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	**A New York City physician tests positive for Ebola at the ]. Harlem resident Craig Spencer had been treating Ebola patients in the West African country of Guinea ~~with~~ ]. He arrived on Brussels Airlines Flight 501 from Brussels to JFK Airport on October 17.		**A New York City physician tests positive for Ebola at the ]. Harlem resident Craig Spencer had been treating Ebola patients in the West African country of Guinea thru the organization of ]. He arrived on Brussels Airlines Flight 501 from Brussels to JFK Airport on October 17.
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	**Mali confirms that a 2-year-old girl has tested positive for Ebola, marking the country's first documented case.		**Mali confirms that a 2-year-old girl has tested positive for Ebola, marking the country's first documented case.

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Current events of October 23, 2014 (2014-10-23) (Thursday)

A Hamas member carries out a terrorist attack in Jerusalem by intentionally striking a group of pedestrians with his car killing a 3 month old baby. (Times of Israel)
Boko Haram abducts "dozens" of women and girls in Adamawa state, specifically in the villages of Wanga Mangoro and Garta. (BBC)

Ebola virus disease in the United States
- A New York City physician tests positive for Ebola at the Bellevue Hospital Center. Harlem resident Craig Spencer had been treating Ebola patients in the West African country of Guinea thru the organization of Doctors Without Borders. He arrived on Brussels Airlines Flight 501 from Brussels to JFK Airport on October 17. (WABC-TV)
Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa
- Mali confirms that a 2-year-old girl has tested positive for Ebola, marking the country's first documented case. (BBC)

Protesters in Iran call for increased security after four women are injured in acid attacks in Isfahan for allegedly not wearing veils. (AFP via ABC Online)

Partial solar eclipse visible over much of North America today. (timeanddate.com)