y., in Ulster County. She was 90.Her daughter Laura Simon confirmed the death, in a nursing home.Ms. Simon — who worked for most of her career under the name Merle Louise — began her run in Sondheim shows with “Gypsy,” in 1959, and continued with “Company” (1970), “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (1979) and “Into the Woods” (1987), Mr. Sondheim and James Lapine’s interpretation of fairy…

Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, is expected to discuss the future of Syria-Turkey relations on Tuesday during a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey.The meeting in the Turkish capital, Ankara, will be Mr. Erdogan’s first with Mr. al-Shara, the rebel leader who led the opposition offensive that toppled Syria’s former autocratic leader, Bashar al-Assad, last month.Both countries have a lot riding on the future of their relationship.Turkey shares a long border with Syria, hosts more than three million Syrian refugees who fled during the country’s 13-year civil war and had chilly relations with Mr. al-Assad for years before…

From the typical bets of the game to weird and strange props, you can bet on the super bowl. Somewhere, someone is betting or the bet on the watch of the watch. According to this standard, the results of throwing coins are relatively tame and normal, which is nothing more than luck.Super bowl coins tossing may be the most flipping in the American Sports Center coins. Therefore, of course, people bet it. Should they? Well, that’s another story.On BETMGM, the head and tail have -102 odds. You can also bet which team will win coins. In this case, the Philadelphia…

You want to know what happened to the idea of ​​Alaves’s left -back manu Sanchez in the three minutes of match against Barcelona yesterday.Sanchez (Sanchez and The other four teammates were actually the first time he participated in the competition.Sanchez thought he might have forgiven in the afternoon.In a sense, Alaves can be satisfied with their overall way of Barcelona. The Catalonians won 1-0 in the home game in the main game in a victory. ESPANYOL was against ESPANYOL the night before. Hansi Flick’s team’s main competitors are now four points behind the top of La Liga, and the championship…

The Senate confirmed Chris Wright to lead the U.S. Department of Energy on Monday, putting the former oil executive in a key position to help shape President Trump’s energy policies.Mr. Wright, the founder and chief executive of Liberty Energy, a fracking firm, was confirmed by a vote of 59 to 38, with support from all Republicans present and a smaller number of Democrats. He would be the 17th secretary of energy, a position that was created in 1977.At his confirmation hearing, Mr. Wright said his top priority was to “unleash” domestic energy production, including liquefied natural gas and nuclear power.…

Beijing responded swiftly on Tuesday to the tariffs President Trump had promised, announcing a fusillade of countermeasures targeting American companies and imports of critical products.Mr. Trump’s 10 percent tariff on all Chinese products went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the result of an executive order issued over the weekend aimed at pressuring Beijing to crack down on fentanyl shipments into the United States.The Chinese government came back with a series of retaliatory steps, including additional tariffs on coal, natural gas, farm machinery and other products from the United States. It also said it had implemented restrictions on the export…