The United States has experienced a significant rise in cases related to a rare tick-borne disease, with a record number of over 70 diagnoses.
The Powassan virus , a rare tick-borne illness, is spreading rapidly across the United States, with diagnoses reaching a record high, posing significant public health concerns. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The United States has experienced a significant rise in cases related to arare tick-borne disease, with a record number of over 70 diagnoses. DETAIL: The number of cases related to the Powassan virus, a rare tick-borne and potentially fatal disease, has spiked in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 76 people have been diagnosed with the disease in the United States, a record high. Prior to 2025, only around seven or eight people were diagnosed each year in the country. The virus, first…Open
Special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Qatari mediators in Doha on Tuesday. The meeting included Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and continued regional dialogue on the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed with Tehran earlier this month. #iran #straitofhormuz #jaredkushner #stevewitkoff
The Trump administration plans to lift export controls on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 AI model as soon as Tuesday night, a U.S. official tells Axios. Why it matters: The decision, eagerly awaited by AI developers, restores public access to the company's powerful Mythos-class model that had been pulled for security reasons 18 days ago. Driving the news: Last week, the Trump administration allowed Anthropic to restore access to Mythos 5 for a select group of government-approved organizations. - Sources also told Axios last week Fable 5 could return as soon as this week. The big picture: The U.S. government's desired role in regulating and evaluating frontier AI models before release is still up in the air — creating an ad hoc…
The Trump administration plans to lift export controls on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 AI model as soon as Tuesday night, a U.S. official tells Axios. Why it matters: The decision, eagerly awaited by AI developers, restores public access to the company's powerful Mythos-class model that had been pulled for security reasons 18 days ago. Driving the news: Last week, the Trump administration allowed Anthropic to restore access to Mythos 5 for a select group of government-approved organizations. - Sources also told Axios last week Fable 5 could return as soon as this week. The big picture: The U.S. government's desired role in regulating and evaluating frontier AI models before release is still up in the air — creating an ad hoc…Open
Representative Thomas Kean Jr. announced he had been hospitalized for depression. More than one in four U.S. adults report having been diagnosed with the condition.
