What Is Johne’s Disease? Johne’s (YO-nees) disease is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium paratuberculosis and is estimated to cost the dairy industry $200 to $250 million dollars a year. Eradicating Johne’s would entail testing to identify diseased cattle in order to destroy them. It’s estimated that as many as 68% of dairy herds are infected with Johne’s disease. An infected cow exhibits symptoms of diarrhea and weight loss as the bacteria attack her ileum....

On October 10 at approximately 6:42 p.m., Colchester Police received a report of a male driving erratically in a Jeep Cherokee along Vermont Route 15. According to police, the driver of the vehicle, 38-year-old Ben Webb, pulled up alongside a stranger, exited his vehicle, and demanded the man’s debit card. Webb reportedly pointed a crossbow at the victim, 22, before the victim drove away from the scene and called the police....

If giving the unwashed masses the power to tag (effectively index and organize) the LOC’s photo archive sounds, well, potentially risky, the response has been instantaneous and overwhelmingly positive. Within 24 hours of the project’s launch last week, all 3,115 images had been viewed at least once (with 650,000 total views), more than 500 pictures had received comments, and 4,000 unique tags had been added. And some of them are already proving useful: users have added new information in tags and comments to portraits of boxers, sulky racers, base stealers, Riveting Rosies and many, many more....

However, the deaths come amid two of the ship’s passengers testing positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus strain. In a statement to Newsweek, Holland America Line did not state if the deceased individuals were among the positive tests or if any of the four had the virus. “Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and we are doing everything we can to support them during this difficult time,” the statement said....

Extrapulmonary cryptococcosis (which includes cryptococcal meningitis) is classified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an AIDS-defining condition. Overall, cryptococcal meningitis is the most common infection of the central nervous system and the third most frequent complication in people with AIDS. With the advent of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART), cryptococcosis incidence has declined steadily in the developed world since the mid-1990s. However, from a global perspective, the annual number of deaths attributed to cryptococcal meningitis is currently in excess of 625,000 with the highest prevalence occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, where mortality is estimated to be between 50% and 70%....

Cy is far from alone, as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has projected that consumers are on track to lose more than $1 billion this year to cryptocurrency scams. In May, the agency also reported that consumers had sent more than $2 million to impersonators pretending to be Elon Musk over the previous six months, and that 7,000 had reported losses of more than $80 million from other cryptocurrency scams....

Even when they become mainstream in usage, disruptive technologies can be hard to understand and even harder to regulate. Legislators are making choices today that affect any number of possible situations that could exist in the future. They may stifle innovation with an ill-considered turn of phrase based on a constrained or incorrect understanding of the underlying technology. Thanks to a few pages in the bipartisan infrastructure bill that has now passed in the Senate and the House, our government officials have stumbled into a hornet’s nest related to cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and the impact of the legal language used in our laws on this nascent industry....

Meanwhile, the Newsweek Cryptocurrency Index has data on 11 currencies, with individual strength comparisons. Bitcoin (BTC/USD) Analysis Key Highlights BTC has gained more than $1,000 after the Fed’s Monetary Policy decision. The central bank hiked rates by 25 basis points, as expected. The hopes of a Russia and Ukraine compromise have lifted optimism. Technical Analysis Intraday trend - Bullish On the daily chart, the pair is trading above Tenken-sen ($40,079), Kijun-sen ($39,828), and below Ichimoku Kumo cloud ($41,399) confirming a bullish trend....

The two London clubs are coming off very different weekends, with Spurs suffering the disappointment of an FA Cup semi-final exit to the Blues and Palace beating Liverpool at Anfield. Conte: No need for Hazard to be selfish Mauricio Pochettino’s men have won seven straight in the league, though, and will hope to continue that run at Selhurst Park. TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM In the UK, the match will be available to watch live on television on Sky Sports 1 and by stream via Sky Go....

Arsenal looked tetchy right from kick off, with the usually reliable trio of Ramsdale, White, and Gabriel looking on completely different wavelengths. The absence of Tierney made matters worse, with Tavares among many Arsenal players who had a game to forget. The Gunner struggled with the ball and were forced into mistakes by an aggressive Palace press. The compact shape of the hosts meant that Arsenal couldn’t get their attackers into the game, and they had to go long and lose the ball, or risk losing it to the press....

The man impeded a standup report by ESPN’s Bob Ley following the historic game between the Rays and the Cuban club. MORE: 11 MLB clubhouse controversies | Iconic images of baseball in Cuba The protester tossed a number of pamphlets in the air before he was brought down from the platform. After tossing to the analysts who called the game, the cameras returned to Ley, who narrated footage showing the man and five others being forced into police cars....

Cubs first baseman Mark Grace hit .647 (11-for-17), with three doubles, a triple, a homer and eight RBIs in the five-game series Giants first baseman Will Clark hit .650 (13-for-20), with three doubles, a triple, two homers and eight RBIs. Truly epic stuff. MORE: The top 50 players in the 2016 postseason I was 13 years old when that series happened, and I had no dog in that fight — in fact, I kinda despised both teams — but I was in awe of the hitting display put on by those two first basemen....

The No. 9 overall draft pick in 2011, will take a leave of absence from Triple-A Iowa, which begins its season Thursday night. Baez played 52 games for the Cubs last year, but was sent down toward the end of Spring Training. Spina bifida is a birth defect that literally means “split spine” and occurs in about 1,500 births each year worldwide. The defect occurs when the spinal column does not close all the way....

Cubs fans lined the streets of Wrigleyville, the Magnificent Mile and Grant Park as a wave of buses and trolleys made their way past some of Chicago’s most historic landmarks. MORE: Photos from a wild scene in Chicago Cubs fans lined the streets of Wrigleyville, the Magnificent Mile and Grant Park as a wave of buses and trolleys made their way past some of Chicago’s most historic landmarks. People jockeyed for position hours before the parade started, hoping to see the players, coaches and heads of the organization that brought home a championship for the first time in 108 years....

As you can imagine, Schilling, who is never at a loss for words, had a thing or two to say about the omission. MORE: Schilling calls out ESPN for employing ‘racists’ | Schilling now poster child for conservatives As he is also apt to do, Schilling was quick to engage with fans who saw his tweets. He also made it clear that he, um, doesn’t like ESPN very much. And never will again, apparently....

About Cortisol Cortisol is the body’s main stress hormone. Cortisol is secreted by the adrenal glands in response to the secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) by the pituitary. One form of Cushing’s syndrome may be caused by an oversecretion of ACTH by the pituitary leading to an excess of cortisol. Cortisol has several functions, including the regulation of inflammation and controlling how the body uses carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Corticosteroids such as prednisone, which are often used to treat inflammatory conditions, mimic the effects of cortisol....

ULCERSThe Drinking Cure Could a drink a day keep the ulcers away? When German researchers tested 1,800 people for Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium that causes most ulcers, an interesting pattern emerged. Compared with teetotalers, people who drank about one drink a day had 7 percent fewer infections. Those who had two had 18 percent fewer. And heavier drinkers were a third less likely to have it. But go easy: heavy drinkers die more often of cirrhosis, cancer and trauma....

Netaid, a partnership between the United Nations and Cisco Systems, is the largest Web site devoted to international online volunteering. There could be more to come. Coralie Bryant, a professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, says the Web is beginning to blossom as a tool for international development. “The concept makes a lot of sense,” she says. Netaid, for one, is growing rapidly–it averages 132,000 hits a day, up from 12,000 six months ago....

He’s not alone. Ever since the latest intifada began two years ago, Israel’s economy has gone into a serious slump. Economic output has been shrinking for two years. Unemployment now exceeds 10 percent, and inflation will reach 8 percent this year. The country’s construction and agriculture industries have been in steady decline, but now the malaise has spread to business sectors that, not long ago, were thriving. The intifada, which has taken an even higher toll on the Palestinian economy, is not solely to blame....