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Measles Outbreak in World Cup Host City Prompts Health Alert; Other News in Brief
A measles outbreak in Jalisco, Mexico, a host state for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, prompted a health alert and a mandate for face masks in schools, according to the Associated Press. The announcement came on Thursday, following an epidemiological alert issued by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) regarding the spread of the preventable disease across the Americas. Mexico leads the region with 1,981 confirmed cases this year and more than 5,200 suspected cases.
In other news, Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal reportedly won his arbitration case, securing a record-breaking $32 million salary for the season, ESPN reported. Skubal, a two-time American League Cy Young Award winner, surpassed the previous record by $1 million. The New York Yankees avoided arbitration with Juan Soto in January 2024, awarding him a $31 million deal.
Meanwhile, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated her call for a public hearing as part of the House Oversight Committee's probe into Jeffrey Epstein, ABC News reported. Despite agreeing to a closed-door deposition with former President Bill Clinton later this month, Hillary Clinton stated on X, "For six months, we engaged Republicans on the Oversight Committee in good faith. We told them what we know, under oath. They ignored all of it. They moved the goalposts and turned accountability into an exercise in distraction."
Concerns also arose regarding the use of military-grade surveillance tactics by anti-ICE activists, Fox News reported. FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the bureau is investigating the use of the encrypted Signal messaging platform by "ICE Watch" activists to track and impede federal immigration enforcement. Jill Garvey, co-founder of "States at the Core," reportedly trained "rapid responders" on a military-grade intelligence gathering method called "SALUTE," an acronym for Size, Activity, Location, Unit, Time, and Equipment. Eric Schwalm, a retired U.S. Army Green Beret, described the situation as a "dangerous" anti-ICE insurgency.
Finally, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) addressed claims that male skiers might be injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid to gain an advantage at the Winter Olympics in Milan, according to CBS News. The claims originated in a German tabloid, Bild, which suggested that athletes were using the injections to slightly enlarge their genitalia before ski jumping suit fittings, potentially affecting 3D scanned measurements used to assess suit sizes. WADA director general Olivier Niggli told journalists, "I am not aware of the details of ski jumping, and how that could improve performance." He added that WADA would investigate if any evidence surfaced.
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