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New: Miami residents are suing Trump over his planned library, alleging he's getting an illegal benefit. The land for library was owned by a state-operated college and valued at tens of millions of dollars. DeSantis and allies handed it over for $10. washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

#hantavirus [Important news from the patient now in the Nebraska biocontinment unit. There was an outbreak of flu-like illness aboard the MV Hondius in early April.] ⚠️⚠️” Before the world became aware of the hantavirus outbreak on board the Hondius, several people on the ship developed “a flu-like illness” in early April, the oncologist told CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” on Tuesday. Kornfeld also endured night sweat, chills and mild respiratory symptoms, as well as more than two weeks of severe fatigue, he said. ⚠️⚠️“At the time, it was felt like this is just some virus. And now, in retrospect, there is a question, could it have been hantavirus? But it’s just speculation. There’s no way to really know.” Kornfeld says he initially tested “faintly positive” for hantavirus before arriving in Nebraska, but the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is awaiting the results of confirmatory tests, expected to come this week.”

The CDC doesn't have a PCR test for the Andes virus. I learned that a lab in Nebraska built and validated an Andes-specific PCR test in literal days in anticipation of receiving the American cruise ship passengers. My story for @WIRED: wired.com/story/race-to-…