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  "textContent": "The World Health Organization director-general openly worried Tuesday over the \"scale and speed\" of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo, where authorities reported a sharp increase in suspected deaths—to at least 131—and over 500 suspected cases.",
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