Two crises are unfolding at the same time — one overseas, one at home — and the bill for the foreign one will hit American taxpayers before the floodwater in Indiana has even dried.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ebola has now killed at least 2,325 people, making it the deadliest outbreak in the country's history, according to government data reported by The Guardian and CNN. Confirmed cases have hit 4,945, with 101 new cases detected in a single day. The case fatality ratio has climbed from roughly 20% in early June to 46%, meaning nearly one in two confirmed infections ends in death. There are no approved vaccines or treatments for the Bundibugyo strain driving this outbreak. The WHO declared it a public health emergency of international concern in May. The UN warned Friday that Ebola is
