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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here.Health officials have yet to identify the source of the Legionnaires’ outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side as the number of infected individuals has climbed over the past two weeks.Sixty-three people have developed the severe form of pneumonia from the Legionella bacterium as of Tuesday night, health officials said. Seventy-six buildings with cooling towers have tested positive for the bacteria. Fifty-seven of them have drained, cleaned, and disinfected their building towers; and the remaining 19 will be cleaned by Thursday, Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin said this week.Healthbeat spoke to Dr. Aaron Glatt, chief of infectious diseases and hospital epidemiologist at Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, New York, to get a better understanding of how someone on the Upper East Side might be at risk of falling ill with Legionnaires’.Legionnaires’ is a severe form of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacterium and can float through airborne water droplets before someone inhales the germs. The bacteria are not transmitted by drinking water or through person-to-person spread. Previous Legionnaires’ outbreaks have typically affected the Bronx and Harlem, because of the high density of tall buildings with cooling towers and the high concentration of residents with chronic health conditions. One of the largest and deadliest Legionnaires’ outbreaks happened during the summer of 2015, when 138 cases and 16 deaths were linked to a single cooling tower in the South Bronx.The current outbreak in the Upper East Side should not come as a surprise. The relatively affluent neighborhood is home to a large number of cooling towers. The Upper East Side, which is where the mayor’s official home sits, is a core part of City Council Speaker Julie Menin’s district. At a virtual town hall meeting Monday evening, Menin reiterated her concerns on behalf of her constituents, many of whom live in the affected neighborhoods of Yorkville and Carnegie Hill and are particularly vulnerable to Legionnaires’ because they are older than 50. “I’m hearing from a lot of constituents who are seniors,” she said. “One question they have is: Should they limit their time outside? … I’m getting that question again and again, and I’m really urging the health department to offer some kind of proactive preventative guidance.”Menin has also criticized the Health Department for not enforcing a new law that took effect in May requiring building owners to ramp up testing for the bacteria. Of the 63 reported cases, the majority have been hospitalized; 40 have been discharged; and 12 remain in the hospital. Eleven have not required hospitalization. Glatt spoke by phone about how the bacterium makes the move from a benign germ to a public health hazard and whether you should make that trip to Museum Mile. This interview has been edited for clarity and length.How does Legionella spread in the environment?It’s usually not present in the general environment, but where it is, if it gets aerosolized and then you breathe it in, you can unfortunately get infected. Not everybody gets a serious illness. Some people get no illness. Some people get a minor illness, and unfortunately, some people do get very sick from it, and it can even be a fatal illness, especially in people that have underlying significant illnesses besides Legionella.What does it take to catch the Legionella bacterium and fall ill?I can’t tell you if it’s 10 breaths, 50 breaths, 100 breaths. It depends on so many variables. But if it’s in the air, in a cooling tower that is aerosolizing Legionella and a person breathes that … any inoculum theoretically could be significant. Obviously, the larger the inoculum, the longer or prolonged the inhalation, that would increase the risk of a person getting the infection. Their underlying conditions will often determine how seriously ill they get. New York City health officials have said there’s no evidence that masks are needed to help prevent acquisition. What would you advise to someone nervous about getting sick?If somebody was in an extremely high-risk situation and they had to walk around in those areas, where all of these buildings are potentially spewing forth aerosols that might have Legionella in them, I can’t tell a person like that that it’s incorrect to wear a mask. But you’re asking: Is there anything somebody can do? (Wearing a mask) might be something that they can do.Health officials have said the bacterium is ubiquitous in the built environment, particularly in the city’s cooling towers. When does it change from ambient bacterium to a public health hazard?The cooling towers need to be appropriately cleaned, and they’re supposed to be maintained. Sometimes there’s a very small concentration of Legionella that is present. If you don’t appropriately clean the cooling tower system, it can unfortunately grow and spread. It grows in the hot water, and the potential then for aerosolizing occurs.I imagine a lot of people are wondering if they’re walking down the street in the Upper East Side, how much are they at risk and what they should be doing to prevent illness?People can continue to walk. It’s not something that they have to be overly concerned about. But if they have an underlying significant lung disease or other medical problems, then maybe they should consider wearing a mask. Although I don’t have evidence that that would be fully protective, this is part of life. You can’t lock yourself inside. The critical thing is, if you do get any symptoms, to be evaluated right away, because it’s a treatable disease, especially if you treat it early on.Health officials have said 76 buildings with cooling towers in the Upper East Side have tested positive for the Legionella bacterium. The Guggenheim Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art are among them. What would you advise someone who wants to visit one of those museums?That’s a choice they have to decide they wish to take. If they’re in an extremely immunocompromised state, maybe that’s not the best time to take such a visit to that area.The Met did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson from the Guggenheim said the museum “took immediate steps for remediation,” adding, “The city has confirmed that there is no additional action needed at this time, and this poses no risk to anyone inside the building.”Anything you’d like to add?People should know if they’re at high risk, and seek out your doctor if you have initial symptoms, because that would be the best time to diagnose and treat. People at increased risk include people older than 50, smoke or Vape, have chronic heart, lung, kidney or liver disease or diabetes, or a weakened immune system, according to the Health Department. Symptoms include fever, chills, muscle aches, and cough. People may also have headaches, fatigue, loss of appetite, confusion or diarrhea. Trenton Daniel is a reporter covering public health in New York for Healthbeat. Contact Trenton at tdaniel@healthbeat.org or on the messaging app Signal at trentondaniel.88.

خبرنگاری روز چهارشنبه از دونالد ترامپ، رئیس‌جمهوری آمریکا پرسید که آیا به جمهوری اسلامی ایران «پیش از آنکه شروع به بمباران پل‌ها کنید، ضرب‌الاجلی داده‌اید؟» آقای ترامپ پاسخ داد: «من دوست ندارم ضرب‌الاجل تعیین کنم، اما آنها تقریباً می‌دانند؛ آنها از ماجرا خبر دارند. بهتر است مراقب رفتارشان باشند.»

At a recent screening of “The Invite,” my wife Karen and I were laughing so hard that it drowned out any laughter by our fellow moviegoers. For the record, we’ve […]

La red social que nació como un experimento para contar “qué estaba pasando” en tiempo real acabó cambiando la forma de informarse, hacer política y debatir en internet. Dos décadas después, Twitter, ahora conocido como X, afronta una etapa marcada por la transformación, la polémica y la lucha por mantener su influencia.

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Los dos terremotos revelaron cómo la geología, la corrupción y una antigua emergencia humanitaria agravaron la destrucción en La Guaira, Caracas y otras siete ciudades venezolanas.

دونالد ترامپ اعلام کرد که جمهوری اسلامی ایران به یک شهروند آمریکایی که در دسامبر ۲۰۲۴ و «در دوران 'ریاست‌جمهوری' جو بایدن خواب‌آلود به‌طور ناعادلانه بازداشت شده بود، اجازه خروج از کشور را داده است. او اکنون به سلامت از ایران خارج شده و وضعیت خوبی دارد.»

آرژانتین و اسپانیا با پیروزی در دیدارهای نیمه‌نهایی جام جهانی ۲۰۲۶، به فینال این رقابت‌ها راه یافتند. آرژانتین با نتیجه ۲ بر یک انگلیس را شکست داد و اسپانیا نیز با برتری ۲ بر صفر مقابل فرانسه، جواز حضور در دیدار نهایی را کسب کرد.

(The Center Square) - Arizona Republicans and Democrats in the 7th and 8th congressional districts are battling it out to see who will advance to the general election. Primaries for both parties will take place on July 21. Early voting started on June 24. In the 7th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Goodyear, and Republican Daniel Butierez Sr. are the only candidates running. Thus they will both advance to another showdown in the general election. In September 2025, Adelita Grijalva defeated Butierez in a special election by nearly 40 percentage points and by over 40,000 votes. She succeeded her dad, U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died in March 2025 from cancer. In Congress, Adelita Grijalva co-sponsored a bill to provide a pathway to citizenship for noncitizens, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. Grijalva also co-sponsored a bill that establishes Medicare for All. Neither bill became law. In another economic area, she voted in favor of the 21st Century Housing Act, which restricts institutional investors from buying single-family homes. For Butierez, this will be his third GOP primary victory in the 7th Congressional District. In addition to losing the special election last year, Butierez lost to Raúl Grijalva in 2024. Butierez, a small-business owner, is running on a platform that supports a national sales tax between 15% and 20%. According to his website, the national sales tax would replace federal income taxes. Furthermore, his website says he supports creating tax credits and trade reforms to bring back American manufacturing, as well as expanding career technical education. To help homeless people in America, Butierez backs expanding federal support for “mandatory rehabilitation programs tied to shelter access." The candidate's website said Butierez was previously “addicted to drugs and experienced homelessness." The Center Square reached out to Grijalva and Butierez, but did not hear back before publication time. Grijalva has the cash-on-hand advantage over Butierez: $427,977 to $11,399, according to Federal Election Commission records. The highest donation amount Grijalva received was $5,000, which occurred 49 times, including from the Progressive Majority Political Action Committee, Progressive Voters of America, National Education, Medicare for All and Jane Fonda Climate PAC. Grijalva received $1.8 million from individual contributors and $435,939 from PACs. She has received $2.3 million in donations. Butierez has not gotten a donation since 2025. He has primarily been self-financing his campaign, donating $175,298 of his own money, which accounts for 78% of the money donated. The largest donation came from Butierez, who gave his campaign $136,470. Butierez has brought in $224,367 in campaign donations. In Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, two Democratic candidates will battle to see who runs against U.S. Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Surprise, who is running unopposed in the Republican primary. The two Democrats are Bernadette Greene Placentia and Raymond Keeler. Greene Placentia said she will focus on affordability issues. Greene Placentia, a former long-haul truck driver, told The Center Square that Arizonans are “being priced out” of homeownership and “struggling to pay bills.” The Federal Reserve should lower interest rates on housing, she said. Greene Placentia also said she backs a federal living wage between $15 and $20 an hour. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25. Another priority for the Democrat is maintaining Social Security, given the district’s large retiree population. And Greene Placentia told The Center Square that America needs to secure its borders, but "without sacrificing our humanity.” She added that too many illegal immigrants were let in during the Biden administration. Greene Placentia said America needs to add more judges and immigration attorneys to process the illegal immigrants coming into the country. As a candidate, Keeler, a software engineer and Army veteran, supports housing that helps “tiny homeowners in zoned plots with HOAs,” according to his campaign website. His campaign website says he supports incentivizing 3D home printing and additional “zoning for more affordable [housing] ownership.” Keeler supports expanding E-Verify, an online system employers use to verify a person's legal authorization to work in America, according to his campaign website. The website added that Keeler does not support a border wall and favors deporting only illegal immigrants with a history of violent crime. The Center Square reached out to Keeler, but did not hear back before publication time. Greene Placentia has $190,394 of cash on hand compared to Keeler’s, which was in the red: -$1,507. Greene Placentia has not received any money from PACs. Instead, she got $209,358 in donations from individuals. Keeler’s campaign has received only five donations totaling $39,356.00. Keeler has given his own campaign $10,000, which accounts for 25% of his donations. Hamadeh, who has represented the 8th District since 2025, supported the 21st Century Housing Act. Hamadeh has been a strong supporter of strengthening America’s laws against illegal immigrants. He voted in favor of the Lincoln Riley Act, which expands mandatory detention for noncitizens convicted or accused of certain crimes. The Army veteran also supported allocating additional funding to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as introducing a bill that enhances criminal penalties for assaulting a federal law enforcement officer. Hamadeh supported the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which implemented tax cuts and sought to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government. According to his campaign website, Hamadeh supports protecting Social Security. FEC records show Hamadeh has $384,185 of cash on hand. Hamadeh has brought in $1,206,361 in donations. Individual contributions have accounted for 46% of his donations: $558,600. The representative’s campaign received $269,960 from PACs. Hamadeh’s biggest contributor has been Bold Era JFC, a joint fundraising committee affiliated with his campaign. It has donated $360,954 to his campaign, with the biggest donation being $55,964. The Center Square reached out to Hamadeh’s campaign, but it did not respond before publication time. Polls for the Arizona primary will be open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. MST on July 21. For early results that evening, see thecentersquare.com/arizona. For more information, visit the Arizona Secretary of State's Office website, azsos.gov/elections.

En Atlanta, la Inglaterra de Harry Kane buscaba su segunda estrella 60 años después de la primera. Argentina, actual campeona con Lionel Messi al frente, aspiraba a su cuarto título. Finalmente, fue la Albiceleste la que logró clasificar a la final del domingo 19 de julio tras vencer 2-1.

If approved, the amended request would add around $7-8 to monthly bills, rather than the $10-11 originally sought.

Two days after federal immigration agents fatally shot 25-year-old Johan Sebastián in Biddeford, Gov. Janet Mills visited the makeshift memorial residents built in his honor. Within moments, the governor was surrounded by local business owners and neighbors demanding to know why U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were allowed to operate so aggressively in their […]

(The Center Square) - High school seniors in Washington may soon be required to complete student financial aid paperwork to graduate, under a proposal unveiled this week by Governor Bob Ferguson. But some are raising questions about the push. During a Monday press conference at Highline College in Des Moines, Ferguson said he intends to ask lawmakers to approve the requirement during the next legislative session, which begins in January 2027. The proposal is to require students to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid before they graduate, although students could opt out of the application. “Washington state has historically done poorly at completing that form. Last year, we ranked 47th out of 50 states in having young people complete this form that can unlock so many dollars for them to pursue an education or job training,” said Ferguson. He noted after his executive order last year created a work group to come up with ways to encourage students to apply for federal aid, Washington’s ranking moved up to 40th. “That's great. That's thousands of more students who are unlocking that possibility, but let's be honest, 40th is not going to get the job done,” Ferguson said. Around half of Washington families qualify for higher education financial aid, according to the state’s Student Achievement Council. But many don’t ever apply. Students can apply for higher education funding either by completing the FAFSA or the Washington Application for State Financial Aid. A few Washington school districts already require students to complete the application before graduating. “The Federal Way School District requires FAFSA. Their completion rate is 67%. That far exceeds Washington state's completion rate. College Place School District…they require it, at a 74% completion rate," Ferguson said. Critics of the plan question the data. Education Center Director at Washington Policy Center Vicki Murray told The Center Square she has yet to see evidence that requiring the application has led to better outcomes. "I want to see the fruits of these efforts. I’m not aware that forcing people makes for better outcomes," Murray said. "I think giving people all the information they need to make an informed decision is the way to go. I don’t know why conscripting people into filling out forms as a condition of a degree that they’ve earned is really the best path." The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction told The Center Square, they support making the FAFSA a graduation requirement, but noted OSPI has its own approach and request of lawmakers. “Last week, State Superintendent Chris Reykdal announced his proposal for a Postsecondary Launch Course — a required course for all graduating seniors to prepare students for their next step and beyond," wrote OSPI’s Katy Payne. "As part of that course, students would be required to complete or opt out of the FAFSA and/or WASFA. The course would also include instruction on civics and financial literacy; completion of a resume; and applications to college, the military, or a job. The Superintendent will request that the 2027 Legislature consider this proposal,” she wrote. Murray said she supports making sure students are aware that federal or state resources exist, but suggests the focus should be on academic outcomes above all else. “I think where our focus really needs to be is on our students and soon to be graduates being prepared for college level work, and all available evidence suggests that our high school students are not,” she said. “Look at 10th graders in ELA (English Language Arts) and just 60% of 10th graders are on track for college level. It drops down to 31% for math. And then if you look at 11th grade science, we’re only talking about 37%,” said Murray. Even more recent data in the 2026 Kids Count Data Book, published annually by the Annie E. Casey Foundation put Washington 31st in the nation for education, a four-spot decline from its 27th-place ranking in last year's report. The data analyzed is from 2024 and found the majority of Washington eighth graders do not meet the mark in math, with 70% not proficient. On the reading metric of 4th graders, it showed 68% are not proficient across the state. OSPI told The Center Square they have questions about the methodology of the report. “National reports like this one can sometimes overlook key differences in states’ data collections and definitions...our graduation rates remain near record-high, kindergarten readiness is at a record high, attendance rates continue to climb,” wrote Payne via email. Some social media posts and comments after Ferguson’s press conference about the FAFSA requirement suggested the goal could be to obtain financial information for a future potential expansion of the income tax. Murray told The Center Square she does not believe that’s the goal. “My understanding at this point is it [financial information] can’t be shared with anybody outside of student applicants chosen colleges and the Washington Achievement Council," she said. "But perhaps we should pay attention when the governor submits his proposed legislation, let’s look for that to see if there are changes with student privacy and how personally identifiable information can be shared."

La Guerra Civil transformó a miles de personas corrientes en combatientes. Un análisis psicológico explica cómo el miedo, la obediencia, el grupo y la supervivencia pueden normalizar la violencia extrema sin justificarla.

La generosidad no es una cualidad exclusiva de los ricos. Es una virtud que todos podemos cultivar para hacernos mejores y más felices.