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The World Health Organization chief voiced concern on Tuesday about the "scale and speed" of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has killed an estimated 131 people.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Capital spending plans for a group of investor-owned utilities are estimated to reach $1.4 trillion for the next five years, according to a recent report from the consumer education group PowerLines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Steyer’s net worth is estimated at $2.4 billion by Forbes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

In real world terms, the researchers estimated that the program prevented about three cases of type 2 diabetes for every 100 participants.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

No one knows exactly how many native people died after Europeans arrived in the New World, but the estimated percentages are staggering—epidemics wiped out as many as 90 percent of some native communities.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis