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Ebola cases in Congo have increased almost 40% in a week, and the outbreak's confirmed death toll has now topped 200. (AP)
The U.S. CDC activated $107 million in emergency funding to support the international Ebola response, but the Africa CDC said less than 10% of the money donors have pledged has been received. (The Guardian, Reuters via MSN)
In a stunning reversal, Luigi Mangione's lawyers told a judge Thursday that he will no longer be asserting a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (AP)
A parliamentary committee in Canada recommended against the nation's 2027 plan to allow people with mental illness to be eligible for medical aid in dying. (CBC)
