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Jesse Jackson to speak at rally about contaminated Flint, Michigan water

By Serena Maria Daniels FLINT, Mich. (Reuters) – Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson is scheduled to speak on Sunday at a rally in Flint, Michigan, about the city’s lead-contaminated drinking water that has led to investigations, two lawsuits and multiple apologies by the state’s governor. The rally, which will be held at 1:30 p.m. local time (1830 GMT) at the Heavenly Host Church of the Harvest, comes two days before Michigan Governor Rick Snyder gives his annual speech about the state. State officials expect this month to ask lawmakers to tap Michigan’s budget surplus to cover costs related to the crisis.

U.S. Ebola victim Thomas Duncan remembered at memorial in Texas

By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) – Family and friends remembered Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to die from Ebola, at a memorial service in Dallas on Saturday. About three dozen mourners gathered for an intimate ceremony at Wilshire Baptist Church, where Duncan’s fiancée Louise Troh, 54, is a member of the congregation. “I’m trying to find the right words to say about my son Eric on his funeral day,” said Nowai Korkoya, Duncan’s mother, in remarks read by a grandson. “It’s hard to accept that you are no longer here Eric, my beautiful boy. …