A 26-year-old woman felt something in her left eye. For days, she couldn’t shake the sensation. A week later she pulled a centimeter long translucent worm from her eye. The Oregon resident became the first ever reported case of a human infestation with the cattle eyeworm, Thelazia gulosa. Over 20 days, she and her doctors removed 14 worms from her … Read More
Flu Epidemic Is A Pestilence – 4,000 More Americans Dead In A Week
There were 4,064 deaths in the U.S. during the third week of 2018 from pneumonia or influenza, according to CDC data. And the number for that week is expected to rise as more reports are sent to the agency. It gets worse. The death toll for this pestilence in future weeks is expected to grow even higher because flu activity … Read More
Syria Shoots Down Israeli Warplane As Conflict Escalates
The Israeli military reported an Israeli F-16 fighter jet has crashed after being hit by Syrian air defenses during an offensive in Syria. The plane was hit during air strikes in response to an Iranian drone launch into Israeli territory, Israel says. In a further response, the IDF “targeted Iranian targets in Syria”, according to the military. The mission deep … Read More
U.S. Strikes Syria Pro-Regime Forces At Euphrates Killing Over 100 in Syrian War
The U.S. military struck pro-regime forces in Syria at the Euphrates River Valley killing over 100 of the enemy with airstrikes, artillery, tanks, and rocket fire in response to what the US called an “unprovoked attack.” US officials estimate that more than 100 of approximately 500 pro-regime troops involved were killed. The remainder retreated across the Euphrates River. Seemingly the … Read More
Stock Market Plunges In Biggest Point Drop Ever Seen In History
The U.S. stock market plunged in wildly volatile trading today with the Dow industrials falling nearly 1,600 points during the session in the biggest intraday decline ever seen in history. The benchmark S&P 500 and the Dow suffered their biggest percentage drops since August 2011 as a pullback from highs deepened. The stock market had reached record highs after President … Read More
Dow Falls “666” Points And Cryptocurrencies Crash
In the worst sell-off since President Trump was elected, US stocks tumbled last Friday as the Dow Jones fell 666 points leaving some to mention the “mark of the beast” instead of earnings reports. As investors fled equities, the Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 666 points — the largest point decline for the index since the Great Recession. It was … Read More
Doctors Concerned Deadly Flu Season Explodes Into Full-blown Pandemic
Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital at a press conference said they fear this year’s deadly flu season will explode into a full-blown pandemic because of the huge escalation of influenza cases they are seeing in only one week. Other states are reporting large upswings as well. U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey called on Congress to commit $1 billion toward the development … Read More
Super Flu Concerns At Super Bowl
Super Bowl organizers are taking extraordinary steps to try and minimize the risk of a potential flu explosion with 1 million football fans attending Super Bowl-related events & at risk of getting this season’s deadly dominant flu strain. They are disinfecting the massive Super Bowl Experience exhibit at the Minneapolis Convention Center multiple times this week, and urging fans to get … Read More
Abbas Looks To Fill Hole From U.S. With Support From E.U.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is looking to the European Union in Brussels to help him set a new course to achieve Palestinian statehood, according to reports. Since US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in December, the Palestinians have said Washington can no longer play its historic and lead role in the peace process. The … Read More
European Union To ‘Speed Up’ Efforts For 2-State Solution In Middle East
The European Union announced they would convene an “extraordinary session” of donor countries to the Palestinians, saying efforts to reach a peace deal needed to be hurried up. The meeting to be held in Brussels, is also meant to discuss the need to “enable the Palestinian Authority to execute full control over Gaza” based on the Fatah-Hamas reconciliation deal. “There … Read More