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'Parasites Simply Had it Coming'; Second U.S. Kid With Bird Flu? Rx for Solar Power

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Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old suspect in last week's killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was charged with murder in New York. A three-page, handwritten document found in his possession included a line that "these parasites simply had it coming," a law enforcement source said.

Mangione, an Ivy league graduate, ; he has a sibling who is a doctor and a cousin who is a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates. (Daily Mail)

A former roommate said Mangione that ultimately required surgery. (CNN)

In California, there ; the source of potential infection remains unknown. (Los Angeles Times)

Sixty-two percent of U.S. adults -- the highest figure in about a decade -- said it's the federal government's responsibility to ensure , according to new polling from Gallup.

More than 75 Nobel Prize winners signed a letter Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead HHS. (New York Times)

LGBTQ+ Americans are stockpiling medications and making plans as they fear the incoming Trump administration their rights. (Washington Post)

Schools are seeking to stop self-harm before it happens by . (New York Times)

A federal court in North Dakota for immigrants who came into the U.S. illegally as children, also known as "Dreamers." (The Hill)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it finalized its latest for cancer-causing chemicals trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene under Toxic Substances Control Act amendments.

And the U.S. Government Accountability Office said that to improve oversight of the Veterans Health Administration.

A group of Boston doctors have been . (NPR)

Brazilian President in an intensive care unit after undergoing surgery for an intracranial hemorrhage. (AP)

Rural governments commonly with residents who are not proficient in English, including when it comes to healthcare. (KFF Health News)

From removing a splinter to treating a wart, this is . (Washington Post)

This centenarian is living alone. (KFF Health News)