Ebola case confirmed in US as outbreak spirals
WHO warns true scale may be 2-4 times larger than reported cases.
An American has contracted Ebola as the World Health Organization warns the outbreak is far more extensive than confirmed numbers suggest [Newsweek]. The disclosure marks a significant escalation in the health crisis.
Meanwhile, tensions with Iran intensified overnight. President Trump threatened to "completely decimate" Iran if it carries out a reported assassination plot against him, saying he's already directed U.S. military action [The Hill]. This follows his earlier social media threats of further missile attacks after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral [PBS].
On the legislative front, bipartisan senators reached a deal on the stalled Russian sanctions bill [UPI], offering a rare moment of congressional consensus.
A housing affordability bill is set to become law at midnight Friday without President Trump's signature—he refused to sign in protest over Congress not passing new voting restrictions [NPR Politics, CBS News].
In other developments: A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York has infected 46 people from contaminated water coolers on the Upper East Side as officials test water towers [BBC]. The Apalachee High School shooting suspect, Colt Gray, is scheduled for a plea hearing July 24 [CBS News]. New York Times reporters were subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury next week following Air Force One stories, raising press freedom concerns [PBS]. And Congressman Ro Khanna reported being detained by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, with IDF members intervening [CBS News].
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