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- 1Lab-grown meat's promised revolution fails to arrive●Where's the Beef?: The lab-grown-meat revolution that wasn't
A new Harper's Magazine essay argues that lab-grown meat, once pitched as a coming revolution in food, has fallen far short of its promises. Despite heavy investment and bold predictions about replacing conventional livestock farming, cultivated meat has struggled with costs, scaling and consumer acceptance, leaving its future uncertain.
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Cattle industry groups are protesting ICE immigration raids, saying enforcement actions are disrupting ranch operations and removing workers the livestock sector depends on. Industry representatives argue the raids threaten agricultural labor supply at a time when ranches already struggle to fill jobs, and they are calling for protections for farm and ranch workers.
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Reports highlight efforts to combat an outbreak of New World screwworm, a parasitic fly whose larvae infest the wounds of warm-blooded animals, threatening livestock and wildlife. Beyond the reporting of ongoing containment efforts, no further details about locations, response measures or impacts are provided in the available evidence.