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WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. In a post on X, the World Health Organization ...
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Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite hantavirus and other onboard outbreaks

Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they're unlikely to dim the growing popularity of vacation cruises, according to industry representatives and travel experts. In fact, many within the industry still expect a record number of people worldwide ...
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As electric bills rise, some states are focusing on the growing profits of utilities

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The artificial intelligence boom is leading to fights in some states over growing utility profits, as governors, attorneys general and others protesting rising electricity bills say cash-strapped residents are stuck in a broken system. Officials and lawmakers in at least six ...
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Hawaii’s worst flooding in 20 years leaves farmers struggling and fewer veggies at the market

WAIALUA, Hawaii (AP) - The reddish-brown mud that smothered Bok Kongphan's Hawaii farm has hardened in the tropical sun. Irrigation tubes lie in a tangle where his lemongrass, cucumber and okra once flourished. His niece, Jeni Balanay, lost her crops too - a mustardy green ...
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The Monkey’s Pawn: “Obsession,” “Is God Is,” “In the Grey,” and “Marty, Life Is Short”

There are so many smart, promising ideas floating around in the comedic horror of Obsession that it almost doesn't matter that few of them feel properly explored, and that writer/director/editor Curry Barker doesn't seem to have entirely figured out either his principal characters or ...
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US Treasury allows sanctions waiver on Russian seaborne oil to lapse

May 16 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Saturday allowed a sanctions waiver to lapse that had previously allowed countries including India to buy Russian seaborne oil after a month-long extension aimed at easing oil supply shortages and high prices due to Iran's closure ...
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Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face criminal proceedings in US

MIAMI (AP) - Venezuela's government said Saturday it deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro facing several criminal investigations in the U.S. less than three years after the businessman was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap. The decision marks a ...
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The Media Line: International Aid Convoy Departs Libya Bound for Gaza Through Rafah Crossing  (VIDEO)

International Aid Convoy Departs Libya Bound for Gaza Through Rafah Crossing By The Media Line Staff An international humanitarian convoy carrying relief supplies and volunteers departed from the Libyan city of Zawiya and is heading toward Egypt's Rafah crossing in an effort ...
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Judge blocks Kansas ban on gender-transition treatment for minors

NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - A Kansas judge has temporarily blocked a law banning gender-transition treatments for minors in the state. State District Judge Carl Folsom III granted an injunction requested by the parents of two teenagers who want to continue gender-transition ...
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Venezuela’s draft oil law lets ministry set tax rates for each project

May 16 (Reuters) - The Venezuelan government will retain power to set royalty and tax rates for private and foreign investors in oil and gas projects on a project-by-project basis under draft regulations of a new hydrocarbons law seen by Reuters on Saturday. The law ...
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The Media Line: How Yemenis’ Pockets Became a Lifeline for Financing Cross-Border Wars 

How Yemenis' Pockets Became a Lifeline for Financing Cross-Border Wars When many middle-class families are struggling to buy basic food, the telecommunications sector has become a major financial channel for funding the Houthis' war effort By Khaled Al-Ansi / The Media Line Saeed, 42, ...
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Bill Ackman says Alphabet stake sale not a bet against the company

May 16 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Bill Ackman said on Saturday that the sale of Google parent Alphabet's shares was not a bet against the company. Ackman on Friday said his firm Pershing Square had built a new position in tech giant Microsoft after its ...
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