Inside an Ebola Ward, and a Roadblock for Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund

Plus, the 20-year-old director with the No. 1 movie. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

Inside the Ebola Epicenter, the Virus Rages With Little to Stop It, by Declan Walsh

Federal Judge Bars Trump From Immediately Setting Up $1.8 Billion Fund, by Zach Montague

U.S. Military Is Quietly Guiding Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz, by Peter Eavis and Eric Schmitt

The Earth Shook. Tanks Burst. Now Kona Faces a Water Crisis., by Libby Leonard and Vivian Yee

Young Moviegoers Power ‘Backrooms’ to $82 Million in Ticket Sales, by Brooks Barnes

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