A Washington state resident is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials said Friday the risk to the public is low.
The person, an older adult with underlying health conditions, was being treated for a bird flu called H5N5 after becoming seemingly the first known human infected by the strain, according to a statement from the Washington State Department of Health.
The person from Grays Harbor County, about 78 miles (125 kilometers) southwest of Seattle, had a backyard flock of domestic poultry that had been exposed to wild birds, health officials said.
“The risk to the public remains low,” the statement from state health officials said. “No other people involved have tested positive for avian influenza.”
Health officials said they will monitor anyone who came in close contact with the person, but “there is no evidence of transmission of this virus between people.”
Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a statement about the infection that said no information would suggest “the risk to public health has increased as a result of this case.”
H5N5 is not believed to be a greater threat to human health than the H5N1 virus behind a wave of 70 reported human infections in the U.S. in 2024 and 2025. Most of those have been mild illnesses in workers on dairy and poultry farms.
The distinction between H5N5 and H5N1 lies in a protein involved in releasing the virus from an infected cell and promoting spread to surrounding cells.
Anthony Joshua has recalled the response of Ben Davison, his former head coach, after initially expressing his interest in joining Oleksandr Usyk’s training set-up.
It was considered an unlikely partnership when Joshua joined forces with Davison, the former trainer of Tyson Fury, ahead of his fifth-round stoppage victory over Otto Wallin in December 2023.
The duo’s following assignment then saw ‘AJ’ blast through former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in two rounds, which, in turn, only added more credibility to their fighter-trainer dynamic.
But then, with Joshua suffering a fifth-round stoppage defeat to Daniel Dubois in September 2024, the influence of Davison was suddenly thrown into doubt.
With the two-time world champion having not fought since that devastating loss, either, it was not long before a series of rumours began to surface that he had jumped ship.
This decision was made before the 36-year-old’s fight with Jake Paul, which takes place at the Kaseya Center, Miami, on December 19, had even emerged as a realistic option.
More than anything, it seems that Joshua was eager to learn from the training staff of Usyk, especially after suffering back-to-back defeats to the Ukrainian in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
While confirming his new training team at a press conference for his heavyweight clash with Paul, Joshua also recalled the conversation that he had with Davison, who is seemingly supportive of his decision, before making the switch.
“Ben Davison – phenomenal coach – alright, you know what, Usyk, [I asked] Ben what do you think? Ben said, ‘100 per cent – that’s a great move.’
“[So I] went out there and spent time with the three-time undisputed champ. They’re killing me, drilling me, but this is where I need to be.
Jeep is going all out to court thrillseekers with the 2026 Recon SUV. This chunky all-electric 4×4 packs a raft of features for making light work of craggy trails, along with plenty of power under the hood, and creature comforts to boot.
Indeed, the company says the Recon is the first-ever electric car on the market with fully removable doors, windows, and tailgate glass – and you can ditch these without tools, for that open-air experience at a moment’s notice. There’s even an optional powered roof panel that retracts at the touch of a button.
The Recon gets Jeep’s Trail Rated badge to denote it’s built with a range of off-roading capabilities in mind. That includes delivering traction on slippery roads and steep grades, water fording, good articulation thanks to a short-long arm (SLA) suspension system up front and an integral link in the rear, and high ground clearance of up to 9.1 inches (23.1 cm).
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It’ll also manage a 33.8-degree approach angle, 33.1-degree departure angle and 23.3-degree breakover angle. Adventurous types will want to check out the Moab trim, which comes with beefy 33-inch tires.
33-inch tires will get you more than 9 inches of ground clearance
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This boxy beauty’s powertrain delivers a massive 650 hp and 620 lb.ft (820 Nm) of torque, which should be plenty for anywhere you can find on a map. Jeep says you’ll be able to tap into this torque instantly and precisely, owing to the inclusion of large-diameter half shafts and stout constant velocity joints. And with all those horses, you can get from 0-60 mph (0-100 km/h) in just 3.6 seconds.
650 hp and 620 lb.ft of torque, along with a host of off-road driving assistance features, will help you navigate all kinds of rough terrain
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For serious off-roading, you’ll want to get familiar with the Selec-Terrain system, which offers a range of drive modes to tackle different types of terrain and engaging hill hold assistance when you’re navigating rocky spots. There’s also Selec-Speed Control, which will keep the car moving at a set speed, so you can brave steep inclines and declines with confidence. Off-road cameras and an optional rock rail help keep you safe on more demanding routes.
The Recon is kitted out for water fording and steep slopes, with high ground clearance, capable suspension equipment, and off-road drive modes
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The 100-kWh battery pack is protected by steel underbody shields, and is good for up to 250 miles (400+ km) on a single charge – which seems a bit on the low side. The Recon will be NACS-compatible, so you should be able to use Tesla Superchargers to quickly juice up on the road – but bear in mind the included charging cord only supports Level 1 and Level 2 charging speeds.
On the inside, you’ll find a functional cabin with durable and easy-to-clean recycled materials, flexible storage cubbies in the center console, dash, and doors, and physical controls for the Alpine audio system (which comes standard) and Level 2 driving assistance and off-roading features. For the rest, you can go through the 14.5-inch touchscreen that’s meant to be easy to read even with the roof off; this complements the informative 12.3-inch driver cluster.
You’ll also find niceties like heated seats and steering wheel, and practical considerations like a lowered beltline for greater visibility out the windshield, and 65.9 cubic feet (1,866 liters) of rear cargo space with the second row folded down.
The cabin’s got plenty of room for your stuff in the back and in several cubbies, along with a host of physical controls
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All this comes in a handsome package with a modern design that’s distinctively Jeep. The front fascia’s seven rectangular slots light up, and U-shaped headlights distinguish the Recon from the Wrangler with its circular lamps.
Jeep says this is the only 650-hp SUV you’ll find under $70,000
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Jeep will begin manufacturing the Recon early next year, and it’ll start at about US$67,000 (including the ~$2,000 destination fee). The company says this is the only 650 hp SUV you’ll find under $70,000. If you’re looking for a way to explore roads less traveled without making a peep, this will be worth a look in 2026.
The former president is taken in the capital Brasilia days before starting his prison time for leading coup attempt.
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Brazil’s federal police have arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro, days before he was set to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, according to his lawyer and a close aide.
Bolsonaro, who has been under house arrest since August, was transferred to detention on Saturday, his lawyer said.
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“He has been imprisoned, but I don’t know why,” Celso Vilardi, one of his lawyers, told the AFP news agency.
A close aide told The Associated Press news agency that the embattled former leader was taken to the police headquarters in the capital, Brasilia.
Bolsonaro’s aide Andriely Cirino confirmed to AP that the arrest took place at about 6am (03:00 GMT) on Saturday.
The force said in a short statement, which did not name Bolsonaro, that it acted on the request of Brazil’s Supreme Court.
Neither Brazil’s federal police nor the Supreme Court provided more details at the time of publication.
Sentenced for coup attempt
The 70-year-old former president was taken from his house in a gated community in the upscale Jardim Botanico neighbourhood to the federal police headquarters, Cirino said.
Local media reported that Bolsonaro, who was Brazil’s president from 2019 to 2022, was expected to begin serving his sentence sometime next week after the far-right leader exhausted all appeals of his conviction for leading a coup attempt.
The 70-year-old Bolsonaro’s legal team had previously argued that he should serve his 27-year sentence for a botched coup bid in 2022 at home, arguing imprisonment would pose a risk to his health.
Bolsonaro was convicted in September over his bid to prevent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking power following the 2022 election, which he lost.
The effort saw crowds of rioters storm government buildings a week after Lula’s inauguration, evoking comparisons with the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol after his close ally, President Donald Trump, lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden.
Trump has branded the prosecution of his far-right ally a “witch-hunt” and made it a major issue in US relations with Brazil, imposing stiff tariffs on the country as a form of retribution.
Trump and Lula held what Brazil described as a constructive meeting on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur last month, raising hope for improved relations after stinging US tariffs.
Lula said the meeting with Trump was “great” and added that their countries’ negotiating teams would get to work “immediately” to tackle tariffs and other issues.
This week, AI music generator Suno closed a $250 million Series C round at a $2.45 billion post-money valuation, generating $200 million in annual revenue.
Also this week, Warner Music Group settled its copyright infringement litigation with Udio and entered into a licensing deal for a “next-generation” AI–powered music platform.
Elsewhere, Warner Music Group generated $1.87 billion in calendar Q3 2025 as artist services and expanded-rights revenue soared 64.3% YoY driven by Oasis merchandise.
Here are some of the biggest headlines from the past few days…
AI music generator Suno has closed a $250 million Series C round at a $2.45 billion post-money valuation.
The round was led by Menlo Ventures with participation from NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm), Hallwood Media, Lightspeed and Matrix. The funding round comes as Suno navigates significant legal challenges from the music industry.
The company is currently defending itself against copyright infringement lawsuits filed by record labels owned by Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group…(MBW)
According to a press release issued on Thursday (November 20), these agreements “establish terms on which KLAY will help further evolve music experiences for fans, leveraging the potential of AI, while fully respecting the rights of artists, songwriters, and rightsholders”.
The company states that it is developing an AI music platform that “reimagines listening with immersive, interactive tools,” powered by KLAY’s Large Music Model, which, according to the announcement, is “trained entirely on licensed music.”
KLAY says that it has been working with key parties in the music industry for more than a year “to build an innovative and comprehensive licensing framework for an AI-driven music experience”. The company said that it is currently expanding its efforts to include “all independent labels, artists, publishers, and songwriters in this framework”, with the aim to create “a scalable foundation for the industry at large”.(MBW)
Warner Music Group has issued its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2025 (calendar Q3 – the company’s fiscal Q4).
According to the company’s fiscal Q4 (calendar Q3) results, WMG saw its quarterly global company-wide revenues reach USD $1.868 billion (across recorded music, music publishing, and other activities).
Total revenue was up 12.6% YoY at constant currency. The company said on Wednesday (November 20) that its “all-time high” quarterly revenues were “underpinned by double-digit growth across recorded music and music publishing”.(MBW)
Warner Music Group has settled its copyright infringement litigation against AI music platform Udio. The companies have also entered into a licensing deal for a “next-generation” AI–powered music creation, listening, and discovery platform set to launch next year.
The news arrived just an hour after WMG announced a new partnership with Stability AI on Wednesday (November 19), which the companies say will “advance the use of responsible AI in music creation”.
According to a press release, the agreement with Udio spans WMG’s recorded music and music publishing businesses and “creates new revenue streams for artists and songwriters, while ensuring their work remains protected…”(MBW)
Live Nation has filed a motion asking for a quick end to the antitrust case brought by the US Department of Justice against the company and its ticketing arm Ticketmaster.
In a memorandum supporting its motion for summary judgment, lawyers for Live Nation said the DoJ’s case against the company is based on “gerrymandered” evidence that doesn’t meet the legal criteria for monopoly power.
“Plaintiffs opened this case alleging that Live Nation had multiple, self-reinforcing monopolies and had – for fifteen years – engaged in ‘systematic’ and ‘intentional’ corruption of competition across ‘virtually every aspect of the live music ecosystem,’” lawyers wrote in the memorandum filed with the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday (November 18).
“Strong words. If there was a lick of truth to them, one would expect plaintiffs to now have mountains of evidence demonstrating monopoly power and the anticompetitive effects of Live Nation’s conduct. And yet, after an 18-month investigation and a year of discovery, plaintiffs have barely a molehill.”…(MBW)
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St Mary’s School, in Niger state, was attacked in the early hours of Friday morning
More than 300 children and staff are now thought to have been kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, making it one of the worst mass abductions the country has seen.
The Christian Association of Nigeria said 303 students and 12 teachers were taken from on St Mary’s School in Papiri, Niger state – substantially more than previously estimated.
It said the figures have been revised upwards “after a verification exercise”.
The kidnapping comes amid a surge of attacks by armed groups. The revised number of people taken surpasses the 276 abducted during the infamous Chibok kidnappings of 2014.
Local police said armed men stormed the school at around 02:00 local time (01:00 GMT) on Friday morning, abducting students who were staying there.
Dominic Adamu, whose daughters attend the school but were not taken, told the BBC: “Everybody is weak… it took everybody by surprise.”
One distressed woman tearfully told the BBC that her nieces, aged six and 13, had been kidnapped, adding: “I just want them to come home.”
Police said that security agencies were “combing the forests with a view to rescue the abducted students”.
It was initially reported that 215 pupils had been taken – but that figure has since been revised upwards. The new number is believed to be almost half of the school’s student population, the news agency AFP reports.
Authorities in Niger state said the school had disregarded an order to close all boarding facilities following intelligence warnings of a heightened risk of attacks.
They said in a statement the move exposed pupils and staff to “avoidable risk”. The school has not commented on that claim.
The kidnapping of people for ransom by criminal gangs, known locally as bandits, has become a major problem in many parts of Nigeria.
The payment of ransoms has been outlawed in an attempt to cut the supply of money to the criminal gangs – but this has had little effect.
Friday’s mass abduction was the third such attack in the country in a week.
On Monday, more than 20 schoolgirls, who the BBC has been told are Muslim, were kidnapped from a boarding school in neighbouring Kebbi state.
A church was also attacked further south, in Kwara state, with two people killed and 38 others abducted.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has postponed his foreign trips – including to this weekend’s G20 summit in South Africa – in order to address the security concerns.
The central government has ordered more than 40 federal colleges to close and public schools in some states have been shut.
But the rising insecurity is fuelling anger as well as fear in Nigeria, with citizens demanding stronger action to protect children and communities.
The mass abduction follows claims by right-wing figures in the US, including President Donald Trump, that Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria – an allegation dismissed by the Nigerian government.
Earlier this month, Trump said he would send troops into Nigeria “guns a-blazing” if the African nation’s government “continues to allow the killing of Christians”.
The Nigerian government has called claims that Christians are being persecuted “a gross misrepresentation of reality”.
An official said that “terrorists attack all who reject their murderous ideology – Muslims, Christians and those of no faith alike”.
In the north-east, jihadist groups have been battling the state for more than a decade.
Organisations monitoring violence say most of the victims of these groups are Muslim because most attacks happen in the majority Muslim north of the country.
In the centre of Nigeria, there are also frequently deadly attacks between herders – who are mostly Muslim – on farmers, who are largely Christian.
However, analysts say these are often motivated by competition for resources, such as water or land, rather than religion.
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