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This Cat Poop Parasite Can Decapitate Sperm—and It Might Be Fueling Infertility

A more recent study found that male infertility rates increased nearly 80% from 1990 to 2019.

The reasons driving this trend remain a mystery, but frequently cited culprits include obesity, poor diet, and environmental toxins.

This new study bolsters emerging findings that underscore the importance of preventing this parasitic infection.

Water, shellfish and unwashed fruits and vegetables can also harbor infectious parasite eggs.

Between 30% and 50% of the world’s population is permanently infected with Toxoplasma due to the many ways the parasite can spread.

This finding prompted the team to test what happens when the parasite comes into direct contact with human sperm in a test tube.

This article was updated to remove an incorrect statement about the prevalence of deaths due to foodborne toxoplasmosis. »

PBS sues Trump over executive order to cut funding

Authored by cnbc.com

Trump's executive order targeting PBS' funding "will upend public television," lawyers for the broadcaster behind "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" and "Sesame Street" wrote in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Constitution and the half-century-old law governing public television forbid Trump from attempting to defund PBS or "serving as the arbiter" of its programming, PBS argued.

The nonprofit public media outlets both want the courts to invalidate Trump's May 1 executive order commanding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or CPB, and all executive agencies to "cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS.". »

Russian commander behind Mariupol strikes that claimed 8,000 lives is killed in 'suicide attack'

Authored by dailymail.co.uk

A retired Russian commander behind strikes that claimed 8,000 Ukrainian lives has been killed by a 'suicide bomber' on the southern city of Stavropol.

Retired Russian commander Zaur Gurtsiev was killed on Thursday following a blast in Stavropol.

Meanwhile, a Russian bombing campaign that had escalated in recent days slowed overnight, with far fewer Russian drones targeting Ukrainian towns and cities. »

Kremlin staged drone attack on Putin's helicopter

Authored by pravda.com.ua

A claim by the Russian Defence Ministry that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin was "in the epicentre of a drone attack" has turned out to be a staged performance by the Kremlin.

The Moscow Times reported that the "sensational claim" that Putin’s helicopter had found itself "in the epicentre of a large-scale enemy drone attack" was disseminated by the Russian Defence Ministry via the state-run VGTRK television channel.

Background: Earlier, Ukraine’s Centre for Strategic Communications and Information Security denied claims that Putin’s helicopter came under attack from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. »