World isn’t ready for another pandemic and ‘moving in the wrong direction,’ WHO report says
An outbreak of a deadly hantavirus aboard a cruise ship has heightened fears about another global pandemic—which experts say the world isn’t ready for.
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Africa ‘extraordinary’ public health emergency
Officials suspect the disease has caused 80 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo so far.
California mayor charged with acting as illegal agent for China
Federal prosecutors expect Wang to plead guilty to charges of acting as an agent for China when she operated a Chinese community news website.
Texas sues Netflix for allegedly ‘spying’ on customers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed the streaming service’s data collection and targeted ads amounted to “spying” on customers.
How big could the hantavirus outbreak get?
Experts say spread of the hantavirus should be “limited”—despite two more suspected cases discovered Friday.
Alleged Jeffrey Epstein suicide note released by federal judge
The document had been sealed for years and was allegedly found by Epstein’s former cellmate in a graphic novel.
Hantavirus-infected cruise ship will dock in Canary Islands—international passengers sent home
Swiss authorities confirmed the third Hantavirus case linked to the Hondius cruise ship outbreak—a man who sailed onboard in April—as the vessel is set to sail to the Canary Islands.
About 150 stranded on cruise ship after suspected Hantavirus outbreak
The Dutch-flagged cruise ship is now sitting off the coast of the West African island nation of Cape Verde, while the situation is being monitored by the World Health Organization.
Spirit Airlines shuts down after White House bail out falls through
Several airlines have announced “rescue fares” for Spirit airlines customers with booked trips.
Key moments in Elon Musk’s trial against Sam Altman: ‘I was a fool’ to fund OpenAI
Tesla billionaire Elon Musk reportedly declared, “Without me, OpenAI wouldn’t exist,” on the witness stand Wednesday as his testimony in his trial against Sam Altman stretches into a second day.