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Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, Congo, Thursday, June 18, 2026.
Moses Sawasawa
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At least 930 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak
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Congo's health ministry said the deaths were recorded out of the 2,344 cases confirmed as of Saturday. Thirty-seven new deaths were recorded in the previous 24 hours in one of the highest totals.
An Iranian woman walks past an anti-U.S. banner in Tehran on Sunday.
Atta Kenare
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U.S. and Iran launch new strikes after 3 U.S. service members are killed
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Marie Noon at her home in Brighton, Michigan, with her dog, Ziggy. Despite being eligible for Medicaid, Marie was denied coverage in 2025 because of an error with the state's benefits system. It took months of pushback before the state reversed its mistake. Even as a "tech-savvy" former bank manager, Marie says, she wanted to give up several times along the way.
Kate Wells for KFF Health News
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'I just wanted to give up': Disabled patients face Medicaid denials from IT errors
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