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WHO Declares Ebola Emergency; Cassidy Ends Senate Bid

5/20/2026

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Tedros Rejects Pandemic

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Ebola emergency does not meet pandemic criteria and urged against border closures.
The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public-health emergency on May 18 2026.
Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana finished last in the Republican primary, ending his Senate bid.
Six other senators and Cassidy voted to convict President Donald Trump in the 2021 impeachment.

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Trump Celebrates Defeat

President Donald Trump celebrated Senator Bill Cassidy’s primary loss on social-media platform, calling it retribution for Cassidy’s 2021 impeachment vote.
Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana placed last in three-candidate Republican primary with 25 % of vote, ending his Senate bid.
The warning said Trump’s power concentration threatens democratic norms and cautioned against single-person rule.
Analysts said president’s vendetta forces GOP candidates to choose appeal over Trump’s endorsement.

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Tedros Rejects Pandemic

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Ebola emergency does not meet pandemic criteria and urged against border closures.
The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public-health emergency on May 18 2026.
Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana finished last in the Republican primary, ending his Senate bid.
Six other senators and Cassidy voted to convict President Donald Trump in the 2021 impeachment.

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