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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\n### Proposed US Ebola center in Kenya piles pressure on President Ruto\n\n****Hundreds protested in Kenya on Monday after the US announced it was establishing an Ebola quarantine center on the Laikipia Air Base, about 120 miles from the capital Nairobi. The facility will be exclusively used to house US citizens exposed to Ebola while traveling in other countries. The protests even turned fatal, with two people shot dead (the circumstances remain unclear). Kenyan President**William Ruto** defended the plan yesterday, insisting that the center would ultimately strengthen Kenya’s preparedness for future outbreaks, while also citing the US’s past support of health initiatives in the country. Protesters remain unconvinced, saying the facility increases the risk of introducing Ebola into a country that has not recorded any cases of the disease. The Kenyan High Court last week ordered construction on the facility to pause, but Ruto will still support the plan, putting him at odds with protesters ahead of next year’s election.\n\n###\n\n* * *\n\n### Millions of Americans head to the polls today\n\nToday marks the single busiest primary day of the US midterms this year, as voters in six states – California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota – head to the polls to decide which candidates will advance to the general election. Two races, in particular, stand out. In Iowa, there’s a battle between the old and the new wing of the Democratic Party, as progressive state Sen. **Zach Wahls** will face leadership-backed state Rep. **Josh Turek** in the US Senate primary. Polls suggest the GOP-leaning seat could be competitive following the retirement of Republican Sen. **Joni Ernst**. Then there’s also the messy all-party primary for California governor, where billionaire **Tom Steyer**(D)**** and former Health and Human Services Secretary **Xavier Becerra**(D) are competing against the **Donald Trump** -backed, former Fox News pundit **Steve Hilton** (R) to lead the country’s largest state (outgoing Gov. **Gavin Newsom** ’s rising fame shows the clout that this role involves).\n\n_For something a little different, check out the Los Angeles mayoral race, where reality TV star_ _**Spencer Pratt**_ _is trying to oust incumbent Mayor_ _**Karen Bass**_ _.__****__Pratt’s unconventional bid has drawn some comparisons to_ – _and contrasts with_ – _New York City Mayor_ _**Zohran Mamdani**_ _._\n\n### Trump and Netanyahu are starting to want different things\n\n****During a reportedly spicy phone call on Monday, US President**Donald Trump** stopped Israeli Prime Minister **Benjamin Netanyahu** from launching a wider assault on Hezbollah in Lebanon. In recent weeks Israel and Hezbollah have traded blows despite a fragile ceasefire, which Trump said he had renewed. In Israel, where the war against Hezbollah is popular, Netanyahu’s climbdown was assailed by allies and opponents from across the political spectrum, which could hurt him in elections due later this year. But Trump has his own voters to worry about: he’s seeking a face-saving deal to get out of the deeply unpopular Iran war ahead of the November midterms. And there’s the rub: Tehran insists that any deal include a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, Iran’s most powerful regional proxy. That means Trump’s electoral objectives (end the war) are increasingly at odds with Netanyahu’s (continue it). How will this circle get squared?",
  "title": "Protests over Ebola quarantine center in Kenya, Massive US midterm primary day, Trump and Bibi reportedly at odds"
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