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‘Cockroach’ protests spread across India as leading activist ends hunger strike

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An activist has ended his 26-day hunger strike that helped to galvanize India’s youth-led “Cockroach” protests, turning them into one of the most sustained challenges to the country’s leadership in years. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. But demonstrators vowed Friday to press on despite Sonam … Read more

Giant metal roosters spread autism acceptance in Maine after town zoning spat

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OGUNQUIT, Maine — Giant metal roosters are popping up on lawns in and around a community in southern Maine and as far away as New Zealand in support of a 6-year-old autistic girl and her love of the colorful creations. David and Sara LeBlanc had a rotating display of the roughly 6-foot-tall (1.8-meter-tall) ornaments decorating … Read more

In frontier Kentucky, American liberty spread its roots and helped define a nation

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Mark and Emily McCafferty aren’t exactly the kind of people that bring to mind Daniel Boone. He’s a percussionist and music professor at a small Midwestern liberal arts college. She writes a blog called “Accidental Hippies.” Her latest post begins, “I hate mattress shopping.” Their vibe is far more Northern California than California, Kentucky. And … Read more

Uganda details safety measures as Ebola cases continue to spread in parts of central Africa

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Uganda details safety measures as Ebola cases continue to spread in parts of central Africa – CBS News Watch CBS News The total number of confirmed Ebola cases in central Africa has increased to more than 800, which is about 300 more than last week. Ramy Inocencio reports on the surge of cases and looks … Read more

DR Congo’s neighbors impose Covid-style measures in push to limit Ebola’s spread

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Regional concern over the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo intensified Saturday as Uganda confirmed three new cases, while neighboring countries stepped up monitoring measures amid fears of cross-border spread. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Health authorities and aid agencies across east … Read more

Ebola treatment center in Congo set on fire as fear and anger over disease’s spread grow

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Bunia, Congo — People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo on Thursday after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, a witness and a senior police officer said, as fear and anger grow over a health crisis that doctors … Read more

What the (rather brief) history of hantavirus reveals about its spread

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Scientists think the hantavirus, the deadly pathogen that has infected 11 passengers on a Dutch cruise ship, could be as old as humans. But much of their understanding of human cases comes from a handful of outbreaks within the past century. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more