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A case of polio has been identified outside New York City in Rockland County and confirmed by federal health officials, the New York State Health Department said on Thursday in what would be the nation's first known case of the highly contagious disease in nearly 10 years.

An activist on Friday led a group of Bangkokians to file a petition with the Central Administrative Court seeking an urgent investigation into the scheduled Monday rise of public bus fares following the decision of a land transportation panel.