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This 2011 photo provided by Wilmot Chayee shows Thomas Eric Duncan at a wedding in Ghana. Duncan, who became the first patient diagnosed in the U.S with Ebola, has died, the hospital where he was being treated said.

Dallas Ebola Patient Thomas Eric Duncan Dies, Hospital Says

The 33-year-old man who contracted Ebola in Liberia and later traveled to Dallas was the first person to be diagnosed with the virus in the U.S.

Authorities In Dallas Looking For Man Who Had Contact With Ebola Patient

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said they want to provide the man with a "compassionate place where we can monitor him and care for his every need."

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, right, escorts people who were at the apartment unit where Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian citizen diagnosed with the Ebola virus, had been staying. Jenkins used his car to drive the people to a new place to stay in Dallas.

Dallas Ebola Case: Experts Say 9 People At Highest Risk Of Contact

Health experts are "fairly certain" that nine people had enough direct contact with an Ebola patient that they could potentially have been infected. None of them have shown symptoms, the CDC says.

Dallas Health Officials Lower Ebola 'Contact Traces' To 50

A doctor at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas says the list of "contact traces" has been narrowed and that "will be followed on a daily basis" to check for symptoms.

'Where's Warhol?' Turns The Waldo Concept Into A Work Of Art

High art is highly entertaining in this grown-up goof on the Where's Waldo? books. Readers hunt down a tiny Andy Warhol against a series of elaborately detailed art and culture-themed backgrounds.

Unquiet Minds Make Absorbing Reading In 'Imagine Me Gone'

Adam Haslett's new novel focuses on a family tormented by father-and-son battles with chronic depression and anxiety. He captures the lasting reverberations of suicide with precision and tenderness.

A man diagnosed with the Ebola virus this week is being treated at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. The patient recently traveled to Dallas from Liberia.

Officials: 100 'Potential Contacts' Linked To Dallas Ebola Patient

Texas health officials say that "out of an abundance of caution, we're starting with this very wide net."

President Obama jokes with his daughter Malia as they walk to board Air Force One from the Marine One helicopter, leaving Chicago en route to Los Angeles. The White House announced Sunday that Malia will take a year off after high school and attend Harvard University in 2017.

How To Have A Successful Gap Year — Tips For Malia Obama And Other High School Grads

Taking a year off before college can be a great idea or a disaster. Follow these tips.

The side of Jupiter's moon Europa that faces the giant planet.

#NPRreads: Take Your Pick Of Space, Race Or Celebrity

In this weekly story roundup, NPR reporters, editors and producers share what they have been reading. Today's mix explores life away from Earth, forgotten photos and fallen stars.

"I never imagined I would be in this position, doing this kind of work," says Raed Al Saleh, 33, of his job as the head of the Syrian Civil Defense. "But these are the circumstances."

This Syrian Dad Has One Of The World's Most Dangerous Jobs

Five years ago, Raed Al Saleh was a businessman. Now he heads the 3,000-strong Syrian Civil Defense, rescuing civilians from the rubble after airstrikes.

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