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Rev. Al Sharpton arrives at the annual Independence Day 'White Party' hosted by Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs at the PlayStation 2 Estate in Bridgehampton, N.Y., Sunday, July 4, 2004. To commemorate the significance of the Fourth of July, Combs stressed the importance of voting in this year's election.

<p>The Palm Springs area has one of the highest per capita rates of syphilis in the country, according to a recent alert from the California Department of Health Services’ Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Branch.</p> <p>The state warned health care workers last week "because of the high rate of primary and secondary syphilis in Palm Springs in 2002."</p>