After a rise in cases throughout the last year, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is declaring an outbreak of hepatitis A. According to public health, hepatitis A cases tripled from 2023 to 2024, with 165 cases reported in the county last year. As many as 29 have been reported in 2025 so far. Hepatitis A is found in the stool of infected persons and is transmitted through the fecal-oral route. It can be spread through close person-to-person contact and through contaminated food or drink, public health warns. read more
Dogs have "extensive and multifarious" environmental impacts, disturbing wildlife, polluting waterways and contributing to carbon emissions, new research has found. An Australian review of existing studies has argued that "the environmental impact of owned dogs is far greater, more insidious, and more concerning than is generally recognised".
The still mysterious city was one of the largest in the world at its peak between 100 B.C. and A.D. 750. But it was abandoned before the rise of the Aztecs in the 14th century. Lorena Paiz, the archaeologist who led the discovery, said that the Teotihuacan altar was believed to have been used for sacrifices, "especially of children."
The American embassy in Syria has warned all U.S. citizens to leave the country due to "the increased possibility of attacks" ... read more
In the fiscal year that ended in June 2024, after giving out 2 million parking tickets, the city collected about $110 million in parking fines. Meanwhile, according to Mejia's data, it was spending $88 million on parking enforcement expenses like salaries and equipment. But when the cost of pensions and other obligations and liabilities were added to the mix, that figure jumped to more than $176 million. A $65 million shortfall. A $65 million shortfall when the city is experiencing a significant budgetary crisis that it needs to address. read more
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Strange to me, the Lumpers worry about global warming, ignoring their own backyard because its politically inconvenient.
And, like the Jews and gypsies, had they avoided fascists and the concentration camps they'd be alive.
#3 | POSTED BY ZED
What's wild is Biden just lost 300,000 children, gone, probably pressed into slavery, sexual slavery, and left to die on the streets in middle America, and you didn't say a word.
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Three die in custody, and you get all holier than thou talking about fascist.
You're too ignorant to know your lying, or you're just lying, take your pick.
#5 | POSTED BY SNOOFY
This is pretty funny coming from MrTransitory.