Poynter

Turkey prices may be climbing, but your Thanksgiving bird is still safe to eat

But bird flu is on the rise in the U.S. again. The recent jump in cases might hike the price of your Thanksgiving, but it won’t make dinner unsafe. Cooking poultry to 165°F kills the virus. Plus, ...
Scientific American

First Human Dies of Rare H5N5 Bird Flu Strain. Here’s What You Need to Know

A person in the Washington State has died of avian influenza. It’s the first human death from bird flu in the U.S. since January—but the infection was of a different strain than the one that has been ...
USA Today

The story of Ben Franklin and the turkey. Was the Thanksgiving bird almost a U.S. symbol?

If you’re know-it-all cousin tries to tell you Benjamin Franklin wanted the country’s national symbol to be a turkey, rather than a Bald Eagle, between spoonfuls of mashed potatoes this Thanksgiving, ...
Game Rant

Roblox May Be Adding A Controversial Betting Feature

Michael Ingram is a Senior Contributor from the United States of America. Michael has been writing for GameRant since 2021 with a previous history of personal analytical writing. Michael is a lifelong ...
NBC News

Man in Washington state believed to be the first to die from a rare strain of bird flu

GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY, Wash. — A Washington state man 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 ...
ABC News

1st human known to be infected with H5N5 strain of bird flu dies, Washington state officials say

The person was an older adult with underlying health conditions, officials said. The first human to have ever been infected with the H5N5 strain of bird flu has died, Washington state health officials ...
The New York Times

Roblox, Where Kids Game and Chat, Will Analyze Users’ Faces to Verify Age

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...
USA Today

Patient hospitalized after first human case of bird flu linked to rare strain of virus

A strain of bird flu never seen in humans has infected a Washington state resident and left the person hospitalized, state health authorities said. Washington State Department of Health authorities ...
PC Gamer

Roblox to make facial age checks mandatory to access any chat features, and will put 'common-sense limits' on the age ranges users can chat within

Roblox is to become the first major gaming platform where facial age verification will be mandatory to access any chat features. In 2024, the platform averaged over 80 million players a day, ...
UPI

Roblox to block adult stranger chats with minors

Nov. 18 (UPI) --Minors on Roblox no longer will be permitted to chat with adult strangers on the online children's gaming site part of a wider safety measure expansion. Roblox users now will be ...