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Swine flu to close 5 more schools in NYC, total 11

May. 17, 2009
Five more New York City schools are closing because of swine flu, bringing the current total to 11. Health officials say four public schools and one Catholic school will close Monday for up to five school days. The schools are in Queens. Each of them had...
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KOBE, Japan, May 16 (UPI) -- Japan reported its first domestic infection of swine flu Saturday, officials said.

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PHOENIX, May 15 (UPI) -- Arizona health officials confirmed a 40-year-old woman died from complications of the H1N1 flu, formerly known as swine flu.

Swine flu closes schools in Alabama

MADISON, Ala., May 3 (UPI) -- Elementary schools in Madison, Ala., will be closed up to two weeks because of the swine flu outbreak, officials said Sunday.

Russia among nations helping to halt flu

WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- The United States is working with Russia and other countries to halt the spread of the swine flu virus, a top U.S. public health official said Saturday.

434 U.S. schools closed by swine flu

WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- At least 434 U.S. schools in 18 states were closed Friday to prevent the spread of the swine flu, forcing 245,000 students to stay home, officials said.

Swine flu shuts down Fort Worth schools

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 30 (UPI) -- The Fort Worth, Texas, school district closed its 144 schools until at least May 8 after health officials found four likely cases of swine flu in students.

Mexico closes venues due to swine flu

MEXICO CITY , April 28 (UPI) -- Tens of thousands of public venues have been closed to contain the spreading swine flu virus in Mexico City and throughout the country, officials say.

Swine flu search widens in Texas

HOUSTON, April 28 (UPI) -- Six cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Texas with at least another 27 cases awaiting confirmation, state health investigators said.

WHO: Swine flu has pandemic potential

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 25 (UPI) -- A swine flu virus that has killed at least 68 people in Mexico has the potential to become a pandemic, international health officials said Saturday.

Mexico shuts school amid swine flu scare

MEXICO CITY, April 24 (UPI) -- Mexican health officials Friday ordered schools closed around the capital for fear of worsening a swine flu outbreak that may have killed as many as 60 people.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler