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1️⃣ Bird flu: A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 bird flu, the first such case in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the person was exposed to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks. In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over the spread of the disease there.

2️⃣ Powerful plans:If everything comes together, Virginia will be home to the world’s first grid-scale nuclear fusion power plant. The …