Health officials across California are asking people to stay away from wild animals after two children contracted a brain-eating parasite. A CDC report this week revealed a 14-year-old boy and 15-month-old boy suffered from a B. procyonis infection in September 2024 in Los Angeles, prompting a public alert by the agency. B. procyonis infection, also known as raccoon roundworm infection, is a …
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PHILADELPHIA – A round of severe storms brought heavy rain and the risk of flash flooding to the area Thursday afternoon. Philadelphia and areas along the I-95 corridor were hit hardest by the system forecasters predicted would bring ‘potentially significant flash flooding. The city and surrounding suburbs remain under a Flash Flood Warning until 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Flash Flood Warning …
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Apple has released iOS 18.6, along with a warning to update your iPhone now. Getty Images Update July 30: This article, originally published July 29, has been updated to include details of other upgrades issued alongside iOS 18.6, as well as bug fixes and additional expert advice. Apple has released iOS 18.6, along with a warning to update your iPhone …
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BREAKINGBREAKING, The magnitude 8.7 quake strikes 136km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia’s far east, according to US Geological Survey. Tsunami alerts have been issued in multiple countries after a powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake off the Russian coast. Waves of up to 4 metres high (13 feet) were recorded in Russia’s far-eastern Kamchatka region early on Wednesday, with warnings of hazardous …
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It’s always hot in the summer in the U.S. Southeast, but even by the standards of Florida and the Carolinas, the steamy heat wave on tap for the region Saturday into the coming week is a little extreme. The National Weather Service issued heat advisories for a large swath of the East Coast from central Florida to Virginia through much …
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A health alert has been issued for British tourists travelling to a popular European destination this summer as two potentially fatal diseases have been detected. In Italy, health authorities have reported the first locally acquired cases of both dengue and chikungunya, mosquito-borne viruses that are typically found in tropical regions like South America and India. Both were previously considered primarily …
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Nassau County health officials are sounding the alarm and issuing an imminent public health threat due to the spread of rabies. The Nassau County Health Department reports that there have been 25 positive rabies tests since last July. This marks the worst the situation has been in nearly a decade, since the county announced it had eradicated terrestrial rabies in …
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article LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. – An Amber Alert has been canceled after the body of a 9-year-old missing girl was found, according to local reports. Authorities in New York issued an alert for Melina Galanis Frattolin, who was believed to be in “imminent danger” after police say she was abducted in Lake George, New York, on Saturday night. What we …
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A flash food warning has been issued for areas of Middlesex and Somerset counties on Wednesday as strong storms lash the state. The warning was in effect from 6:45 p.m. until 10:45 p.m. Another flash flood warning was issued for west central Mercer County at 7:38 p.m. and is in effect until 11:45 p.m. A flash flood warning is issued …
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New Yorkers in basement apartments were told to be ready to leave Monday and New Jersey’s governor declared a state of emergency after heavy rains in the northeast caused flash flooding. Western Union County, New Jersey, experienced life-threatening flash flooding by storms that were nearly stationary Monday evening, the National Weather Service office for the New York City region said. …
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