The Epicenter of Disturbance.

Melania's trench coat.

“Most mornings I learn more from New Items than I do from all of the traditional papers I read combined.” — Michael Blair, Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School and former presiding partner, Debevoise & Plimpton.

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1. Kamran Kahn on H5N1 (“Bird flu”):

This is a threat that is very significant and very real. And I recognize also this is a moment where it's easy to sound like an alarmist. What I'm here to tell you is this is a very serious threat to humanity. And the longer we let this persist, the greater the risks are going to be. (Source: cbsnews.com, utoronto.ca. The transcript of the ‘60 Minutes’ report on H5N1 is worth reading in full)

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