Having kicked the can down the road once again, like clockwork, Washington's politicians are scurrying around like ants to throw together a spending package that kicks the can down the road even further, by suspending the debt ceiling, giving the federal government more funding, and slipping in a myriad of items that hardly if anyone had a chance to read.
After months of warnings by media and medical officials that bird flu was a growing threat that could turn into another pandemic scenario reminiscent of the days of the Covid-era, the federal government has mandated new testing protocols for raw dairy products as it is believed these foods could be harbingers for the disease, while California has become the first U.S. state to declare bird flu a health emergency.
Masks are again mandatory for visitors at the largest hospital system in New Jersey.
