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Anti-ICE agitators throw wooden pallets, mattresses at federal agents during chaotic NJ detention center clash
Demonstrations outside Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey, turned violent Wednesday night when keffiyeh-clad agitators clashed with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, hurling objects across a barrier as tensions continued to escalate.
The agitators, engaging in the fifth night of demonstrations against allegedly poor conditions for illegal aliens held at the detention center, wielded mattresses and large traffic cones as makeshift shields.
Video obtained by Fox News Digital shows agitators shouting "kill yourself, bro!" and "how do you live with yourself?" while tossing mattresses and other objects at agents.
The ICE agents deployed batons, pepper spray and threw objects back, in one instance tossing a wooden pallet at an agitator after yanking it away, according to video from the scene.
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ICE agents also deployed pepper balls against the crowds, according to journalist Oliya Scootercaster.
The agitators used cement blocks and sandbags to reinforce their line, videos and pictures obtained by Fox News Digital showed.
Crowds also blocked the surrounding street, a busy industrial corridor, and prevented trucks from moving through, social media video shows. One truck driver got out of his car and castigated the agitators.
"Come on! What's wrong with y'all?" the driver yelled, according to video posted by Scootercaster.
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The Wednesday night clashes follow similar confrontations Tuesday night that saw ICE agents beat back agitators with batons and deploy chemicals. ICE agents reacted after agitators attempted to stop vehicles from leaving the facility. Authorities made two arrests stemming from the incident after agitators sprayed unknown substances on law enforcement agents.
"ICE law enforcement officers were assaulted by anti-ICE rioters who sprayed law enforcement with an unknown chemical substance," DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin wrote in a post on X.
Demonstrations have been ongoing for days after detainees in the facility wrote an open letter claiming they were not being fed, not receiving proper medical care and not being allowed to speak to their families.
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"We are being tortured physically and psychologically due to the poor food resources provided in these detention centers," the letter read.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) refuted these claims in a statement.
"The facts are all detainees are provided with 3 meals a day, clean water, clothing, bedding, showers, soap, and toiletries. Illegal aliens also have access to phones to communicate with their family members and lawyers," the agency said in a statement.
Protests picked up steam when prominent New Jersey lawmakers showed up on Memorial Day. Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., and Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill visited Monday and attempted to enter the facility.
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Kim was granted access to conduct congressional oversight, though Sherrill was not.
Kim detailed his entry into the facility in a series of X posts, calling the conditions "unacceptable" and citing a carton of milk he saw that was set to expire the next day. Mullin responded on X.
"It’s unfortunate that Senator Andy Kim (who I’ve had a good relationship with) is spreading this FALSE narrative and adding fuel to the fire for no other reason than political theater. This isn’t a Holiday Inn. Illegal aliens are at this detention facility because they broke our nation’s laws," Mullin wrote.
Mullin also criticized the state's leadership during a Thursday morning appearance on Fox & Friends for not supporting federal efforts with local law enforcement.
"We called local police, we called state police multiple times. Listen, I know the law enforcement there would love to respond, but because of Governor Sherrill's behavior what the governor is doing, she's not allowing public officers and state officers to respond," Mullin said.
He also said a continued lack of cooperation could lead to a slowdown at local airports.
"If they're not allowing it then we gotta prioritize federal police officers and that may affect international flights coming in and out of their airport. Because I'm gonna have to pull Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers out of being able to process international flights and put them helping our ICE agents," Mullin said.
Fox News Digital contacted DHS and ICE for additional comment.
Rays pitcher vomits on the mound few pitches into team debut
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jonathan Heasley appeared to be dealing with nerves in more ways than one when he made his team debut against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.
Heasley produced one of the most shocking moments of the 2026 season. He vomited on the mound three pitches into his outing. It was a tough scene to watch, but probably not the worst of it. He continued through the rest of the game but the Orioles hit him hard.
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Baltimore jumped on him for five runs on eight hits in four innings, completing a series sweep 11-2.
It was Heasley’s first appearance in the big leagues since May 2024 when he was with the Orioles. He was called up from Triple-A hours before first pitch.
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"Obviously would love to see a little bit better results out there, but at the end of the day, I think just kind of putting things in perspective and kind of remembering what it took to get here and just how much it means to get back out there," he told reporters after the game, via MLB.com.
"For me there’s definitely some reward in that."
Rays starter Steven Matz also felt the full force of the Orioles’ offense. Baltimore tagged him for six runs on seven hits in only three innings of work.
Gunnar Henderson hit two home runs in the game, driving in three. Blaze Alexander also had a home run.
Baltimore improved to 26-30 on the season. Tampa Bay fell to 34-19.
Betting outlook: Thunder visit Spurs with a chance to punch their ticket to NBA Finals
The NBA Playoffs have been relatively drama-free in both conferences.
We did have some great battles in the first round, but the second round was fairly lackluster. Now the New York Knicks have already found their way into the NBA Finals for the first time in decades. Their opponent is still to be decided as the Oklahoma City Thunder are a game away, and the San Antonio Spurs need to win the remaining two.
The Thunder continue to be the team everyone loves to hate. It happens with most champions or dynasties, but this isn’t a dynasty. The Thunder have won one championship and have all the pieces and picks they need to be successful for the next few years. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won back-to-back MVP awards. But, it is too early to call this a dynasty. This team is not liked because they play a brand of basketball that people just don’t seem to like.
I suppose there is some reason to understand it. Gilgeous-Alexander does fall down a lot. He does look for fouls to be called. He doesn’t have a ton of flash, and sure, he probably wears what most would consider weird clothes to the game. But what I find most funny is that people complain about the amount of threes players take. Gilgeous-Alexander is one of the few mid-range guys in the league, and people hate his game. Sometimes you can’t win – especially with those who just watch a couple of clips on X to form their opinion.
The Spurs are definitely the people’s team right now. The reality is that everyone will get sick of them, too. It really isn’t a question of if they will win championships; it is how soon it will happen and how many they will get. The Spurs have all the talent they need and just need the team to mature a little. Stephon Castle, who is a very solid defender, has been a bit of a walking turnover. Dylan Harper has to improve his scoring. These are things that should improve as they get older.
Victor Wembanyama has been great in the series and will continue to be great. He is a walking defensive problem. However, if his outside shot doesn’t fall, he is at least a little easier to deal with. The same can be said about pretty much any player. However, with Wemby, if his outside shot is falling, he is impossible to guard.
This feels like a series that will go seven games, especially considering the ratings the games have pulled in. The Thunder won Game 3 on the road, and I thought that would be one if the Spurs got a favorable whistle. I still think they will get one here after some worse things happened in Game 5. The Spurs didn’t get a challenge request – but I feel like you’re supposed to call a timeout first to challenge, so maybe it shouldn’t have been granted.
There was a goaltending call that was missed, and the typical flopping situations that people sometimes correctly point out. The only bad thing is that it looked like Wemby told his teammates to go foul Thunder players hard when he was subbed out with a few minutes to go, so the league may ignore any of the "balancing" of calls in this one.
This game should come down to which team hits more threes. Most of these games have been high scoring, though, and I expect a lot of free throws, which means more stopped clocks. Give me the over 218.5.
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Dem rep denies that Graham Platner's tattoo is 'disqualifying,' says candidate 'took responsibility for it'
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., remarked that he didn't think Maine candidate Graham Platner's Nazi-linked tattoo was "disqualifying" in contrast to what his fellow Massachusetts Rep. Jake Auchincloss said just days prior.
"Look, Graham [Platner] clearly made a mistake and I've been on CNN saying that what I appreciated about him is he owned that mistake," Moulton said on "CNN News Central" on Wednesday. "He took responsibility for it and I don’t think that that’s disqualifying."
He continued, "You know what is disqualifying is having a senator in Maine who just does Donald Trump‘s bidding. That‘s not in the interests of the United States of America. That‘s not in the interest of Maine voters. Maine voters will have to make this decision, not politicians from Massachusetts. But I think the single disqualifying person in this race is Susan Collins. And given the energy behind her campaign, it sounds like a lot of Mainers agree with that assessment."
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Moulton was responding to Auchincloss' comments made on the same CNN show on Monday where he remarked that he found Platner's tattoo and past controversial statements to be "personally disqualifying."
"I find that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying. I hope Maine voters agree with me," Auchincloss said.
He continued, "I think it would be a mistake for the Democratic Party to think that Graham Platner’s brand of the Democratic Party is what wins us durable majorities throughout this country."
Fox News Digital reached out to both Moulton and Auchincloss' offices for comment. Moulton himself has yet to endorse Platner.
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Platner, the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee in the battleground Senate race, has faced months of scrutiny over the controversial chest tattoo that he had for most of his adult life. In addition, he has also come under fire for old Reddit posts in which he made offensive statements towards women and military officers for nearly a decade.
Though Auchincloss was one of the few Democratic lawmakers who have publicly come out against Platner, he later softened his stance in a statement Tuesday, clarifying that he did not support Platner's presumptive opponent, Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
"Susan Collins is a rubber stamp for the worst admin in history. Claims that I would endorse her, implicitly or otherwise, ignore my track record supporting Democrats to take back both chambers," Auchincloss wrote on social media Tuesday. "As I said months ago, I find Platner's Nazi tattoo and his commentary about it personally disqualifying. If it were me, I'd vote for someone else in the Maine Democratic primary."
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"Regardless of what happens in Maine, Democrats need to take back the Senate, and I'll keep working hard to make it happen," he added.
Auchincloss received backlash from both the left and the right regarding this shift.
Construction workers clearing old bombs unexpectedly find 'important' ancient sanctuary
Construction crews working on a highway in Italy unexpectedly uncovered the remains of an ancient sanctuary — sparking an archaeological investigation.
The discovery was announced by the Italian Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape in a May 19 press release.
The sanctuary was found in Ponso, a town some 45 miles southwest of Venice.
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Construction workers from Veneto Strade S.p.A. were building a new road from Borgo Veneto to Carceri when they uncovered the site, which dates back to the fifth century B.C.
The workers were carrying out wartime ordnance clearance operations when the first artifacts were discovered.
Eventually, archaeologists uncovered large rectangular foundation structures believed to be temples, including one that appears to have been surrounded by a row of columns.
Though some inscriptions were in Latin, many more were written in Venetic script — an ancient language used by the Veneti people of northeastern Italy before Roman rule.
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Many of the inscribed stones "appear to have been reused in a paved flooring structure whose function is still uncertain, while some remain in their original position," officials said in a translated statement.
"The paving appears to have been constructed during the 1st century A.D., according to evidence currently under study," the release noted.
"As excavations continued, new large rectangular foundation structures identifiable as temples emerged, one of which displays characteristics of a peripteral temple, surrounded by a row of columns on all sides."
Photos from the site show ancient Venetic inscriptions, along with partially buried column fragments and stone blocks believed to be part of the temple complex.
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Some inscriptions have a "votive character," meaning they likely served a religious purpose.
Archaeologists believe a branch of the Adige River flooded the area at some point in antiquity.
Officials said early findings suggest "continuity of use and transformation over time, rather than abandonment."
"The site appears to have retained an important function during Roman times as well, although expressed through different forms and cultural frameworks than in the earlier phase," the statement added.
Researchers are actively investigating the area.
The discovery adds to a growing list of recent archaeological finds across Italy.
Last year, archaeologists in Trento found a massive Iron Age necropolis, or "city of the dead," with burials dating back nearly 3,000 years.
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Earlier in 2026, archaeologists uncovered an ancient Roman city near the historic Appian Way, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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NBA moving toward AI-automated officiating system to eliminate replay delays, Adam Silver says
The NBA’s primetime product has become increasingly difficult to watch, and Commissioner Adam Silver is finally waking up to the issue.
During an appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Wednesday, Silver confirmed the league is moving toward automation in its officiating, particularly for objective replay calls that routinely slow games to a crawl during the playoffs.
Or as we all know it: flopping.
"I think in terms of replay, we’re going to get to the point fairly quickly where, for example, on out-of-bounds plays … those kinds of calls will become automatic," Silver told McAfee.
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"We’re going to move to a system like that where that whole category of calls will be automated," Silver explained.
"Those calls will be handled by an AI automated system with cameras lined around the court. It’ll be instantaneous and automatic."
Silver hopes automation will eliminate replay delays.
Additionally, fans have been increasingly frustrated with foul baiting, and flopping continues to show up on the hardwood during the Western Conference playoffs, specifically.
At the center of much of that criticism is Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
SGA’s playoff run has highlighted the NBA’s growing embellishment problem, where most drives seem to feature exaggerated head snaps or flailing arms.
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Silver also acknowledged the frustration around foul baiting.
"I would only say there’s a difference between selling a call, exaggeration, and a true flop," Silver said.
"If they’re not fooling the referees, it’s more like players being taught to sell calls these days."
"Because there’s often contact on every play," Silver noted.
"That doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a foul."
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"I think technology is really going to be helpful here," he added.
For years, the NBA has tilted officiating rules toward offensive players.
Carrying violations are barely enforced, moving screens happen in plain sight and defenders often get punished for breathing in the same zip code as the ballhandler.
Silver’s comments made it pretty obvious the NBA is looking for technology to clean up some of the chaos that has taken over its playoff product.
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Clint Dempsey invokes broken nose, heart procedures to show how much playing for USMNT in World Cup meant
Every player representing their country in the 2026 FIFA World Cup will do whatever it takes to see victory on the world’s biggest stage in soccer.
For the United States men’s national team (USMNT), it means a little bit more being that the World Cup will be played on home soil this summer.
All 26 men who was announced to the official roster know what’s at stake, as the home fans are ready to cheer for the Stars and Stripes in an opportunity of a lifetime for these players. In turn, Clint Dempsey, a three-time World Cup participant with the USMNT, believes this group will do what he did on this stage during his playing days.
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"As you can see, I’ve already gave my nose. Broke that. I’ve already come back from two heart procedures to try to qualify for 2018 [World Cup]. There’s a lot of sacrifices people make to represent their country. I think there’s no greater honor," Dempsey told Fox News Digital, while highlighting his work as a mentor for the "Abbott Dream Team," a program from global health leader Abbott and soccer club Real Madrid.
During the 2014 World Cup, Dempsey was hit in the face, and blood rushed from his nose which he suspected to be broken. He was correct, but that wasn’t figured out until after the match.
Dempsey, the team’s captain, led by example as he played through the pain during the U.S. victory over Ghana, 2-1. He scored the first goal just 34 seconds into the match, and it didn’t matter an accidental shin hit him square in the face. He wasn’t leaving the pitch.
Then, Dempsey underwent two separate heart procedures to solve an irregular heartbeat. The U.S. didn’t qualify for the World Cup in 2018, but Dempsey tried his hardest to get back into that uniform to represent his country.
After all, it has always been his dream to play in the World Cup for his nation, and even if he had done that already three times, he was going to do his best to play again.
"As a kid , that’s what I prayed about when I went to sleep – playing for my country and playing in World Cups," he added.
For some on the USMNT, including Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams, this will be their second time having the privilege of doing so. For others like Ricardo Pepi, Alex Zendejas and Sebastian Berhalter, their dreams will be fulfilled on June 12 against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
But it’s much more than just stepping foot on that grass and taking on countries from around the globe. The opportunity to write this USMNT into the history books, on home soil, is ever present for the 26 men embarking on this World Cup journey.
Dempsey knows this group has what it takes to make a run, and he also has complete faith they will take pride in their country and use the home fans to their advantage just like he would.
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While it’s about the love of the game, the World Cup is also a showcase of tremendous pride in where someone comes from. For Dempsey, patriotism runs deep, and always will.
"I was on the podcast the other day with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard, and I think there’s no truer thing to say than they were talking about, ‘If you were with a club team, what club team would you have picked among all the teams you were with?’ I was like, ‘How about we put it like this, if you were going to bury me in a coffin, what jersey would I have? It would be the U.S. jersey,’" he said.
"So, that lets you know how I feel about representing my country and how much that meant to me."
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For the second straight year, Dempsey is helping Abbott and Real Madrid with the "Abbott Dream Team," a program encouraging young soccer players aged 18-19 throughout the U.S. to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime development experience with one of the best soccer clubs in the world in Madrid.
Selected participants will be training with Real Madrid’s coaches at the team’s facilities, while enjoy unique experiences like attending a match at Bernabéu Stadium and meeting some team legends. Abbott’s health experts and Real Madrid’s medical team will also continue providing those players with the latest advancements in sports health and nutrition, helping them better understand their bodies, build healthier habits, and reach their peak performance on and off the pitch.
"It’s awesome, man. Any time you can give back and give kids the opportunity to chase their dreams, that’s what it’s all about," Dempsey said about his role in this. "I have kids of my own, and that’s what I’m trying to do. I’m trying to help them accomplish their dreams, take them to all their soccer practices, and give them the best chance possible to do something great. This is one of those things where you have a tryout, you have Real Madrid coaches here watching you, and no matter what, you take something away from this experience.
"Just being here, letting [the players] know this is important, and I’m proud of them for betting on themselves and putting themselves out there to even try out for something like this."
Other than Dempsey, Real Madrid legend Marcelo will also join this year’s Abbott Dream Team as a mentor.
Tryouts have already taken place in Miami, Washington, D.C. and Houston, where Dempsey was on Wednesday morning. There are still tryouts set for Kansas City (June 2), Los Angeles (June 4) and Chicago (June 9).
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Tick bite ER visits hit highest seasonal level in years as doctors warn of disease surge
Tick bite-related ER visits are at their highest seasonal levels since 2017 across most U.S. regions, raising concerns about increased Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.
That’s according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Tick Bite Tracker, which monitors weekly emergency department visits associated with tick bites across the country.
For every 100,000 ER visits, approximately 71 were related to tick bites in April 2026, compared to a historical seasonal average of roughly 30 per 100,000.
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Some of the highest rates of tick-based ER visits were among children younger than 10 years and adults between 70 and 79 years.
"Over the past three decades, the geographic range of the blacklegged tick has expanded significantly, and with it, the risk of Lyme disease and other Ixodes-transmitted infections," Dr. Steven Goldberg, MD, a family medicine physician who practices urgent care and family medicine at UofLHealth in Louisville, Kentucky, told Fox News Digital.
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"The Ohio River Valley region is one of the most striking examples — Lyme disease cases in Ohio have increased roughly 10-fold over the past decade, likely driven by the convergence of Northeastern and Upper Midwestern tick populations meeting in that corridor."
States like Virginia and West Virginia, as well as areas south of the traditional endemic zone, are reporting increasing tick abundance and disease cases, the doctor noted.
"The lone star tick is also expanding its range northward beyond its traditional stronghold in the Southeast, which means diseases like ehrlichiosis and alpha-gal syndrome are appearing in regions where clinicians may not yet be thinking about them," he warned.
Some climate studies predict that the blacklegged tick's suitable habitat could expand by over 200% by the end of the century, Goldberg noted, including into Canada and across the central and southern U.S.
"Warmer, wetter conditions allow ticks to survive in habitats that previously would have been too cold," Saggar said. "Milder winters also extend the lifespan of both ticks and the animals they feed on, accelerating tick reproduction and shortening their life cycles."
Areas that historically experienced longer, colder winters or significant snow cover are now more hospitable to ticks, the doctor noted.
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"As temperatures rise and precipitation patterns change, ticks are able to spread northward and thrive in new ecosystems," he said.
Another contributing factor is increased land development and human expansion into wooded and grassy areas, as well as reforestation of formerly agricultural land.
"The recovery and expansion of white-tailed deer populations — critical hosts for adult blacklegged ticks — has been a major driver," Goldberg added. "Deer density is positively associated with Lyme disease incidence. Small mammal communities, particularly white-footed mice that serve as key reservoir hosts for Borrelia burgdorferi, also play a central role."
Tick bites are known to transmit numerous illnesses, the most widespread of which is Lyme disease, a bacterial infection.
"Lyme disease cases alone have increased roughly two- to threefold over the past 20 years," Saggar said. Approximately 476,000 Americans are diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease each year, per CDC surveillance data.
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Also common are anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis, two different types of bacterial infections, according to the doctor. Tick bites can also cause babesiosis, a malaria-like parasitic disease that infects and destroys red blood cells.
"Another growing concern is alpha-gal syndrome, a condition in which a (lone star) tick bite triggers a serious allergic reaction to red meat," Saggar said. "In rare cases, people have died from anaphylactic reactions linked to alpha-gal syndrome following a tick bite."
Ticks can also transmit viruses, including the Powassan virus, which can cause severe neurologic injury.
"Powassan virus disease is arguably the most concerning emerging tick-borne infection," said Goldberg, who is also chief medical officer at HealthTrack. "It's transmitted by the same blacklegged tick that carries Lyme disease, but unlike Lyme, it can be transmitted within minutes of tick attachment."
Powassan can cause severe encephalitis with a roughly 10% to 15% fatality rate, and more than half of survivors have lasting neurological deficits, Goldberg noted.
In the Rocky Mountain states, the Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) transmits Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Colorado tick fever.
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"In the Southeast and South-Central U.S., the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) drives a different set of concerns: ehrlichiosis, tularemia, and two emerging viral threats — Heartland virus and Bourbon virus," said Goldberg.
Some common symptoms of tick-borne illness include fever, chills, fatigue, headaches, muscle aches and joint pain, according to Dr. Suraj Saggar, chief of infectious disease at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Another sign is the classic "bullseye" rash associated with Lyme disease, known medically as "erythema migrans."
"Because testing can sometimes be falsely negative early in the disease process, doctors may treat patients based on symptoms and exposure history rather than waiting for laboratory confirmation," Saggar noted.
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"If you think you have been bitten by a tick, you should seek medical attention if you develop symptoms after a known tick bite or after spending time in tick-prone areas, especially during the spring, summer and fall."
As there are no vaccines currently available for any tick-borne disease in the U.S., prevention is the most effective strategy.
Goldberg shared the following recommended prevention strategies.
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"The longer a tick is attached, the higher the risk of disease transmission — for Lyme disease, transmission generally requires at least 36 hours of attachment," Goldberg said. "The Powassan virus can be transmitted much more quickly."
Federal government’s landlord joins Vance fraud crackdown as White House widens hunt: 'Critical force'
FIRST ON FOX: The federal agency that oversees more than $126 billion in federal contracts is joining Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force, expanding the White House crackdown into the federal government’s contracting system.
The General Services Administration (GSA) calls itself the "engine of government" and serves as the federal government’s central contracting and real estate agency, overseeing the buildings, services and goods agencies rely on to operate. By joining the task force, GSA gives one of the Trump administration’s highest-profile accountability efforts access to its procurement data, acquisition expertise and cross-agency reach as the White House seeks to root out fraud in public programs.
"GSA sits at the center of the federal acquisition and contracting ecosystem, making us a critical force in the fight against fraud," GSA Administrator Edward C. Forst said in a press release obtained by Fox News Digital.
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"We are proud to join Vice President Vance and this Task Force to aggressively identify abuse, strengthen oversight and protect the integrity of federal procurement. GSA will bring advanced analytical capabilities, investigative support and cross-government coordination to help expose high-risk fraud patterns and stop bad actors from exploiting taxpayer-funded systems," Frost continued.
The White House’s task force is a coalition of federal agencies created by President Donald Trump through an executive order to coordinate efforts to reduce fraud, waste and abuse in federal programs. Chaired by Vice President JD Vance, the task force focuses on improving eligibility verification, strengthening payment controls, sharing data across agencies and helping law enforcement disrupt fraud schemes.
The GSA has historically had some problems with improper payments.
In February, for instance, the agency’s Office of Inspector General released a report finding that "federal customer agencies relying on GSA pricing on schedule contracts are at risk of overpaying" due to failures from government contracting officers or inaccurate information submitted by contractors.
The White House fraud task force was established in March, and has racked up a few early wins in the weeks since. Law enforcement, working in conjunction with the task force, arrested eight people in California on suspicion of defrauding public healthcare services out of more than $50 million.
The task force also withheld $1.4 billion in federal funding from home health and hospice providers suspected of defrauding the government.
"GSA’s participation reinforces a whole-of-government strategy focused on restoring accountability, strengthening operational integrity and ensuring federal programs deliver results for the American people," the press release reads.
"By combining the Task Force’s investigative mission with GSA’s government-wide infrastructure and procurement expertise, the administration is accelerating efforts to increase transparency, improve efficiency, and reinforce public trust in federal operations."