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At least 33 people have been killed in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis, and some of the deadliest Israeli strikes since a ceasefire took effect last month.
Israel says the attacks were launched after its soldiers came under fire.
Ethiopia is dealing with its first outbreak of Marburg virus, which is in the same family of viruses as Ebola.
As NPR's Gabriela Emanuel tells us, Marburg is blamed for at least three deaths and dozens of suspected cases.
A fire briefly disrupted the last day of UN climate talks in Belém, Brazil.
Event organizers say the flames were doused within minutes, but that the venue remained closed for hours.
At least 13 people were treated for smoke inhalation.
The cause of the fire is unclear, though the governor of Pará state told local media it may have been a failed generator or a short circuit in one of the booths.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens.
President Trump has signed the bill to release government files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
It is now up to the Justice Department to share the information with the public.
Some of Epstein's victims recounted their trauma ahead of Tuesday's House and Senate votes to release the files.
Meanwhile, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has resigned from the board of OpenAI and taken a leave from Harvard pending a probe into his ties with Epstein.
Senate Democrats boycotted Wednesday's Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on violence against immigration enforcement.