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Back from West Africa, a U.S. Nurse Says Quarantining Medical Workers Threatens Ebola Response The governors of New York and New Jersey are facing federal pressure to reverse new quarantine rules on medical workers returning from West Africa. Under the policy, arriving passengers ... Read More →

From Fear-Mongering to Crippling Debt, Lapses in Politics and Health Hurt Global Effort on Ebola The World Health Organization says nearly 5,000 people have now died from Ebola out of 10,000 known cases. But the actual death toll may be significantly higher in Guinea, Liberia and ... Read More →

Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks Out from Prison on Pennsylvania's New Law Censoring Convicts' Speech Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has signed into law a bill that critics say tramples the free speech rights of prisoners. The "Revictimization Relief Act" authorizes the censoring of public ... Read More →

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