Oct 28 Watch News Wrap: Obama warns against quarantine policies that could hamper Ebola fight By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama urged states not to institute quarantine rules that might undermine efforts to help stop the spread of Ebola. Meanwhile, another Dallas nurse was declared free of the disease. Also, thousands of Canadian mourners… Continue watching
Oct 28 How cocoa traders make money on the Ebola scare By David Martin Days before Halloween, the price of cocoa, and therefore chocolate bars, is up. But Ebola isn't actually threatening the cocoa supply in West Africa, says commodities trader David Martin. Instead, the market is reacting to human fears, and for traders… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch Obama: ‘America is not defined by fear’ in fight against Ebola By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 28 States have options to go beyond CDC guidelines By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the best way to protect Americans is “stop the outbreak at its source,” adding that the Americans deployed to the Ebola-ravaged countries in West Africa has helped the international fight against the Ebola virus. Continue reading
Oct 28 States have options to go beyond CDC guidelines, Fauci says By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — For Americans wondering why President Barack Obama hasn't forced all states to follow a single, national rule for isolating potential Ebola patients, the White House has a quick retort: Talk to the Founding Fathers. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch Understanding the U.S. guidelines on Ebola quarantine – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Children orphaned by Ebola face long-term consequences – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch CDC offers new guidelines for U.S. health workers returning from West Africa – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 27 Nurse allowed to leave New Jersey after Ebola quarantine By News Desk A nurse who had been treating Ebola patients in West Africa and was quarantined in New Jersey since Friday was given permission to go back to her home state of Maine on Monday. Continue reading