With Ebola “spreading rapidly” in Congo, WHO upgrades national risk level to “very high”

The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo is “spreading rapidly” and now poses a “very high” risk at the national level. Authorities in northeastern Congo on Friday also banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more than 50 people. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom…

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Tulsi Gabbard resigning as director of national intelligence, citing husband’s cancer diagnosis

Washington — Tulsi Gabbard said Friday that she is resigning as the director of national intelligence, stepping aside after her husband was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer.  In a letter to President Trump, Gabbard said her resignation would be effective June 30.  “My husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with an extremely…

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DOJ veterans fear criminal probe into ex-CIA Director John Brennan is being stacked with Trump loyalists

Law enforcement veterans are expressing deep concerns that the Trump Justice Department’s criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan is being systematically stacked with politically motivated personnel who are intent on a partisan indictment. Brennan is the subject of two criminal probes being led by the Miami-area U.S. Attorney’s Office. One is weighing allegations…

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