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Fauci recovering from West Nile Virus

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is recovering from a bout of West Nile Virus. The 83-year-old Fauci was hospitalized for several days, but is now at home. Source

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Group leads nationwide effort to track antisemitic threats

In the Chicago command center of the Secure Community Network, threats to the nation’s Jewish community are mapped from coast-to-coast. The organization tracked more than 5,000 threats last year, sending more than 1,600 tips to law enforcement. Nicole Sganga has more. Source

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8/24: Saturday Morning

RFK Jr. endorses Trump as Harris campaign builds on DNC momentum; How a New York City culinary school is celebrating a decade of cooking and community. Source

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Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic’s Idea Work? | CBS Reports

As America grapples with an escalating plastic crisis, the city of Houston, ExxonMobil, and other partners announced a new program that promised to recycle nearly all of the city’s plastic waste. However, after two years, the program has yet to fully materialize. Critics argue that the evidence suggests it never will. And yet, the company envisions similar programs in other American cities. CBS Reports and Inside Climate News investigate whether this proposed solution to our plastic recycling crisis is indeed too good to be true. Source

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Efforts underway to hunt invasive Burmese pythons in Florida

Predators are becoming prey in the Florida Everglades as hundreds of hunters descend on the Sunshine State in an effort to catch and kill as many Burmese pythons as possible. The invasive species has wreaked havoc on the Everglades’ ecosystem. While it can feel like a losing battle, biologists say they aren’t giving up on the fight just yet. Source

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