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fromNature
1 week ago

Daily briefing: How bad are ultra-processed foods, really?

AI-enabled non-invasive BCIs improve control accuracy; ancient mammoths harbored host-associated microbes over one million years ago; Oceania faces imminent H5N1 risk to endangered birds.
fromKqed
1 week ago

SF Cat's Death Highlights the Dangers of Raw Food Pet Diets, Expert Says | KQED

San Francisco public health officials said it was first notified of the bird flu in the cat on July 17, after it showed "respiratory and neurologic symptoms." A local vet tested the cat for influenza A, which came back positive. The California Department of Public Health confirmed the infection on July 31. SFDPH said there are no additional suspected or confirmed cases in San Francisco, no evidence of person-to-person transmission and the health risk to the general public remains low.
Public health
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

Thursday Morning What's Up: Illegal Gambling Den Shut Down In Alameda

The Alameda Police Department say they shut down an illegal gambling den being operated inside a home on Tuesday, where they found slot machines, table games like roulette, and drugs. [KTVU] A resident of the tiny town of Chinese Camp, Layne Smith, whose family has lived there for four generations, describes how he saved his home from the wildfire that came through Tuesday night. [KTVU]
US news
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Miscellaneous
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Police under scrutiny after incident with world's unluckiest goose

Police shot a Canada goose believed to have avian flu, leading to public backlash over the methods used.
New York Islanders
fromBrooklyn Eagle
3 months ago

US peregrine falcons adapt well to city living as their coastal cousins struggle with bird flu

Peregrine falcon populations are declining again due to bird flu, despite previous conservation successes.
SF food
fromNew York Post
4 months ago

US tax dollars subsidizing egg manufacturers' insane profits - while they continue to 'price gouge' due to bird flu

American egg producers, notably Cal-Maine, are profiting significantly while receiving substantial taxpayer aid due to avian flu culls.
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