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  "id": 1950981,
  "title": "Concerns about the New World screwworm have put Texas pet adoptions on hold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/concerns-about-the-new-world-screwworm-have-put-texas-pet-adoptions-1950981",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T14:07:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-world-screwworm-texas-pet.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Adoptions are on hold for thousands of dogs and cats in Texas, potentially putting the animals at risk of being euthanized, because of efforts to stop the spread of the New World screwworm, an insect that has crossed the border from Mexico into the United States for the first time in 60 years.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Concerns about the New World screwworm have put Texas pet adoptions on hold",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/concerns-about-the-new-world-screwworm-have-put-texas-pet-adoptions-1941294",
        "published": "2026-08-19T13:23:01.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}