Live from NPR News in Washington, 9/4 of a Coleman, the Ebola outbreak in the...
Republic of Congo and Uganda has likely sickened more than 600 people, that's according to the World Health Organization.
“As NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports, the suspected death toll is now over 130 people.”
This Ebola outbreak is already the third largest on record, despite only being declared last
Friday. In a press conference on Wednesday, WHO officials said that given the scale, the outbreak likely started a couple months ago and was spreading undetected. Here's WHO Director General Tedros Adonam Gabriacius. WHO assists the risk of the epidemic as the high at the national and regional levels
and low at the global level. The kind of Ebola that spreading is rare and existing field tests often miss it. There are also no approved treatments or vaccines. WHO officials said that while there are a couple of vaccine candidates that might be tested, they won't be ready for that testing for months.
Jonathan Lambert and PR News
Stocks opened mix this morning following a positive earnings report from Target.
NPR Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones industrial average slipped about five points in early trading.
“Target reported a jump in sales during the most recent quarter and raised its outlook”
for the rest of the year. The discount retailers has solved increased demand in all categories, including groceries, beauty products, and general merchandise. Bond yields a pulled back a bit after hitting multi-year highs on Tuesday, crude oil prices have also softened, but retail gasoline prices continue to climb.
Triple A says the average price of regular gas rose a little more than two cents a gallon overnight. New Financial Disclosure Form Show President Trump made thousands of stock trades during the first few months. The year, including companies affected by his policies, the Trump organization says those
trades are managed by third parties, with no input from Trump himself.
Scott Horsley and PR News Washington The Council on American Islamic Relations known as Care is calling on law enforcement to boost their presence around mosques. This comes after Monday's deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
“Three people were killed, two sucks of ex-died by suicide.”
NPR's Jason D. Rose has more. Care says the attack in Southern California is the consequence of years of anti-Muslim rhetoric. The group says that as mosques and other Islamic institutions face heightened threats, law enforcement must do more. Care wants increased patrols and increased coordination with community leaders to protect
worshippers. The civil rights organization is also calling for an end to politicians demonizing Islamic beliefs. It points to among other things the creation of an anti-Sherial law caucus in the US House. According to Care's most recent civil rights report, complaints of anti-Muslim bias are
on the rise nationwide. Jason D. Rose and PR News On Wall Street, the Dow is now down about three points. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's released a video addressing the Cuban people speaking exclusively
and Spanish today. Rubio says the US is offering to build a new relationship with Cuba and blames economic conditions on the island on those who control the Cuban government. His video comes ahead of news reports the US will criminally charge former Cuban leader Rahul Castro. Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Beijing where he's met Chinese President Xi Jinping
and PR's Jennifer Pack reports in Shanghai. The two leaders have extended a strategic partnership agreement. President Putin had a welcoming ceremony that included a military marching band, a cannon salute, smiling children waving Chinese and Russian flags. The same pageantry President Trump received just days ago at the Great Hall of the People.
During Putin's meeting with the Chinese leader, Xi said the global situation is fluid and turbulent, according to state-run Xinhua News Agency. Xi said there is a resurgence of what he calls unilateralism and hedgemonism. Things that China has frequently accused the US of in the past. As permanent members of the UN Security Council, Xi said China and Russia should work
together to make the global governance system more just and reasonable. Jennifer Pack and PR News Shanghai. Primary elections were held in several states yesterday. The most closely watched race was for the seat held by Kentucky Republican Congressman Tom Ismasey. He lost to Ed Gill-Rine a challenger backed by President Trump. As he worked to get the Epstein files released
and opposed military operations of the Trump administration. It's in PR. Each story you hear on planet money starts with a question. What happens if we refund tariffs? Why are grocery so expensive? And in PR, we stand for your right to be curious, because the forces shaping our world can be hard to see. Follow NPR's planet money wherever you get your podcasts and
