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US warned Nevada not to use Chinese COVID tests from UAE

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US warned Nevada not to use Chinese COVID tests from UAE

U.S. diplomats and security officials privately warned the state of Nevada not to use Chinese-made coronavirus test kits donated by the United Arab Emirates over concerns about patient privacy, test accuracy and Chinese government involvement, documents obtained by The Associated Press show. The documents illustrate how the U.S. government actively, if quietly, tried to keep … Read more

In Oregon, a new climate menace: Fires raging where they don’t usually burn

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In Oregon, a new climate menace: Fires raging where they don’t usually burn

By Christopher Flavelle and Henry Fountain The blazes that raced across western Oregon this week could be the most unexpected element in a fire season that’s full of surprises: not just more wildfires, but wildfires in places that don’t usually burn. The forests between Eugene and Portland haven’t experienced fires this severe in decades, experts … Read more