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(Reuters) -Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, Doug Burgum, said on Thursday he will vigorously pursue the president-elect’s goals of maximizing energy production from U.S. public lands and waters, calling it key to national security. Burgum’s comments to lawmakers during his nomination hearing signal a coming sharp turn in policy after President Joe …

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By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek (Reuters) – People hospitalized for flu should be tested for bird flu within 24 hours, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, in an expansion of the agency’s efforts to tackle increasing infections in humans. The advisory is intended to prevent delays in identifying human …

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By Bill Trott (Reuters) – Bob Uecker, whose self-deprecating wit helped him parlay a mediocre baseball career into stardom as a broadcaster, actor and pitchman for beer from his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died on Thursday at age 90, the Milwaukee Brewers said. Uecker, who observed his 50th anniversary in 2021 of calling Brewers games …

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By Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) -Blue Origin’s giant New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida early Thursday morning on its first mission to space, an inaugural step into Earth’s orbit for Jeff Bezos’ space company as it aims to rival SpaceX in the satellite launch business. Thirty stories tall with a reusable first …

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By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday picked state Attorney General Ashley Moody to succeed Senator Marco Rubio when he leaves his office to become the next U.S. secretary of state, a move that will maintain Republicans’ majority in that chamber. Rubio was picked by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as …

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