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US screwworm patient recovered, Maryland says, as ranchers criticize secrecy  Reuters The U.S. confirms its first human case of New World screwworm. What is it?  NPR A Maryland resident is diagnosed with screwworm. Here’s what to know about the flesh-eating parasite.  CBS News First human case of flesh-eating screwworm parasite detected in the U.S.  NBC News HHS Allows FDA Emergency Use of Animal Drugs …

The Vulcan rocket checks off several important boxes for the Space Force. First, it relies entirely on US-made rocket engines. The Atlas V rocket it is replacing uses Russian-built main engines, and given the chilled relations between the two powers, US officials have long desired to stop using Russian engines to power the Pentagon’s satellites into orbit. Second, ULA says …

On Sunday night, with no advance notice, the NFL Players Association picked an interim executive director. The appointment of David White carries the same cloak of secrecy that accompanied the ultimately disastrous hiring of Lloyd Howell in June 2023. Like the last time around, the union has disclosed none of the other candidates. It’s not known when the board of …

IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 Scientists in China have developed an AI model that has successfully classified over 27 million cosmic objects, marking a significant advancement in astronomy. 💡 The AI leverages both morphological features and spectral energy distribution to accurately differentiate stars, quasars, and galaxies. 🚀 This tool arrives at a crucial time, as future sky surveys are expected to …

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche completed nine hours of meetings over two days with Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday but made no public statements about what she said or the next steps in the Justice Department’s much-criticized Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Former prosecutors said it was highly unusual — and potentially unprecedented — for a the department’s No. 2 official to personally …