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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is discussing public health strategies to reduce firearm violence and misuse.

The Last Resort Fire in Tyrrell County was 34% contained on Sunday afternoon, and officials with the North Carolina Forest Service said due to more accurate mapping, the fire is 5,200 acres in size.

Senate confirmation hearings begin for diplomat Ryan Crocker as the next ambassador to Baghdad. President Bush picked career foreign-service officers for that job, and for the ambassador to Afghanistan. The men look likely to be confirmed quickly.

At the present time, a swine flu vaccine does not exist. Bruce Gellin, director of the National Vaccine Program Office at the Department of Health and Human Services, says the first doses of a vaccine could be ready by early September.

The fate of more than 460 children will be argued in court in Monday. Texas Child Protective Services is required by law to present its plan for each child, but lawyers for the mothers of the children say that the plans do not consider each child individually.

The House is expected to vote tomorrow on a revised version of the Wall Street bailout bill. Congressman Barney Frank, who heads the House Financial Services Committee, says what may help the bill pass this time, is an increase in the deposit insurance cap. Small banks fear customers will pull their money and put it into larger institutions.

The National Weather Service in Newport said the distant storm could again cause rough surf and rip current conditions in eastern North Carolina over the weekend.

The Marine Corps has issued a service-wide stand-down for all aviation units worldwide.

The fungal disease attacks trees belonging to the laurel family, a class short-trunked trees and evergreen shrubs, including red bay and sassafras.

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture has fined Duplin County Animal Services after an inspection discovered that sick kittens were being housed with healthy ones, that several animals taken in weren’t given a rabies and other shots as soon as they arrived, and that a dog was not given veterinary care it needed.