Three cruise ship passengers dead, others ill after suspected hantavirus outbreak. Here’s what we know.

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Three people are dead and at least three others are sick after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus  aboard a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday. The three dead were cruise passengers on the MV Hondius, said Oceanwide Expeditions, the company that operates the ship. The vessel is currently anchored off Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, an island nation off the west coast of Africa. Oceanwide Expeditions said in a statement Monday that 149 people remain on board the ship, including 17 Americans. Read more...
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DC Shooting Puts Focus on Security Gaps

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 The latest assassination attempt will likely force Secret Service to revamp operations, experts said.



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