Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Start the morning with these reads:
Nicole Fallert here, bringing you the news to know on Thursday, from a threat to America’s cattle industry to still no winner in some of California’s June 2 primaries.
Just a day after saying there are no cases of a parasitic fly in the U.S., the U.S. Department of Agriculture says a case may have been detected in South Texas, with the potential to impact Texas’s $15 billion cattle industry.
Lawmakers and federal officials have traded barbs over whether the country is prepared: USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said a social media post by a “very well-intentioned” Texas legislator about a confirmed New World screwworm case was false. But then Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller also issued a statement Wednesday evening, criticizing the USDA’s “slow, bureaucratic and incomplete response” to the screwworm threat.
Entertainment
The 25th installment of the Tribeca Festival runs June 3-14 throughout New York City, boasting a tremendous music slate, with icons including Madonna, Earth, Wind & Fire and Peter Frampton premiering music films.
NBA Finals
Suddenly New York City feels like one big, loud family. The Knicks are in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999, opening last night with Game 1 against the San Antonio Spurs, a thrilling, back-and-forth 105-95 win to take an early lead in the best-of-7 series. The city hasn’t had a moment like this in 27 years. And it shows.
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