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The White House says the U.S.

is planning a facility in Kenya for Americans who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus.

There is a growing outbreak in East Central Africa.

As NPR's Ping Huang reports, the White House plan is drawing criticism.

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the writer E. Jean Carroll over potential perjury tied to her civil lawsuits against President Trump.

It's the latest probe to target a perceived enemy of the president's.

NPR's Ryan Lucas has more.

California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill to ban law enforcement from interfering in elections ahead of the state's primary next week.

The bill was authored after a California sheriff seized hundreds of thousands of ballots earlier this year.

From member station KVCR, Madison Aument reports.

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The U.S.

military says it hit Iranian drones and a site along Iran's coast near the Strait of Hormuz overnight.

Iran says it then struck a U.S.

base, but it did not identify which one.

Kuwait then said it defended against incoming missiles and drones today.

They're believed to be from Iran.

The Major League Baseball Players Association has released its opening proposals in the upcoming labor battle in baseball.

NPR's Becky Sullivan reports the current union contract expires after the end of this season.