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Nguyen L, Evans A, Frank G, Levitas M, Mennella A, Short LC. Forensic Sci. Int. 2022; 339: e111414.
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(Copyright © 2022, Elsevier Publishing)
DOI
10.1016/j.forsciint.2022.111414
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35973357
Abstract
For the first time in Washington, D.C., an in-depth analysis of counterfeit pills has been performed as part of a larger initiative to understand the city's illicit drug supply. Over a 56-month period, 567 pills that were physically identified as a pharmaceutical were analyzed using gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and gas chromatography flame ionization detection (GC-FID). Out of the 567 pills submitted to our laboratory, 119 were confirmed to be counterfeit. Beginning in 2018, an increase in counterfeit pills was observed in suspected pharmaceutical submissions. By 2021, 62.5% of all pill exhibits were determined to be counterfeit. Most of the counterfeit pills submitted during this time frame had a '30M' imprint with blue coloring, consistent with the physical identification of a 30 mg Oxycodone tablet. Fentanyl was the number one identified psychoactive substance detected in counterfeit pills (75.4%), however, other opioids, precursors, and a novel benzodiazepine were also identified. This preliminary research hopes to illustrate counterfeit pill trends in Washington, D.C. and highlight the importance of analyzing pharmaceuticals in addition to suspected illicit substances. This surveillance is ongoing and collaboration with neighboring jurisdictions is anticipated in the future.
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Keywords
opioids; Synthetic opioids; Fentanyl; Alprazolam; Counterfeit Pills; designer drugs; Oxycodone
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Chambers LC, Hallowell BD, Zang X, Rind DM, Guzauskas GF, Hansen RN, Fuchs N, Scagos RP, Marshall BDL. Int. J. Drug Policy 2022; 108: e103820.
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(Copyright © 2022, Elsevier Publishing)
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10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103820
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35973341
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BACKGROUND: Overdose deaths have increased dramatically in the United States, including in Rhode Island. In July 2021, the Rhode Island government passed legislation supporting a two-year pilot program authorizing supervised consumption sites (SCSs) in response to this crisis. We estimated the costs and benefits of a hypothetical SCS in Providence, Rhode Island. METHODS: We utilized a decision analytic mathematical model to compare costs and outcomes for people who inject drugs under two scenarios: (1) a SCS that includes syringe services provision, and (2) a syringe service program only (i.e., status quo). We assumed 0.95% of injections result in overdose, the SCS would serve 400 clients monthly and have a net cost of $783,899 annually, 46% of overdoses occurring outside of the SCS result in an ambulance run and 43% result in an emergency department (ED) visit, 0.79% of overdoses occurring within the SCS result in an ambulance run and ED visit, and the SCS would lead to a 25.7% reduction in fatal overdoses near the site. The model was developed from a modified societal perspective with a one-year time horizon. RESULTS: A hypothetical SCS in Providence would prevent approximately 2 overdose deaths, 261 ambulance runs, 244 ED visits, and 117 inpatient hospitalizations for emergency overdose care annually compared to a scenario that includes a syringe service program only. The SCS would save $1,104,454 annually compared to the syringe service program only, accounting only for facility costs and short-term costs of emergency overdose care and ignoring savings associated with averted deaths. Influential parameters included the percentage of injections resulting in overdose, the total annual injections at the SCS, and the percentage of overdoses outside of the SCS that result in an ED visit. CONCLUSION: A SCS in would result in substantial cost savings due to prevention of costly emergency overdose care.
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Keywords
Cost effectiveness; Overdose; Harm reduction; People who inject drugs; Cost benefit; Supervised consumption site
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Gray AC, Neitzke-Spruill L, Hughes C, O'Connell DJ, Anderson TL. J. Ethn. Subst. Abuse 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub.
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(Copyright © 2022, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)
DOI
10.1080/15332640.2022.2109790
PMID
35973048
Abstract
Recent upticks of stimulant presence in overdose deaths suggest the opioid epidemic is morphing, which raises questions about what drugs are involved and who is impacted. We investigate annual and growth rate trends in combined opioid-stimulant overdose toxicology between 2013 and 2019 for White, Black, and Hispanic male and female decedents in Delaware. During these years, toxicology shifted to illegal drugs for all with fentanyl leading the increase and opioid-cocaine combinations rising substantially. While combined opioid-cocaine toxicology grew among Black and Hispanic Delawareans, White males continue to report the highest rates overall. These findings depart from historical patterns and may challenge existing opioid epidemic policies.
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Keywords
gender; Opioids; race; cocaine; overdose trends
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Levy S, Wisk LE, Minegishi M, Ertman B, Lunstead J, Brogna M, Weitzman ER. JAMA Netw. Open 2022; 5(8): e2226886.
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(Copyright © 2022, American Medical Association)
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10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.26886
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35972741
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IMPORTANCE: Screening and brief intervention (SBI) programs in schools have the potential to provide substance use prevention messages to large numbers of adolescents. This study evaluated the association between exposure to a school-based SBI program and reductions in substance use among youths after enactment of a law that required Massachusetts schools to provide SBI to all students. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the association between exposure to a school-based SBI program and changes in substance use among youths. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: In this mixed-method quality improvement study using an effectiveness-implementation hybrid design, stakeholder interviews were conducted to describe the operations, timing, and impressions of SBI implementation at 14 intervention schools in Massachusetts. Repeated cross-sectional surveys of youths in intervention and comparison groups were administered between December 19, 2017, and May 22, 2019, to assess substance use and associated measures of perceived risk, knowledge, and adult support before and approximately 3 months after SBI implementation among exposed groups. A difference-in-differences framework was used to estimate substance use outcomes associated with SBI exposure among students in middle school (grades 7 and 8) and high school (grades 9 and 10) using adjusted overlap-weighted generalized models to account for covariate imbalance between exposed and unexposed school grades. In addition, 14 school staff members were interviewed about implementation. EXPOSURES: Exposure vs nonexposure to a school-based SBI program. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Frequency of alcohol, cannabis, and e-cigarette use (measured in days) and any binge drinking in the past 3 months. RESULTS: Between December 2017 and May 2019, 8771 survey responses were collected from 4587 students in grades 7 through 10 who were attending one of 23 participating school districts. The median (IQR) age was 13 (13-14) years (range, 12-17 years); 2226 students self-identified as female (48.5%), 2206 (48.1%) as male, and 155 (3.4%) as transgender or preferred not to answer. Overall, 163 students (3.6%) identified their race as Asian, 146 (3.2%) as Black or African American, 2952 (64.4%) as White, and 910 (19.8%) as mixed or other race (including American Indian or Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander); 416 students (9.1%) preferred not to answer or were missing data on race. A total of 625 students (13.6%) identified their ethnicity as Hispanic and 3962 (86.4%) as non-Hispanic. Cannabis use increased over time in both the SBI group (middle school: marginal estimated probability, 0.73 [95% CI, 0.21-2.51] at baseline vs 2.01 [95% CI, 0.60-6.70] at follow-up; high school: marginal estimated probability, 2.86 [95% CI, 0.56-14.56] at baseline vs 3.10 [95% CI, 0.57-16.96] at follow-up) and the control group (middle school: marginal estimated probability, 0.24 [95% CI, 0.05-1.03] at baseline vs 3.38 [95% CI, 0.81-14.18] at follow-up; high school: marginal estimated probability, 1.30 [95% CI, 0.27-6.29] at baseline vs 1.72 [95% CI, 0.34-8.66] at follow-up). e-cigarette use also increased over time in both the SBI group (middle school: marginal estimated probability, 0.81 [95% CI, 0.22-3.01] at baseline vs 1.94 [95% CI, 0.53-7.02] at follow-up; high school: marginal estimated probability, 3.82 [95% CI, 0.72-20.42] at baseline vs 3.51 [95% CI, 0.55-22.59] at follow-up) and the control group (middle school: marginal estimated probability, 0.51 [95% CI, 0.12-2.30] at baseline vs 3.40 [95% CI, 0.72-16.08] at follow-up; high school: marginal estimated probability, 2.29 [95% CI, 0.41-12.65] at baseline vs 3.53 [95% CI, 0.62-20.16] at follow-up). Exposure to SBI was associated with a significantly smaller increase in the rate of cannabis use among middle school students (adjusted rate ratio [aRR], 0.19; 95% CI, 0.04-0.86) and significantly smaller increases in the rates of cannabis and e-cigarette use among all female students (cannabis use: aRR, 0.17 [95% CI, 0.03-0.96]; e-cigarette use: aRR, 0.16 [95% CI, 0.03-0.82]) compared with nonexposure. No other significant differences were observed among students in grades 7 and 8, and no differences were found in any comparison between groups in grades 9 and 10. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this quality improvement study, exposure to a school-based SBI program was associated with a significantly smaller increase in the rate of cannabis use among middle school students and significantly smaller increases in the rates of cannabis and e-cigarette use among all female students. These findings suggest that implementation of SBI programs in schools may help to reduce substance use among middle school and female students, and further study of these programs is warranted.
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Chai Y, Luo H, Man KKC, Lau WCY, Chan SKW, Yip PSF, Wong ICK. Lancet Reg. Health West. Pac. 2022; 27: e100557.
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(Copyright © 2022, Elsevier Publishing)
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10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100557
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35971451
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PMC9375149
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BACKGROUND: Studies on the association between antidepressants and self-harm in adults were mostly conducted over a decade ago and have inconsistent findings. We aimed to compare self-harm risks by antidepressant classes among people aged 40 years or older with depression. METHODS: Individuals aged ≥40 years with depression who initiated antidepressant treatment between 2001 and 2015 were retrieved from the Hong Kong Clinical Data Analysis & Reporting system, and were followed up until December 31, 2016. We conducted self-controlled case series (SCCS) analyses to estimate the incidence rate ratio (IRR) of self-harm comparing the pre-exposure (90 days before the first antidepressant use), index exposure (the first antidepressant use), and subsequent exposure (subsequent antidepressant use) periods to nonexposed periods. We applied Cox proportional hazard regressions to estimate the hazard ratio (HR) of self-harm comparing five antidepressant classes (tricyclic and related antidepressant drugs [TCAs], selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors [SSRIs], noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants [NaSSAs], serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors [SNRIs], and others). FINDINGS: A total of 48,724 individuals were identified. SCCS analyses (N = 3,846) found that the increased self-harm risk occurred during the pre-exposure (IRR: 22.24; 95% CI, 20.25-24.42), index exposure (7.03; 6.34-7.80), and subsequent exposure periods (2.47; 2.18-2.79) compared to the unexposed period. Cohort analyses (N = 48,724) found an association of higher self-harm risks in short-term (one year) for NaSSAs vs. TCAs (HR, 2.13; 95% CI, 1.53-2.96), SNRIs vs. TCAs (1.64; 1.01-2.68), and NaSSAs vs. SSRIs (1.75; 1.29-2.36) in the 40-64 years group. The higher risk remained significant in long-term (> one year) for NaSSAs vs. TCAs (1.55; 1.26-1.91) and NaSSAs vs. SSRIs (1.53; 1.26-1.87). In the 65+ group, only short-term differences were observed (SSRIs vs. TCAs [1.31; 1.03-1.66], SNRIs vs. SSRIs [0.44; 0.22-0.87], and SNRIs vs. NaSSAs [0.43; 0.21-0.87]). INTERPRETATION: Within-person comparisons did not suggest that antidepressant exposure is causally associated with an increased risk of self-harm in people with depression. Between-person comparisons revealed differences in self-harm risks between certain pairs of antidepressant classes. These findings may inform clinicians' benefit-risk assessments when prescribing antidepressants. FUNDING: Nil.
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Keywords
Suicide; Hong Kong; Depression; Self-harm; Antidepressants; Older adults; CDARS
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Karan Johar is setting the internet on fire with his popular celebrity talk show Koffee With Karan on Disney+ Hotstar. It is currently in its seventh season, and the episode that dropped on Thursday featured Vicky Kaushal and Sidharth Malhotra. In conversation with the two, Johar opened up about his 2012 directorial Student of the Year and hilariously admitted having doubts about the film.
- Student of the Year marked the debut of Malhotra, Varun Dhawan, and Alia Bhatt, and co-starred Rishi Kapoor and Ronit Roy.
- The film, thanks to its opulent sets and chartbuster music, was an instant rage amongst young adults but suffered on the story front.
- It spawned a sequel titled Student of the Year 2 in 2019, starring Tara Sutaria, Tiger Shroff, and Ananya Panday.
Hilariously taking shots at his own film, Johar walked down memory lane during the latest episode, and said, "I don't know what I was doing. I think I was drunk or something." In response to Malhotra's claim that Johar brought "depth" to his character, the director-producer had a hysterical answer, "Which depth you had in the character? Which film are you talking about? (sic)"
Johar further recalled his conversation with Abhishek Varman, SOTY's creative director, and remembered saying, "Why are we making this film? Why is this script so bad?" However, Malhotra didn't seem to concur with the filmmaker and said that he was "undervaluing" his work, but an adamant Johar maintained that the "fun and entertaining " final product was different from what they had initially written.
Malhotra played Abhimanyu Singh, a middle-class man somehow decked up in expensive clothes from labels like Gucci and Prada, in SOTY. Realizing this was a consistency error, Johar wanted to explain that Abhimanyu earned gold medals and sold those to buy the ridiculously expensive outfits. However, realizing this justification wouldn't hold water, he gave up on the idea altogether and simply exclaimed, "F*ck it!"
Meanwhile, Johar's next production venture under Dharma Productions, Liger, will hit theaters on August 25. It stars Vijay Deverakonda and Panday in the lead. He has also produced the much-awaited Brahmastra, slated to hit theaters on September 9. Johar's next directorial, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani, will release early next year and stars Ranveer Singh, Bhatt, and veteran actors Shabana Azmi and Dharmendra.
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San Francisco Federal Reserve president Mary Daly said Thursday morning that raising interest rates by either half or three quarters of a percentage point in September would be a “reasonable” way to bring inflation down.
The hikes would follow back-to-back 75-basis point increases by the Federal Reserve, intended to tackle white hot inflation, which remains near a 40-year high.
Last month’s Consumer Price Index, a key inflation measure, showed that rising prices took a bit of a breather with consumer prices increasing by 8.5% year over year, a slower pace than the 9.1% increase in June. “There’s some relief, and I was really pleased to see that, but I don’t count on it,” Daly told CNN’s Julia Chatterley. “We have a lot of work to do at the Fed to bring us back to price stability.”
Daly doesn’t see the Fed easing interest rate hikes anytime soon. She predicts they’ll continue into at least 2023, but says that’s ultimately a good thing — even if Wall Street investors don’t agree. “There is a lack of understanding in the markets, but consumers seem to understand,” she said. “They depend on the Fed to not introduce unnecessary volatility. The worst thing you can have as a business or a consumer is to have rates go rapidly up and then come down. … It just causes a lot of caution and uncertainty.”
A raise and hold strategy has historically paid off for the Fed, she said. The central bank is actively trying to warn against the idea of a “large hump shaped rate path, where we’ll ratchet up really rapidly this year and then cut aggressively next year.”
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No sentence in the English language may be more infuriating than the following 12 words: “We have been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.”
If you’ve picked up the phone in response to an unknown caller anytime in the last several years, chances are you’ve encountered this incessant and irritating automated message. But according to state and federal officials, just two men may be responsible for an overwhelming share of the billions of auto-warranty spam calls that have hit US phones.
Now, a new lawsuit in Ohio is trying to cut them off at their source, following a years-long effort across the public and private sectors to turn the tide on the scourge of robocalls once and for all.
In a complaint filed last month by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, the ringleaders of the auto-warranty robocall scheme are identified as Roy Melvin Cox, Jr. and Aaron Michael Jones, two California individuals described as repeat offenders of US telemarketing rules.
Using a web of shell companies, aliases and fly-by-night phone providers allegedly under their control, Cox and Jones have allegedly sent billions of robocalls nationwide since 2018 offering vehicle service contracts misleadingly characterized as car warranties, according to the suit. The scheme that inundated consumers with calls they never consented to has made millions of dollars, Ohio alleges, by acting as a middleman between call victims and salespeople for shoddy service contracts.
“It is the most sophisticated illegal robocall operation I have ever seen, by an order of magnitude,” said an enforcement official at the Federal Communications Commission, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
The Ohio suit seeks millions of dollars in fines for alleged violations of state telemarketing and consumer protection laws, alongside the nation’s premier telemarketing law, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Cox and Jones, along with their alleged front companies and attorneys, did not respond to CNN’s requests for comment.
It’s the highest profile case in years concerning illegal robocalls — an issue Yost described to CNN as a “biblical plague of locusts that’s descending on our cell phones.” Last year, Americans received an estimated 21 billion scam robocalls, according to YouMail, a robocall blocking and analysis company. Consumer advocacy groups say unwanted robocalling costs Americans an estimated $30 billion a year, ranging from money lost directly through fraud to as much as $3 billion a year in lost time and nuisances.
“If a slap on the wrist doesn’t work, punch them in the face and knock them out,” Yost said in an interview. “Take every dime they’ve got.”
The Ohio lawsuit is not the first to take on a major robocalling campaign, nor even the first to target Cox and Jones, who have both been sued by the federal government before. But the case provides a unique window into how some of the latest robocall scams work, as well as the novel tactics investigators are developing against them.
The same day Ohio filed its suit, the FCC told telecom providers they could voluntarily stop servicing the operation’s robocalls, and eventually ordered all US providers to block the calls outright. By late July, the volume of auto-warranty spam calls in the US had fallen sharply, from an estimated 5 million per day in June to 1 million, an 80% reduction, according to a YouMail analysis. The numbers do not appear to have recovered since.
“The warranty calls from Cox/Jones – the ones the AGs and others went after – are down to near zero,” Alex Quilici, YouMail’s CEO, told CNN in an email. “There are other warranty calls out there – probably in the 500k-1m range – but they are from other folks. So the biggest culprits have been effectively shut down, and now it’s on to the smaller fry.”
The data show illegal robocalls do appear to be trending downward overall, according to Quilici. “If you look back since the October 2019 peak, there are definitely fewer illegal robocalls, no matter how you slice it,” he said.
The crackdown reflects what authorities describe as a wider coordinated effort by all 50 states, the US government, and the telecom industry to combat illegal robocalling. It involves not just litigation against individual robocallers but also unprecedented pressure on phone providers to stop carrying the bogus calls in the first place. Forcing phone companies to block the calls may seem obvious, but it’s taken years for the necessary pieces to come together, including new tactics and technology, as well as new laws.
While it may not feel like it yet, experts and officials express optimism that the country may finally have reached a turning point. As the Ohio complaint shows, however, officials are also up against a creative, committed and ever-adaptive foe.
A new way to combat the robocall epidemic
For years, and across multiple administrations, the robocall epidemic only seemed to grow despite bipartisan agreement something had to be done. Then, in 2015, a group of US phone providers came up with a way to collaboratively trace illegal robocalls back to their point of origin.
That technique, known as an industry-led “traceback,” has turned painstakingly manual forensic efforts into a more digitized, automated process. Starting with a consumer’s own phone provider such as AT&T or Verizon, every traceback compares a robocall’s metadata — including the phone numbers involved, which provider last handled the call, and when — with matching data from the previous upstream provider. That provider then does a similar analysis, and so on.
The investigation continues back up the call custody chain until it reaches a provider that either doesn’t respond to the probe or acknowledges having generated the call for a customer in the first place. Then authorities can investigate both the originating voice provider as well as the robocalling customer. Over half of all tracebacks result in the originating provider cutting ties with the customer whose robocall triggered the probe, according to Josh Bercu, vice president of policy at USTelecom, the trade association behind the multi-provider traceback consortium.
Despite the new technique’s rapidly apparent benefits, however, it has taken years for it to become mainstream through legislation. In 2019, tracebacks became a congressionally approved investigative tool in the TRACED Act, a landmark anti-robocall bill. Thanks in part to that law, all US voice providers must now comply with traceback requests.
The industry traceback group now processes hundreds of tracebacks a month, and it’s widely credited with saving law enforcement critical time and resources.
“Before we built this mechanism, the FCC would do this same thing, but they would have to send a subpoena to each provider along the way,” said Bercu. “In those days, tracing one call would take the FCC two to three months. We’re often getting that same data in a day or two.”
The information generated by tracebacks has identified specific phone providers responsible for dumping huge volumes of robocalls onto the US phone network. In the Ohio case, the data combined with law enforcers’ own investigative tools led authorities to Cox and Jones, according to the complaint, which adds that tracebacks have linked their operation to more than 300 distinct auto-warranty solicitation campaigns since 2018, each of which may have been responsible for hundreds of thousands if not millions of robocalls.
A high-stakes game of hide and seek
Accused of running eight phone providers that pumped out billions of unwanted calls for years, Cox and Jones are well-known to regulators. Both have been sued before by the Federal Trade Commission for other telemarketing violations and were ordered to cease their activities.
Yet the two men persisted, taking advantage of the fragmented nature of the US phone system and using its vast scale to help conceal their operations, officials say.
The scope and detail of the alleged scheme were staggering, according to the FCC official, who described an interlocking set of front companies, several of which were based in countries such as Hungary and Panama, and in some cases were led by people who were not known to each other. According to the Ohio complaint, some members of the scheme even appeared not to exist, except on paper.
Reached via LinkedIn message, one of the named defendants in the Ohio case, Jóvita Migdaris Cedeño Luna, told CNN she was recruited by Cox and has performed “administrative work” for Sumco Panama, one of the alleged front companies named in the suit, since 2019. But she claimed not to know Jones, the second accused ringleader. (The suit claims she is in fact Sumco Panama’s director and president as listed in the company’s Panamanian registration, and directly received money from voice providers controlled by the operation.)
To make its activities harder to detect, and presumably to seem more legitimate, the operation allegedly bought or rented millions of phone numbers that could be used to place unwanted calls, according to the complaint. It adds that Jones even allegedly hired a developer to build a bot, powered by artificial intelligence, that could interpret would-be victims’ responses and route them to salespeople.
The robocallers were also adept at playing hide and seek, according to USTelecom’s Bercu. When a traceback would uncover one of the voice providers the group was allegedly using to place its calls, the ringleaders simply spun up operations at a different business to generate the calls instead, Bercu said.
The operation’s nimbleness shows how challenging it can be to take down a robocaller for good, according to Margot Saunders, a senior counsel at the National Consumer Law Center who works with victims of telephone scams. It’s a multi-faceted problem that no single company, government agency or policy can solve on its own.
“All of these unwanted robocalls are undermining the value of our telephone system,” Saunders said. “This is a critical piece of our national infrastructure … and the more these calls invade the telephone system, the less people use it and trust it.”
Mass takedowns
The crackdown targeting Cox and Jones is just one of several recent enforcement actions against unwanted robocalling. In 2018, the FCC issued a $120 million fine against Adrian Abramovich for making nearly 100 million illegal robocalls using manipulated caller ID information. Last year, the FCC announced a $10 million fine against Scott D. Rhodes for allegedly manipulating caller ID information in a series of abusive robocall campaigns. A few months later, the FCC also proposed a $225 million fine — the largest in agency history — to John C. Spiller, who was accused of sending a billion robocalls to consumers and selling short-term health insurance plans.
In the case of Cox and Jones, federal officials took aim at the scheme more systemically in relation to the entire telecom ecosystem. The FCC is increasingly putting other telecom providers on notice that they are responsible for stemming the tide of illegal robocalls too, and those that don’t will be held accountable.
“The message is out there to industry, especially with the recent Ohio-FCC action, that you need to police your network. You need to stop this illegal traffic from getting out there,” said James Evans, an attorney in the Division of Marketing Practices at the FTC.
The mechanics of the move illustrate how future mass takedowns could work.
On July 21, the FCC publicly named all of the individuals and businesses allegedly part of Cox and Jones’ network, and ordered US voice providers to stop carrying their traffic. Companies that keep passing on the illegal calls could face consequences themselves, including potentially being forced out of business, the agency warned. While the spammers may simply create new shell companies in response, providers now know that if a business customer shows any ties to Cox and Jones, it’ll be the provider’s responsibility to act.
Giving the FCC order teeth are two important tools the agency didn’t have until a few years ago.
First are the industry tracebacks. Until recently, robocallers have largely been able to stay a few steps ahead of the authorities partly because of how long the investigations could take. Now, not only have the tracebacks reduced the time it takes for investigators to home in on the worst offenders, but they also let officials respond more quickly when those offenders try to spin up alternate operations.
The second tool is the threat of being cut off from the telephone network. The TRACED Act required the FCC to set up a database to track what providers are doing to curb illegal robocalls. Every voice provider in the country must file paperwork on their robocall efforts and be listed in the database to be allowed to receive traffic from other providers. Being de-listed means other providers cannot connect to the blacklisted provider.
In its July 21 order, the FCC warned that threat doesn’t just apply to Cox and Jones’ companies. Voice providers that don’t take steps to block the operation’s calls could find themselves under investigation and potentially cut off from the rest of the US telephone network, too. Removing a provider from the database is not a minor setback. It’s a potential death sentence, according to the FCC official, because a provider that can’t send or accept traffic from others won’t be able to stay in business.
This spring, the FCC said it was looking at ways to expand its approach, including potentially the automatic de-listing of providers tied to illegal robocall activity. The agency also proposed expanding the use of call authentication technologies that can help verify that a caller’s caller ID is accurate. And the FCC has heightened its know-your-customer expectations for carriers, the FCC official said.
More to be done
All of these developments are largely aimed at what happens after a robocall makes it onto the US phone network. But perhaps half or more of illegal robocall traffic, according to the FCC official, originates from outside the United States, often in places as far away as India and Pakistan. To go after the individual robocallers overseas, US officials must depend on the cooperation of international counterparts, which doesn’t always work out.
The crackdown on robocalls domestically reflects an effort to control what US officials can control. But here too the government could do more, said Saunders.
One of the most effective changes, she said, would be for the FCC to create a bonding and licensing system for voice providers, then seize their bond or revoke their license if they repeatedly break telemarketing rules. (The FCC official acknowledged this would likely be within the agency’s authority to do but could require significant new regulations.) Another idea, she said, is to wield database de-listing far more aggressively rather than waiting for a full and exhaustive investigation that could take months.
The overall focus on the providers that facilitate the robocalls is the right approach, she said, because it targets the problem at scale, forces well-intentioned providers to become part of the solution, and makes illegal robocalling more costly.
“Studies have shown repeatedly that in order to deter illegal behavior the punishment needs to be clear, swift and significant,” Saunders said. “The FCC needs to figure out how it will cost the providers more money to keep making these calls than it will to stop making the calls.”
Authorities could also look at bringing criminal charges against repeat offenders. In the interview, Yost told CNN that option is still “on the table” for Cox and Jones.
Repeat violations of FTC civil settlements have also been known to lead to criminal contempt of court charges, Evans said. But federal decisions about bringing criminal lawsuits would fall to the Justice Department, not the FTC or FCC. While DOJ has sued some robocallers to obtain their fines, experts like Saunders say criminal prosecution could be messy and time-consuming, when other alternatives already exist.
Even as illegal robocalls appear to be on the decline, said YouMail’s Quilici, it isn’t clear “how steep and sustainable that trend is.” The decline has coincided with reports of a troubling rise in text messaging spam.
– CNN’s Paul P. Murphy and Gabe Cohen contributed to this report.
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(CNN)Jupiter's icy moon Europa is an ocean world encased beneath a thick crust of ice -- a place where snow floats upward.
The underwater snow forms in the global ocean and travels up though the water to attach to submerged ravines and inverted ice peaks, according to new research. This same phenomenon takes place below ice shelves on Earth -- and it may be how Europa builds its ice shell.
The finding, published Monday in the journal Astrobiology, suggested Europa's ice shell may not be as salty as scientists first thought. Understanding the salt content of the ice crust is crucial as engineers work on assembling NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, which is preparing to launch to Europa in October 2024.
Europa Clipper will use ice-penetrating radar to look beneath the shell and determine if the moon's ocean is potentially habitable for life. Any salt within the ice shell could impact how deep the radar can penetrate through it, so predictions about the shell's composition are key.
Clues about the ice shell could also help scientists determine more about Europa's ocean, its salinity and its potential to harbor life.
Europa's ice shell is between 10 and 15.5 miles (15 and 25 kilometers) thick, and it likely sits on top of an ocean that's estimated to be 40 to 90 miles (60 to 150 kilometers) deep.
"When we're exploring Europa, we're interested in the salinity and composition of the ocean, because that's one of the things that will govern its potential habitability or even the type of life that might live there," said lead study author Natalie Wolfenbarger, a doctoral student researcher at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics in the UT Jackson School of Geosciences, in a statement.
Wolfenbarger is also a graduate student affiliate member of the Europa Clipper science team. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are developing the spacecraft's ice penetrating radar.
Europa's ocean nearest to its shell has a temperature, pressure and salinity similar to the water beneath ice shelves in Antarctica, previous research has suggested.
The researchers studied the two methods of water freezing beneath ice shelves on Earth: congelation ice and frazil ice.
What's the difference? Congelation ice actually grows from beneath the ice shelf, while frazil ice drifts up through superchilled seawater in flakes before settling beneath the ice shelf.
Both of these types result in ice that has less salinity than seawater -- and according to the researchers' projections, seawater was even less salty when they applied this data to the age and scale of Europa's ice shell.
Frazil ice may be the most common type on Europa, which would make the ice shell much more pure than previously believed. Frazil ice only preserves a tiny fraction of the salt that exists in seawater. The purity of the ice shell can impact its strength, ice tectonics and how heat flows through the shell.
"We can use Earth to evaluate Europa's habitability, measure the exchange of impurities between the ice and ocean, and figure out where water is in the ice," said study coauthor Donald Blankenship, a senior research scientist at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, in a statement. He is the principal investigator for Europa Clipper's ice penetrating radar instrument.
The finding may suggest that Earth can be used as a model to better understand Europa's habitability.
"This paper is opening up a whole new batch of possibilities for thinking about ocean worlds and how they work," said Steve Vance, a research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, in a statement. "It sets the stage for how we might prepare for Europa Clipper's analysis of the ice." Vance was not involved in the study.
Meanwhile, work is underway on the core of the Europa Clipper spacecraft at the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The core, which stands 10 feet (3 meters) tall and 5 feet (1.5 meters) wide, has taken center stage in the clean room, where NASA teams have assembled spacecraft like Galileo, Cassini and the Mars rovers.
The flight hardware and science instruments will be installed on the spacecraft by the end of the year. Then, engineers will put the spacecraft through a series of tests during the lead-up to launch.
Europa Clipper will arrive at the Jovian moon in April 2030. Across nearly 50 planned flybys of Europa, the spacecraft will eventually transition from an altitude of 1,700 miles (2,735 kilometers) to just 16 miles (25 kilometers) above the moon's surface.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — It’s the preferred hairstyle of champion golfer Cameron Smith and is perhaps best known for Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Achy Breaky Heart”-era look. Whether you call it a Kentucky waterfall, Mississippi mudflap or a Missouri compromise, the mullet is now more than just a haircut – it’s a national competition.
Meet two central Ohio boys who have made it into the top 25 of the 2022 USA Mullet Championships, Kid’s Division.
Jameson Redd, of Delaware and William Dale Ramsey, from Pataskala, Ohio, are both currently listed on the Division Finalists’ page of the contest’s website. Getting into the top 25 is quite an accomplishment for the pair, as the Kids Mullet Championships is a national competition with children from all over the country vying for 1st place.
Redd’s mother, Amber Munday, wrote Nexstar’s WCMH when her son became a finalist.
“Jameson has been through a lot this past year and winning this will make his whole world,” read Munday’s email. “The boy has had a mullet most of his life and rocks it like no other!”
In a follow-up note, Munday added that her 4-year-old is “a firecracker,” and delved into the “backstory” of his special hairstyle.
“The mullet started off because of his dad who said ‘every kid needs a mullet at some point in their life,'” she explained. “Well fast forward 2 and a half years later Jameson loves his hair and will cry if you tell him you’re going to cut it off lol.”
Ramsey’s mother, Ashley Ramsey, messaged the station about her son’s plan for the 1st place prize money if he wins.
“He would like to make a donation to Catch A Dream,” Ashley revealed. “They send terminally ill children on hunting and fishing trips and that is something he personally loves. He has the biggest heart of gold!!!”
The 8-year-old Ramsey also had the distinction of having his photo featured in a “TMZ” story about the mullet competition, which his mother commented on in a social media post writing, “TMZ COVER!!! Mind blown”
Online voting in the 2022 Kids Mullet Championships ends Friday, Aug. 19, according to the website. The 1st place prize is the $2,500 “Mullet Mega Money Pot,” and 2nd and 3rd places receive “Mullet Champs Gift Sets.”
The USA Mullet Championships started as a competition for adults in Michigan in 2020. It has now expanded nationwide with multiple divisions.
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(NEXSTAR) – One of the world’s largest known moths has been reported for the first time in the United States, and experts are now asking residents to report any other sightings of the insect.
Entomologists in Washington state confirmed the discovery of an atlas moth in Bellevue, located west of Seattle, earlier this month. The Washington State Department of Agriculture said the moth, found on the side of a garage, was reported by a University of Washington professor in early July.
After confirming the species with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, experts now believe this is the first time the moth has been detected in the U.S.
The atlas moth is a native of Asia, primarily from India to the Philippines and south to Indonesia, according to the California Academy of Sciences. Its wingspan of 10 inches is second only to the white witch moth of Central and South America, which has a wingspan of 14 inches.
Its wings are also mesmerizing to some and serve as protection from birds looking for a snack. When open, the atlas moth’s wings may appear to instead be two cobra heads, deterring predators.
Despite its size, the atlas moth doesn’t live long. As London’s Natural History Museum explains, the moth’s proboscis – what butterflies and moths use to drink nectar – is very small and unusable. Because it has no way to eat, the moth typically lives only one to two weeks.
The moth gains much of its sustenance as a caterpillar. During this phase, they will eat leaves of cinnamon, citrus fruit, guava, and Jamaican cherry trees. Moth caterpillars produce silk, and the cocoons they leave behind are sometimes used as purses, according to the Museum.
The atlas moth is a federally quarantined pest in the U.S., according to Washington State officials. This means it is illegal to have or sell live atlas moths, regardless of their stage in life, without a permit from the USDA.
This is the only atlas moth reported in Washington so far, meaning there is no evidence a population has been established in the state. Without a known way to trap the moth, officials are now relying on reports from the public to determine if there are more in the state.
Officials haven’t explained how the moth may have found its way to the U.S.
Because it is a tropical species, Sven Spichiger, managing entomologist for the state’s Department of Agriculture, says its unclear whether the atlas moth could even survive the conditions of the Pacific Northwest.
“USDA is gathering available scientific and technical information about this moth and will provide response recommendations, but in the meantime, we hope residents will help us learn if this was a one-off escapee or whether there might indeed be a population in the area,” Spichiger said in a statement.
If you spot this mesmerizing moth, you are encouraged to take a photo of it, note where you spotted it, and notify your state or local agriculture department.
This rare sighting comes as officials on the other side of the country are warning residents to kill a stunning but invasive bug that could drastically impact certain trees and even grape and wine industries.
Measuring about one inch in size, the spotted lanternfly, with its spots and pair of bright red wings, was first detected in the U.S. in 2014. It has since spread to 11 states, primarily across the Northeast. The spotted lanternfly is a native of China and feasts off of fruit, ornamental, and woody trees, especially the tree of heaven, a fellow invasive species native to China, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
If allowed to spread, experts say the spotted lanternfly “could seriously impact the country’s grape, orchard, and logging industries.”
The Department of Agriculture considers most states at risk of being impacted by the spotted lanternfly. Using the department’s Pest Tracker, you can determine if your state could be a suitable home for the invasive bug, as well as 20 other “targeted Hungry Pests.”
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(The Hill) – Scientists at Northwestern University say they have devised a method for breaking apart some of the infamously unbreakable toxins known as “forever chemicals.”
These chemicals, called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), earned the “forever” qualifier due to their propensity to linger in the human body and the environment. There are thousands of types of PFAS, none of which are naturally occurring and many of which can take decades to degrade.
But a group of chemists at Northwestern say they have developed a simple method that employs low temperatures and inexpensive reagents to break down two major classes of PFAS, while leaving behind only harmless byproducts.
They published their findings — which they acknowledged as a “seemingly impossible” but potentially “powerful solution” — in Science on Thursday afternoon.
“PFAS has become a major societal problem,” lead author William Dichtel, a professor of chemistry at Northwestern, said in a statement. “Even just a tiny, tiny amount of PFAS causes negative health effects, and it does not break down.”
Scientists have already found connections between PFAS exposure and a long list of illnesses, including testicular cancer, thyroid disease and kidney cancer.
Notorious for their presence in jet fuel firefighting foam and industrial discharge, PFAS are also found in many household products, including nonstick pans, waterproof apparel and cosmetics.
“We can’t just wait out this problem,” Dichtel said. “We wanted to use chemistry to address this problem and create a solution that the world can use. It’s exciting because of how simple — yet unrecognized — our solution is.”
The reason that PFAS are usually so indestructible is that they are made up of many carbon-fluorine bonds, which are the strongest such bonds in organic chemistry, the authors explained.
But the researchers said they identified a weakness that enabled them to disrupt this formidable attachment.
While PFAS contain long “tails” of powerful carbon-fluorine bonds, at one end of these molecules is often a “head group” of charged oxygen atoms, the authors explained.
By heating the compounds in a solvent called dimethyl sulfide with a common reagent called sodium hydroxide, the scientists said they “decapitated the head group” — exposing a vulnerable, reactive PFAS tail.
“Although carbon-fluorine bonds are super strong, that charged head group is the Achilles heel,” Dichtel said.
This head group “falls off and sets off a cascade of reactions that ultimately breaks these PFAS compounds down to relatively benign products,” the professor explained at a live-streamed press conference this week.
The byproducts include fluoride ions and “small carbon-containing products that are in many cases found in nature already and do not pose serious health concerns,” he added.
Dichtel’s team successfully degraded 10 types of PFAS from two classes: perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids — PFCAs — and perfluoroalkyl ether carboxylic acids, or PFECAs.
Among the compounds they were able to break down were perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, and GenX — two of the most infamous types of PFAS.
“The importance of this understanding is that it really provides for the first time a way to map these reactions out,” Dichtel said at the press conference.
Dichtel and first co-author Brittany Trang, who recently completed her PhD in his laboratory, worked alongside Ken Houk, an organic chemistry professor at the University of California, Los Angeles and Yuli Li, a student at China’s Tianjin University, who employed powerful computational methods to simulate PFAS degradation.
Understanding the path to degradation, according to Dichtel, is important to the future development of “actual practical methods to remove these pollutants” from contaminated water.
Dichtel said he could envision this type of technique being integrated in the future with technologies that extract PFAS from water, such as reverse osmosis. Reverse osmosis pulls contaminants out of water by forcing the offending molecules through a semi-permeable membrane — and while this process purifies the water, the PFAS is left behind as waste.
But an approach like the one devised in Dichtel’s laboratory could be applied to this waste stream and break down concentrated quantities of PFAS, he explained.
Acknowledging that other PFAS degradation methods have been emerging, Dichtel said that the uniqueness of their method lies in its inexpensive nature and low temperature requirements.
Now that they’ve successfully broken down these 10 types of PFAS, the scientists said they plan to test out the strategy on others.
They next plan to focus on another large class of PFAS called perfluoroalkyl sulfonates, which include common compounds like perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, according to Dichtel.
With each class, however, comes a different head group that the scientists need to figure out how to decapitate. But if they “can knock that sulfonated head group off the molecule,” the compounds should degrade through similar pathways, the professor explained.
Although it’s difficult to anticipate exactly what will be required to eliminate that head group, Dichtel said that they are exploring several different possibilities. And identifying that mechanism would be one step closer to figuring out how to break down the thousands of types of PFAS that are lurking in the environment.
“PFAS pollution is so pervasive, and it is in it is in more than just drinking water,” Dichtel added. “It’s in soils, it’s in dust, it’s airborne — we really polluted the whole world with this stuff.”
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A sustainable resin bound business based in North Devon has recycled the equivalent of more than 200 million plastic straws in driveways across the country. Oltco North Devon, led by brothers Scott and Cameron Stevenson, has been tackling the issue of plastic waste and has played a role in Recycle Bound’s success story which is being used not only for domestic projects, but also at some of the UK’s hotels and attractions.
Created in 2019 as a unique solution to help tackle the issue of plastic waste, Recycle Bound is made utilising waste plastic - straws, plastic drink bottles and food packaging - from a plastic recycling point, where it is sorted and then crushed into a more manageable size. This is then granulated and mixed with Oltco’s resin blend to create the product. Each square metre of Recycle Bound consists of the equivalent of 3,000 plastic straws. Therefore, if Recycle Bound was laid on a standard 70 square metre drive, the equivalent of 210,000 plastic straws would be recycled in the process.
Recycle Bound has been used on larger commercial projects such as the Eden Project and the location of the G7 Summit, Carbis Bay Hotel. To date, Oltco has recycled the equivalent of 882,000 plastic straws at the Eden Project.
Alongside this, Oltco developed Recycle Base which is a sustainable ground reinforcement system that utilises low-grade plastic, including waste ocean plastic that would otherwise be incinerated. Using Recycle Base, an average driveway of 70 square metres could offset a tonne of CO2 or plant the equivalent of six trees. At the end of its useful life, Recycle Base can be recycled into a new base, contributing to the circular economy.
Oltco North Devon has also completed a project at the Croyde Village Green using both Recycle Bound and Recycle Base to transform the pathways. This project recycled the equivalent of over four million plastic straws.
Oltco is partnered with Exeter City Council who collects waste plastic through bin collections and beach cleans. This plastic is then ground up and sent to Oltco to be incorporated into its Recycle Base product.
Scott Stevenson said: “Recycle Bound has been incredibly successful and we are grateful for all the individuals and local businesses across North Devon that have come on board. The team has installed multiple Recycle Bound installations across the local area and we are so proud that we can offer this amazing product to our customers.”
Cameron Stevenson added: “Recycle Base and Recycle Bound work so well together and we love using them together. It is amazing to see these sustainable solutions across North Devon and we cannot wait to continue transforming outside areas for our customers.”
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A group of seniors in Kentucky, known as the Prime Time Dancers, has returned to the dance floor.
"We have such a great group of women, and they're just fun to be with," said Cindy Hougland.
"I'll be 70 in September and I feel like I can still move pretty good," said Roslyn Young.
The studio at the Lexington Senior Center is more than just a place for an activity. Led by coach Jode Rose, it has been a lifestyle and routine for seniors.
"If you just sit down, you just waste away," said Young. "Most of my time is either dancing or an exercise group."
The team brings Roslyn back to the days of dance recitals and after-school lessons.
"When I was a child, I used to take dancing classes," she said. "And then I've always loved to dance. I'm from Motown, so you have to dance."
Now, back in stride since the beginning of the pandemic, it's like singing a familiar tune, except this is dancing to a familiar rhythm.
"I'm always moving, whether it's in the grocery store, a doctor's office, I just love music so I'm always dancing," said Hougland.
The Prime Time Dancers aren't just participating for exercise. They have performed at various sporting events and roller derby competitions.
This story was originally reported by Austin Pollack on lex18.com.
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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's weekly COVID-19 case continued to fall in the latest report issued by the Utah Department of Health on Thursday.
There were 3,359 new cases recorded in the state during the previous 7 days, over 1,000 cases fewer than last week. In addition, there were 13 new deaths in the latest report and 198 hospitalizations.
Only 25 of the 202 people currently hospitalized with the coronavirus are in the intensive care unit.
The rolling 7-day average of positive COVID tests is now at 508 a day, with a 26.2% person-to-person 7-day average positivity rate, both sharply lower over the previous week.
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WEBER, Utah — Utah is slated to receive federal funding of over $14 million from the U.S. Department of the Interior as part of a $300 million package under a bipartisan infrastructure bill signed into law late last year.
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This funding will go to the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District for help in planning, designing, and constructing of water reuse projects.
In June, Weber Basin implemented new watering restrictions because of worsening drought conditions.
Projects selected for funding are expected to increase annual capacity by approximately 213,000 acre-feet of water, enought to support over 850,000 people.
"Water reuse helps communities diversify their water supply as they are facing an unprecedented drought and a changing climate," said Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton.
“These projects will provide flexibility for communities and help them stretch their current drinking supplies as they will be treating wastewater that continues to be available."
Weber Basin Water Conservancy District was one of 25 projects in the country selected for funding.
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Shelby Detrick is a mother who knows the value of vaccines for children.
"I think vaccines are really important to help stop the spread of disease," she said.
Polio is one of more than a dozen vaccines the Centers for Disease Control recommends for children under 18.
The U.S. has immunized children against polio since the 1950s.
Every state has laws requiring children to have their polio shot series to attend school.
"Once they receive those four injections, they're very likely immune for life," said Dr. Reginald Washington, chief medical officer of Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center and the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children.
It can be challenging for adults unsure if they've had their shots.
There is no national organization that maintains vaccination records. The only record out there is the one a person, or their parents or caregiver, have from that appointment.
The doctor or clinic takes a medical record then, too.
To track down Polio vaccine records, the CDC says first to ask a parent or caregiver if they kept them.
If that doesn't work, the CDC suggests checking baby books or high school records or a state's registry.
That can be time-dependent. For example, California's vaccine record registry didn't get information until the 90s and early 2000s. And not all providers participate.
Experts say if your doctor is retired, sometimes patient records are sent to a medical record storage company. That may cost a fee to get to.
"There's no downside if you're totally not aware of your status," Washington said.
Washington said when in doubt, call a doctor to schedule a polio vaccine.
"The vaccine has killed the virus. So, there's no way you can actually get polio from getting that injection," Washington stated.
New CDC findings show the polio virus has been in the wastewater of two New York counties as far back as April.
Only one case has been caught — a man who is now paralyzed. He was not vaccinated. The county he lives in has a polio vaccination rate that's nearly 20% below the state average and 33% below the national rate.
This is where herd immunity comes into play. In highly vaccinated communities — a school classroom, a neighborhood, a county — the polio virus can't spread it because it can't find a host. Even those unvaccinated are harder to get to.
That protection is much lower in a population with a lower vaccination rate because the immunity isn't there.
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A Rhode Island man vacationing in Wisconsin has died after he fell more than 70 feet while attempting to walk across a rising drawbridge in Milwaukee.
According to a Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office report, 77-year-old Richard Dujardin of Providence, Rhode Island, was walking across the Kilbourn Avenue Bridge with his wife Monday afternoon when it began to rise, NBC affiliate TMJ4 reported.
The report said his wife, Rose-Marie Dujardin, made it across the bridge. However, Richard Dujardin, who was looking at an iPad while walking, was still in the middle when it began rising, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
"The lights, bells, and arms came down at each end of the bridge," the report said according to the news outlets. "However, Richard was hard of hearing, and it is thought that he didn't notice them."
The report states that the 77-year-old tried to catch up to his wife, but couldn't, so he grabbed onto the side railing but lost his grip and fell 71 feet to the pavement below, the news outlets reported.
According to the report, the news outlets reported that Richard Dujardin suffered head trauma and died from his injuries at the scene.
The bridge is controlled by the city's Department of Public Works, the Associated Press reported.
In a statement to the news outlets, Interim Commissioner of Public Works Jerrel Kruschke said the operator was "fully trained," and is in his fourth year as a bridge operator and had opened bridges hundreds of times.
Kruschke added that the bridge operator was on leave and that he "was connected with the City’s Employee Assistance Program for counseling," the newspaper reported.
Milwaukee Police said in a statement that there is no suspicion of a criminal act, but the investigation was ongoing, the Associated Press reported.
Rose-Marie Dujardin told TMJ4 that her husband of 54 years was a reporter at the Providence Journal.
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MOSCOW (AP) — People in Moscow who were disappointed when Starbucks closed its coffee shops after Russia sent troops into Ukraine may now feel a caffeine jolt of hope: A nearly identical operation is opening in the capital.
The name's almost the same: Stars Coffee. The logo could be the separated-at-birth twin of the Starbucks mermaid, with flowing hair, a small enigmatic smile and a star atop her head — though instead of a Starbucks crown she wears a Russian headdress called a kokoshnik.
The menu, judging by the company app introduced a day before the store's formal opening Friday, would look familiar to any Starbucks customer.
Starbucks said Thursday it had no comment on the new stores.
Seattle-based Starbucks was one of the most visible of the wave of foreign companies that pulled out of Russia or suspended their operations in response to Russia's military operation in Ukraine. Others include McDonald's, IKEA and fast-fashion giant H&M.
The departure of these companies was a psychological blow to Russians who had become used to the comforts of Western-style consumer culture. But Russian entrepreneurs saw opportunity in suddenly unoccupied stores.
Former McDonald's outlets are reopening and attracting sizable crowds under the name Vkusno — i Tochka. Though the name doesn't roll off the tongue easily and is a little awkward to translate (roughly: It's Tasty — Period), the menu is a testament to imitation being the sincerest form of flattery.
Yunus Yusupov, a popular rap artist who uses the stage name Timati, and restaurateur Anton Pinsky partnered to buy the Starbucks assets, then took the imitation strategy a step further by giving the operation an English-language name.
At a news conference Thursday, they vowed to reopen all the former Starbucks under their new identity and even expand the business. The U.S. company had built its Russian operation to about 130 stores since entering the country in 2007. The stores were owned and operated by a franchisee, Alshaya Group of Kuwait.
While the close resemblance of the new operations to their predecessors could be seen as riding someone else's inspiration and effort, the Starbucks and McDonald's successors also fit a national-pride concept. Since Russia was walloped by sanctions and foreign pullouts, officials frequently assert that Russia will overcome by relying on its own resources and energies.
"Now the economic situation is difficult, but this is a time of opportunity," Oleg Eskindarov, president of the holding company that partnered in the Starbucks deal, told the state news agency Tass. "For the past four months, we have been very actively looking at exiting companies following the example of Starbucks. There are several more similar examples, but we cannot talk about them yet."
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U.S. officials say there has been a noticeable surge in high-powered firearms being illegally trafficked from the United States to Haiti, with gangs from the Caribbean nation purchasing firearms and bringing them into Haiti from Florida, in recent months.
Haiti has been further destabilized by violent, armed gangs engaging in brutal warfare, which has seen hundreds killed in recent weeks, the BBC reported in July.
Anthony Salisbury, a special agent with U.S. Homeland Security in Miami, said, “Not only have we seen a marked uptick in the number of weapons, but a serious increase in the caliber and type of firearm being illegally trafficked,” according to Bloomberg.
The UN Security Council voted in June to ban sales of small firearms along with ammunition to those in Haiti considered to be "non-state actors." Despite the move by the world governing body, the flow of firearms into Haiti has appeared to remain a major issue.
At a Wednesday press conference in South Florida, agents stood before tables covered in high-powered firearms and handguns that federal agents said they have seized in recent weeks and months.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), along with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), are the federal law enforcement entities primarily responsible for investigating international smuggling operations.
In July, a New York Times report detailed how armed gangs have increased their power in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince — sometimes using cruel tactics such as using bulldozers to raze entire neighborhoods.
In just one nine-day period in July, over 470 people were killed, went missing, or were injured because of gang warfare in Cité Soleil, the largest poverty-stricken community in the capital.
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"I knew from the moment I skied I was where I belonged," says local athlete Danelle Umstead.
She's the founder of "Sisters in Sports" because she learned first-hand how important mentoring is for women in athletics.
Danelle is blind. But that didn't stop her from taking up skiing at 29 years old.
She even represented the U.S. at the 2010 Paralympic games.
But, she says she wouldn't have gotten where she is without a community of women and girls in sport who believed in her and encouraged her to be her best.
Sisters in Sports is having a celebration event on August 25 in Park City.
The celebration will consist of food, cocktails, live entertainment, a silent auction and the opportunity to mingle with Danelle and other Olympic and Paralympic medalists.
For more information please visit: sistersinsportsfoundation.org.
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Belle Medical is a company that wants to help people feel confident in their own skin.
Wendy Townsend, CEO of Belle Medical explained that Belle's HD Body Sculpting is a fat removal treatment, without surgery, that is guaranteed to help you lose inches and is approved by the FDA.
They also do breast reductions for women and chest reductions for men. This procedure removes fat from your chest with very little to no down time, compared to a surgical breast reduction, which can take up to 6-8 weeks to recover.
The procedure takes less than an hour and removes fat permanently.
You can follow Belle on Instagram for information, health tips, patient stories, giveaways, and more.
They are currently giving away an Apple Watch SE, a $250 Lululemon gift card, and a Stanley quencher tumbler on on Instagram or Facebook.
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CARROLLTON – A fire Wednesday destroyed the historic Greene County Almshouse northeast of Carrollton.
By the time firefighters arrived, the structure was fully involved, Greene County Sheriff Rob McMillen said.
"If it could burn, it burned," he said. "What’s left is just some brick-framed walls. It’s just a skeleton of the building."
Flames from the fire were so bright Greene County Board Chairman Mark Strang, who lives 10 miles away, said he could see the blaze from his house.
It was the second fire reported this month at the building that once served as shelter for the county's poor, elderly and incapacitated. A fire Aug. 7, an apparent arson, heavily damaged the second story of the building.
The fire was reported at 9:31 p.m. Wednesday, Carrollton Fire Protection District Chief Tim Thaxton said.
"We suspect it was arson. We have evidence to support that theory," Thaxton said. "There were no natural means to start the fire. No storms. No electricity. No source of heat."
The building had been a longstanding concern for the county board, but the subsequent fires have made doing something with the building more urgent.
"It has been on our radar because we knew it was in bad condition," Strang said. "We've had a lot of ghost hunters get on the property and go through the house and we were worried about the liability connected to that."
Thaxton said an investigator from the state fire marshal’s office was at the scene.
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The goal of the Utah Clean Air Partnership (UCAIR) is to make it easier for individuals, businesses and communities to make small changes to improve Utah's air.
Every small change adds to a collective, bigger step towards better health, a better economy and better overall quality of life.
That's why Nomi Health is partnering with UCAIR, investing $50,000 to help spread the message about the importance of clean air.
Nomi employees will be volunteering at the Gas Can Exchange event on Saturday, August 20, 2022 from 8am to 1pm (or until can exchange quantities run out). It's at the Salt Lake County Environmental Health Department, 788 Woodoak Lane in Murray.
Old gas cans make a leaky mess when you're trying to use them, they also constantly leak volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that pollute our air.
Exchanging 3,000 old gas cans results in emission reduction equivalent to taking 540 cars off the road per day over the five-year-life span of the gas can.
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The Art Association of Jacksonville has rescheduled its annual Lawn Party from this weekend to Aug. 27 because of potential inclement weather, according to event co-chair Kristin Jamison.
Saturday’s weather forecast calls for up to a hald inch of rain with potential thunderstorms and hail. The majority of the event is held outdoors on the lawn of the association’s David Strawn Art Gallery.
“Thankfully, our live entertainment, caterers and other key players in planning the event were available and happy to push the event back one week,” said Jessica Richardson, chair of the association’s Ways and Means Committee. “We will hit the pause button and resume at the same time and same place in one week.”
The rescheduled gathering will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 27 on the gallery lawn at 331 W. College Ave.
Jamison and co-chair Sarah Van Aken have added a craft cocktail and charcuterie contest to the event, with more than 30 community members offering entries. Those attending the Lawn Party will vote for their favorites via a cash donation to the association.
An outdoor sculpture in memory of longtime association supporter Judy Grojean will be dedicated during the gathering. The piece was given to the association by Grojean’s children, family and friends following her death in February.
Tickets for the Lawn Party are $30. Reservations can be made online at givebutter.com/mWDW3K. Walk-ins also are welcome. Proceeds benefit the association’s ongoing efforts to enrich the Jacksonville community through the arts.
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Wasatch Medical Clinic is treating E.D. without pills, injections or surgery.
Miles Broadhead with Wasatch Medical Clinic, says when men come to the clinic they will have an assessment and exam from a doctor, then over a few weeks to several months do a series of non-invasive treatments.
The treatments are meant to get to the root cause of E.D. which is blood flow and can help repair existing blood vessels as well as grow new blood vessels.
The treatments only take about 10 minutes a session and there's no down time afterward.
If you want more information, you can call 801-901-8000 right now. Wasatch Medical Clinic is offering a FREE doctor's exam, assessment and blood flow ultrasound, all for FREE.
You can learn more at wasatchmedicalclinic.com.
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Funding for Early Childhood Block Grants will be increased by $54 million, the governor's office said, representing an increase of 10% in program spending.
The additional spending means 4,500 additional Illinois students will be served in addition to the more than 112,190 children who already receive early childhood learning support through state-funded programs.
This grant expansion supports programs including Preschool for All, home visiting services, and support programs for expectant mothers and those with children from birth to age 3, according to representatives of the Illinois State Board of Education, who joined Gov. J.B. Pritzker in announcing the expansion.
In addition to funding allocated to increase program capacity, the increase will support a 5% cost-of-living increase for all teachers at community-based programs.
"High-quality early childhood services are essential for children to get a strong start in life," Illinois Superintendent of Education Carmen Ayala said. "Illinois' state-funded early childhood programs provide free, evidence-based care and education for young children, so they start school ready to learn."
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Volkswagen's best-seller is a small SUV, the Tiguan. But they've got another small SUV that's a lot like it.
In this Auto Pros segment, Fox 13 Car Critic Brian Champagne took the Taos from Strong Volkswagen out for a test drive.
You can try one out for yourself by visiting strongvw.com.
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Everyone experiences loss differently and grieves in their own way, but author Jason F. Wright, has learned from his own life, and from counseling others, that there are key principles to regaining your footing and finding tranquility after a devastating loss.
His new book titled "Until You Find Strength", will help remind those who are grieving that they are never alone in their pain and heartache.
The beautifully illustrated book is like an extended sympathy card. Long after funeral services and flowers, it can be a more permanent and personal reminder that even in a difficult season of quiet, there are people who want to be supportive and are ready to comfort with just their presence and understanding in what the author calls the "new normal" as routines resumes.
Wright is having two book signings in Utah: Friday, August 19 from 6-8pm at Deseret Book in Cottonwood Heights and on Saturday, August 20 from 11am-1pm at Deseret Book in St. George.
You can find more information at shadowmountain.com/eventhedogknows.
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