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  • News Wrap: 3 more screwworm cases found in Texas and New Mexico
    In our news wrap Monday, authorities reported three more cases of New World screwworm in the U.S., a federal judge struck down Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee, a stabbing at New York City's Penn Station left six people injured, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed at least 35 people in the Philippines, and "Schmigadoon" was crowned best musical at the Tony Awards.
     

News Wrap: 3 more screwworm cases found in Texas and New Mexico

8 June 2026 at 22:45
In our news wrap Monday, authorities reported three more cases of New World screwworm in the U.S., a federal judge struck down Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee, a stabbing at New York City's Penn Station left six people injured, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed at least 35 people in the Philippines, and "Schmigadoon" was crowned best musical at the Tony Awards.

What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its U.S. reappearance

The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae confirmed in south Texas.

WATCH: Rollins holds update as USDA confirms more screwworm cases, including 1 outside Texas

8 June 2026 at 17:41
Two more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed hundreds of miles apart in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping the spread of a pest that could potentially devastate the nation's cattle industry.

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