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Dana Dolan, resident of Elko, Nev., regarding the invasion of tens of thousands of Mormon crickets across northern Nevada. The bugs leave behind a stench that is akin to burning flesh and they stick to tires and the bottoms of shoes and they create an oil slick that has caused some vehicles to slide off roads. The crickets are expected to stick around until at least mid-August, after the bugs have mated and laid eggs and, subsequently, died. (Associated Press — June 20, 2023)
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Amy Chen, Upside Foods’ chief operating officer, regarding the company’s development and approval by the U.S. Agricultural Department to sell lab-grown chicken meat. Cultivated meat is grown in steel tanks, using cells that come from a living animal, a fertilized egg or a special bank of stored cells. “Cultured” meat is much more expensive than meat from whole, farmed birds and cannot yet be produced on the same mass scale, but advocates celebrate the development as a way to eliminate harm to animals and reduce environmental impacts of raising animals for food. (Associated Press — June 21, 2023)
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Sioux Falls, S.D., police Sgt. Aaron Benson, regarding the recovery of a velociraptor statue that was stolen from outside the Washington Pavilion, an arts and science center. The police were able to track down the statue using surveillance video and the statue did not receive any damage. Three suspects have been detained on charges of grand theft. (Associated Press — June 17, 2023)
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Wisconsin state Sen. Kelda Roys regarding the decision to end funding for a pandemic-era child-care subsidy program, which handed out nearly $600 million to more than 4,900 child-care providers from March 2020 to March 2023. Gov. Tony Evers proposed using more than $300 million in state money over the next two years to make the program permanent. Republicans rejected the plan. (Associated Press — June 16, 2023)
