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DALLAS (AP) — A top federal health official says authorities should consider requiring Ebola patients to be sent only to specialized "containment" hospitals. Dr. Anthony Fauci (FOW'-chee), who heads the National institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, told ABC's "Good Morning America" that it's something that "should be seriously considered." Health officials are stepping-up the monitoring of hospital workers who provided care to the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. One of those workers became infected with the virus, despite wearing protective gear.
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Nurses in the West African country of Liberia, which has been hard-hit by Ebola, had been urged to strike today in a demand for higher hazard pay. But some nurses are defying the calls for a strike, and have been turning up at hospitals. Ebola is believed to have killed more than 4,000 people in West Africa, and Liberia has the highest death toll.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Britain's foreign minister says coalition airstrikes will not be enough to defeat the Islamic State group. But during a visit to Baghdad today, Phillip Hammond ruled out the use of foreign ground forces. He says airstrikes have halted the advance of the Islamic State group. But he says the "heavy work on the ground" will have to come from the Iraqi government and from inside the Sunni communities occupied by the group.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Victims of clergy sex abuse and church officials in Minnesota have reached a settlement in a landmark case. It alleged that church leaders created a public nuisance by failing to warn parishioners about an abusive priest. A person with knowledge of the case says the settlement resolves the public nuisance claim against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and the Diocese of Winona.
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities in a Chicago suburb think the pilot of a small plane may have been trying to bring the aircraft down in a spot where it wouldn't hurt or kill anyone on the ground. The three people on the plane died when it went down last night in what's described as the only vacant lot in the dense suburb of Palos Hills, which is filled with single-family homes. Neighbors said it appeared that the plane had been circling before the crash.
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