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      "date": "2026-09-09",
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      "title": "Douglas reopens again after a weeklong pause over inoperable cattle chutes",
      "summary": "The only cattle crossing on the US-Mexico border went back into service on Tuesday after USDA paused it in late August, having been told that the chutes on the Mexican side had become inoperable following welding modifications. The stoppage showed how thin the reopened channel still was.",
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          "quote": "The Douglas border crossing reopened to cattle Tuesday after a more than weeklong pause - making it the only point on the U.S.-Mexico border where live cattle imports can cross."
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      "title": "The first cattle in more than a year cross at Douglas, Arizona",
      "summary": "Nearly 700 animals came through the border wall at Douglas on the Monday the port reopened, the first cattle to cross in more than a year. APHIS chief veterinary officer Alan Huddleston said the inspection included screwworm-sniffing dogs and called the reopening a proof of concept that, if it holds, would lead to more ports opening along the border.",
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          "quote": "LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The U.S. reopened the border crossing in Arizona to cattle imports from Mexico on Monday, as part of a phased plan to control the spread of the New World screwworm."
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      "date": "2026-07-24",
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      "title": "USDA says the Douglas port will reopen to Mexican cattle in phases from August 24",
      "summary": "After more than a year of closure, Rollins said it was safe to reopen the Douglas, Arizona port in 30 days and resume cattle movement, with a phased schedule and a jointly agreed import protocol. Douglas would be the only crossing open, a fraction of the pre-closure trade.",
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          "published": "2026-07-24",
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