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Michigan reports first confirmed measles outbreak since 2019

Friday, April 18 by ABC News

(MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich.) -- Michigan is reporting the state’s first measles outbreak since 2019, defined as at least three or more related cases, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).Three cases were confirmed in Montcalm County, according to a MDHHS... Read More.

US reports highest number of measles cases since 2019: CDC

Friday, April 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. has recorded the highest number of measles cases since 2019, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data published Friday.There are now 712 confirmed measles cases across 24 states, an increase of 105 cases from the prior... Read More.

New Orleans officials were warned in 2019 that Bourbon Street was vulnerable to car-ramming attack

Saturday, January 4 by ABC News

(NEW ORLEANS, La) -- New Orleans city leaders were warned in a 2019 confidential physical security assessment that tourist-packed Bourbon Street was vulnerable to a vehicle-ramming attack because some of the existing blockade mechanisms were inoperable.The warning proved painfully real five years later on New... Read More.

Two Clearfield Men Indicted on Fatal 2019 Bombing

Thursday, August 22 by wcednews

CLEARFIELD - Two Clearfield men are facing charges for a fatal bombing in 2019 related to drug debt. On Tuesday a federal grand jury indicted 47 year-old Clint Addleman and 47 year-old Kris Nevling for charges related to conspiracy to maliciously destroy property by explosive... Read More.

DOJ to present Boeing with plea deal that families of 2018, 2019 crash victims say falls short: Lawyers

Monday, July 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice is preparing to present the Boeing Company a plea deal that would again allow the aerospace giant to avoid a trial over an alleged conspiracy to defraud the United States, according to attorneys for families of victims of... Read More.

WHO report: 2.6 million people died from alcohol in 2019

Thursday, June 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A new report by the World Health Organization, which looked broadly at global substance use for people 15 years and older, shows over three million people died from substance use in 2019 and 400 million people live with substance use disorders,... Read More.

Clarence Thomas formally discloses 2019 trips paid for by Harlan Crow as justices financial filings released

Friday, June 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Justice Clarence Thomas has formally disclosed for the first time trips to Bali, Indonesia and the elite Bohemian Grove club in California -- both paid for by his friend and billionaire Harlan Crow -- that were at the center of an explosive... Read More.

CDC sending team to Chicago to help respond to citys 1st measles cases since 2019: CDPH

Tuesday, March 12 by ABC News

(CHICAGO) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending a team to Chicago to help respond to the first measles cases detected in the city since 2019, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) confirmed to ABC News.Three cases of the highly... Read More.

Chicago reports first measles cases since 2019 amid rising infections across US

Friday, March 8 by ABC News

(CHICAGO) -- Chicago health officials have confirmed the city's first measles cases since 2019 amid a rising number of infections across the U.S.The first case was confirmed Thursday in a city resident whose source of infection is unknown, according to the Chicago Department of... Read More.

Millions of furniture tip-over restraints sold after 2019 recalled

Thursday, January 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New Age Industries is recalling millions of furniture tip kits or tip restraints that were sold alongside clothing storage units in furniture stores across the U.S. and online.New Age and Alliance4Safety, a coalition of furniture manufacturers, retailers and delivery servicers, said... Read More.

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