World’s most contagious disease found at busy California airport

A traveler infected with the world’s most contagious disease passed through a busy Southern California airport during the summer travel rush, potentially exposing scores of unsuspecting passengers. Los Angeles County health officials are investigating a confirmed measles case involving a person who was infectious while traveling through Hollywood Burbank Airport and visiting a nearby rental car facility. This is the seventh measles case reported in Los Angeles County so far this year. Officials said anyone at Gate A4 at Hollywood Burbank Airport on June 17 from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. may have been exposed to the highly contagious virus.…

Xbox to raise console prices worldwide by up to 0 — citing global crisis

Microsoft’s Xbox is raising prices of its gaming consoles by up to $150 worldwide, citing a deepening global components crisis that has sent storage and memory costs soaring across the consumer electronics industry. Groups representing automakers, retailers, electronics firms and others had warned earlier this month that the increasing demand for…

How drugs like Ozempic are messing with people’s smell and taste

GLP-1 meds could be stifling your senses. The drugs, originally developed to manage diabetes, have exploded in use after being approved to treat obesity, with as many as 1 in 8 adults currently taking the jab. But those lean-seeking masses could end up losing more than just their apple bottoms,…

Austin Reaves’ 5M contract doesn’t affect Lakers’ cap space

The NBA’s offseason rhythms don’t slow down for anyone.  Just half a day after the Lakers drafted Baylor wing Cameron Carr with the No. 24 pick in the first round of the NBA draft on Tuesday, the franchise agreed to terms on a four-year, $185 million contract with star guard…

LaVar Ball flaunts features of wild .2 million Chino Hills mansion

Ball family members are no strangers to being in headlines. This has been proven once again after LaMelo, the youngest Ball son, was traded from the Hornets to the Timberwolves on June 24. But LaMelo isn’t the only Ball who is drawing attention this week. His father, LaVar Ball, was…

Mets plan to call up pitching prospect Zach Thornton after David Peterson trade

The Mets’ pitching plan — something that president of baseball operations David Stearns acknowledged earlier this week has become a turn-by-turn patchwork — has started to come into focus for the immediate future. They’re “planning” for lefty Zach Thornton, who made his MLB debut last month, to get called up…

Erika Kirk applauds Spencer Pratt for being ‘authentically American’

Erika Kirk, the wife of the late deceased Charlie Kirk, broke her silence Thursday on the Los Angeles mayoral race about candidate Spencer Pratt, who Republicans and Independents have coalesced around. The head of Turning Point said that no matter the outcome of the race, “what he’s doing is authentically…

Trump plans to ‘probably destroy’ Iran’s uranium if handed over

President Trump said he plans to “probably destroy” Iran’s enriched uranium if negotiations result in its relinquishment. “We will get it. We don’t need it. We don’t want it. We’ll probably destroy it after we get it, but we’re not going to let them have it,” Trump told reporters in…

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