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Multiple people may have been possibly exposed to chlorine in Houston, officials said. Twelve people were transported to the hospital Saturday with possible ingestion after they were exposed to a chlorine spill in Houston, Texas, the Houston Fire Department said. Chief Samuel Pena said the incident is under control and the cause appeared to be an over-chlorination of the pool(s). There was no information given as to how serious the injuries could be. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/12-people-taken-to-hospital-with-possible-ingestion-after-houston-chemical-spill-TheFOXposts-27703.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: US News Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

The consequences of a U.S. debt default for low-income older people could be "absolutely disastrous," one expert said. The threat to Social Security payments posed by a debt ceiling impasse keeps Linda Stanberry, 76, dwelling on her worst fear: the loss of the home she has lived in for 48 years. Stanberry, who depends entirely on about $1,800 she receives in federal benefits each month, said she hardly saves anything after expenses like food, utilities, prescription drugs and supplemental insurance for cancer coverage. The federal government could fail to pay some of its bills as soon as June 1, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned this week. If that shortfall interrupts Social Security, Stanberry would need emergency cash, she said. "I would have nothing," Stanberry, who lives in Southwest Virginia, told ABC News. "There's no way I could keep my home." Stanberry is one of millions of low- income older Americans who rely on Social Security for almo...

The death toll linked to an outbreak caused by contaminated eye drops has risen to four people and 14 are now reporting vision loss, up from 8 people reported in March. An additional person has died in an outbreak linked to contaminated eye drops and more people are reporting they've lost their vision . The number of deaths has risen to four, according to an update issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday and first reported by ABC News. At least one of the deaths occurred in Washington state, but the CDC did not provide any information on the other victims. MORE: Florida woman files lawsuit after infected drops allegedly led to loss of her eye Additionally, at least 14 people have gone blind, up from eight reported during the last update in March. Four people have had their eyeballs surgically removed but that number has not risen. Patients reported using at least 10 different brands of artificial tears but most cases have been linked to EzriCare and ...

A Florida man has been arrested by FBI in connection with a mass shooting threat against LGBTQ people at Florida State University. A man who allegedly threat ened a mass shooting against LGBTQ people at Florida State University has been arrested by the FBI. Sean Michael Albert, 19, waived his preliminary hearing and is now in detention, according to court filings. Albert has been charged with interstate communication of a threat to injure a person after allegedly posting a picture of an "AR-15 style" rifle on Dec. 13 with the address of FSU and a later date and time on the social media platform Discord. Using a slur for LGBTQ people , he said 100 people "will die, Cya there!" Florida State University campus entrance in Tallahassee, Fl. Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images, FILE According to officials, Discord provided the Internet Protocol (IP) address information for the post, and traced the post to Albert, who was in Washington, D.C., at t...