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Eastern Congo races to expand Ebola care as cases mount
In Bunia, new treatment centers and labs are cutting diagnosis delays, but WHO and aid groups warn conflict, mistrust and the rare Bundibugyo virus are slowing the response
N.S. school worker stabbed by student says support fight continues
Angela Light, injured at Charles P. Allen High School in 2023, told CBC News she remains unable to work while navigating compensation, treatment and accommodation disputes
Russian overnight strikes kill at least 18 across Ukraine
Officials said rescuers recovered an eight-year-old boy and a woman from a devastated apartment block in Dnipro, while Kyiv reported six deaths
DOJ Pauses Trump ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund as Six States Vote
The department says it will follow a federal judge’s order blocking work on the disputed fund for now, while primaries in California and Iowa draw attention for their fall implications
Sanders says he is not reconsidering Platner endorsement amid explicit-texts report
The Vermont independent said voters should focus on working-class issues after reports that Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner exchanged sexual texts after marrying his wife
Philippa Perry turns to cosy crime with South Downs mystery
The psychotherapist and author has set her debut crime novel, Shrink Solves Murder, around the landscape she has called home for more than 25 years
Ghana’s Mahama says anti-LGBTQ+ bill will be reviewed before approval
The bill, passed by parliament on Friday, would impose prison terms for identifying as LGBTQ+ and require reporting of prohibited acts to police
Rubio heads to Congress as GOP unease grows over Trump’s Iran strategy
The secretary of state is set for four budget hearings as lawmakers in both chambers weigh measures to restrict U.S. military involvement without congressional approval
Mandelson files leave gaps over messages, vetting and Epstein
More than 1,500 pages have been released on Lord Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the US, but key records and answers remain undisclosed
Freedom Plaza gets Revolutionary War display ahead of America’s 250th
The Interior Department installed Caesar Rodney and 12 Revolutionary War soldiers at a Washington site known for protests, encampments and 2020 demonstrations