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Chagas disease, a potentially deadly condition caused by an infected triatomine insect or "kissing bug," may be becoming endemic in the United States, according to a new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. "Autochthonous (or, locally acquired) human cases have been reported in 8 states, most notably in Texas. Labeling the United States as non-Chagas disease-endemic perpetuates low awareness and underreporting," the report noted, adding the insect has been reported in 32 states. Other states with human cases include California, Arizona, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Arkansas.

Chicago aldermen are once again warning downtown residents and workers to be prepared for potential chaos ahead of this weekend’s Mexican Independence Day, a holiday that has increasingly turned into an unsanctioned takeover of the Loop and surrounding areas by car caravans. The warnings come as city officials brace for another year of traffic jams, fireworks, and noisy celebrations that have tested police and exasperated locals. CPD arrested 69 people during last year’s four-day weekend, including at least 19 for illegal gun possession. Aldermen Brian Hopkins (2nd) and Brendan Reilly (42nd), who represent much of the downtown area, have issued...

Britain’s first female Muslim Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood had a rough start on Saturday, with over 1,000 illegal migrants arriving after crossing the English Channel from France on her first day in office. Mahmood, a former pro-Palestinian activist whose Pakistani parents migrated to England from Mirpur in the disputed Kashmir region, was tasked by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Friday to run the Home Office, the cabinet department tasked with controlling immigration and protecting Britain’s borders. It came amid the forced Downing Street reshuffle sparked by the scandal-induced resignation of former Deputy PM Angela Rayner over the socialist politician’s...

Oh hello! Or as they say in Michigan, as-salamu alaykum! According to Fox 2 News, the police department in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn Heights celebrated the new patch as a symbol of … diversity or something. Police confirmed to FOX 2 on Wednesday that the department has a new optional patch that officers can wear as part of their uniform. The patch includes the Michigan seal in the center with the words ‘Dearborn Heights Police' written in both English and Arabic. According to police, the patch was created by Officer Ermily Murdoc, who designed it to reflect and honor...

DEARBORN HTS, Mich. (FOX 2) - The Dearborn Heights Police Department is unveiling a new officer-designed police patch that will be the first one in the country to feature Arabic. Police confirmed to FOX 2 on Wednesday that the department has a new optional patch that officers can wear as part of their uniform. The patch includes the Michigan seal in the center with the words ‘Dearborn Heights Police’ written in both English and Arabic. According to police, the patch was created by Officer Ermily Murdoc, who designed it to reflect and honor the diversity of our community. Dearborn Heights'...

Migrants who cross the Channel in small boats could be moved to warehouses as Labour scrambles to close asylum hotels, the Home Secretary suggested today. Yvette Cooper said the Government was looking at 'military and industrial sites' as 'more appropriate' places to house asylum seekers. She added that warehouses were 'one of the things that's been looked at' in her attempts to cut the bill to taxpayers from housing small boat arrivals in hotels. It came ahead of Sir Keir Starmer holding an emergency meeting this afternoon on Government action to go 'further and faster' in tackling Channel migrant crossings....

The number of small-boat migrants who have reached Britain since Labour came to power is poised to hit 50,000. The Home Office confirmed 435 arrived on Saturday – bringing the total since the General Election to 49,516. Hundreds more arrived at Dover on Sunday, with official figures due to be released on Monday. It means more than 1,000 migrants have come to the UK since the Government's 'one in, one out' deal with France became operational last Wednesday. The 50,000 milestone is likely to be hit in the coming days amid weather conditions for crossing the Channel. Shadow Home Secretary...

Jailed, in physical pain and feeling utterly defeated, Luis Diaz Inestroza — a Kansas City, Kansas, immigrant who illegally crossed over into the United States 13 years ago from Honduras — has chosen to self-deport. In 2019, during the first term of President Donald Trump, the life of Diaz Inestroza, his 3-year-old stepson, Noah, and his then-pregnant partner, Kenia Mayorga, was featured along with the stories of seven other families in the six-part Netlix docuseries “Living Undocumented,” produced by singer and actress Selena Gomez. Diaz Inestroza and his family would subsequently come to settle in Kansas City, Kansas, where he...

Labour's £100 million funding boost to combat people smuggling gangs will not stop small boat crossings, opposition parties have warned. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage branded record illegal migration levels a “national security crisis”, while the Tories suggested Labour's latest “gimmick” will not make a significant difference. The Home Office has announced additional funding to support a pilot scheme of a new “one in, one out” returns agreement with France. Writing in the Daily Express, Mr Farage said: “This is not the first time we have seen a Labour or Conservative government throw taxpayer money at the illegal immigration crisis...

Mass migration was the overwhelming driver of near record high population growth in England and Wales last year, sparking warnings that Britain is fighting for its very “survival”. The three top years for population growth in modern history were 2022, 2023, and 2024 says the Office for National Statistics, revealing the population of England and Wales rose by 706,881 people in the year up to mid-2024 to a total of 61.8 million people. The official statistician noted that 98 per cent of the population growth was due to the net migration of 690,147 during the time period, the BBC states....

These worrying developments are a direct result of the irresponsible mass immigration of recent years.. New data shows that 40 percent of all suspects identified in school violence in 2024 were not German citizens, with Syrians at the top of the charts. In total, there were 4,254 foreign suspects and 7,309 suspects with German citizenship, the German government announced in response to a parliamentary inquiry from Alternative for Germany (AfD) MP Martin Hess. Of the 11,558 suspects in total, 1,236 had Syrian passports, representing one in ten violent incidents, according to the data, which was provided to Welt newspaper. In...

On Friday’s broadcast of Fox 5 New York’s “Good Day New York,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) discussed the federal lawsuit filed over the city’s sanctuary policy and said that the law should be adjusted to allow for greater coordination with the federal government when it comes to violent criminals, but for people “who are going about following their next step on the American Dream that are undocumented. We should not be harming them at all” by denying them taxpayer benefits because they “are innocent people who are just trying to pursue the American Dream.” Adams said that...

Thousands of Afghans have moved to the UK under a secret scheme which was set up after a British official inadvertently leaked their data, it can be revealed. In February 2022, the personal details of nearly 19,000 people who had applied to move to the UK after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan were leaked. The previous government learned of the breach in August 2023 when some of the details appeared on Facebook. A new resettlement scheme for those on the leaked list was set up nine months later, and has seen 4,500 Afghans arrive in the UK so far....

In a troubling revelation from Vienna, a concerned grandparent, Bernhard K., has exposed a growing crisis in Austria’s kindergartens. Speaking to the Austrian news outlet Heute, he described the stark reality at his grandson’s school, where only three of 25 classmates are fluent German speakers. During breaks and after-school activities, the children revert to Arabic, leaving his grandson isolated. When asked how the boy copes, Bernhard’s response was shocking: “He’s trying to learn Arabic! How else is he supposed to communicate with his schoolmates?” This is not an isolated incident but a symptom of a broader demographic shift. According to...

Los Angeles was waking up on Monday to another day of high tensions with Donald Trump’s administration after a weekend of protests over immigration raids in the city, with the president controversially ordering in the national guard and the governor of California saying the state planned to sue in response. Federal agents the day before clashed with demonstrators in Los Angeles as police used teargas and “less-lethal munitions” to disperse crowds of people who were mostly peacefully protesting against immigration raids across the city and Trump’s deployment of the California national guard against the will of Governor Gavin Newsom and...

Feckless French authorities were seen standing by and doing nothing today as illegal migrants carried toddlers onto dangerously overloaded small boats ready to cross the Channel for Britain. In infuriating scenes the French police officers were seen with their hands on their hips and with their mobile phones out filming the moment the youngsters were crammed onto the deathtrap vessels. French authorities are failing to stop almost two-thirds of would-be Channel-crossing migrants, despite Britain paying our European neighbour almost £500,000 every day to do so. These astounding images were taken on the beaches of northern France this morning (Saturday May...

The nation of the Franks are well known today as the progenitors of modern France, as well as the barbarian nation that most readily and ardently embraced Catholicism. As Saint Avitus of Vienne shows in his letter to King Clovis upon the latter’s baptism in AD 496, the subject Christian Romans placed great hopes in the conversion of the Frankish king and his court, and the event was an occasion of great joy. This was particularly true given Clovis’s previous history as a ruthless conqueror who defeated and dissolved the last remnant of Western Roman power in Gaul, the so-called...

Inter-gang rivalries have led to an alarming rise in migrant violence, as GB News can exclusively reveal eight small boat migrants arrived in the UK with stab injuries in the past 12 months. The boiling tensions come as thousands of migrants converge on northern France ahead of an expected huge summer surge in small boat crossings. Just this week, one migrant was stabbed to death and two others seriously injured in separate incidents around Calais. One senior maritime security source told GB News the increase in violence was "extremely concerning". He added: "We're seeing gang rivalries, disputes between different factions,...

The events of the release of Hamas turn from time to time from humiliating to dangerous, Israel should prepare to threaten to blow up the deal if the phenomenon continues, or at the very least prepare intervention forces to protect the abductees if necessary. Yair Amar. 30.01.25. Screenshot from a video. Another wave of releasing hostages, another snarling and rioting crowd, more inflammatory billboards, more victory parades and humiliation marches for the abductees. Israeli defeatism endangers the lives of the abductees, and brings us closer to the event that will be remembered as the "lynching in Gaza"... One by one,...

FReepers this 9 minute video is how Poland is now dealing with illegals who try to enter their country. Live bullets are now used after a Polish solder was speared to death by an illegal. Poland is now a very safe European country.