Monica Ricks
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The U.S.
has paused a $14 billion arms sale now to Taiwan a week after President Trump's visit to China.
U.S.
Ambassador to Taiwan Alexander Yu says it's reassuring to hear that the U.S.
hasn't changed its policy on Taiwan, but he says Taiwan's always ready to defend itself.
Ambassador Alexander Yu on Bloomberg this weekend.
The Trump administration had already approved that package, but the U.S.
says it pulled back to make sure it had enough munitions for the war in Iran.
Congo has suspended flights now due to the escalating cross-border risks from an Ebola outbreak.
The U.S.
has expanded its resources with emergency funding and medical supply shipments and enhanced airport screenings now for travelers arriving from the region.
More than 200 people have died from this outbreak so far, and health experts are tracking hundreds of cases.
The Secret Service says it killed a 21-year-old shooter outside the White House yesterday who'd previously tried to get inside and had a history of mental illness.
This tourist was visiting from Boston.
A bystander was injured in the crossfire, but no officers were hurt.
And President Trump, who was at the White House at the time, is OK.
A senior federal judge in Washington says Trump's vitriolic attacks against judges have now led to an increase in violent threats.
Bloomberg's Amy Morris reports from Washington.
At least 50,000 people have now been forced to evacuate in Orange County, California, where authorities are working to stop an overheated storage tank filled with toxic chemicals from exploding.
OC Fire Authority Division Chief Craig Covey.