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By Jacque Wilson CNN Lawsuit challenges FIFA concussion rules A group of current and former soccer players has filed a lawsuit against FIFA, claiming soccer's world governing body isn't doing enough to manage the issue of concussion in the game. Ebola outbreak: 'Even worse than I'd feared' "It's even worse than I'd feared," Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Wednesday of the Ebola outbreak rampaging through West Africa. "Every day this outbreak goes on, it increases the risk for another ex... By Jacque Wilson CNN Inside the Ebola 'quarantine zone' A red rope guarded by police marks the "quarantine line" around the West Point slum in the Liberian capital, Monrovia. Beyond it, more than 70,000 people are trapped -- angry, scared and increasingly hungry -- as authorities seek to halt the spread o... By Nima Elbagir and Laura Smith-Spark CNN Ban on indoor e-cigarette smoking sought The World Health Organization is calling for major regulations on the e-cigarette industry, including a ban on indoor smoking. By Alanna Petroff China seizes tons of tainted chicken feet In the latest stomach-churning food scandal to hit China, authorities have seized over 30,000 tons of chicken feet contaminated with hydrogen peroxide, according to state media. By Wilfred Chan CNN Marijuana laws may reduce painkiller abuse States that have legalized marijuana for managing chronic pain have significantly fewer deaths from prescription painkiller overdoses each year, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. By Saundra Young CNN DR Congo confirms two new cases of Ebola The Democratic Republic of Congo is reporting new Ebola cases in a northern town, sparking fears that the deadly virus is expanding far beyond West Africa. Two people in Gera tested positive for Ebola, a government spokesman said Sunday. A lab and qu... By Faith Karimi CNN Ebola: Your most pressing questions answered The largest Ebola outbreak in history has struck fear into the hearts of people around the world. 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