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Accessorize with earplugs at this summer's concerts so you can enjoy more music in the future
Wearing earplugs at concerts can help prevent hearing damage More »
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Traders face big losses after Uganda closes Congo border over Ebola contagion fears
Ugandan authorities have tightened border controls with Congo to prevent Ebola's spread More »
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 More »
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 More »
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 More »
Argentina expands hantavirus probe, sending teams to trap and test rats in Mendoza
Argentina is expanding its investigation into a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship More »
Texas governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is concerned that a new factory isn’t expected to start work for more than a year on mitigating the New World screwworm fly infestation in his state More »
Melinda French Gates donates $215 million to improve women's health worldwide
Melinda French Gates is expanding her efforts to improve women's health worldwide, pledging $215 million for contraceptive access and maternal care, as well as initiatives for middle-age women More »
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 More »
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 More »
