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President Trump has nominated federal prosecutor Jay Clayton to serve as the next director of national intelligence.
If confirmed, that would limit the time that incoming acting director Bill Pulte could lead the agency.
Pulte has no intelligence background and drew bipartisan opposition.
NPR's Eric McDaniel says Jay Clayton does have an intelligence background
and was the former head of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
He currently serves as U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and while there, his office has done a couple high-profile things,
not least of which is the indictment of former Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro.
Clayton has been confirmed by the Senate before for the SEC,
which is a good sign for his ability to be confirmed again.
Dogs," and Pierce Sidney Lupkin reports. New World screwworms are flies that lay eggs in living mammals,
usually cattle. If left untreated, screwworm maggots can cause secondary infections and other deadly damage.
A U.S. Screwworm outbreak began earlier this month with an infected calf in Texas. There are now six cases total,
according to the Department of Agriculture. The USDA also confirmed the parasite in a dog in New Mexico
on Monday. The FDA has authorized generic night and pyrim tablets for emergency use in dogs,
puppies, cats and kittens. The tablets are available over the counter,
but veterinarians may still need to physically remove remaining screwworm larvae.
Although screw-worms mostly affect livestock, in rare cases they can infest humans and pets. Sydney Lufkin,
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