Bird flu vaccine plans face hurdles amid December debate
Hassett outlined a perimeter approach to protect poultry farms from bird flu without culling inside the zone. Industry officials warn vaccines could hurt exports and push for robust trade protections. Officials weigh vaccines already exist. Zoetis gained a conditional USDA license, while experts stress strict biosecurity and practical delivery challenges along with worker protocols.
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Trump
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Brooke Rollins
Fox and Friends
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Fox News
U.S
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USDA
Iowa considers criminalizing minors at drag shows in new bill
A House subcommittee advanced a bill to criminalize exposing minors to drag performances. Adults bringing minors to drag shows could face a Class D felony with up to five years in prison and fines up to ten thousand dollars per minor. venues could incur similar penalties. LGBTQ advocates warned the broad wording could target drag events and other performances, while supporters urged protection of community standards. Representatives from One Iowa and Independent Venues Association urged careful wording to avoid banning legitimate performances.
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University of Minnesota
Tve
Cardona
Drag Story Times
Iowa Senate
House
Landon Stanley
Marshalltown
Sonika Lareese Knight
Drag Influ
Ences
Doubtfire
Iowa
Stanley
Maxwell Mowitz
One Iowa
Mowitz
James Orbradovich
Independent Venues Association of Iowa
Beethoven
Orbradovich
Danny Caroll
Oliver Bardwell
Iowans For Freedom
Bardwell
Helena Hayes
R-New
Sharon
Elinor Levin
Iowa City
Levin
Regents Gipple active on campus
Dunkel urged filling the student seat at the November board meeting to hear student perspectives. The Gazette reported the vacancy with Reynolds' office saying the appointee was named February 6. Gipple, from New Sharon and North Mahaska High School, participates in UNI groups and orientation duties.
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UNI
Gipple
Alpha Phi
Panhellenic
New Sharon
North Mahaska High School
Weather and piloting focus in Toronto Delta crash
Investigators examine weather runway conditions and crew actions after Delta Air Lines Connection Flight 4819 crash landed at Toronto Pearson. The CRJ-900 carried 76 passengers and four crew. 21 were hospitalized with 19 released by Tuesday. NTSB assisting, Transport Canada leads inquiry, with FAA and U.S. agencies providing support. Witness videos show dramatic landing with wing and tail damage and flames.
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Delta Air Lines Connection
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Endeavor Air
Delta
Endeavor
Ed Bastian
Toronto Pearson
AccuWeather
Federal Aviation Administration
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Federal National Transportation Safety Board
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