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WASHINGTON — More than three decades after the eradication of smallpox, U.S. officials say it’s still not time to destroy the last known stockpiles of the virus behind one of history’s deadliest diseases.

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CORVALLIS (AP) — A Corvallis-based company that has developed a drug to treat smallpox as part of U.S. defenses against terror and biological attacks says it has qualified for an initial payment of about $79 million.