Bill Gates estimates a 10-15% chance of another pandemic occurring within the next four years, citing unprepared global health infrastructure. Despite lessons from COVID-19, Gates emphasizes ongoing risks due to political divisions and inadequate international cooperation.
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President-elect Donald Trump connected the New Orleans attack, involving a pickup truck mowing down revelers, to his warnings about crime and border security. The act, confirmed as terrorism, killed ten and injured over thirty. The suspect, identified as a recent Mexican entrant, died in a shootout. Trump promised full support for investigations and recovery efforts.
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