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Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could reach 20,000 cases without strong public health measures
The Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could grow to 20,000 cases or more, depending on how quickly infected people are isolated to slow the spread
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Sri Lanka nursing home worker says a ‘chained’ patient was among 13 fire victims
A staff member says a resident killed in a fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka had been chained and another was untied and saved
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ICE will no longer report deaths of detainees who have recently been released from custody
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will no longer report the deaths of detainees who have been released from custody, in a change that could obscure the human cost of the Trump administration's mass detention policies
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As Ebola spreads in Congo, a radio station tries to stop health misinformation
In Congo, the battle against the rare Bundibugyo type of Ebola has been complicated by skepticism, attacks on health workers and misinformation
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Many soccer fans will be drinking alcohol and watching the World Cup. In heat, doing that is risky
Popping a cold beer — or two or three — while watching sports at home, at a bar or during a live game is an age-old tradition
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Yankees star Aaron Judge sidelined indefinitely with a rib stress fracture
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge will be sidelined indefinitely with a stress fracture of one of his ribs, the team announced Thursday night
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What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US
The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century
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Screwworm fly detected in Texas decades after cattle threat was largely eradicated in US
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas
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Tyco agrees to $10 million settlement with Wisconsin over PFAS water contamination
The manufacturer of firefighting foam that contaminated the water supply in northeast Wisconsin with PFAS chemicals for decades has agreed to a $10 million settlement with the state
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Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds
A new study finds that smoke from larger wildfires is reversing more than a decade of American improvements in smog
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