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A cyberattack at L.A.-based Prospect Medical Holdings affects computers at hospitals in several U.S. states, forcing some ERs to close and ambulances to be diverted.

Speaking of barns, the consolidation of dairy farming into massive operations where cows are confined to tight spaces and feedlots rather than grazing makes transmission from one sick cow to an entire herd far easier than it would have been on smaller farms: “Cows are less likely to graze in pastures and are more likely to be confined within large barns and lots,” write the authors of the ERS report.

It’s worth noting that, as described by Science last month, the USDA’s ERS was gutted by Trump during his first term in office.

Although the agency was rebuilt, Jeffrey Mervis describes in Science’s report, there’s less expertise and reportedly less willingness to explore controversial issues and share politically unpalatable findings, such as one study ERS presented back in 2018 that found the wealthiest farmers benefited most from Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.

Jess Blair, director of electoral reform campaigners ERS Cymru, said: "Voters are once again at risk of losing out without the ability to choose who replaces their MS."