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CIA Director William Burns says he has appointed a senior officer who led the hunt for Osama bin Laden to head the investigation into ailments that have afflicted U.S. officials around the world. Ian Morton/NPR hide caption

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CIA Director Says He Is Escalating Efforts To Solve 'Havana Syndrome' Mystery

In an NPR interview, William Burns says he has appointed a senior officer who led the hunt for Osama bin Laden to head the investigation into ailments that has afflicted U.S. officials worldwide.

CIA Director William Burns says he has appointed a senior officer who led the hunt for Osama bin Laden to head the investigation into ailments that have afflicted U.S. officials around the world. Ian Morton/NPR hide caption

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CIA Director Says He Is Escalating Efforts To Solve 'Havana Syndrome' Mystery

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Well water is pumped into an irrigation system at a vineyard in Madera, California. California is suffering from drought, and farmers in the state's Central Valley are pumping more groundwater from their well to make up for a shortfall in water from the state's reservoirs. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Without Enough Water To Go Around, Farmers In California Are Exhausting Aquifers

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In Sydney, Australia, a clever cockatoo opens the lid of a trash bin using its bill and left foot. A second bird is observing it closely. Barbara Klump/Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior hide caption

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Oh Flock! Clever Cockatoos Are More Culturally Complex Than We Thought

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