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Pineapple Express Arrives |
An atmospheric river is set to bring torrential rains and strong winds along the West Coast this week, affecting millions of Americans. The weather system, known as a "Pineapple Express" because it originates near Hawaii, extends 3,000 miles. It is expected to push south from British Columbia, Canada, to Northern California today, reaching Southern California tomorrow before making its way to Arizona into the weekend.
A Pineapple Express can bring up to 5 inches of rain in a single day to California, and some coastal areas are forecast to see over 8 inches of rain throughout the week. Higher elevations, including the Sierra Nevada, could see 1-3 feet of snow. A second atmospheric river storm could follow, arriving in California by sometime Sunday, coinciding with the Grammy Awards weekend, and lasting into early next week.
Officials have reassured the public that there is no indication of a megaflood, the last occurrence of which was in 1861, lasting 45 days and forming a lake in the Central Valley. |
Syphilis cases in the US have risen to the highest level since the 1950s, according to new data on sexually transmitted infections released yesterday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The US saw 203,500 syphilis cases in 2022 (the last year for which data are available), up 17% from 2021 and nearly 80% from 2018. The data also showed 3,755 babies were born with congenital syphilis in 2022, a nearly 31% change year-over-year and a 183% change since 2018. See an overview of syphilis here.
Meanwhile, new cases of gonorrhea in 2022 declined for the first time in a decade, down 8.7% from 2021. Health experts are not sure of the reason behind the decline. Cases of chlamydia, which accounted for roughly two-thirds of the more than 2.5 million total cases of sexually transmitted infections in 2022, were up 0.3% year-over-year but down 6.2% since 2018. See all CDC data here (w/charts). |
Chita Rivera, the Broadway star who originated the role of Anita in the 1957 production of "West Side Story," died yesterday of a recent illness in New York. She was 91.
In a career spanning seven decades, the Washington, DC-born performer played central roles in dozens of musicals, including "Bye Bye Birdie," "Chicago," and "The Rink." She trained in ballet for most of her teenage years before landing her first role as principal dancer in the 1952 production of "Call Me Madam." Her prowess as a dancer, singer, and actor led her to earn 10 Tony Award nominations—the most of any musical performer in history—and win two. She became the first Latina to receive Kennedy Center Honors in 2002, as well as the first to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. See her life in photos here.
Separately, three-time Tony Award-winning dancer, singer, and director Hinton Battle died Sunday of unknown causes. He was 67. |
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