Bird flu confirmed in chicken flock in southeastern Missouri

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BLOOMFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Federal inspectors have confirmed the presence of bird flu in a flock of commercial broiler chickens in southeastern Missouri’s Stoddard County. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the discovery in a news release Friday. The USDA says Missouri officials have quarantined the affected premises, and birds on the properties will be…

Live updates: BBC temporarily halts operations inside Russia

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LONDON — The BBC says it is temporarily suspending the work of all its journalists in Russia after the country’s lawmakers approved legislation criminalizing reporting of the war in Ukraine that differs from the government line. Tim Davie, director-general of the British broadcaster, said the legislation “appears to criminalize the process of independent journalism.” He…