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FILE - Health workers dressed in protective gear begin their shift at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, Congo DRC, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Congo has announced a new Ebola outbreak. Here's what to know

9:57 AM on Saturday, September 6

Congo's authorities have announced a new Ebola outbreak that has killed more than a dozen people in a southern province

A village lies in rubble after Sunday night's powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck several provinces, in a remote valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Nava Jamshidi)

A quick look back at this week’s biggest stories

5:15 AM on Saturday, September 6

More than 2,200 people died in an earthquake that hit Afghanistan’s mountainous east

Islam Qudeih holds her daughter, Shamm Qudeih, 2, during an interview with The Associated Press at the Santobono Pausilipon Children's Hospital in Naples, southern Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, where Shamm is being treated after being evacuated from Gaza. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Toddler evacuated from Gaza with rare disease recovers from malnutrition in Italian hospital

10:08 PM on Friday, September 5

A Palestinian toddler is recovering after being evacuated from Gaza to a hospital in Italy for treatment of severe malnutrition worsened by a genetic metabolic disease

FILE - Florida Department of Health Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo speaks during a Patient Freedom news conference on March 5, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Florida surgeon general Ladapo's vaccine mandates opposition goes against medical mainstream

10:07 PM on Friday, September 5

Dr_ Joseph Ladapo, a Nigerian-born physician with impeccable U_S_ medical credentials, says that requiring vaccinations for diseases like measles, polio and chickenpox amounts to government-imposed “slavery.”

This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, shows labels for Kroger Mercado Cooked Medium Peeled Tail-Off Shrimp recalled by AquaStar USA Corp. of Seattle. (FDA via AP)

Radioactive metal at an Indonesia industrial site may be linked to shrimp recall

2:42 PM on Friday, September 5

International officials say contaminated metal at an industrial site in Indonesia could be the source of radioactive material behind recalls of imported shrimp

Co-owner Eric Abramowitz at Eric's Rx Shoppe unpacks a shipment of COVID-19 vaccines at the store in Horsham, Pa., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

States move to protect vaccines in the face of attempts to remove mandates

1:54 PM on Friday, September 5

The widening debate over vaccine mandates in the U.S. and recent moves to get rid of them for schoolchildren in Florida are pushing some states to take steps to protect vaccines for children and adults

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a human smuggling news conference Thursday Sept. 4, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Justice Department talks about banning transgender gun owners spark fury across political spectrum

1:01 PM on Friday, September 5

The Justice Department is drawing swift condemnation from gun rights groups and LGBTQ advocates alike after floating that it was considering restricting transgender people from owning guns — a move that would all but certainly face immediate constitutional challenges if ever implemented

Co-owner Marc Ost at Eric's Rx Shoppe holds a box of COVID-19 vaccines as he unpacks a shipment in Horsham, Pa., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

For some, a COVID-19 vaccine means jumping through hoops or hitting the road

9:56 AM on Friday, September 5

The debut of updated COVID-19 vaccines has gotten off to a clunky start in many states

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