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Bird Flu Vaccine Works in Humans

For the first time ever, scientists have created a vaccine to prevent an epidemic that hasn’t yet happened. Why? The disease is bird flu — the very lethal H5N1 strain of avian influenza virus. It’s killed 57 of the 112 humans known to have caught it. So far, it’s very …

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More Than 70 Wash. Homes Evacuated

WENATCHEE, Wash. – Residents of more than 70 homes near Lake Wenatchee (search) were told Monday they should evacuate to avoid a fast-burning wildfire. The blaze started late Saturday as a structure fire on private land and eventually spread to parts of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (search) in central Washington. …

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Stocks Rise on Oil Company Gains

NEW YORK – Stocks rose on Wall Street Thursday as crude oil hit a record $66 a barrel, boosting energy stocks, while wireless technology company Qualcomm rose on an acquisition. Market sentiment remained tense, however, as traders pondered the economic implication of sky-high energy prices. The Dow Jones industrial average …

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