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An Arkansas resident has died after being infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba, and health officials have concluded they were likel stanley cup y exposed to it at a country club s splash pad, authorities announced Thursday. The Arkansas Department of Health announced the death from the Naegleria fowleri infection, a rare infection that destroys brain tissue, causing brain swelling and, in certain cases, death. The department didn t release details on the age of the person who died. The department said there is no ongoing risk t stanley cup o the public from the exposure. The department said it concluded that the person who died was likely exposed at the Country Club of Little Rock s splash pad. The department said it sent multiple samples from the country club s pool and splash pad to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC confirmed one splash pad sample had viable Naegleria fowleri, the department stanley cup said. The country club has voluntarily closed the pool and splash pad, the department said. The pool and splash pad remain closed. The department said it has been in contact with the country club, which it said has been cooperative with inquiries. Naegleria fowleri infects people when water containing the ameba enters the body through the nose, according to the CDC. This typically happens when people go swimming, diving, or put their heads under fresh water, such as in lakes and rivers. The department said it s important to mai Rmgn Experts warn of deadly tick-borne Powassan virus
Federal officials have announced 109 hate crime charges against the 19-year-old manaccused of opening fire on a Southern California synagogue during a Passover service last month. One woman was killed and three people, including a rabbi and a child, were wounded. Federal and local law enforcement officials announced the charges at a news conference in San Diego on Thursday. We will not allow our commu yeezy nity members to be hunted in their houses of worship, where they should feel free and safe to exercise their right to practice their religion, said U.S. Attorney Robert S. Brewer, Jr. jordan said in a statement. Our actions today are inspired by our desire to achieve justice for all of the victims and their families. The complaint says the gunman, identified as John T. Earnest, came to the building on April 27 armed with an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle that was fully loaded with a 10-round magazine and wearing a chest rig with five additional magazines, each loaded with 10 rounds. Prosecutors say the gunman opened fire, killing Lori Gilbert-Kaye, 60, and wounding an 8-year-old girl, her uncle, and Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, who was leading the service at the Chabad of Poway synagogue on the last day of Passover, a major Jewish holiday. Goldstein suffered serious in yeezy juries to his hands, losing an index finger. As I turned around, I saw the face of this murderer, of this terrorist, Goldstein told CBS News David Begnaud.