WHO: Monkeypox becoming 'established' in non-endemic countries is 'real' risk

The World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned that the time to contain outbreaks of the monkeypox virus in non-endemic countries is dwindling.  “The risk of monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries is real,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned at a briefing on Wednesday. “But, that scenario can be prevented,” he noted. “WHO urges the affected…

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Twin valedictorians in Massachusetts graduate from same school with 4.0 GPAs

Twin sisters Alina and Anastasia Antropova started off in the world together — and now they have another achievement attached to their names. They’re both community college graduates with valedictorian honors. The 19-year-old twin sisters graduated from Holyoke Community College, a two-year public institution in us-regions, on Saturday, June 4. Both sisters maintained a perfect…

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Maryland Halsey concert canceled after severe flooding drenches fans at amphitheater

Severe flooding a>in Maryland forced singer Halsey to cancel a concert Wednesday evening.<.  Other videos showed water pouring from the side of an overhang at the outdoor amphitheater, drenching concertgoers.  LOUISIANA READY FOR HURRICANE SEASON WITH STRONGER LEVEE SYSTEM, NEW RESCUE EQUIPMENT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS  Halsey concertgoers were drenched during a storm that flooded a…

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World Bank president warns of ‘global recession’ risk, calls energy supply a 'key variable'

World Bank President David Malpass warned Tuesday that “many countries will have a hard time avoiding a recession,” while noting that countries like the U.S. “could increase [energy] supply substantially” which “would affect prices immediately.” “It’s not a global recession yet, the downside risk is that it could be a global recession,” Malpass warned in…

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