• USDA plans to resume imports of Mexican cattle at more ports of entry
    By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, Oct 20 (Reuters) – The US Department of Agriculture plans to resume cattle imports from Mexico at two additional US ports of entry, after halting shipments last year in an attempt to keep out the flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm, the agency said on Tuesday. • The USDA plans to restart […]
  • Kennedy says Trump administration aims for regulated market for peptides
    WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – US Health Secretary Robert F. ‌Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday the Trump administration aims to expand access to peptides by creating a regulated marketplace for the drugs promoted by social media influencers and by the health secretary. They have attracted consumers in a gray market, bolstered by social media claims […]
  • At least 17 data center campuses proposed on US public lands, group says
    Oct 20 (Reuters) – At least 35 data center-related applications covering more than 24,000 acres of US federal land are pending or active across six Western states, according to an analysis by conservation group Center for Western Priorities. • US Bureau of Land Management records show at least 17 proposed data center campuses and 13 […]
  • US Social Security Agency corrects nearly 15% of records in database cleanup
    Oct 20 (Reuters) – The US Social Security Administration said on Tuesday that it had corrected records for nearly 15% of all active Social Security numbers, adding missing death and citizenship information, as part of the Trump administration’s effort to prevent fraud in the benefits program.  • In what the agency said was the most […]
  • Hegseth Goes To Israel
    (Tel Aviv) — Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth made an unannounced visit to Israel Monday where he reportedly met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The meeting was at an airbase in the south of the country. It comes ahead of Israeli elections where President Trump has endorsed his ally for re-election. No word on what Hegseth […]