Austin shut down streets after 63 dead birds found
Austin authorities halted traffic across 10 blocks downtown after 63 dead grackles sparrows and pigeons lay on Congress Avenue. Hazmat crews tested near the Capitol while officials said no threat to people. bird tests for poison or infections will continue, with no bird flu suspected.
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Unknown New York odor clears amid gas-like smell
Citizens flooded 911 and evacuated buildings while New Yorkers and New Jersey residents feared a gas leak. Mayor Bloomberg said air was not unsafe, sensors showed no high gas levels, and utility leaders found no leaks. Officials suggested mercaptan odor may have caused the smell with no terrorism indicated.
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Michael Bloomberg
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Ivy League professor charged in wife's murder
University of Pennsylvania economist Rafael Robb 56 was charged with murder after his wife Ellen Robb 49 was killed in their suburban kitchen on December 22. Prosecutors say the scene was staged as a burglary while Robb claims an alibi in Philadelphia.
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