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Additional testing of retail dairy products from across the country has turned up no signs of live bird flu virus, strengthening the consensus that pasteurization is protecting consumers from the threat, federal health and agriculture officials said at a news briefing on Wednesday. But the scope of the bird flu outbreak in cattle remains unclear, as dairy herds are not routinely tested for the infection, scientists and other experts have noted. Just one human infection, which was mild, has been reported, in a dairy worker in Texas who had direct contact with sick cows. Barely two dozen people have been tested for bird flu, federal officials said at the briefing. There have been no unusual increases in flu cases around the country, even in areas with infected cows, they added.

Locations: Texas

☆ Fact-Checking Vivek Ramaswamy on the Campaign Trail
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Linda Qiu | More About Linda Qiu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

First, Mr. Manuel is not an “Obama appointee” but rather participated in a leadership development program run by the Obama Foundation in 2019. Noting high winds and drought, the company requested permission to fill a private reservoir for fire control, though the reservoir was not connected to fire hydrants. The water agency asked the company whether the fire department had made the request, received no answer and said that it needed the approval of a farmer who relied on the water for his crops. The company said that it could not reach the farmer, but that the agency approved the request hours later. The executive, in another letter, also wrote that “we would never imply responsibility” on Mr. Manuel’s part.

Persons: Manuel, Obama, ”, Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy’s Organizations: Obama Foundation, Mr, Maui Land Company, The New York Times Locations: Hawaii, Lahaina, Maui, The

☆ Assessing the Breadth of Trump’s Election Lies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Linda Qiu | More About Linda Qiu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Before the 2020 election had even concluded, President Donald J. Trump laid the groundwork for an alternate reality in which he was declared the victor, falsely assailing the integrity of the race at nearly every turn. Those lies are now central to two criminal indictments brought against him by the Justice Department and in Georgia, and formed what prosecutors have described as the bedrock of his attempts to overturn the election. Dozens of times, he simply characterized the election as “rigged,” “stolen” or “a hoax,” and flatly and falsely declared he had won — even as a mountain of evidence proved otherwise. Other falsehoods were more specific about the voting and ballot-counting process, contained unproven allegations and promoted conspiracy theories. Here are five common ways in which Mr. Trump has lied about the 2020 election.

Persons: Donald J, Trump Organizations: Justice Department, The Washington Post Locations: Georgia

☆ Fact-Checking the Defenses of Trump After His Latest Indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Linda Qiu | More About Linda Qiu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Allies of former President Donald J. Trump have rushed to his defense since he was charged on Tuesday in connection with his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. They inaccurately attacked the judge assigned to oversee the trial, baselessly speculated that the timing of the accusations was intended to obscure misconduct by the Bidens and misleadingly compared his conduct to that of Democratic politicians. What Was Said“Judge Chutkan was appointed to the D.C. District Court by Barack Obama, and she has a reputation for being far left, even by D.C. District Court standards. Mr. Cruz is correct that Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, the trial judge overseeing Mr. Trump’s prosecution in the case, was appointed by President Barack Obama. While she has gained a reputation for handing down tough sentences to people convicted of crimes in the Jan. 6 riot, she is not the only federal judge who has exceeded prosecutors’ sentencing recommendations.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, baselessly, Here’s, Said, Chutkan, Barack Obama, Judge Chutkan, Jan, ”, Ted Cruz, Cruz, Tanya S Organizations: Democratic, D.C, Washington , D.C, Republican Locations: Washington ,, Texas

☆ Fact-Checking Mike Pence on the Campaign Trail
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Linda Qiu | More About Linda Qiu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A spokesman for Mr. Pence cited nine such states as exceptionally nonrestrictive. Fiscal policyWhat Mr. Pence Said“Well, first off, look, Joe Biden’s policy on our national debt is insolvency. Asked about his calls to overhaul Social Security and Medicare, Mr. Pence criticized Mr. Trump’s and Mr. Biden’s approaches to the social programs as irresponsible. While both have said they would not cut benefits, only Mr. Biden has proposed tax increases to shore up both programs. Currently, Social Security and Medicare both face financial shortfalls.

Persons: ”, Pence, Pence Said, Joe Biden’s, Trump’s, Biden Organizations: World Health Organization, Fox News, Social Security Locations: United States

☆ Justice Dept. to Investigate Georgia Jail Where Inmate Died Covered in Lice
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Linda Qiu | More About Linda Qiu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Justice Department said on Thursday that it was investigating the conditions at a jail in Fulton County, Ga., citing reports of violence, deteriorating surroundings and the death last year of an inmate who was covered in lice and feces. The civil investigation, part of a broader effort by the department to scrutinize conditions at jails and prisons across the country, will also examine whether officers used excessive force, the availability of medical care and the treatment of mentally ill prisoners. “Detention or incarceration in jail should not include exposure to unconstitutional living conditions that place lives in jeopardy or risk of serious harm from assaults,” Kristen Clarke, an assistant attorney general who leads the agency’s civil rights division, said in announcing the investigation. “Jail facilities must provide constitutional and humane conditions, in which all people can live safely while they go through the criminal process.”The Fulton County government and sheriff’s office said in a joint statement that they planned to cooperate fully.

Persons: ” Kristen Clarke Organizations: “ Locations: Fulton County ,, Fulton

☆ Agriculture Dept. to Invest $300 Million to Measure Greenhouse Emissions
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Linda Qiu | More About Linda Qiu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Agriculture Department said on Wednesday that it would establish a monitoring and data collection network to measure greenhouse gas emissions and determine how much carbon can be captured using certain farming practices. The network, using $300 million in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, will help quantify the outcomes of so-called climate-smart or regenerative agricultural practices, a cornerstone of the department’s approach to addressing a warming planet. The research and data that is collected will also be crucial to measuring progress on President Biden’s goal of halving greenhouse emissions by the end of the decade. “It’s not just simply about promoting climate-smart agriculture, not simply about promoting proper science,” Tom Vilsack, the agriculture secretary, said in a news conference on Tuesday ahead of the announcement. The department has also provided billions in additional funding to farming projects that reduce emissions, in part by capturing carbon dioxide, one of the main greenhouse gases, from the atmosphere and storing it as carbon in the soil.

Persons: Biden’s, “ It’s, Tom Vilsack, Biden Organizations: Agriculture Department

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