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...Ebola virus resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this year, health officials hoped to contain the outbreak to the east of the central African country, keeping it to a densely forested area accessible only through dirt roads and tiny villages. That epidemic, which was at its height earlier in the fall, saw 187 people killed and 267 more infected. But the extremely contagious disease, which has a 90% death rate, has now spread to neighboring Uganda, where a new strain of the virus has already killed 19 since September. Now, as the Ebola strain continues to sweep western...
Portland, Oregon must have a West Coast inferiority complex. It pales in comparison to gargantuan Los Angeles, it’s not a hub of debauchery like Las Vegas, and it never experienced the height of Grunge like Seattle. But now indie-folk group Blitzen Trapper is here to help define Portland with something else it’s never been able to boast: a country twang. Officially formed in 2000, Blitzen Trapper is led by Eric Earley (vocals/guitar) and five other scruffy, music-making characters. Blitzen Trapper gives off a mellow, earnest vibe, even if they?...
...legal attack on a developer’s plans to build over a park hit the Cambridge Zoning Board last night, with attorneys from both sides sparring over whether the height of the proposed building violates the city zoning code and whether the plan would allow fire trucks to access adjacent houses...
...board voted to allow the building commissioner to reexamine the permit with an eye toward examining the height of the proposed building and if fire trucks will be able to drive on the road that surrounds...
Amid all this some Iraqis who fled Baghdad during the height of the sectarian violence in 2006 have begun cautiously venturing back to the city from safe havens found in neighboring countries or elsewhere in Iraq. Life in some parts of the city has taken on an air of normalcy, with shops and restaurants open at night. But even if the current level of calm holds, Baghdad remains the center of one of the bloodiest realms on Earth on any given...