Texas Says That Up to 100 Are at Risk of Ebola Exposure -- New York Times
DALLAS — Health officials in Texas said Thursday that they had reached out to as many as 100 people who may have had contact — either directly or indirectly — with a Liberian man sick with the Ebola virus while he was contagious.
Of those people, only a handful have been isolated, including family members and the medical technicians who rushed the patient, Thomas E. Duncan, to the hospital on Sunday. Most on the list are there simply because they had contact with people who had had contact with Mr. Duncan.
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MIDDLE EAST
ISIL and Sunni militias battle for Iraqi town.
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Obliterated on camera: US military releases footage of four deadly air strikes carried out on ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria.
US airstrikes anger Syrian civilians fleeing their homes.
40 jihadists, 17 police and army killed in Iraq clashes.
Islamic State committing 'staggering' crimes in Iraq: U.N. report.
Iraq security forces violate int’l law in operation against IS: UN report.
Islamic State: Turkey MPs to vote on Iraq/Syria deployment.
U.S. to greatly expand resettlement for Syrian refugees.
White House: Israel faces estrangement from allies if settlement building proceeds.
ASIA
Hong Kong protests trigger new worries for China's economy.
Taliban supreme leader claims victory in Afghan war: Reports.
Taliban kill three in Kabul blast targeting army bus.
Report: North Korea upgrades missile launch site.
Philippine Islamist militants threaten to behead German on October 17.
India, Pakistan army trade fire on Kashmir LoC.
India’s PM launches massive drive to clean up country.
AFRICA
Ebola outbreak: 'Five infected every hour' in Sierra Leone.
Reeling from Ebola, WHO warns of MERS risk to Africa.
Seven Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi bombs and clashes: army commander.
Libya's runaway parliament seeks refuge in Tobruk bubble.
Nigeria court-martials 97 troops for offenses including mutiny.
Nigeria marks Independence Day amid security challenges.
Egypt army kills militant commander in Sinai: security sources.
Egypt seizes newspapers to censor an article.
EUROPE
Hundreds of Russian troops still in Ukraine: NATO.
Issue of unification of Luhansk, Donetsk republics may be raised again in 18 months' time.
World Bank: Ukraine GDP to shrink 8% this year.
Merkel tells Putin Moscow has duty to temper separatists in Ukraine.
Putin says hopes election will bring Ukraine stability.
Putin says no capital controls in Russia, as currency hits record lows. Putin pledges to improve business climate in Russia.
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Lithuania accuses Russia over fishing boat seizure.
NSA eavesdropping still poisons US relations with Germany.
AMERICAS
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Mexico arrests drug lord Hector Beltran Leyva.
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TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
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Islamic State influence spreads beyond Iraq and Syria.
US Treasury official outlines plan to bankrupt ISIS.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
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