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Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed more than 110
“We are playing catch-up against a very dangerous pathogen,” one expert said.
CDC announces 30-day travel restrictions in response to Ebola outbreak
The agency is restricting entry into the U.S. for non-U.S. passport holders who have visited areas where they may have been exposed to the virus.
Ebola risk in US remains low amid Congo outbreak, CDC says
The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak in central Africa “a public health emergency of international concern.
When Church Was a Queer Space
Outward’s hosts sit down with the host and co-creator of When We All Get to Heaven.
Remembering, with the People of MCC San Francisco, AIDS Still Isn’t Over.
The neighborhood changes, the church moves, people forget and remember “the AIDS years,” but AIDS isn’t over.
What Happens When You Organize Church Around AIDS – and AIDS Changes?
The AIDS cocktail opens new possibilities. And MCC San Francisco tries to use the experience of AIDS to make bigger social change.
The Church’s Pastor Gets Diagnosed with AIDS. And the Church Wonders How Much They Might Lose.
The church’s minister gets sick and everyone knows it.
A Church Romance Between a Hula Dancer and a Lumbersexual Blossoms in a Dangerous Time.
The church’s “it couple” faces AIDS, caregiving, and loss as part of a pair, part of families, and part of a community.
Canada’s prime minister says economic ties with US are a weakness that must be corrected
“We have to take care of ourselves because we can’t rely on one foreign partner,” Mark Carney said in a video address. “We can’t control the disruption coming from our neighbors.
“Staggering Corruption”: Rep. Raskin on Trump’s $10B IRS Lawsuit, Stock Trades & Family Business
Donald Trump on Monday dropped his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over a leak of his personal and business tax records, a bizarre case of a sitting president suing his own government and essentially acting as both plaintiff and defendant. This comes amid reports that Trump’s Department of Justice was considering settling the case in exchange for the creation of a $1.
Heads, Trump Wins
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Yesterday, the Department of Justice announced plans to settle Donald Trump’s personal lawsuit against the IRS over allegations that it had mishandled his tax information.
Relief group says Trump cuts ‘led to delayed detection of deadly Ebola outbreak’
The International Rescue Committee said the cuts are partially to blame for the rapid spread of the disease in the Congo.
A Star Wars Movie to Fall Asleep To
What if I told you that a new Star Wars movie is in theaters this week? One directed by Jon Favreau, the steady hand at the tiller who helped launch the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Iron Man and the current stretch of Disney live-action remakes with The Jungle Book?
Abortion clinic protesters eligible for payouts from new Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
The new fund comes as a pro-abortion rights group says threats and violent attacks at clinics are on the rise.
It’s Maddeningly Difficult to Ban Smoking
Since tobacco first arrived on the shores of England in the late 16th century, some Brits have wanted to eradicate it. Back in 1604, King James I was so alarmed about his country’s new smoking habit that he imposed a 4,000 percent tariff on the crop. That year, he wrote one of the world’s first anti-tobacco essays, declaring smoking “lothsome to the eye, hatefull to the Nose, harmefull to the braine, dangerous to the Lungs.
Photos: Cuba Runs out of Fuel
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People illuminate themselves with their phones while playing dominoes as a fire, set up by residents protesting against prolonged power outages, burns on a street in Havana, Cuba, on May 14, 2026. A Cuban energy official said recently that the nation had completely run out of diesel and fuel oil.
Why Does Donald Trump Refuse to Defend America?
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Some of Donald Trump’s favorite world leaders have been scoundrels, bullies, and dictators. He keeps a picture of himself with the Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin on the wall of the White House. He claims to have fallen “in love” with the North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
Minnesota Officials Charge ICE Agent Who Shot Venezuelan Immigrant & Falsely Reported What Happened
State prosecutors in Minnesota have filed criminal charges against an ICE officer who allegedly shot a Venezuelan immigrant in north Minneapolis in January, then lied about what happened. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced Monday that federal agent Christian Castro will face four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime when he allegedly shot Julio Sosa-Celis through a door.
“Ask E. Jean” Film Profiles the Woman Who Twice Sued Trump & Won, for Sexual Assault & Defamation
President Donald Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to toss two verdicts against him resulting from civil litigation brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. In 2019, the famous advice columnist published a memoir describing an encounter in the 1990s when she says Trump sexually assaulted her in a department store. When Trump denied the account, Carroll sued him and won $5 million in damages, with a unanimous New York jury finding Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
3 Killed in Devastating San Diego Mosque Shooting: Linda Sarsour on Rising Anti-Muslim Hate & More
Two teenage gunmen in California fatally shot three people on Monday at the Islamic Center of San Diego, the largest mosque in the city. Among the dead was a security guard — Amin Abdullah, a father of eight — whom police credit with preventing more casualties. The 17- and 18-year-old suspects were found dead from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds in a car near the scene. Police are investigating the attack as a hate crime.
Kevin (Warsh) Can Wait
The new Fed Chair is inheriting an inflation conundrum: appease Trump or hold out on rates?
It’s an Industry Almost Everyone Hates. Wall Street Loves It. It Could Demolish the Entire Economy.
The incoming IPO wave is rewriting stock market rules in real time—and setting us up for a lot of risk.
Airlines (and Trump) Found a Way to Make Flying Even More Miserable This Summer
The Iran war and fuel prices are driving up airfare—but travelers are about to find out which costs may never come back down.
Ebola risk in US remains low amid Congo outbreak, CDC says
The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak in central Africa “a public health emergency of international concern.
1 of RFK Jr.’s biggest fans in the Senate wants Bill Cassidy’s job
Sen. Roger Marshall, a Make America Healthy Again devotee, is angling to replace the defeated Louisiana senator atop the Health Committee.
Hospitals are taking the fall for high health care costs
On right and left and among industry rivals, everyone is pointing the finger at the caregivers.
When Church Was a Queer Space
Outward’s hosts sit down with the host and co-creator of When We All Get to Heaven.