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The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring Uganda has likely sickened at least 600 people.

NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports more than 130 people have died from the virus.

On Wall Street, the Dow was up 538 points.

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Former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank has died at the age of 86.

Frank was one of the first openly gay members of Congress and helped shape the landmark Dodd-Frank financial reform law after the 2008 financial crisis.

Parts of the West Coast are in the midst of a record-breaking marine heat wave.

NPR's Nate Rott reports the effects of the heat are washing up on California's coasts.

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The NAACP is calling on black athletes and fans to boycott major college athletic programs in several southern states over voting rights concerns.

A new campaign is targeting public universities and states redrawing congressional maps after a recent Supreme Court ruling weakened part of the Voting Rights Act.

The effort could put pressure on some of the nation's biggest college football and basketball programs.

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The Justice Department is expected to unseal charges today against former Cuban President Raul Castro.

They're tied to the 1996 shootdown of two civilian planes flown by a Miami-based exile group.

Ahead of the expected announcement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a message marking Cuban Independence Day.

NPR's Ada Peralta reports from Miami.