NYC health officials warn Central Park visitors after Legionnaires’ outbreak grows on Upper East Side

NYC health officials warn Central Park visitors after Legionnaires’ outbreak grows on Upper East Side

Sophia Compton

A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side has grown to 14 confirmed cases, New York City health officials said Sunday.

The cases are tied to ZIP codes 10028, 10128 and 10075, covering parts of the Upper East Side, including Yorkville and Carnegie Hill. At least one patient lives, works or recently visited the 10075 area, health officials said.

Officials are also urging anyone who spent time along the east side of Central Park between East 76th Street and East 97th Street to watch for flu-like symptoms, including fever, cough, chills and muscle aches.

"I want to acknowledge the NYC Health Department’s staff of epidemiologists, water ecologists, community health workers, and many more who spent the last few days working to keep New Yorkers on the Upper East Side informed and safe," NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Alister F. Martin said in a statement.

Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria. People can become infected by breathing in contaminated water droplets, and the illness can be dangerous — even deadly — without quick treatment.

WEST NILE VIRUS DETECTED IN SOUTHERN STATE AS HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN RESIDENTS ABOUT MOSQUITOES

The source of the outbreak remains under investigation. Officials say they are testing cooling towers in the affected area as a possible source, though no specific source has been identified.

Cooling towers, often found on rooftops, can release mist carrying Legionella bacteria. The Health Department said all cooling towers in the affected area are being tested.

The cluster was first announced Thursday, when only two cases had been confirmed. The area of investigation has since expanded as more illnesses were reported.

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'NATO Proved Completely Ineffective on Battlefield' — Iranian Analyst on Konstantinovka Liberation

'NATO Proved Completely Ineffective on Battlefield' — Iranian Analyst on Konstantinovka Liberation

Sputnik

The liberated city of Konstantinovka had been turned by the Ukrainian regime into one of NATO's key fortified areas in the Donetsk region, Iranian international affairs analyst Ruholla Moddaber tells Sputnik.

"More than 150 kilometers of defensive fortifications, around 15,000 troops, several armored, artillery, and missile units, as well as multi-layered defensive positions, had been deployed there with NATO's direct assistance," he says.

During the operation, Russian forces eliminated more than 14,000 Ukrainian troops and destroyed over 30 tanks, paving the way for what Moddaber described as the complete liberation of Donbass and Russia's final victory.

"Most importantly, the liberation of Konstantinovka demonstrated the complete ineffectiveness of Ukraine's and NATO's attacks on Russian territory and its energy infrastructure. They failed to undermine Russia's energy stability, while NATO proved completely ineffective on the battlefield, suffered a total defeat, and has clearly shown that it is not prepared for a direct military confrontation with Russia," Moddaber says.

Russian forces will continue to advance in the Kharkov and Sumy regions, and the more Ukraine and NATO resort to attacks on Russian territory and civilians, the faster Russia will reclaim its historic lands, he concludes.

Man’s Star Trek and God’s Sovereignty

Man’s Star Trek and God’s Sovereignty

Terry James

Jesus warned that things on earth will be “as it was in the days of Noah” when He next reveals Himself to humanity (Luke 17:26–27).

We’ve looked numerous times at this prophecy by the Lord. He followed that up by saying it will also be like the “days of Lot” (Luke 17:28–30), which we’ve looked at even more frequently.

In both cases, times had become so debauched, so evil, so anti-God, that God looked down and determined that those doers of wickedness had to be destroyed.

He, of course, destroyed the world by the great Flood in the days of Noah, and He decimated the civilization that existed at the south end of the Dead Sea when Lot was taken out of Sodom.

In both cases, humankind had moved farther and farther from Heaven’s governance. All the people had corrupted themselves—with the assistance of the angels who fell in the rebellion with Lucifer and came to earth to cohabit with human women.

People haven’t changed in their sin and lostness. The world’s population is once again moving toward this independence from God.

Humanity—through the diplomatic efforts of those who, in Nimrod-like fashion, have determined to seek and build a new world order—is in the process of constructing a neoTower of Babel.

Symbolically, we might look at reaching out into space as trying in some ways to achieve the failed Tower project that was halted as the people were scattered by the God who created them.

People haven’t changed in their sin and lostness. The world’s population is once again moving toward this independence from God.

Humanity—through the diplomatic efforts of those who, in Nimrod-like fashion, have determined to seek and build a new world order—is in the process of constructing a neoTower of Babel.

Symbolically, we might look at reaching out into space as trying in some ways to achieve the failed Tower project that was halted as the people were scattered by the God who created them.

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'Nearly 400,000,000 Christians Worldwide Face Persecution or Violence': Extremist Persecution of Christians, March 2026

'Nearly 400,000,000 Christians Worldwide Face Persecution or Violence': Extremist Persecution of Christians, March 2026

Raymond Ibrahim

• Boko Haram still seeks to impose strict sharia law across Nigeria and routinely targets Christians. — Morning Star News, April 2, 2026,Nigeria.

• The ADF's [Allied Democratic Forces] "purpose is to gain a foothold in the nation, establish Sharia law in areas it controls, and kill non-Muslims." — International Christian Concern, March 13, 2026, Democratic Republic of Congo.

• "Only Muslims are the real living human beings; all non-Muslims are corpses ... whoever is not a Muslim is equivalent to a dead body." — Musa Baluku, leader of the ADF, International Christian Concern, March 13, 2026, Democratic Republic of Congo.

• On March 26, police in Lahore's Sadhoki Kahna Nau area, tortured to death 42-year-old Christian Iftikhar Masih while in custody. Police arrested Iftikhar on fabricated kidnapping charges, demanded a 200,000 Pakistani rupee ($720) bribe for his release, and later claimed he committed suicide by hanging. — Morning Star News, April 7, 2026, Pakistan.

• "'Abraham,' a member of the Coptic community... said the main goal of these kidnappings 'is to reduce the Christian population and promote Islam by pretending that the woman chose Islam on her own free will.... They end up as Muslim wives by force.' He is not aware of any prosecutions against the kidnappers. 'Authorities are complicit, because they often do very little or nothing.'" — International Christian Concern, March 18, 2026, Egypt.

• On March 25, Pakistan's Federal Constitutional Court ruled that 13-year-old Christian girl Maria Shahbaz must remain with the Muslim man who abducted and forcibly converted her. Despite her parent's testimony, the court declared Maria was of "mature age," accepted her conversion to Islam as genuine, and ruled that her marriage is valid under Islamic law. Maria's father, Shahbaz Masih, told the court she was only 12 or 13 when taken and presented documents to prove her age. The judges rejected the documents, claiming her appearance suggested she was older. The court stated that in Islam, conversion requires only a declaration of faith. — International Christian Concern, April 6, 2026, Pakistan.

• "Nearly 400 million Christians worldwide face persecution or violence..." — Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, March 3, 2026.

• "Msgr. Balestrero also warned that persecution does not always take the overt and bloody form of murder, attacks, or physical violence. There are also 'more subtle and often silent forms of persecution,' such as gradual marginalization or exclusion from social and professional life, 'even in traditionally Christian countries.... through which legal norms and administrative practices restrict or, in effect, nullify the legally recognized rights of the predominantly Christian population, even in some parts of Europe....' The oppression of Christians does not stem solely from violent mobs or extremist groups, but also from institutional mechanisms that undermine, in practice, the very rights that are officially declared protected." — fsspx.news, March 10, 2026.

  
  

  The Muslim Slaughter of Christians

  Nigeria: According to a March 17 report, suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked Dorowa Maitozo village in Kaduna State. The Muslim bandits killed Rev. Joshua Ajiya, pastor of the Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ, who had served the congregation for only two months. Dozens of other Christians were kidnapped in the nighttime attack.

  On March 11, suspected Fulani terrorists attacked Oyatedo village in Kwara State. They killed John Omoniyi Ajise, brother of a prominent pastor, and abducted his wife and four other Christians.

  On March 29, armed gunmen attacked the predominantly Christian Angwan Rukuba area (Gari Ya Waye community) in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.

  The attackers shot indiscriminately, killing at least 28 people, including men, women, and children. Survivor Samson Glabe said: "Armed gunmen invaded the area at about 8 p.m. and shot indiscriminately at anyone they sighted." Gospel singer Arin Izere added: "Within seconds... we heard gunshots, they were shooting at anyone in sight. Many have been killed." The attack occurred in a densely populated Christian area of Jos.

  On Palm Sunday, March 30, armed Fulani militia and Boko Haram-linked gunmen carried out coordinated attacks on Christian communities in Plateau and Kaduna states. In Ungwan Rukuba, Jos North LGA (Plateau State), gunmen killed at least 30 Christians. Additional attacks in nearby areas of Plateau State killed at least 10 more. In Kagarko County, Kaduna State, Fulani opened fire indiscriminately inside the celebratory hall and killed 13 Christians. Community leader Musa Adamu said:

  "The attackers, who we know to be Fulani herdsmen, invaded our community in large numbers. They were armed with deadly weapons which they used in shooting indiscriminately at our people inside the hall where the wedding reception was held; 13 community members who are Christians were killed."

  On Palm Sunday, March 30, armed Fulani militia and Boko Haram-linked gunmen carried out coordinated attacks on Christian communities in Plateau and Kaduna states. In Ungwan Rukuba, Jos North LGA (Plateau State), gunmen killed at least 30 Christians. Additional attacks in nearby areas of Plateau State killed at least 10 more. In Kagarko County, Kaduna State, Fulani opened fire indiscriminately inside the celebratory hall and killed 13 Christians. Community leader Musa Adamu said:

  "The attackers, who we know to be Fulani herdsmen, invaded our community in large numbers. They were armed with deadly weapons which they used in shooting indiscriminately at our people inside the hall where the wedding reception was held; 13 community members who are Christians were killed."

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

Khamenei funeral speaker vows revenge

Khamenei funeral speaker vows revenge, calls for Trump's death

Yitz Goldberg

As the public funeral for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei entered its second day on Sunday in Tehran, a video from the event shows some insight into the types of things being said on stage at the event.

In the video, one of the speakers at the funeral openly called for the killing of US President Donald Trump, in revenge for the elimination of the Supreme Leader in the opening strike of the joint US-Israeli war against the regime. "The one who killed my Imam, why shouldn't we kill him?" the speaker asked.

"This is our shame. If we do not kill the murderer, from now on, burial shrouds will be our clothing, instead of normal clothes. I swear on your blood, the killing of Trump is on our necks; it is our obligation. We will never give up on your revenge," he declared.

The six-day funeral, which started Saturday, is expected to draw millions, with the Iranian Health Ministry telling the semi-official Tasnim news agency: "We estimate that over the next two to three days, around 15 million people will participate in the farewell and funeral ceremonies."

Throughout the first day of the funeral, anti-Israel and anti-American chants could be heard by attendees, including "Death to America," "Death to Israel," and "Our word is one! Revenge! Revenge!"

Numerous foreign officials arrived to observe the proceedings. Among them were Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose administration has consistently acted as a mediator between Iran and the United States to de-escalate the broader Middle East war, Iraqi President Nizar Amidi, Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, and the foreign minister representing Afghanistan's Taliban government.

Furthermore, delegation teams representing the Hamas and Hezbollah terrorist organizations, both proxies of Iran, arrived at the compound ahead of the public ceremonies. Speaking to the Hamas delegation, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi pledged that "Iran will continue to support the Palestinian cause." He also told the Hezbollah delegation that the regime is "making every effort to achieve the demand of ending the war in Lebanon and ending the occupation in accordance with the first article of the memorandum of understanding."

Among the millions of attendees, one person's absence from the first day of the funeral was glaring: Ali Khamenei's son and successor as Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who was reportedly wounded in the strike that killed his father and has yet to be seen since.