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Metro attorneys have submitted an analysis of an ethics complaint against Metro Councilmember Courtney Johnston. The Charter Revision Commission rejected a group's effort to end auto racing at The Fairgrounds Nashville, U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles gets his phone back from federal investigators, and The Fallon Company released the master plan for Parcel C of Eastpoint. The post May 6: Courtney Johnston Ethics Complaint; Racing Referendum Rejected; Andy Ogles Claims Vindication appeared first on Nashville Banner.

Білий дім вважає, що наближається до угоди з Іраном щодо меморандуму про взаєморозуміння, який має припинити війну та встановити рамки для більш детальних ядерних переговорів, повідомляє Axios

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. For the youth helpline, call or text 888-537-1634 or make a report online at HearMeWa.org. For the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. Anthony Blankenship went into solitary confinement at the Pierce County Jail on suicide […]

Per la prima volta in Italia si celebra una giornata dedicata ai cittadini e alla cittadine che affiancano i/le minori arrivati soli in Italia nel loro percorso di crescita. La ricorrenza cade nell’anniversario della Legge Zampa, la norma che nel 2017 istituì la figura del tutore volontario. C’è chi li accompagna a scuola, chi li aiuta a orientarsi tra i servizi e le istituzioni, chi semplicemente è lì, presente, nei momenti più difficili. Sono i tutori volontari dei minori stranieri non accompagnati, e da oggi – 6 maggio 2026 – hanno una giornata tutta loro. Si celebra per la prima

Цена нефти эталонной марки Brent в ходе торгов 6 мая опустилась на 9% — ниже 100 долларов за баррель.

Minnesota is currently engaged in a rewrite of what’s called its Olmstead Plan, which is named for a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that people with disabilities must receive services in the most integrated setting possible. The decision highlighted the need for community integration and compliance with the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act.  The ruling […]

Within the framework of the Universidad Popular by Poder Emma, an industrial sewing workshop is underway. For now, they offer free Spanish classes to the local Latino community. La entrada The dream of a Latino textile cooperative in western North Carolina se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. The dream of a Latino textile cooperative in western North Carolina was first posted on mayo 6, 2026 at 7:00 am.©2024 "Enlace Latino NC". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at paola@enlacelatinonc.org

The federal government will hold the second of five public hearings scheduled across the country in Kansas City May 7. Activists want to know what's at risk here as the nation pursues increased plutonium production. The post Public hearings come to Kansas City as US ramps up plutonium production for nuclear weapons appeared first on The Beacon.

Mission Hospital has no plans to add staff in key areas – including trauma care, security, and nursing administration – as part of its recently approved, now-contested, 95-bed acute-care expansion, according to its application to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Despite conditional approval from NCDHHS to build its capacity up to […] The post In quest for more beds, Mission plans to keep staff lean, CON application shows appeared first on Asheville Watchdog.

A new directive from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, issued in secrecy, bars local law enforcement agencies across Florida from answering questions about their role in immigration enforcement, raising concerns about transparency and whether public records are being lawfully observed. The post A secret ICE directive is testing one of Florida’s strongest traditions: open government appeared first on The Florida Trib.

Civil society activists have called on South Sudan’s government to release medical supplies for Kapoeta The post Civil society urges release of medical supplies held at Juba airport appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.

Complaints about inaccurate data in tracking MMIP cases in databases, such as the National Missing and Unidentified Persons Systems (Namus), have been a specific focus of an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation unit.

With housing instability on the rise among younger adults in Milwaukee, leaders and organizations came together at Wellpoint Care Network to address the crisis and come up with possible solutions for younger adults who see no future for homeownership. Milwaukee’s housing crisis leaves younger adults and families struggling to find stability is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Dr. Jay K. Varma’s reports in your inbox a day early.Hello and welcome to Healthbeat’s weekly report on stories shaping public health in the United States.This week, I’m highlighting the news that tick season has begun, with cases rising three-fold in the past month. We have good news about one of the most feared infections transmitted by ticks, Lyme disease, and not so good news about a non-infectious disease caused by ticks, alpha-gal syndrome.I am Dr. Jay K. Varma, a physician, epidemiologist, and public health expert currently serving as chief medical officer at Fedcap, a global nonprofit focused on economic mobility and well-being for vulnerable communities. Views expressed here are my own.Tick season has arrived early and aggressivelyThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last week that emergency department visits for tick bites have risen roughly three-fold since March, from 34 per 100,000 visits to 96 per 100,000. That is the highest rate for this point in the year since 2017. The Northeast and Midwest have the highest rates of tick bites, with the Northeast already at nearly 50 tick-bite ER visits per 100,000.What we call “tick season” in the United States is the stretch from roughly April through September, when warming weather draws ticks out of leaf litter and into the grassy, brushy edges of yards, parks, hiking trails, and gardens. Ticks are often present at the tips of grass blades and low shrubs, then grab onto deer, dogs, or humans as they brush past. Tick bites and diseases transmitted by them are rising because of climate change. Warmer temperatures are allowing tick populations to survive further north and to extend their activity for longer periods of the year.The two ticks of greatest public health concern in the United States right now are the blacklegged tick (also known as the deer tick) and the lone star tick. The blacklegged tick transmits Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that cause Lyme disease, as well as less common infections such as babesiosis and anaplasmosis. Another type, the lone star tick, is driving the rapid rise of alpha-gal syndrome, a delayed allergy to red meat. The lone star tick is identifiable by the white spot on the back of adult females and is notable for actively crawling toward people, rather than simply lying in wait to bite. Lyme disease is, by far, the most common tick-borne illness in the country, with about 476,000 people diagnosed and treated each year. Alpha-gal is rarer, but causes substantial difficulty for patients and may be increasing. Both conditions are the focus of important news in the past month, so let’s take them in turn.Will we soon have a vaccine for Lyme disease?A vaccine for Lyme disease is important, because many initial infections are missed. Untreated Lyme can cause arthritis, heart problems, and neurologic complications, and, even when infection is caught early and treated, some patients report long-lasting fatigue and pain. A vaccine could potentially prevent or reduce these conditions.What’s less well known is that we had a Lyme vaccine in the 1990s. In 1998, the Food and Drug Administration approved LYMErix, a vaccine that was about 76% effective in preventing infection. Although the scientific data for the vaccine was strong, demand for it plummeted after people began reporting arthritis-like symptoms after receiving the vaccine. Researchers warn of threats – to humans and native plants – from little-known antIt turns out that the rate of arthritis-like symptoms was similar in the general population and that symptoms did not correlate with the second or third dose, as a true immune-driven side effect should. Nevertheless, a class-action lawsuit was filed, and GlaxoSmithKline pulled the vaccine from the market in 2002. Now, more than two decades later, Pfizer and Valneva have announced phase 3 results for a new Lyme vaccine candidate, PF-07307405. The vaccine works through an unusual and elegant mechanism: It generates antibodies in your bloodstream that the tick ingests when it bites you. Those antibodies disable the bacteria inside the tick before they can be transmitted into your body. In the VALOR trial, Vaccine Against Lyme for Outdoor Recreationists, the vaccine was 73% effective at preventing confirmed Lyme disease 28 days after a fourth dose and about 75% effective one day after the fourth dose. Although these numbers are promising and Pfizer says it will submit for regulatory approval, there are some important concerns. First, fewer Lyme cases occurred during the trial than expected, so the primary statistical endpoint was not technically met, even though the secondary analysis was. Second, this is a four-dose vaccine (three shots in the first year, then a booster before the next tick season). In my experience as both a physician and leader for large-scale vaccine programs, it is extremely difficult to get adults to complete a four-dose vaccine series.Finally, in the current anti-vaccine environment, I worry whether the FDA will consider this vaccine, whether the CDC would promote it even if FDA approves it, and whether the public will actually accept it. It would be deeply unfortunate if we relived the LYMErix story a second time.Alpha-gal is rising, but is it more widespread than we realize?If you have not heard of alpha-gal syndrome yet, it’s likely you will in the near future. It is a delayed allergic reaction to red meat (e.g., beef, pork, lamb, sometimes dairy and gelatin) caused by a sugar molecule called galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose, abbreviated as “alpha-gal.” The lone star tick carries this molecule in its saliva. When the tick bites you, it can trigger your immune system to make antibodies against alpha-gal. After that, eating a hamburger may cause hives, vomiting, stomach cramps, or, in some cases, life-threatening anaphylaxis several hours later. It has been called “the midnight allergy,” because patients often eat dinner, fall asleep, and wake in the night to a full-body reaction.The foundation of any public health response to a disease is to count it. You cannot prevent what you cannot see. Yet alpha-gal surveillance in this country is patchwork, as described in a recent article. Arkansas became the first state to make alpha-gal a reportable condition in 2023, and more than 15 states track cases to some degree. New York, which is home to one of the country’s most concentrated hot spots in Suffolk County, does not track cases statewide. New York City does — and has documented 280 suspected cases since 2024 — even though the lone star tick is not common in the five boroughs. The CDC has documented more than 110,000 suspected cases since 2009 and estimates the true number could be three to four times higher. Without comprehensive surveillance, public health agencies cannot warn their communities about how common it is and who is likely to get it. Clinicians are less likely to consider it, and patients spend time bouncing between specialists before they are diagnosed. Where to look for advice on tick bite preventionAlthough changes to its website have been problematic, the CDC does remain an excellent resource for information on how to prevent tick bites. The single best protection is a combination of applying Environmental Protection Agency-registered repellents on your skin, treating shoes and clothes in permethrin, walking the center of trails, and conducting full-body tick checks within two hours of coming inside. If you are bitten, consider using the CDC’s Tick Bite Bot that walks you through what to do.Until next week,JayDr. Jay K. Varma, who is recognized globally for his leadership in the prevention and control of infectious disease, writes about public health for Healthbeat. He has guided epidemic responses, developed policies, and implemented programs that have saved lives across Asia, Africa, and the United States. He is based in New York. Contact Jay at jvarma@healthbeat.org.

The House passed a fix to legislation it previously passed exempting the state's cannabis enforcement board meetings from FOIA. The post House passes DCP bill fixing cannabis FOI issue appeared first on Inside Investigator.

伊朗外交部長阿拉格奇周三（5月6日）在北京會見了中國外長王毅，中國官方媒體消息顯示，這是自美以對伊朗發動戰爭以來，阿拉格奇首次訪問中國。一直以來，中國與伊朗保持着密切的經濟和政治關係，因此在中東局勢中擁有獨特的影響力。那麼中國的介入，是否會推動美伊談判取得實質性進展呢？值得注意的是，特朗普預計於5月14日至15日訪華，屆時他將與中國國家主席習近平會晤。因此，今天中伊外長的會面又會對即將到來的特習會有什麼影響呢？

Sono 42 le voci del “Contro Dizionario del Confine. Parole alla deriva nel Mediterraneo Centrale”. Il volume è edito da Tamu. È il risultato di una ricerca collettiva avviata dal 2021 nel Mediterraneo centrale e firmata da un autore plurale: l’equipaggio di ricerca della Tanimar.  Ogni giovedì, una voce accompagna lettrici e lettori dentro uno spazio di confine dove le frontiere non sono linee, ma pratiche che attraversano corpi, lingue e relazioni.  Perché in un viaggio segnato da rotte, pattugliamenti, respingimenti e attese, il linguaggio diventa strumento di sopravvivenza e un possibile modo di resistere alla narrazione dominante sulla mobilità. Les aventuriers

Российская армия продолжила активные боевые действия после полуночи шестого мая и отказалась от предложенного Украиной режима прекращения огня, заявил президент Украины Владимир Зеленский после совещания с военными. "По итогам вечерних докладов наших военных и разведки мы определимся с последующими действиями", – добавил он. Зеленский отметил, что пятого мая Россия подвергла жестоким ударам ряд украинских городов, в том числе Днепр, Запорожье и Краматорск. Там погибли более 20 человек. "На...

Европейский суд по правам человека принял решение по делу «Шукурджиев и Кузьмин против России и Украины» по поводу преследования участников мирной акции в Симферополе 9 марта 2015 года

Estos contenidos se difunden en el contexto del llamado ‘caso mascarillas’ o ‘caso Koldo’, una investigación sobre presuntas irregularidades en contratos públicos de material sanitario durante la pandemia de la COVID-19. En esta causa se investiga, entre otros, al exministro José Luis Ábalos, a su exasesor Koldo García y al empresario Víctor de Aldama. La UCO ha tenido un papel relevante en la investigación en la elaboración de informes para la instrucción del caso, pero eso no significa que Pedro Sánchez haya sido detenido. Lo que sí hizo el presidente del Gobierno fue comparecer en la comisión de investigación del Senado del caso el 30 de octubre de 2025. La afirmación de que Sánchez ha sido detenido se difunde, además, en un contexto en el que han circulado otros bulos y contenidos sin pruebas relacionados con esta investigación, como ya hemos contado en otras ocasiones. En Maldita.es ya hemos explicado cómo el clickbait puede convertirse en desinformación cuando un titular impactante no se corresponde con lo que después cuenta el contenido.