What's a vaccine? US measles outbreak hits record levels

[Like what you're reading? Get more here.]( [FIRST THING With John Stupart]( Thursday, 6 June 2019 "My God, we're coming in at the right spot, but look at it! No shingle, no wall, no shell holes, no cover. Nothing!" Lieutenant Edward Tidrick, Boat 2, Able Company, 116th Infantry, 29th Division. Omaha. 6 June 1944. Story of the Day [A tangled web, ANC edition: The Reserve Bank and ‘quantity easing’ mess reveals a party in deep internal crisis]( By Stephen Grootes The very public slapping down of Ace Magashule by, among others, Tito Mboweni and Enoch Godongwana is yet another expression of just how comprehensively the ANC is divided. You know things are bad when so many in the party line up to display contempt for the person of the secretary-general, a nigh-impossible feat during Gwede Mantashe’s time. [THE GLENLIVET:]( Its time to Celebrate, Raise a glass to Bravery, Raise a glass to Integrity, Raise a glass to the Mavericks...[CLICK HERE]( WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING [One thousand measles cases in US]( The greatest number of measles cases since 1992 have been recorded. According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, 41 new cases in May brought the total number of those affected by measles to 1,0001. Anti-vaxxer idiocy taking a firm grip, then. [Sudanese military offers talks after massacre]( Just two days after murdering dozens of civilians, Sudan's military government has offered to have talks with opposition groups. The latter declined, on account of, well, the murders. Medical personnel in Khartoum revealed that they had traced at least 108 dead at the hands of the military. Saudi Arabia, which supports the Sudanese Transitional Military Council, has called for "more dialogue". 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