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The outbreak in Congo has reached a new province along the Central African Republic border, raising the regional health risk; the discount codes remain unconfirmed.

On air: Gloria Vance on BBN Overnight
Published 12:52 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Gloria Vance on this story, from BBN Overnight at 12:52 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Reuters's, the jokes are ours.

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First reported by Reuters: “Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to new province bordering Central African Republic”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 12:52 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance; aired 2 times.
Topics: African, Ebola, Congo, West Philadelphia.
BBN covered this story before: Kenya Ebola Case Prompts Questions; Maduro Pleads Not Guilty (October 15).

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ReutersCongo Ebola outbreak spreads to new province bordering Central African Republic

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCongo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a new province that borders the Central African Republic, which raises the risk for the wider region.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMy guest has built a morning routine around it. Tobias Wexcombe, thanks for being here.
Tobias WexcombeGloria, step one is you read the headline before you get out of bed, step two is you scrape your tongue, and the code is GLOW twenty.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorLet me ask you about the outbreak itself. What does your routine do for people in the province where it is spreading?
Tobias WexcombeIt centers them, and that is the thing. Hold on, this scraper is copper, and with the code GLOW thirty, it ships free.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThirty.
Tobias WexcombeForty, for the overnight audience. Nobody wants to be told this at dawn, Gloria, and I respect that.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBut you didn't answer the question. Have you ever been to Congo, or spoken to anyone who has?
Tobias WexcombeI have been to a Congo-themed brunch in Boise. And with the code GLOW fifty, the scraper is basically a donation.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat code does not exist, and in all your hours of morning routine, the scraper is the only thing you have ever shipped.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorRex, is there anything on your desk with a real discount?

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