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Congressional lawmakers criticized the government's response to Ebola in the United States on Thursday as some called, at a congressional hearing probing efforts to contain the virus, for a ban on travel from epidemic-stricken West Africa.

The judge overseeing the mysterious bankruptcy of an Apple Inc sapphire supplier on Wednesday voiced skepticism over requests for secrecy and compared the iPhone maker to a demanding homeowner unhappy with how a construction project turned out.

The U.S. Federal Reserve will meet next week to adopt a rule requiring that banks keep some risk on their books when they sell loans, addressing a crucial issue that helped set off the 2007-09 credit crisis.