Today’s Headlines and Commentary
U.S. officials are investigating at least two possible incidents on U.S. soil that appear similar to previous mysterious, invisible attacks on CIA and State Department personnel that occurred abroad, reports CNN. The suspected condition—sometimes called “Havana syndrome” in reference to an unexplained illness U.S. officials experienced in Cuba in 2016—includes symptoms such as ear popping, vertigo, pounding headaches and nausea, sometimes with an unidentified “piercing directional noise.” One of the incidents is believed to have occurred on the south side of the White House after one National Security Council official became sick in November of last year. Defense officials briefed Congress on the matter earlier this month, stating Russia or China might be responsible for the attacks, though they did not have enough information to say conclusively.