KFF Health News – Just after lunchtime on June 18, Massachusetts’ leaders discovered that the statewide 911 system was down. A scramble to handle the crisis was on. Police texted out administrative numbers that callers could use, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu gave outage updates at a press conference outlining plans for the Celtics’ championship parade, and local officials urged people to summon help by pulling red fire alarm boxes. About 7 million people went roughly two hours...

Skip This Subway Sandwich And Make A Better Version At Home

The sandwich is heavy on chicken and mayo, and missing mix-ins to cut through the richness.

Disney Co-Sponsored Naked LGBT Pride Parades for Children

'The parade, which was co-sponsored by the company, included adult male nudists on bikes and fully nude 'transgenders' inappropriately making out while being naked in front of children...'

“I don’t know how to convince someone to trust science again.”

"The more that fraud thrives, the more that the public loses trust in science."

DOJ Filed Brief in Support of Trans Inmate Who Sent Bomb to the DOJ

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Headline USA has uncovered the identity of an anonymous Georgia prison inmate suing the state for a sex change, and can reveal that the plaintiff is a convicted violent sodomizer who was indicted in April on multiple federal charges for constructing and mailing bombs to federal facilities. The plaintiff, David Cassady, 55, an inmate at Phillips State Prison in Georgia, is represented by the big law firm Baker Botts, as well as the Murell Law...

Finland Is Offering Farmworkers Bird Flu Shots. Some Experts Say the US Should, Too.

“Now is the time to offer the vaccines to farmworkers in the United States,” says Nahid Bhadelia, director of the Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases.

How to Quit Vaping

THE NEW YORK TIMES – The nicotine in vapes can be highly addictive, and can raise blood sugar, heart rate and blood pressure, among other health risks. And while some people turn to vaping to stop smoking cigarettes, e-cigarettes can contain substances that also pose health risks ... Despite the popularity of vapes — more than 8 million Americans were current e-cigarette users in 2018, according to federal health data — there is little established guidance...

McDonald’s bringing back ‘everyone’s favorite sandwich’

(WHTM) – McDonald’s says “everyone’s favorite sandwich is back” on the menu nationwide. Two years after its debut, McDonald’s says the Smoky BLT Quarter Pounder with Cheese and the Smoky BLT Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese will both be returning. The sandwiches, which will be available for a limited time while supplies last, include a quarter-pound beef patty, American cheese, Applewood Smoked Bacon, tomato, shredded lettuce and a “special, smoky BLT sauce” on a toasted sesame...

Mass. allowed undocumented immigrants to apply for driver’s licenses. Here’s what happened.

masslive.com – July 1 marks the one-year anniversary of the Work and Family Mobility Act becoming law in Massachusetts — 365 days, during which undocumented immigrants have been able to apply for standard driver’s licenses. What took years of grassroots organizing on the part of Driving Families Forward — a coalition of more than 270 organizations founded and co-led by the Brazilian Worker Center and Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union —...

3 More Law Enforcement Officers Die In Motorcycle Crashes

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, JULY 5, 2024 – It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Anthony Zahorovsky, a cherished member of our IUPA Local 6020 family and former representative, due to a tragic off-duty motor vehicle accident. Anthony's loss is deeply felt by all of us. As a colleague, friend, and family member, he touched many lives. During this difficult time, we extend our heartfelt condolences, thoughts, prayers, and...

Darwinism wins again: This 4ths’ fireworks-related deaths will make your head explode

In South Carolina, a 41-year-old man died after suffering injuries while using fireworks, according to Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office incident report obtained by USA TODAY. Witnesses, deputies wrote in the report, said the man ignited a large firework device, set it on his head and it exploded, killing him. He was pronounced dead at the scene. In Illinois, a 34-year-old man died after handling fireworks on Chicago's Northwest Side about 10 p.m. Thursday. The Chicago Police Department...

Do U.S. fast-food customers want plant-based meat?

WHAT THEY REALLY PUT IN 34-INGREDIENT "PLANT-BASED CHICKEN" Water, Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Wheat Gluten, Pea Protein*, Modified Corn Starch, 2% or less of Potato Starch, Natural Flavors, Expeller-Pressed Canola Oil, Methylcellulose, Salt, Rice Flour, Cellulose Fiber, Coconut Oil, Onion Powder, Yeast Extract, Oat Bran, Spices, Dried Garlic, Oat Fiber, Dried Yeast, Paprika, Sugar, Garlic Powder, Potassium Salt, Dried Onion, Dextrose, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking...