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Kenya pushes ahead with Ebola quarantine facility in partnership with US despite court order

Headline from KEYT Santa Barbara, on the newest of 2 developments

By Nimi Princewill, Larry Madowo, Lauren Kent, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Kenya’s government is pushing ahead with plans to establish an Ebola

KEYT Santa Barbara's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Proposed US Ebola facility in Kenya sparks backlash at home and abroad

    Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri ·

  2. Newest

    Kenya pushes ahead with Ebola quarantine facility in partnership with US despite court order

    Headline from KEYT Santa Barbara ·

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41 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    U.S. setting up Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya, officials say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The U.S. is in the process of setting up a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans who were exposed to Ebola​ or infected with the deadly illness.

  2. The Guardian

    US building Ebola quarantine center in Kenya for Americans amid outbreak (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Some experts criticize White House approach and say not allowing Americans to return to US hurts treatment efforts

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Trump will send Americans exposed to Ebola while abroad to a new facility in Kenya (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump

  4. Forbes

    U.S. Building Ebola Treatement Center In Kenya (Live Updates) (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    A health expert reportedly called it "shocking" that the government is "looking to prevent Americans from coming home."

  5. UPI

    U.S. to build quarantine facility in Kenya for Ebola-exposed Americans (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The United States and Kenya are in talks to create a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans exposed to Ebola. Kenya hasn't yet approved.

  6. NBC News

    U.S. plans to send Americans exposed to Ebola to facility in Kenya (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Trump administration is preparing a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans who have been exposed to Ebola amid the escalating outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an administration official said Wednesday

  7. MyNorthwest

    Trump administration to send Americans exposed to Ebola to a new facility in Kenya (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is planning to send Americans who are exposed to Ebola to a new facility in Kenya instead of flying them to the

  8. Truthout

    Trump Administration Plans to Send Citizens With Ebola Exposure to Kenya (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    “This is unbelievable and infuriating,” said Dr. Craig Spencer, a professor of public health who survived Ebola in 2014.

  9. WSVN Miami

    Americans will be sent to Kenya for Ebola care, Trump administration says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (CNN) — As an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to grow, the Trump administration says it is focused on keeping the disease

  10. New Hampshire Union Leader

    US to set up quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans exposed to Ebola, WSJ reports (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    The Trump administration is expected to deploy U.S. public health officers to Kenya to staff a potential quarantine facility there amid the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo,

  11. WMUR

    Trump administration to send Americans exposed to Ebola to Kenyan facility (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The Trump administration is planning to send Americans who are exposed to Ebola to a new facility in Kenya instead of flying them to the U.S., an official said.

  12. Local News 8

    Proposed US Ebola facility in Kenya sparks backlash at home and abroad (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    CNN By Larry Madowo, Lauren Kent, Nimi Princewill, CNN Nairobi (CNN) — The plan to launch this week a health facility in Kenya for Americans who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus has received widespread criticism – from both Kenyan doctors and US officials working at the Centers for Disease C…

  13. KRDO

    Plan for Ebola facility in Kenya draws fierce criticism – from both the CDC and Kenyan doctors (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    CNN By Larry Madowo, Lauren Kent, Nimi Princewill, CNN Nairobi (CNN) — The plan to launch this week a health facility in Kenya for Americans who may

  14. The Daily Caller

    REPORT: Trump Admin Plans To Send Americans With Ebola To Kenya For Quarantine, Treatment (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Trump administration is building a quarantine facility in central Kenya to house Americans exposed to Ebola amid a deadly outbreak in the Congo and Uganda.

  15. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    US plans to send Ebola patients to Kenya (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump's administration is planning to send Americans who are exposed to Ebola while abroad to a new facility in Kenya instead of flying them to the United States, an administration official said Wednesday.

  16. Townhall

    No Ebola on American Soil: Trump Opens Emergency Treatment Center in Kenya to Contain the Spread (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Trump administration opens Ebola treatment center in Kenya to prevent US outbreaks.

  17. Time

    Kenya Blocks U.S. Plan for an Ebola Facility for Americans (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    A Kenyan high court blocked the opening a facility for triaging American citizens exposed to Ebola.

  18. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Kenya pushes ahead with Ebola quarantine facility in partnership with US despite court order (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Nimi Princewill, Larry Madowo, Lauren Kent, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Kenya’s government is pushing ahead with plans to establish an Ebola

  19. The Boston Globe

    Kenya court suspends US plan for Ebola quarantine facility for Americans (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The Kenyan government only revealed discussions with the US on support for Ebola preparedness but did not address the facility.

  20. The New Republic

    Kenya Court Blocks Trump’s Dream to Export Americans With Ebola (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Kenya has thrown a major hurdle in Trump’s plan to keep Americans exposed to Ebola in Africa.

  21. The Boston Globe

    ‘Not a rational response’: Ebola experts decry plan to send infected Americans to Kenya (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The White House confirmed to the Globe that it is setting up a “state-of-the-art” facility in Kenya to quarantine and treat Americans exposed to Ebola.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.