US Flights From Ebola Outbreak, Dems 2024 ‘Autopsy Report,’ King Sized Apology and more

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🗓️ 21 May 2026

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An Ebola outbreak in East Africa prompted travel restrictions and new directives for US-bound flights from the affected region. CNN spoke with Jan. 6 rioters and election deniers who could receive compensation from a new slush fund. Texas Democrats are ramping up efforts to block a candidate who made antisemitic comments ahead of next week’s runoff election. CNN obtained the Democratic National Committee's long-awaited report examining 2024 election losses. Plus, we tell you why a radio station in the UK is apologizing to Britain’s King Charles III and its listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there from CNN. I'm David Rind with the five things you need to know for Thursday, May 21st.
0:07.0	So one question I'm hearing a lot lately is how worried should I be about Ebola?
0:12.0	The answer kind of depends on where you are.
0:15.0	Health authorities in Africa are indeed concerned since this outbreak is centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
0:21.6	But the World Health Organization insists the global risk is low, although they admit authorities
0:26.6	were slow to pick up on this outbreak.
0:28.6	Here in the U.S., the Trump administration is tightening travel restrictions.
0:32.6	CNN medical correspondent Meg Terrell is here.
0:34.6	Meg, what exactly is this plan?
0:36.6	Hey, David, the Department of Homeland
0:38.3	Security says that U.S.-bound flights carrying passengers who'd recently been in regions of Africa
0:42.8	affected by Ebola have to land at Dulles International Airport in Virginia. We also know from a CDC
0:48.7	source that the agency is sending at least 10 staffers to that airport to help with entry screening.
0:54.2	This is in addition to a ban on entry for non-U.S. citizens who've traveled in that region
0:58.6	in the past 21 days, which includes the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan.
1:04.9	Now, this is a different approach from 2014 during the largest Ebola outbreak in history.
1:10.1	Then, the U.S. didn't implement a travel ban, but did perform airport screening at five international
1:15.5	airports.
1:16.6	The DRC says at least 148 deaths are thought to be linked to this outbreak.
1:21.3	At least one American who was working in the DRC is being treated in Germany.
1:25.5	The charity who was working for surge says he remains critically
1:28.8	ill but not acutely deteriorating. Coming up, they stormed the capital, got pardoned, and now they
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