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Painful Flesh-Eating Parasite Case Marks First For US In Years Painful Flesh-Eating Parasite Case Marks First For US In Years
Painful Flesh-Eating Parasite Case Marks First For US In Years A notorious flesh-eating parasite has been detected in a US patient for the first time in decades, health officials say. Maryland health authorities and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating a travel-associated infection in a person who recently arrived from El Salvador, according to a Department of Health and Human Services spokesman cited by The Washington Post on Monday, Aug. 25.  Officials said the diagnosis was confirmed earlier this month and emphasized there is no sign the organism is spreading locally. The parasite, known as the New World screw…
Family IDs Daughter Killed In NY Crash While They Were On Way Home From Beach Family IDs Daughter Killed In NY Crash While They Were On Way Home From Beach
Family IDs Daughter Killed In NY Crash While They Were On Way Home From Beach The family of the young girl killed in a fiery rollover crash in Westchester is seeking help with covering funeral costs and medical expenses for her siblings, who remain hospitalized. The crash happened in Rye Brook on Saturday, Aug. 16, around 5:10 p.m. on Westchester Avenue, when first responders arrived to find a vehicle overturned and engulfed in flames, according to the Port Chester Fire Department. Several children and adults were rushed to local hospitals following the incident, as Daily Voice previously reported.  In a GoFundMe, the girl's parents, Blanca Morales and Marv…
DHS Calls 'Allentown Grandfather' Story A Media Hoax, Says ICE Never Deported Him DHS Calls 'Allentown Grandfather' Story A Media Hoax, Says ICE Never Deported Him
DHS Calls 'Allentown Grandfather' Story A Media Hoax, Says ICE Never Deported Him A national outcry over the alleged secret deportation and death of an elderly man from Allentown has been debunked, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Monday, July 21. Luis Leon, an 82-year-old Chilean national, was never deported to Guatemala, never arrested, and has no record of any green card appointment in Philadelphia on the day in question, according to DHS officials. “ICE never arrested or deported Luis Leon to Guatemala. Nor does ICE ‘disappear’ people—this is a categorical lie,” said Assistant Secretary McLaughlin. The Morning Call had published a report on Sunday, Ju…