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Deadly flu epidemic forces Texas school district to close for a week

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A Texas school district had so many people out sick, it decided to close for a week. The Bonham school district says the decision came after nearly 300 students and staff "called out" on Tuesday, that's almost five times the normal rate. In Alabama, the governor has declared a public health emergency and in California, which has been hit the hardest, at least 42 people under the age of 65 have died from flu-related symptoms.