The House Democrats’ first offer to President Trump in negotiations to fund his proposed United States-Mexico border wall includes a provision that would end all immigration enforcement for migrants trafficking children across the southern border.
The draft budget provides the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency with $7.4 billion, nearly $850 million less than requested by the Trump administration, and funds only 1,250 beds for adults and migrant children coming across the border this year, a decrease in detention space.
Attached to that funding, though, is an immigration enforcement ban first introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and supported by every Senate Democrat. The Democrats’ offer demands that all immigration enforcement end for any adult crossing the border with a child by the end of Fiscal Year 2019.
Rather than being held in detention for a period of time, those adults and the migrant children they trafficked across the U.S.-Mexico border would be released immediately into the interior of the country.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) previously called the plan the “Child Trafficking Encouragement Act” as it ensures that adults bringing children to the southern border would gain immediate access into the U.S. without fear of being deported or turned away.
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Mexican Government Busing 1700 Caravan Migrants to Unsecured Texas Border Area
Coahuila officials deployed 49 private buses and dozens of police vehicles to help transport and safeguard more than 1,700 migrants to an unsecured part of the Texas border. The caravan recently departed from Honduras.
Over the weekend, hundreds of migrants began arriving in southern Coahuila as state officials began setting up temporary shelters and providing food. Governor Miguel Riquelme oversaw operations at one of the camps. The official count from Sunday stood at 1,674 migrants.
In Nuevo Leon, a border state just east of Coahuila, officials outfitted shelters for 1,400 as smaller groups of caravan migrants began to arrive on their journey to the Texas border.
Riquelme ordered that state police forces travel with the caravan to the cities of Piedras Negras and Acuna to ensure their safety. Piedras Negras is immediately south of Eagle Pass, Texas, while Ciudad Acuna is immediately south of Del Rio, Texas. As Breitbart News reported, both cities lack any form of physical barrier other than the ports of entry.
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Over the weekend, hundreds of migrants began arriving in southern Coahuila as state officials began setting up temporary shelters and providing food. Governor Miguel Riquelme oversaw operations at one of the camps. The official count from Sunday stood at 1,674 migrants.
In Nuevo Leon, a border state just east of Coahuila, officials outfitted shelters for 1,400 as smaller groups of caravan migrants began to arrive on their journey to the Texas border.
Riquelme ordered that state police forces travel with the caravan to the cities of Piedras Negras and Acuna to ensure their safety. Piedras Negras is immediately south of Eagle Pass, Texas, while Ciudad Acuna is immediately south of Del Rio, Texas. As Breitbart News reported, both cities lack any form of physical barrier other than the ports of entry.
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Tom Brady’s ‘Reagan’ Play Call Sent Twitter Into A Politically Charged Frenzy
Just when you thought Super Bowl LIII was boring, Tom Brady’s perceived political messaging has to go and whip the internet into a firestorm.
Sometime during the third quarter of the most boring Super Bowl on record, Tom Brady called a “Reagan” play, which presumably indicated his players would be running to the right.
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Sometime during the third quarter of the most boring Super Bowl on record, Tom Brady called a “Reagan” play, which presumably indicated his players would be running to the right.
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Justin Fairfax admits to one-off sex with #MeToo accuser: ‘She was very interested in me’
Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax acknowledged Monday he had a sexual encounter with a woman accusing him of sexual assault in 2004, when he was working as an aide for then-Sen. John Edwards.
“We hit it off, she was very interested in me, and so eventually, at one point, we ended up going to my hotel room,” Fairfax, a Democrat, told reporters Monday.
His admission is a major complication for Democrats calling for Gov. Ralph Northam to step down after it emerged there was a picture of men in blackface and Klan robes on his 1984 medical school yearbook page. Fairfax, the descendant of a freed slave named Simon Fairfax, is due to succeed Northam if he resigns. The state Attorney General Mark Herring is next in line after Fairfax.
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“We hit it off, she was very interested in me, and so eventually, at one point, we ended up going to my hotel room,” Fairfax, a Democrat, told reporters Monday.
His admission is a major complication for Democrats calling for Gov. Ralph Northam to step down after it emerged there was a picture of men in blackface and Klan robes on his 1984 medical school yearbook page. Fairfax, the descendant of a freed slave named Simon Fairfax, is due to succeed Northam if he resigns. The state Attorney General Mark Herring is next in line after Fairfax.
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Nolte: Karma Comes for Racial Demagogue Ralph 'Coonman' Northam
Virginia’s 2017 gubernatorial campaign was one of the most shameless and shameful on record. At the time, Northam was the state’s Lieutenant Governor running against Republican Ed Gillespie, and in order to win, Northam ruthlessly engaged in the dark at of racial demagoguery.
Northam not only smeared Gillespie as a racist, he relentlessly smeared Gillespie’s everyday Republican supporters as racist. Throughout the campaign, this was the norm:
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Northam not only smeared Gillespie as a racist, he relentlessly smeared Gillespie’s everyday Republican supporters as racist. Throughout the campaign, this was the norm:
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A Viewer Writes: Update On Pat Mitchell Former CEO of Maryland Broadband
Super Bowl LIII draws lowest overnight ratings in a decade
To some, Super Bowl LIII was enjoyable, a defensive battle that resulted in the lowest-scoring Super Bowl ever. To many more, it was a snooze, a game featuring two of the four highest-scoring teams of the season only managing one touchdown combined.
Whether it was the matchup – the public at large might be tired of seeing the New England Patriots in the championship, and the Los Angeles Rams are something of an upstart – or other circumstances, viewers weren’t watching in droves.
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Whether it was the matchup – the public at large might be tired of seeing the New England Patriots in the championship, and the Los Angeles Rams are something of an upstart – or other circumstances, viewers weren’t watching in droves.
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CAUGHT ON VIDEO: MS-13 Murders Man on 7 Train in New York City In Ocasio-Cortez's District -- She's Bringing Illegal to SOTU!
A MS-13 murder was captured on the 7 train in New York City.
The horrific footage was captured by Progressive Action.
You can see the MS-13 activists wrestling outside the 7 train and then you hear bullets flying.
The 7 train goes through Ocasio-Cortez’s 14th district.
Meanwhile, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez invited Soros-funded, illegal alien activist Ana Maria Archila to the State of the Union Address by President Trump on Tuesday.
While MS-13 is terrorizing her district.
UPDATE— NYPD has a suspect.
Thanks to Andrew Bostom.
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The horrific footage was captured by Progressive Action.
You can see the MS-13 activists wrestling outside the 7 train and then you hear bullets flying.
The 7 train goes through Ocasio-Cortez’s 14th district.
Meanwhile, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez invited Soros-funded, illegal alien activist Ana Maria Archila to the State of the Union Address by President Trump on Tuesday.
While MS-13 is terrorizing her district.
UPDATE— NYPD has a suspect.
Thanks to Andrew Bostom.
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Feds bring first-ever charges against 'birth tourism' scheme
Operation helped thousands of Chinese women give birth in U.S. to secure citizenship
Federal prosecutors announced an indictment Thursday against 19 people accused of running “birth tourism” operations in Southern California that helped thousands of pregnant Chinese women visit the U.S. just in time to give birth — thus securing American citizenship for their children.
The Justice Department said it’s the first time the government has brought charges against such a business.
Women were charged up to $100,000, were arranged visitor visas, then kept in apartments here in order to give birth. Under U.S. birthright policy almost anyone born on American soil — no matter if it’s to an illegal immigrant, a legal visitor or a citizen — is automatically an American citizen.
The scam operators advertised their businesses in China, saying the U.S. had better air, better jobs, better schools and “the most attractive nationality,” prosecutors said.
Chinese government officials were among the clients, prosecutors said.
Some of the Chinese scammers even skipped out on their medical bills, according to the indictments unsealed Thursday.
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Federal prosecutors announced an indictment Thursday against 19 people accused of running “birth tourism” operations in Southern California that helped thousands of pregnant Chinese women visit the U.S. just in time to give birth — thus securing American citizenship for their children.
The Justice Department said it’s the first time the government has brought charges against such a business.
Women were charged up to $100,000, were arranged visitor visas, then kept in apartments here in order to give birth. Under U.S. birthright policy almost anyone born on American soil — no matter if it’s to an illegal immigrant, a legal visitor or a citizen — is automatically an American citizen.
The scam operators advertised their businesses in China, saying the U.S. had better air, better jobs, better schools and “the most attractive nationality,” prosecutors said.
Chinese government officials were among the clients, prosecutors said.
Some of the Chinese scammers even skipped out on their medical bills, according to the indictments unsealed Thursday.
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Newly Elected Wicomico County BOE Member David Goslee Passed Away
Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision Update
Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision
Date and Time: February 5, 2019 4:20 AM
Location: US 50 & Riddle Ln, Worcester County, Maryland
Case Number: 19MSP005095
Narrative:
UPDATE:
THE DRIVER AND LONE OCCUPANT HAS BEEN POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS 19 YEAR OLD TYLER WILLIAM BIRCH OF OCEAN PINES, INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING. US 50 IS CURRENTLY SHUTDOWN, BOTH EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND.
Previously Reported:
On 2/5/19 the Maryland State Police, Worcester County Sheriff’s Department and the Ocean City Fire Department responded to the area of US 50 and Riddle Lane for a single vehicle motor vehicle collision. Investigation revealed a vehicle heading eastbound left the roadway and struck a group of trees in the median. The driver succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim has not yet been positively identified. Both eastbound and westbound US 50 is shutdown at the collision scene. Investigation is continuing.
Date and Time: February 5, 2019 4:20 AM
Location: US 50 & Riddle Ln, Worcester County, Maryland
Case Number: 19MSP005095
Narrative:
UPDATE:
THE DRIVER AND LONE OCCUPANT HAS BEEN POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS 19 YEAR OLD TYLER WILLIAM BIRCH OF OCEAN PINES, INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING. US 50 IS CURRENTLY SHUTDOWN, BOTH EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND.
Previously Reported:
On 2/5/19 the Maryland State Police, Worcester County Sheriff’s Department and the Ocean City Fire Department responded to the area of US 50 and Riddle Lane for a single vehicle motor vehicle collision. Investigation revealed a vehicle heading eastbound left the roadway and struck a group of trees in the median. The driver succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim has not yet been positively identified. Both eastbound and westbound US 50 is shutdown at the collision scene. Investigation is continuing.
President invites bullied Delaware sixth-grader named Trump to SOTU
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have invited 13 Americans to join them for the State of the Union address on Tuesday, including a Delaware sixth-grader who shares the first couple’s last name and says the similarity has led to bullying.
“When the teacher is like, ‘Joshua Trump, are you here?’ I’ll go, ‘Yes,’ and almost everybody will laugh, besides my friends,” Joshua told “Inside Edition” in an interview, before his invitation was announced.
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“When the teacher is like, ‘Joshua Trump, are you here?’ I’ll go, ‘Yes,’ and almost everybody will laugh, besides my friends,” Joshua told “Inside Edition” in an interview, before his invitation was announced.
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MYTH VS. FACT: Post-Labor Day School Start Date
Governor Hogan’s Common Sense Executive Order To Start School After Labor Day Has A History Of Strong Bipartisan Support
MYTH:
- Only A Small Minority Of People Have Asked For A Post-Labor Day School Start Date.
FACT:
- Parents And Teachers Join The Overwhelming Majority Of Marylanders - Nearly 70% - In Support Of Governor Hogan’s Executive Order To Start School After Labor Day.“ (Jack Moore, “Poll: 67 Percent Support Hogan’s Post-Labor Day Back-To-School Order,” WTOP, 9/26/16)
MYTH:
- Governor Hogan And Comptroller Peter Franchot Were The Only Elected Officials In Maryland Who Pushed For Starting School After Labor Day.
FACT:
- Governor O’Malley Was A Strong Supporter Of Starting School After Labor Day; Stated That He Was “Tempted” To Sign An Executive Order To Start School After Labor Day. COMPTROLLER FRANCHOT: “So I’d respectfully ask each of you if you would like to join the movement and let summer be summer by signing our petition.” GOVERNOR O’MALLEY: “Sign me up… I’ll sign your petition… I’ll sign your petition… I’ll sign. I’m for that. In fact, I’ve been tempted to do an executive order extending summer by another month.” (Board Of Public Works, 9/3/14)
- Senate President Miller Stated That He Supports School Beginning After Labor Day. “The topics covered during the legislative session vary widely, but Miller make sure to keep up with legislation that affects education in Maryland. He supports a bill that would move the beginning of the school year to after Labor Day, which has been met with mixed reception.” (Sarah Miller, “Views On The Upcoming Legislative Session,” The Calvert Gazette, 12/26/13)
- In Previous Years A Bipartisan Group Of More Than 57 Republican And Democratic Legislators Have Sponsored Legislation To Start School After Labor Day. (“Senate Bill 767,” Maryland General Assembly, 3/3/16; “Senate Bill 455,”Maryland General Assembly, 11/20/15; “House Bill 1349,” Maryland General Assembly, 3/2/16; “House Bill 389,” Maryland General Assembly, 11/20/15; “House Bill 1069,” Maryland General Assembly, 10/2/15)
MYTH:
- Governor Hogan Acted Unilaterally By Issuing An Executive Order To Start School After Labor Day.
FACT:
- This Has Been Studied Extensively And Recommended By Bipartisan Leaders; The Democrat-Controlled Legislature And The Previous Governor Enacted Legislation To Form A Task Force To Review A Post-Labor Day Start Date For Maryland Public Schools. The Bipartisan Task Force Consisting Of Educators, Parents, And Experts Voted 12-3, Overwhelmingly In Favor Of A Post-Labor Day Start Date. “While the Task Force considered the sub-recommendations of the workgroups; the Task Force accepted and passed only one recommendation. On May 19, 2014, a motion was made to recommend to the Governor, a post-Labor Day start date for Maryland Public Schools. The motion was carried by a vote of 12 votes for the recommendation and 3 votes against the recommendation.” (“Task Force To Study A Post-Labor Day Start Date For Maryland Public Schools,” June 2014)
- The Legislation To Commission The Task Force Passed With Near Unanimous Support In Both The Senate By A Vote Of 46-1 And The House Of Delegates By A Vote Of 124-6. (“Senate Bill 963,” Maryland General Assembly, 10/24/17)
MYTH:
- A Post-Labor Day Start Date Would Mean That Students Will Spend Less Time In The Classroom.
FACT:
- The Executive Order Makes No Change To The Number Of School Days Required. Under The Executive Order Students Will Attend Class For 180 Days; Prior To The Executive Order Students Attended Class For 180 Days. State law requires 180 school days each year: “Except as provided in subsections (b), (e), and (f) of this section, each public school under the jurisdiction of a county board: Shall be open for pupil attendance for at least 180 actual school days and a minimum of 1,080 school hours during a 10-month period in each school year…” (“Code Of Maryland: Education Article,” Maryland General Assembly, 2/1/19)
BREAKING NEWS: Rt. 50 West Bound Closed In Berlin
Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision, US 50 & Riddle Lane
Date and Time: February 5, 2019 4:20 PM
Location: US 50 & Riddle Ln, Worcester County, Maryland
Case Number: 19MSP005095
On 2/5/19 the Maryland State Police, Worcester County Sheriff’s Department and the Ocean City Fire Department responded to the area of US 50 and Riddle Lane for a single vehicle motor vehicle collision. Investigation revealed a vehicle heading eastbound left the roadway and struck a group of trees in the median. The driver succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim has not yet been positively identified. Both eastbound and westbound US 50 is shutdown at the collision scene. Investigation is continuing.
Location: US 50 & Riddle Ln, Worcester County, Maryland
Case Number: 19MSP005095
On 2/5/19 the Maryland State Police, Worcester County Sheriff’s Department and the Ocean City Fire Department responded to the area of US 50 and Riddle Lane for a single vehicle motor vehicle collision. Investigation revealed a vehicle heading eastbound left the roadway and struck a group of trees in the median. The driver succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim has not yet been positively identified. Both eastbound and westbound US 50 is shutdown at the collision scene. Investigation is continuing.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
02/04/2019 06:31 PM EST
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Casa Grande Border Patrol Station arrested a sex offender from Guatemala, and a Honduran MS-13 gang member in separate incidents near Casa Grande this weekend. On Friday, agents arrested 39-year-old...
02/04/2019 05:36 PM EST
CALEXICO, Calif. – Border Patrol agents assigned to El Centro Sector arrested a gang member Wednesday afternoon, 42 miles west of the Calexico Port of Entry, suspected of illegally entering the United States. At around 5:30 p.m., Border Patrol...
02/04/2019 05:24 PM EST
EDINBURG, Texas – Over the last few days, Border Patrol Agents arrested three sex offenders and a member of a notorious gang. Friday, agents from the Falfurrias station arrested a Honduran male near Falfurrias, Texas. His records revealed two...
02/04/2019 05:20 PM EST
EDINBURG, Texas –U.S. Border Patrol agents continue to disrupt illicit activity throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Early this morning, agents working near Escobares, Texas, witnessed several subjects, who had just crossed the Rio Grande, carrying...
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Seniors
As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend.
I have seen too many dear friends leave this world, too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.
Whose business is it, if I choose to read, or play, on the computer, until 4 AM, or sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 50, 60 & 70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love, I will.
I will walk the beach, in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves, with abandon, if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set. They too, will get old.
I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And, I eventually remember the important things.
Sure, over the years, my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break, when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet passes? But, broken hearts are what give us strength, and understanding, and compassion. A heart never broken, is pristine, and sterile, and will never know the joy of being imperfect.
I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face.
So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.
As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong.
So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day (if I feel like it).
MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART!
I have seen too many dear friends leave this world, too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.
Whose business is it, if I choose to read, or play, on the computer, until 4 AM, or sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 50, 60 & 70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love, I will.
I will walk the beach, in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves, with abandon, if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set. They too, will get old.
I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And, I eventually remember the important things.
Sure, over the years, my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break, when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet passes? But, broken hearts are what give us strength, and understanding, and compassion. A heart never broken, is pristine, and sterile, and will never know the joy of being imperfect.
I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face.
So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.
As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong.
So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day (if I feel like it).
MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART!
Law Course 101
1.Law of Mechanical Repair -After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee.2.Law of Gravity -Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible place in the universe.3.Law of Probability -The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.4.Law of Random Numbers -If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal; someone always answers.5.Variation Law -If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now.6.Law of the Bath -When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone will ring7.Law of Close Encounters -The probability of meeting someone you know INCREASES dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.8.Law of the Result -When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, IT WILL!!!9.Law of Biomechanics -The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.10.Law of the Theater & Hockey Arena -At any event, the people whose seats are farthest from the aisle, always arrive last. They are the ones who will leave their seats several times to go for food, beer, or the toilet and who leave early before the end of the performance or the game is over. The folks in the aisle seats come early, never move once, have long gangly legs or big bellies and stay to the bitter end of the performance.The aisle people also are very surly folk.11.The Coffee Law -As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.12.Murphy's Law of Lockers -If there are only 2 people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.
13.Law of Physical Surfaces -The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.14.Law of Logical Argument -Anything is possible IF you don't know what you are talking about.15. Law of Physical Appearance -If the clothes fit, they're ugly.16.Law of Public Speaking --A CLOSED MOUTH GATHERS NO FEET!17.Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy -As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it OR the store will stop selling it!18.Doctors' Law -If you don't feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor, by the time you get there, you'll feel better. But don't make an appointment and you'll stay sick.
Los Angeles Is Dealing With A Deadly, Flea-Borne Typhus Outbreak
The city of Los Angeles is suffering from an outbreak of a "middle ages" and "pioneer days" disease —typhus — typically found in homeless populations.
The outbreak began in October, according to CNN, with 57 cases of the flea- and flea feces-borne disease in downtown Los Angeles, not typically a hotbed of rare diseases. That was up from around 6 cases over the summer, all found in people "experiencing homelessness."
According to L.A. public health officials, there were more than 120 reported cases of typhus in 2018, and that number is increasing steadily in the first months of 2019.
A local NBC affiliate says city officials assumed that the disease would remain largely within the homeless population, but lately, cases of typhus have been cropping up among an unexpected group of people: city officials.
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The outbreak began in October, according to CNN, with 57 cases of the flea- and flea feces-borne disease in downtown Los Angeles, not typically a hotbed of rare diseases. That was up from around 6 cases over the summer, all found in people "experiencing homelessness."
According to L.A. public health officials, there were more than 120 reported cases of typhus in 2018, and that number is increasing steadily in the first months of 2019.
A local NBC affiliate says city officials assumed that the disease would remain largely within the homeless population, but lately, cases of typhus have been cropping up among an unexpected group of people: city officials.
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