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1. Warning that flu symptoms are changing as US already suffering worst season in 25 years: ‘We’re really worried what’s to come’

   Last year was the deadliest flu season for kids since CDC record-collecting began 20 years ago

2. Kristi Noem to deploy 2,000 agents to Minnesota amid hunt for more fraud

   The surge in federal agents comes as Minnesota is under scrutiny from the Trump administration for fraud in social services programs

3. Cuba releases details of 32 officers killed in US strike on Venezuela as US defends attack

   The Cuban government has revealed the identities of 32 military personnel killed during the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

4. CFP quarterfinals viewership up 14% from last year, including this season's 3 most-watched games

   The College Football Playoff is gaining viewer momentum as it heads into this week's semifinals

5. Florida used black paint to cover its colorful crosswalks. It cost one county $31,000 and is already fading away

   Black paint was applied to colorful crosswalks across Florida over the summer to meet state rules requiring crosswalk updates to avoid losing state funding

6. At least 24 security officers killed during Trump’s Maduro operation

7. Fujitsu refuses to say how much money it will pay towards £1.8bn Post Office scandal compensation bill

   Former prime minister Rishi Sunak described the Horizon scandal as ‘one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our nation’s history’

8. Darren Fletcher reacts to ‘surreal’ appointment as interim Manchester United manager

   The former midfielder has been placed in interim charge after the departure of Ruben Amorim

9. Trump says he’ll ‘get impeached’ if things don’t turn around for GOP

10. Alaska Airlines pilot who safely landed plane after panel blew out says Boeing unfairly blamed him

    The Alaska Airlines pilot who was praised as a hero for safely landing a plane after a door plug panel flew off shortly after takeoff in 2004 is suing Boeing because he believes the plane maker wrongly tried to blame him and the rest of the crew in past legal filings