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The US plans to open a fly factory in Texas to fight against flesh-eating parasite
KRCG - Missouri
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The U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year, announcing its intent Wednesday to breed millions of the insects in Texas near the border with Mexico as part of an effort to keep a flesh-eating parasite from...
Americans joyfully and peacefully affirm: No Kings here
The Times Republican - Iowa
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CONTRIBUTED PHOTO — “No Kings” demonstrators rally in Kansas City, Missouri. What a hopeful sight! My social media on June 14 and 15 was filled with people sharing pictures from “No Kings” gatherings. Aerial photos of massive crowds in big cities....
Rewarding Excellence
The Post-Journal - New York
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Sharra Potrzebowski of Chautauqua Lake and Bradley Doud of Falconer were awarded $2,500 scholarships from Casella Waste Systems. The graduating seniors are pictured with William Devlin and Kevin Lindvay of Casella during Hewes’ Senior Awards...
Sanctions, Migrants, Racism and the Human Toll of US Imperialism
Venezuelanalysis
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June 17, 2025
"Migration is not a crime, sanctioning a people is,” from a protest in Caracas. Venezuelan migration has never been truly a choice—it has been a matter of survival. Particularly since 2017, when the US imposed crippling sanctions on the oil...
Donald Trump Claims He Stopped War, Shashi Tharoor Offers Him a Map, Facts, and a Very Passive-Aggressive Napkin
The Peak View Stories
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June 19, 2025
“International diplomacy is just stand-up comedy where the jokes are nuclear.” — Someone who clearly saw this coming. In a bizarre turn of global events that feels more Pixar than Parliament, Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has officially...
Rep. Tony Gonzales, USDA Secretary Rollins Announce Plan to Stop Screwworms, Protect Texas Livestock
Texas Insider
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June 19, 2025
“Today’s policy changes represent a huge step forward to eradicating the screwworm and protecting American livestock, especially the opening of a U.S.-based eradication facility in South Texas." Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (EDINBURG,...
Flesh-Eating ‘Screwworm’ Parasites Are Headed to the U.S.
Scientific American
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June 17, 2025
Flesh-Eating ‘Screwworm’ Parasites Are Headed to the U.S. Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped containment By Stephanie Pappas edited by Jeanna Bryner Screwworm...
Officials step up plans to combat flesh-eating screwworm
The Weather Network
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June 19, 2025
Female screwworm flies lay their eggs in open wounds, scrapes, or insect bites on people and animals. When the eggs hatch, the larvae burrow into the flesh, feeding on living tissue and potentially causing serious wounds, infections, and even...
Saving the seas
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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June 19, 2025
Features Newsday 3 Hrs Ago School of hammerhead sharks, Mikimoto, Japan. Photo courtesy Ocean Image Bank - Dr Anjani Ganase considers recent scientific studies on sea urchins, coral reefs and management targets; and arrives at the conclusion...
America set to open Texas ‘fly factory’ in bid to breed millions of insects
The Independent
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June 19, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Latin American Colonial Past Lives on in European Living‑Room Plants
LatinAmerican Post
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June 19, 2025
The cactus on your sill and the begonia spilling over a macramé hanger look innocent enough, yet each leaf carries a colonial passport—evidence of centuries-old journeys that pulled Latin American plants and the people who moved them into foreign...
Firms Underestimating Risks From Carbon-Fuelled Climate Change
Asia Financial
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June 17, 2025
Global firms are seriously underestimating the threats to their operations from increasingly changing climates, specifically by failing to identify risks to their extended supply chains, experts say. Record levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide...
Prince Albert wanted a secret love nest within six months of his wedding
East Bay Times - California
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June 18, 2025
The extravagant, dissolute life Prince Albert II of Monaco continues to bolster arguments of those who think that hereditary monarchies should not be allowed to exist in the 21st century. New revelations emerged this week in the French and British...
Texas fly factory plans a fight against flesh-eating parasite
KTBB - Texas
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June 19, 2025
Posted/updated on: June 19, 2025 at 10:12 am WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) – The U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year, announcing its intent Wednesday to breed millions of the insects in Texas near the border...
The U.S. plans to open a fly factory in Texas as part of its fight against a flesh-eating parasite
Spectrum News Austin
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June 19, 2025
The U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year, announcing its intent Wednesday to breed millions of the insects in Texas near the border with Mexico as part of an effort to keep a flesh-eating parasite from...
ICE raid sends shockwaves across racing, 'puts horses at risk'
USA Today - Virginia
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Like so many farms, meat-packing plants and other industries that rely heavily on immigrant labor, horse racing is full of people who supported President Trump’s campaign in 2024 but did not believe he would target their businesses with the mass...
'A nasty parasite': State, federal agricultural leaders prepare plans to combat New World screwworm
Longview News-Journal - Texas
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State and federal agricultural leaders are making plans to combat a potentially devastating parasitic fly that they expect will make its way into Texas, potentially affecting livestock and pets. The New World screwworm, which has been eradicated...
What should Trump do next on trade? Optimize existing US trade agreements in Central and South America.
Atlantic Council
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June 17, 2025
The Trump administration recently imposed 10 percent tariffs on exports to the United States from many free-trade-agreement partners from Latin America. This has resulted in unnecessary instability. At a time when Washington should be deepening...
Ag secretary announces 'bold' plan to stop New World screwworm from entering US
NewsNation Now - Illinois
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June 19, 2025
EDINBURG, Texas (Border Report) — Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Wednesday announced what she called a “bold” new a plan to stop the New World screwworm from crossing the border into the U.S. from Mexico. Flanked by a bipartisan group...
NCBA Supports USDA Plan for Screwworm Sterile Fly Facility in Texas
Tri State Livestock News - South Dakota
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June 19, 2025
WASHINGTON (June 18, 2025) – Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced strong support for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) plan to build a New World screwworm sterile fly facility at Moore Air Base in south...