It's been decades since the New World Screwworm was a problem in the U.S.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission works to protect Americans from dangerous products and issuing recalls and warnings. It's the latest attempt by Trump to exact control over independent agencies.
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Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student, was ordered released by a federal judge in Vermont in the latest setback for the Trump administration's effort to deport noncitizen activists it accuses of antisemitism.
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Heath Canyon Ranch was purchased by the Nature Conservancy in Texas and will be part of the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area.
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The federal agency determined that more frequent launches at SpaceX's rocket site, Starbase, would have no significant impact on the local environment if the company takes the proper mitigation steps. The FAA has not issued a final decision.
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On Saturday, voters in the Big Bend and Permian Basin rejected funding proposals for education and water infrastructure and elected new local government officials. Voters in Ector County approved two emergency services districts that will bring fire and EMS operations to unincorporated parts of the county.
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A small group of mostly SpaceX employees voted to incorporate the area around the SpaceX rocket testing and launch site near Brownsville as the City of Starbase.
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