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Scientists have created new viruses using AI. Here’s how they did it

Scientists have created new viruses using AI. Here’s how they did it

Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.

Aug 8, 2026

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Ebola outbreak was still expanding beyond the capacity to respond, and more support was needed to scale up all areas of response - Tarik Jašarević, for the World Health Organization (WHO)

Ebola outbreak was still expanding beyond the capacity to respond, and more support was needed to scale up all areas of response - Tarik Jašarević, for the World Health Organization (WHO)

As of 1 August, there had been 3,748 confirmed cases, including 1,657 confirmed deaths . . .

Aug 4, 2026

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Fast-moving wildfires in Spokane, Washington, destroy hundreds of homes: "Worst natural disaster our region has faced"

Fast-moving wildfires in Spokane, Washington, destroy hundreds of homes: "Worst natural disaster our region has faced"

Update: Arson arrest in Spokane wildfires (see post below) . . . Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown called the wildfires burning through the area the "worst natural disaster our region has faced."

Aug 3, 2026

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Wind-driven wildfire prompts evacuations in eastern Washington

Wind-driven wildfire prompts evacuations in eastern Washington

A fast-moving wildfire driven by strong winds has swept across northwest Spokane, Washington. The Old Trails Fire jumped the Spokane River and prompted the evacuation of thousands of people.

Aug 2, 2026

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Feds issue warning to local water systems over increased cyberattacks, following Minnesota incident

Feds issue warning to local water systems over increased cyberattacks, following Minnesota incident

The federal government issued a warning Thursday about potential cyber threats to water systems after 30 water plants in Minnesota were hit with cyberattacks that multiple U.S. officials tell ABC News may have been linked to Iran.

Aug 1, 2026

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Trump administration unfreezes $600 million for Gavi for global vaccine effort

Trump administration unfreezes $600 million for Gavi for global vaccine effort

The Trump administration said on Wednesday it will immediately release $600 million in congressionally appropriated funds ​for vaccines for the world's poorest countries after Washington withheld the money ‌over unsubstantiated safety concerns raised by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Aug 1, 2026

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Uganda declares itself free of Ebola as Congo continues to struggle with it

Uganda declares itself free of Ebola as Congo continues to struggle with it

Authorities in Uganda declared the East Africa nation free of Ebola on Tuesday following the discharge of the country’s last patient in mid-June, a delicate milestone as the virus continues to plague neighboring Congo.

Jul 29, 2026

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Department of Energy issues emergency order across 17 states to help prevent power blackouts

Department of Energy issues emergency order across 17 states to help prevent power blackouts

The emergency order allows Southwest Power Pool, Inc., the regional transmission organization for states in the Central U.S., to direct backup generation resources to reduce strain on the grid. This would be a last resort before issuing Level 3 Energy Emergency Alerts. These alerts trigger actions to reduce demand on the grid and could prompt rolling blackouts to prevent broader system failure.

Jul 27, 2026

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Firefighters battle to contain France and Spain wildfires as thousands more evacuated

Firefighters battle to contain France and Spain wildfires as thousands more evacuated

Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires raging in France and Spain - nearly 200,000 people are evacuated near Bordeaux - where are the fires burning?

Jul 25, 2026

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End of migrant protections creates elder care staffing challenges

End of migrant protections creates elder care staffing challenges

Hundreds of thousands of migrants are facing uncertainty after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Syrian and Haitian nationals. It's raising alarm among leaders in the senior care industry, who say workers with TPS make up a significant part of a strained workforce. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Katie Smith Sloan of LeadingAge.

Jul 24, 2026

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Families brace for separation as Haitians set to lose protected status next week

Families brace for separation as Haitians set to lose protected status next week

A Supreme Court ruling stripped Haitian migrants of their temporary legal status. Those with U.S.-born children face an agonizing choice if deported: Should they take them to a still-dangerous Haiti?

Jul 24, 2026

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Here’s Where The Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Stands After Taylor Farms’ False Positive

Here’s Where The Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Stands After Taylor Farms’ False Positive

Investigators still believe shredded iceberg lettuce served primarily at Taco Bell (which Taylor Farms supplies) caused the outbreak because of common exposure among the sick, and the traceback investigation still points toward the same supply chain, but there’s no proof as of Monday.

Jul 20, 2026

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US to block citizens in Congo from immediate travel home, citing Ebola

US to block citizens in Congo from immediate travel home, citing Ebola

The order, which is being taken under a transportation authority known as Title 49, will place U.S. citizens in Congo or those who have recently left on a “do-not-board” list until they have spent at least 21 days in a third country, the person said.

Jul 14, 2026

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Congo Ebola outbreak still spreading largely undetected, WHO official says

Congo Ebola outbreak still spreading largely undetected, WHO official says

Four out of every five new Ebola ​cases in parts of Democratic Republic of Congo have no known link to existing patients . . . warning that the true scale of the outbreak could be two to four times larger than official data suggest . . . In Bunia, Ituri's capital and a city of one million, roughly one in two patients tested for Ebola turns out to be positive, a sign of intense, ongoing community transmission . . .

Jul 12, 2026

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Ebola workers strike as CDC head says agency’s response will last months

Ebola workers strike as CDC head says agency’s response will last months

To add to an already difficult public health crisis, some healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have gone on strike, saying they are fighting an Ebola virus in an outbreak with inadequate equipment and low wages . . .

Jul 10, 2026

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World must move faster on Ebola response for DR Congo: UN relief chief

World must move faster on Ebola response for DR Congo: UN relief chief

The world must move faster to contain the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN relief chief Tom Fletcher said on Thursday . . . “Any delay will be measured in Ebola deaths and in lives lost to the wider humanitarian consequences of this outbreak” . . .

Jul 9, 2026

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DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 400 deaths as virus reaches major city

DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 400 deaths as virus reaches major city

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 400 people and continues to spread, with health authorities confirming a first case in the major city of Kisangani, hundreds of kilometres from the epidemic's epicentre in the northeast.

Jul 5, 2026

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White House Adds Pandemic Response Staff as Ebola Cases Rise

White House Adds Pandemic Response Staff as Ebola Cases Rise

The Trump administration brought on two new pandemic response officials at the White House as the administration faces multiple infectious disease threats, a White House spokesperson confirmed.

Jul 2, 2026

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Ituri: Fire at the Bafwabango Ebola treatment center, deaths and panic in Nia-Nia

Ituri: Fire at the Bafwabango Ebola treatment center, deaths and panic in Nia-Nia

The Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Bafwabango was set on fire by an angry mob on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, July 1, 2026, resulting in the death of two people, the destruction of several health infrastructures and the flight of patients under care . . . this situation has been attributed to the circulation of false information about Ebola, relayed by certain opinion leaders, which fuels the population's mistrust of the teams involved in the response . . . (See EN language button in lower left corner)

Jul 1, 2026

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WHO, Africa CDC launch Continental Incident Management Support Team to strengthen coordination for Ebola outbreak response

WHO, Africa CDC launch Continental Incident Management Support Team to strengthen coordination for Ebola outbreak response

The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), together with the Ministry of Health of Uganda and partners, have officially launched a centralized coordination platform to support the response to the ongoing Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with spillover to Uganda.

Jun 29, 2026

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Whereabouts of nearly 300 people with Ebola unknown in DR Congo

Whereabouts of nearly 300 people with Ebola unknown in DR Congo

Fears over ‘huge community transmission’ as modelling predicts thousands of deaths in DRC by September

Jun 29, 2026

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WHO announces 2 trials of experimental drugs in Ebola outbreak

WHO announces 2 trials of experimental drugs in Ebola outbreak

The trial will evaluate whether two antivirals, MBP134 and remdesivir, can help to reduce mortality in patients with Bundibugyo virus disease, alone or in combination.

Jun 27, 2026

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US CDC raises Ebola outbreak response to highest level

US CDC raises Ebola outbreak response to highest level

. . . "CDC is raising our Ebola response to a Level One activation, which represents the highest level of response at CDC" . . .

Jun 27, 2026

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France confirms 1st Ebola case linked to DRC as UN warns outbreak is fastest-growing in Africa's history

France confirms 1st Ebola case linked to DRC as UN warns outbreak is fastest-growing in Africa's history

France has confirmed its first Ebola case linked to the outbreak in the DRC as the United Nations warned the outbreak is the fastest-growing in Africa's history.

Jun 24, 2026

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Construction of US-backed Ebola quarantine unit in Kenya is stopped

Construction of US-backed Ebola quarantine unit in Kenya is stopped

After weeks of legal turmoil and deadly protests, the construction of a US-funded Ebola quarantine building near Laikipia Air Base in Kenya has officially been stopped by Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale.

Jun 24, 2026

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