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NEW YORK (AP) — An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade, health officials said Thursday. Officials said the patient, who lives in Rockland County, had developed paralysis.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Puerto Rico court "archived" a restraining order issued against superstar Ricky Martin, meaning the case was closed, a judicial spokesperson said Thursday.

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Pete Seeger, the banjo-playing folk singer whose music was indelibly intertwined with his social activism, was honored Thursday as the latest American musician to appear on a U.S. postage stamp.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Amber Heard notified a Virginia court Thursday that she will appeal the $10.

NEW YORK (AP) — Painters — mostly male — have long been the subject of stage shows, like ones about Mark Rothko, Georges Seurat, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lucian Freud and even a group of miners who painted in Newcastle, England.

Eva Reign stepped onto the set of “ Anything’s Possible ” for the first time almost exactly a year ago. She was, to put it mildly, nervous.

“Birds in the Ceiling” by John Moreland (Old Omens/Thirty Tigers) John Moreland has more questions than answers these days, and he's OK with that.

TORONTO — Music producer David Foster is being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

MONTREAL — Quebec comedian and radio host Philippe Bond says he's withdrawing from public life after the publication of an article today featuring women who accused him of sexual misconduct.