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President Obama sharpened his criticism Wednesday of anyone who would treat healthcare workers returning from West Africa less than respectfully and urged Americans to embrace them as heroes for fighting Ebola.

Ever since the Planned Parenthood health center here opened, the six cushioned recliners in the recovery room had been in steady demand every Friday.

The tussle between state and federal authorities over whether to quarantine travelers coming to the U.S. from the West African countries at the center of the Ebola outbreak fits a familiar pattern.

This rural village waited with quiet resignation, resolve and just a glimmer of hope Tuesday as lava from Kilauea volcano lumbered toward town, destroying a shed at 7:30 a.m. and threatening to do much worse — eventually.

Just before he climbs aboard the shiny white bus, Tau Pham hands his satchel to the guys loading cargo. Quickly, they stuff it next to dragon fruit, car parts, homemade sticky rice and today's editions of the Vietnamese newspapers.