U.S EQUIPMENT, EXPERTS ARRIVE AT KENYA EBOLA FACILITY DESPITE COURT ORDER, PROTESTS. (PHOTO).

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 U.S equipment, experts arrive at Kenya Ebola facility despite court order, protests Around 20 flights carrying medical equipment and specialist staff have landed at a base in Kenya where the U.S. ​government is continuing to build an Ebola quarantine facility despite protests and Kenyan court orders blocking it, according to flight data and officials. At least two ‌people have been killed in protests in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki, home to the Kenyan air force base where the U.S. military is building a 50-bed unit for Americans who might be exposed to the virus, which has infected hundreds in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. A Kenyan court first ordered work on the Ebola facility to be suspended on May ​28, yet U.S. military flights into Nanyuki continued in the days that followed, according to data from flight-tracking service Flightradar24. The planes have brought in technical ​equipment as well as dozens of physicians, engineers, lab experts and construction work...

WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS’ DINNER RESCHEDULED FOR JULY 24 AFTER APRIL SHOOTING DISRUPTION. (PHOTO).



White House Correspondents’ Dinner rescheduled for July 24 after April shooting disruption


 The White House Correspondents’ Dinner has been rescheduled for July 24 after a shooting in April disrupted the annual event, according to the White House Correspondents’ Association president.

WHCA President Weijia Jiang said the decision to move the event was not automatic, but was made after careful consideration and feedback from members. She said the board ultimately chose to reschedule following discussions with its membership.


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