It's Wednesday, May the 20th, 2026. I'm narrator, Chris Elkins, and welcome to Denison

Forum's daily article podcast. Dr. Jim Denison, friend and co-founder, author today's daily article.

I'm writing this week about finding hope in surprising places. Today, we'll consider the most

surprising place of all,

to set the context. At this writing, at least 136 people have died in the ongoing Ebola

outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but health officials say the number could be much

higher. The Director General of the World Health Organization said he is, quote,

deeply concerned about the scale and speed of the epidemic, which is being caused by a type of

Ebola for which there are no vaccines or treatments. The virus is not airborne, but it is highly

contagious through direct contact with bodily fluids. Its later symptoms are terrifying with internal bleeding, multi-organ failure, severe dehydration,

and cardiovascular collapse leading to death.

An American doctor in Congo is among the newly confirmed cases of the virus.

Reading bad news can steal your hope.

A father of two young daughters was killed by a great white shark while spearfishing with friends

near Australia's southwest coast.

Massive storms across the central U.S. placed nearly 120 million people at risk of severe

weather.

More than 40,000 people were evacuated in Southern California as over 20,000 acres of wildfires burned across the region. Researchers have identified

hantavirus hotspots in Virginia, Colorado, and Texas. Some strains can have a fatality rate as high as 50%.

Cuba has reportedly acquired more than 300 military drones and has been discussing plans to use them to attack the U.S. military and possibly Key West Florida.

The good news is that there is a way to navigate the bad news with the best

news of all. Following World War II and the advent of television, companies began persuading people

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