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1. California chemical tank has cracked causing state of emergency, thousands to evacuate

   One California town is in a state of emergency and 50,000 people are under an evacuation order as a malfunctioning chemical tank at an aerospace plant is overheating and could leak or explode.

2. DR Congo Ebola cases rise amid distrust, armed conflict zone

   Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into Uganda.

3. More than 500 children have died in an outbreak that the world is virtually ignoring

   The number of cases — and deaths — in Bangladesh is staggering. As of Sunday, 528 have died, mostly children. How did this measles outbreak begin? And how is the country responding?

4. Mind-bending photos by anonymous cousins show the pain and dreams of Afghan women

   The young women make photos that look at life — how it is, how they wish it could be — under Taliban rule. The images are on display at the Photoville Festival in Brooklyn, New York.

5. Religious leaders, lawmakers push for $1 billion to secure houses of worship

   There's an effort on Capitol Hill to increase funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which awards funding to houses of worship to harden their defenses. In 2024, roughly a third of those who applied actually received funding.

6. Nurse convicted in patient's death is now a national speaker on hospital safety

   RaDonda Vaught was convicted of negligent homicide after dispensing the wrong drug to a patient. She now gives speeches about hospital safety in an era of automation and artificial intelligence.

7. Russia pounds Kyiv in powerful drone and missile attack

   At least two people were killed and 77 injured in the attack, which included the use of a powerful hypersonic ballistic missile called the Oreshnik, which is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.

8. 'Homeland Security' has spawned political insecurity since DHS was born

   DHS was originally conceived in the interest of unity and harmony — and the phrase "homeland security" was originally meant to be reassuring.

9. The Enhanced Games are Sunday. Here's what to know about the controversial event

   Dozens of athletes — including former Olympians — will participate in the Las Vegas event while using performance-enhancing drugs.

10. Torn by war, Israelis and Palestinians tie their fortunes together

    At a time when hopes are dim for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, some Arab and Jewish entrepreneurs are partnering across the divide, hoping to prove what's possible.