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USDA says screwworm found in elk in Texas, and warns hunters and ranchers to be vigilant to help stop spread

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Wednesday it had ⁠confirmed the ⁠first detection ​of flesh-eating parasite the New World screwworm in US wildlife in an ⁠elk in Pecos county, Texas.

The elk was located on a game ⁠ranch and was reported after being harvested by ​a hunter, the ‌USDA said ‌in a statement.

USDA says screwworm found in elk in Texas, and warns hunters and ranchers to be vigilant to help stop spread

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Wednesday it had ⁠confirmed the ⁠first detection ​of flesh-eating parasite the New World screwworm in US wildlife in an ⁠elk in Pecos county, Texas.

The elk was located on a game ⁠ranch and was reported after being harvested by ​a hunter, the ‌USDA said ‌in a statement.

• Police charge 26-year-old with indecent treatment of child under 16

• Australian Athletics ban sprinter from any involvement in the sport

Australia’s 2022 men’s 100m sprint champion has been arrested in Townsville for alleged indecent treatment of children.

Queensland police arrested Jake Doran on 13 October and he has been charged with one count of “indecent treatment of child under 16 (indecent film etc)”. Police investigations covered the period between January 2025 and September 2026.

• Bernardo Silva opens scoring as Madrid win 4-1

• Galatasaray sweep past Lille; 10-man Inter edge Shakhtar

Real Madrid claimed a third Champions League victory in as many games by thrashing RB Leipzig 4-1 on Wednesday, with Kylian Mbappé and Yan Diomande among the goals for José Mourinho’s side.

Bernardo Silva opened the scoring for Madrid from close range towards the end of a tight first half, with Arda Guler doubling the record 15-time European champions’ advantage soon after the interval.

• Manager apologises to fans after 4-1 defeat in Como

• Captain criticises ‘decision from the staff’ not to press

Michael Carrick’s future as Manchester United manager is in the balance after a humiliating 4-1 Champions League defeat by Como on Wednesday night.

Before Bournemouth’s visit to Old Trafford on Sunday his future may be discussed by Jason Wilcox, the director of football, Omar Berrada, the chief executive, and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the co-owner who controls sporting policy.

Musk says ‘there’s a lot of merit’ to potential merger that would require approval of 50% of all Tesla shareholders, but he declined to elaborate

Investors were paying close attention to Tesla’s third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday afternoon, after chief executive Elon Musk floated the idea of merging the car company with his rocket and AI company, SpaceX. But they didn’t glean further information after the company announced there would be no questions on the matter.

“With regard to a potential merger with SpaceX, I think I said everything that should be said yesterday,” Musk, the CEO of both companies, said on Tesla’s earnings call. He repeated a phrase he said on Tuesday: “I feel like I’m tap dancing through a minefield.”

Committee cites shortfalls of submarines and warships and says ‘dramatic progress’ needed by end of decade

Britain risks failing to deter future Russian aggression in the high north beyond the UK because of shortfalls in the number and availability of Royal Navy submarines and warships, MPs on the defence select committee have said.

The committee focused on the slow deployment of HMS Dragon to Cyprus this spring, declining numbers of frigates, and reports that all five Astute-class attack submarines were in dock this summer as evidence of a navy under-resourced for the threat.

Some in UK’s security services questioned why Welsh Labour firebrand was of interest

Aneurin “Nye” Bevan, the Welsh Labour firebrand who spearheaded the creation of the NHS, was monitored by security services for more than two decades, though his personal file was “remarkably tame”, according to official files released to the public.

Bevan came to MI5’s attention in the 1930s over concerns about his links with known communists, papers released to the National Archives show. Monitoring continued even after he became a minister in the postwar Labour government that created the NHS.

MPs in PNG to decide on ratifying a 2019 referendum in which Bougainvilleans voted overwhelmingly in favour of independence

For decades, the distant island of Bougainville has fought for secession from Papua New Guinea, for a future as an independent nation of its own.

This week, that long-running aspiration faces further challenge, with PNG’s parliament slated to debate the ratification of Bougainville’s 2019 UN-sanctioned referendum, in which nearly 98% of Bougainvilleans voted for independence.

Former speaker is latest target of mailings sent to various Congress members in the lead-up to the midterm elections

California representative Nancy Pelosi’s office received “a suspicious letter” on Wednesday in what appears to be the latest incident of ill-intentioned mailings targeted at US Congress members before the midterm elections.

The offices of more than three dozen members of Congress across the political spectrum have received envelopes containing white powder in recent days. One lawmaker’s office said preliminary tests indicated the powder was not hazardous.

Медицинская наука развивается с поразительной скоростью. Сегодня мы беседуем с одним из ведущих специалистов, Эриком Тополом, о двух сторонах этого процесса. Первая - применение искусственного интеллекта в медицине, особенно в диагностике. Здесь важная задача настолько хорошо соответствует возможностям машинного обучения, что ИИ способен превосходить врачей. Вторая - наше понимание старения и того, что с ним можно сделать. Эрик даже дает конкретные советы о том, как сохранить здоровье в пожилом возрасте.

Эрик Топол получил степень доктора медицины в Рочестерском университете. Сейчас он занимает именную профессорскую должность Гэри и Мэри Уэст в области инновационной медицины в отделении трансляционной медицины исследовательского института Скриппса. Он также основал Институт трансляционных исследований Скриппса и работает старшим консультантом в отделении сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний клиники Скриппса. Среди его наград и отличий - медаль Хатчинсона Рочестерского университета и членство в Национальной академии наук США. Он автор книг Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again («Глубокая медицина: как искусственный интеллект может вернуть здравоохранению человечность») и Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity («Супердолгожители: научно обоснованный подход к долголетию»).

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