National Interest
Mystery Illness Sickens Over 140 On Royal Caribbean Cruise, CDC Investigates Mystery Illness Sickens Over 140 On Royal Caribbean Cruise, CDC Investigates Mystery Illness Sickens Over 140 On Royal Caribbean Cruise, CDC Investigates
Mystery Illness Sickens Over 140 On Royal Caribbean Cruise, CDC Investigates A dream vacation quickly turned into a nightmare for more than 140 people aboard Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas when a mysterious illness swept through the ship during a week-long cruise. The gastrointestinal outbreak, which affected 134 of the 3,914 passengers and seven crew members, was reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday, July 11, the day the ship returned to Los Angeles after departing on Friday, July 4.  Those who fell ill during the voyage to Mexico experienced symptoms including vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps, though the …

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Mass Layoffs Begin At State Department Under Trump Downsizing Plan Mass Layoffs Begin At State Department Under Trump Downsizing Plan Mass Layoffs Begin At State Department Under Trump Downsizing Plan
Mass Layoffs Begin At State Department Under Trump Downsizing Plan The State Department is firing around 1,350 workers as part of a sweeping downsizing initiative tied to President Donald Trump’s plan to reduce the federal workforce. According to an internal memo obtained by The Washington Post, the department will issue termination notices on Friday, July 11 to over 1,100 civil servants and 240 Foreign Service employees.  The move follows a Supreme Court ruling earlier this week that cleared the way for Trump’s executive order to move forward while legal challenges continue. Earlier report: Trump Can Proceed With Government Overhaul, Cut Workers, …

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Trump Can Proceed With Government Overhaul, Cut Workers, Supreme Court Rules Trump Can Proceed With Government Overhaul, Cut Workers, Supreme Court Rules Trump Can Proceed With Government Overhaul, Cut Workers, Supreme Court Rules
Trump Can Proceed With Government Overhaul, Cut Workers, Supreme Court Rules It’s now full speed ahead for President Donald Trump’s plan to overhaul the federal workforce. In a late-day decision Tuesday, July 8, the US Supreme Court said Trump’s executive order may move forward, allowing mass layoffs and structural reorganizations across multiple federal departments and agencies while ongoing litigation plays out. The high court’s unsigned order overturned a Thursday, May 22 injunction issued by US District Judge Susan Illston of San Francisco that had temporarily blocked Trump’s directive on grounds it likely required congressional approval. At issue is the admini…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Measles Cases In US Approaches 25-Year High As CDC Confirms 27 Outbreaks Measles Cases In US Approaches 25-Year High As CDC Confirms 27 Outbreaks Measles Cases In US Approaches 25-Year High As CDC Confirms 27 Outbreaks
Measles Cases In US Approaches 25-Year High As CDC Confirms 27 Outbreaks America has reached another grim milestone as the number of confirmed cases of the measles hit a record high since the US declared the disease "under control" decades ago. A total of 1,267 confirmed measles cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 38 states and jurisdictions — more than triple the number reported in all of 2024, according to the agency's latest report. At least 27 outbreaks (defined as three or more connected cases) have been reported so far this year, with 88 percent of cases (1,115 of 1,267) linked to outbreaks, health officials …

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by Zak Failla
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Pistachio Cream Linked To Salmonella Outbreak Sickens NJ Resident: CDC Pistachio Cream Linked To Salmonella Outbreak Sickens NJ Resident: CDC Pistachio Cream Linked To Salmonella Outbreak Sickens NJ Resident: CDC
Pistachio Cream Linked To Salmonella Outbreak Sickens NJ Resident: CDC A New Jersey resident has been infected in a growing multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to imported pistachio cream, the CDC and FDA announced this month. The outbreak has now sickened four people across two states — including New Jersey and Minnesota — after they consumed Emek-brand Pistachio Cream, a product made in Turkey and sold online to restaurants, wholesale distributors, and food service locations across the U.S. The CDC map shows one confirmed case in New Jersey, where officials say the contaminated pistachio cream may have been served at a restaurant. The product in question …

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by Cecilia Levine
Waynesboro, PA
Breaking News
Possible West Nile In Mosquitoes Prompts Emergency Spraying Across Dauphin County Neighborhoods Possible West Nile In Mosquitoes Prompts Emergency Spraying Across Dauphin County Neighborhoods Possible West Nile In Mosquitoes Prompts Emergency Spraying Across Dauphin County Neighborhoods
Possible West Nile In Mosquitoes Prompts Emergency Spraying Across Dauphin County Neighborhoods Emergency spraying is scheduled for Friday evening, June 13, in parts of Middle Paxton Township, after officials detected high levels of mosquitoes capable of carrying West Nile Virus, the Dauphin County Mosquito-Borne Disease Control Program announced. The rapid response comes after samples in the area revealed alarming mosquito activity linked to West Nile encephalitis, a potentially dangerous brain infection spread by certain mosquito species, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 🦟 The targeted spray zones include: Beamer Lane, Canal Road, Towpath Road, Riverview …

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
RFK Jr. Removes All 17 Members Of CDC Vaccine Panel RFK Jr. Removes All 17 Members Of CDC Vaccine Panel RFK Jr. Removes All 17 Members Of CDC Vaccine Panel
RFK Jr. Removes All 17 Members Of CDC Vaccine Panel The entire roster of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) independent vaccine advisory committee is being replaced, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said. Kennedy announced that all 17 will be leaving their posts, saying that "a clean sweep is needed to re-establish public confidence in vaccine science." Kennedy said that the committee, known as the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP), has been plagued with persistent conflicts of interest. The committee is made up of medical and public health professionals …

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
New Travel Warning Issued By CDC As Measles Cases Rise New Travel Warning Issued By CDC As Measles Cases Rise New Travel Warning Issued By CDC As Measles Cases Rise
New Travel Warning Issued By CDC As Measles Cases Rise The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging travelers to take precautions because measles cases are rising throughout the world. More international travelers are getting infected with the highly contagious respiratory illness that spreads to others through coughing and sneezing, the agency says. Most people who bring measles into the United States are unvaccinated US residents who get infected during international travel, said the CDC. Cases are rising in many countries around the world. In the United States, 42 new cases have been reported in the last week, mainly among…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
COVID-19: Here Are Symptoms Of New Variant Sparking China Surge Now Surfacing In US COVID-19: Here Are Symptoms Of New Variant Sparking China Surge Now Surfacing In US COVID-19: Here Are Symptoms Of New Variant Sparking China Surge Now Surfacing In US
Covid-19: Here Are Symptoms Of New Variant Sparking China Surge Now Surfacing In US A highly transmissible COVID-19 variant behind a rise in cases in China has made its way to the United States, and now attention is starting to focus on whether its symptoms bear any distinctions from numerous other strains. Earlier report: COVID-19: NB.1.8.1 Strain Behind China Surge Surfacing In US Cases of the NB.1.8.1 variant have shown up in US airport screenings, but there have not been enough for it to appear on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracker of COVID variants. NB.1.8.1 is now considered a “variant under monitoring,” with current vaccines expe…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
COVID-19: Strain Behind New China Surge Now Surfacing In US, CDC Says COVID-19: Strain Behind New China Surge Now Surfacing In US, CDC Says COVID-19: Strain Behind New China Surge Now Surfacing In US, CDC Says
Covid-19: Strain Behind New China Surge Now Surfacing In US, CDC Says A new strain of COVID-19 gaining traction overseas is now being detected in the United States, according to health officials tracking the virus. Click here for a new, updated story: COVID-19: Here Are Symptoms Of New Variant Sparking China Surge Now Surfacing In US Airport screenings have identified cases of the NB.1.8.1 variant — the same strain linked to a surge in infections in China — among international travelers arriving in several US states, CBS News reports. The variant has been found in passengers tested at airports in the New York City area, California, Virginia, and Washington…

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by Joe Lombardi
Springfield, MA
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Food Sold At Big Y Linked To Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak, FDA Says Food Sold At Big Y Linked To Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak, FDA Says Food Sold At Big Y Linked To Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak, FDA Says
Food Sold At Big Y Linked To Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak, FDA Says Big Y Foods has recalled several types of sandwiches and wraps at more than two dozen stores as part of a nationwide salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers. The recall covers any small or large sub, 30-inch Super Sub, wrap, or panini made fresh at the deli counter, the Food and Drug Administration said. The sandwiches weren't prepackaged and were made on Tuesday, May 20, and Wednesday, May 21. Big Y said the sliced cucumbers came from Smartcuts, which was affected by Bedner Growers' salmonella outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously said the cucumbers …

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by Chris Spiker
Arlington, VA
Breaking News
Dozens Sickened By Cucumbers Sold In VA During Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak Dozens Sickened By Cucumbers Sold In VA During Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak Dozens Sickened By Cucumbers Sold In VA During Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak
Dozens Sickened By Cucumbers Sold In VA During Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak More than two dozen people, including some in the mid-Atlantic, have gotten sick from a nationwide salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said at least 26 people in 15 states have been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Montevideo. Nine people have been hospitalized, though no deaths have been reported. Investigators traced the source to whole cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers Inc. and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales Inc. between Tuesday, April 29, and Monday, May 19. Testing by the Food and Drug Admi…

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by Chris Spiker