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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

In 2001, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that irradiating half the meat and poultry consumed in the United States would mean 900,000 fewer cases of food-borne illness and 350 fewer deaths each year. Coli Shows Flaws in Ground Beef Inspection System ” (front page, Oct. 4): Your article about E.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

10,000 Birds

True to form, the United States Department of Agriculture seems less concerned about the health or status of Yellow Bitterns and more about managing the birds on Guam to minimize threats to aviation safety. This one seems to wonder about whether eating flies is the right lifestyle choice though. Well, Nanhui had some this month.

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