Thursday, November 12, 2026
Electron micrograph of an Ebola virus particle. Photo: CDC/Dr. Frederick A. Murphy

Ebola outbreak in Congo nears 10,000 confirmed cases as first vaccine trial begins

The Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine or specific treatment, and confirmed cases now extend to Kenya and Nigeria.
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Palantir hires ex-Sen. Tester as Democrats plan to probe the firm

Palantir holds about $2 billion in federal contracts, according to government records cited by NPR.
An ICE Special Response Team performs crowd control outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, on June 10, 2026. Photo: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

“An ICE Murder”: Gabriela Soto Says She Miscarried While Husband Was Detained in Solitary

In the wake of a third ICE death at the Delaney Hall ICE jail in Newark, New Jersey, we speak with Gabriela Soto, whose husband Martín was one of the leaders of the May hunger strike at the immigration jail. Martín was transferred to Elizabeth Detention Center, New Jersey’s other ICE facility, during the hunger strike at Delaney. Gabriela is calling for the closure of both facilities. “At first, I was fighting for my husband, but then I started to meet all of these people who are just innocent, and they are the people that make this country great,” says Soto, who blames her recent miscarriage on the stress of her husband being detained. “I am still grieving,” she says. “To me, this is an ICE murder, too.” This comes as Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a Salvadoran immigrant, died Saturday after being held for six weeks at Delaney Hall. He is the third immigrant to die at the ICE jail, which has been open since May 2025. Lopez-Cornejo’s mother, Maria Cornejo, says her son took medicine to manage diabetes, seizures and his blood pressure, but had not received his medications regularly since being detained. ICE said in a statement that Lopez-Conejo experienced a “medical emergency” on Saturday and was transported to University Hospital in Newark, but Maria Cornejo says her son died at Delaney Hall. More than 70 people inside the ICE jail have filed lawsuits alleging medical neglect. That neglect was one of the factors that led to the hunger strike. “Individuals are not receiving the kind of healthcare that they in fact need, particularly for chronic health conditions, for pregnancies, for cancers,” says Analilia Mejía, Democratic congressmember from New Jersey. “Being undocumented should not be a death sentence.”
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House moves to vote on impeaching Hegseth over Iran war, boat strikes

Rep. Thomas Massie's eight articles allege at least 243 deaths in strikes on suspected drug boats, and impeachment would need three Republican votes.

Experts warn anticipated death toll rise to far over the projected 60,000 if US...

“Even if social distancing standards were relaxed, it wouldn’t restore the health of the economy as some protesters have implied it would.”

Readers didn’t give up on local news. Corporations did.

It’s not that people have given up on local news, but that corporate-owned papers did.
The Rio Grande curves through desert at sunset beside a rocky canyon wall in Big Bend National Park.

Supreme Court lets border wall work resume in Big Bend

The Court said the trial judge likely had no power to hear the challengers' claim, and cited costs of nearly half a million dollars a day.
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Scientists sue to stop NSF from closing its social science unit

The directorate hands out about $247 million a year, nearly two-thirds of federal grant funding in these fields, according to NSF figures.
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An epic backlash to defy Trumpism, its lying hypocrisy and pigheaded failures

This election isn’t about choosing a favorite ice cream but between ice cream and rat poisoning.

Gaza newborn dies of hypothermia as Israel continues to block lifesaving aid

A two-week-old infant’s death amid winter storms underscores mounting warnings from UN agencies that blocked shelter, destroyed hospitals, and widespread hunger are making exposure deadly for Gaza’s youngest residents.