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There is no vaccine to prevent or medicine to treat the Bourbon virus, which is transmitted by the lone star tick The first case of Bourbon virus has been confirmed in New York, prompting researchers to call for expanded surveillance and testing amid warnings that the rare tick-borne infection may be more widespread than currently known.Discovered in 2014 and named after Bourbon County, Kansas, where it was first identified, the virus is believed to be transmitted by the lone star tick. There is no vaccine or medicine available to prevent or treat the illness. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, rash, headache,…

Two parents in New York state who pleaded guilty to starving their baby to death will receive no jail time after a guilty plea to second-degree manslaughter. All thanks to a Democrat judge. What a surprise. Court documents reveal that Londyn Gonzalez, a two-and-a-half month old baby, was found dead at an apartment in Cheektowaga, New York, after paramedics responded to a call for an unresponsive child on July 7, 2023, according to The Post Millennial. While the baby was born at a healthy weight on April 20 of that year, during follow-up appointments, a medical provider said she was…

Anti-Israel actor Dune 3 star Javier Bardem blamed Israel for the invasion of Spanish territory by tens of thousands of Muslim migrants. The No Country for Old Men star shared his attack on Israel on his Instagram Stories claiming that Israel somehow benefits from a “destabilized Spain.” Indeed, he even disputed that there is any sort of invasion at all. “Ceuta is in Africa, not Europe. this isn’t an ‘invasion’ of the West,” he exclaimed. “If anything it’s the reverse, given Morocco functions increasingly as a Western-aligned client state.” He added that Spain has been “Europe’s loudest voice” against Israel and the…

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that while New York has put a moratorium on hyperscale data centers, “my guess is they’re going to be using what the data centers produce. Okay, so it’s just one of those not in my backyard issues, isn’t it? Everybody’s a hypocrite.” During a segment where Maher criticized building large data centers near cities, and Erin Brockovich criticized building them on “rural lands that are jeopardizing or taking farmland or jeopardizing our water, or actually jeopardizing people’s sanctuary,” Maher said, “New York banned it. So, they’re not going to…

Silver-Cheeked Toadfish Screengrab Social Media/X An unwelcome newcomer in the Med. As the Mediterranean sea gets warmer and more saline, a species of puffer fish is growing bigger and expanding further, bringing danger to fishing industries and beach swimmers alike. With its toxic flesh and bone-crushing jaws, the invasive species is expanding its range throughout the Mediterranean. In some places, it’s causing local authorities to issue warnings to tourists about the risk of dangerous bites. Silver-Cheeked Toadfish Screengrab Social Media/X Fox News reported: “Some places are even taking precautions to protect swimmers and bathers from the invasive silver-cheeked toadfish, also…

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci, who also served as Chief Medical Adviser to President Joe Biden and on the President’s Coronavirus Task Force under President Donald Trump, was “caught in actual lies” on the origins of the COVID virus and he thinks we shouldn’t do gain of function research. Maher said, “[H]e was caught in actual lies. He was telling people — and the big issue to me is the origin of this, which is very important, how did…

Tokyo and Washington have threatened further coordinated moves to contain turmoil spreading from currency markets into bond markets Japan and the US have officially confirmed an extraordinary joint intervention to rescue the yen after its collapse toward a four-decade low spilled over into the already strained American government-debt market.Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama announced the operation on Monday morning in Tokyo, saying the two governments jointly purchased yen during US trading on Friday, July 31.The intervention was intended to counter “excessive volatility and disorderly movements” in the currency, Katayama said, adding that Tokyo remained in close contact with the US…

The sudden strike call-off followed a week of threats that helped keep crude near $90 a barrel US President Donald Trump has teased new negotiations with Iran after abruptly calling off a major attack in a Truth Social post published on the same day that his media company began selling Wall Street firms millisecond-fast access to the platform’s market-moving content.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump claimed that talks would begin on Monday and said several Middle Eastern governments had urged him to give diplomacy another chance.“We’re just going to see whether or not we can make…

President Trump on Sunday doubled down, saying he wants to revive the $1.776 billion weaponization fund, which was previously scrapped after a judge blocked it.  A reporter asked Trump about his plans with the weaponization fund after he laid out plans to restore the fund on Saturday, and he confirmed the fund will be “back on the table.” Before taking the question, Trump trolled the ABC reporter after mistaking her for a BBC reporter. After the reporter announced the outlet she is from, Trump misheard and asked, “BBC?” before saying, “Oh, ABC. That’s worse. I like BBC better than ABC,…

President Donald Trump said Sunday that a deal with Iran is “imminent” and negotiations will begin Monday afternoon over the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear program, one day after he called off what he described as a potentially massive U.S. attack on the Islamic Republic. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said the United States had been prepared to launch the attack Sunday before Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Iran urged him to hold off to allow diplomacy another chance. “We were all set to go, just about at this time right now, and…