USDA commits 100 million to bird flu research effort
The USDA will fund 100 million dollars in research on highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry. Projects include novel vaccines and therapies, biosecurity upgrades, and studies of virus containment. Funding supports up to May 19 for entities including for profit groups, states, universities, and livestock organizations amid an outbreak affecting over 168 million birds.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
Brooke Rollins
Rollins
USDA
South Korea
Turkey
Department
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APHIS
U.S
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
Kennedy
Iowa
Buena Vista
Woodward Resource Center fined for third time in months
Iowa inspectors report Woodward Resource Center, a state run facility for people with intellectual disabilities, fined multiple times for care deficiencies. A $4,250 March 5 penalty followed a Christmas Eve incident where a resident nearly choked on sandwich and meatballs after warnings about bite-size portions. Earlier fines included a $10,000 sanction for inadequate supervision and delayed emergency response in a death case, plus a December $500 for abuse, reduced to $325.
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State of
Iowa
Woodward Resource Center
DIAL
Woodward
Adventureland top owner changes again to Herschend
Altoona's Adventureland and Palace Entertainment shift ownership to Herschend Family Entertainment, parent of Dollywood and Silver Dollar City, with no immediate changes to daily operations. Parques Reunidos to focus on Europe amid ongoing safety and legal scrutiny from past incidents and fines.
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Adventureland
Herschend
Dollywood
Silver Dollar City
Palace Entertainment
Parqques Reunidos
Adventureland Resort
Andrew Wexler
Herschead
Pittsburgh
Parques Reunidos
Ozark Mountains
Kentucky Kingdom
Harlem Globetrotters
Forbes
Marion
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Herschend Family Entertainment
Table Rock Lake
Branson
Kansas City Star
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Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee
Washington
Associated Press
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