-lrb- cnn -rrb- five americans who were monitored for three weeks at an omaha , nebraska , hospital after being exposed to ebola in west africa have been released , a nebraska medicine spokesman said in an email wednesday . one of the five had a heart-related issue on saturday and has been discharged but has n't left the area , taylor wilson wrote . an airport worker has been awarded $ 40 million in compensation for a freak runway accident which left him paralyzed from the waist down more than seven years ago . brandon afoa , 33 , of puyallup , washington , was operating a tug to push aircraft at seattle-tacoma international airport when the brakes and steering failed , causing him to crash into a luggage lift . the incident , which took place at 2am on december 26 , 2007 , left afoa unable to use his legs or right arm . much of his intestinal tract also had to be removed by surgeons . the others have already gone home . they were exposed to ebola in sierra leone in march , but none developed the deadly virus . they are clinicians for partners in health , a boston-based aid group . they all had contact with a colleague who was diagnosed with the disease and is being treated at the national institutes of health in bethesda , maryland . as of monday , that health care worker is in fair condition . the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta has said the last of 17 patients who were being monitored are expected to be released by thursday . more than 10,000 people have died in a west african epidemic of ebola that dates to december 2013 , according to the world health organization . almost all the deaths have been in guinea , liberia and sierra leone . afoa went on to sue port of seattle - which owns and operates the sea-tac airport - in king county superior court , saying that the company failed to maintain a safe workplace . closure : an airport worker has been awarded $ 40 million in compensation for a freak runway accident which left him paralyzed from the waist down more than seven years ago . but for years the case was locked in the courts because the port of seattle claimed it was n't liable for what happened as afoa worked for a private firm . riff lets you film videos and uploaded them to th e app . friends and strangers can then film relevant clips and attach them to the end of your video . despite being launched on april fool 's day , and using an #aprilfools hashtag to promote its features , facebook 's latest app is reportedly not a hoax . in a bid to move things forward , the state supreme court finally ruled in 2013 that the airport had a ` duty ' to provide a safe working environment . on tuesday a king county jury awarded afoa $ 40 million because of what the incident has done to his life . indeed , the paraplegic needs round-the-clock help from caregivers just to survive . in the courtroom a panel was shown video footage of afoa being craned from his bed by a special lift to a commode and undergoing therapy . jurors went on to apportion 25per cent of the blame for the accident to the port of seattle . meanwhile , a number of airlines which were n't part of the lawsuit will pay the rest of the money owed . this is because they had contracts with afoa 's previous employer - evergreen aviation ground logistics enterprises - which has since gone out of business . called riff , it lets you film videos and upload them to facebook and the app . friends and strangers can then film relevant clips and attach them to the end of your video to create a collaborative project . the app was created by london-based developers through facebook 's creative labs . it is available for free on ios and android . the app 's homepage has a row of featured clips , each tagged with a certain topic . for example , one tagged #balancingact features six clips in total and includes a dog balancing a banana on its head followed by a skateboarder , and a woman balancing books on her head . commenting on the outcome , afoa told komo-tv : ` it was a relief and i 'm very thankful for the jury for making an awesome decision . ' in a statement , the port of seattle expressed its sympathies to afoa and his family for the accident . the agency says it 's reviewing the decision . if it decides to appeal the verdict , it could delay payment of afoa 's award . each video has a counter that shows how many clips are attached , and which clip in the sequence the viewer is currently watching . it also shows how many people have viewed the total project . ebola is spread by direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person . individual clips can be reported for inappropriate content , for example , by clicking the menu button in the top right-hand corner of a clip and clicking the red whistle icon . elsewhere , videos can be shared on social networks , over email and in messaging apps . it does n't reveal what the maximum number of clips in a project is , but each clip can be no longer than 10 seconds . the app 's homepage has a row of featured clips , each tagged with a certain topic . for example , one tagged #balancingact features six clips in total and includes a dog balancing a banana on its head followed by a skateboarder , and a woman balancing books on her head -lrb- pictured -rrb- . to start a video , users click ` start new video ' , choose a topic -lrb- left -rrb- and press the arrow . videos can be filmed multiple times until the user is happy with the result , and then the clip is uploaded . each video has a counter that shows how many clips are attached and how many people have viewed the project -lrb- top right -rrb- . to start a video , users click ` start new video ' , choose a topic and press the arrow . videos can be filmed multiple times until the user is happy with the result , and then they are uploaded . all videos are public . each video has a counter that shows how many clips are attached , and which clip in this sequence the viewer is currently watching . it also shows how many people have viewed the total project . individual clips can be reported for inappropriate content , for example , by clicking the menu button in the top right-hand corner of a clip and clicking the red whistle icon . and to start a video users click ` start new video ' , choose a topic , and press the arrow . videos can also be filmed multiple times until the user is happy with the result , and then they are uploaded . all videos are public . ` having fun with friends is at the heart of the facebook experience , ' said facebook in a blog post . ` our hunch was that if you could make videos collaboratively , the creative process would be more fun and the final product would be cooler . ` today , we are introducing riff , a creative tool to make videos with friends . ' once a friend adds a clip to a video , a user 's friend 's friends will also be shown the video in riff and will be able to add to it . ` the potential pool of creative collaborators can grow exponentially from there , so a short video can become an inventive project between circles of friends that you can share to facebook , or anywhere on the internet , at any time , ' continued the blog post . if it is a hoax then it is an elaborate one that facebook has continued for longer than april fool 's day .
brandon afoa , 33 , of puyallup was operating a tug to push back aircraft at seattle-tacoma international airport when the brakes and steering failed , causing him to crash into a luggage lift . the incident , which took place on december 26 , 2007 , left afoa unable to use his legs or right arm . for years the case was locked in courts because the port of seattle claimed it was n't liable as afoa worked for a private company . however , the state supreme court ruled the airport operator had a ` duty ' to provide a safe working environment . a jury awarded the judgment on tuesday .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- five americans who were monitored for three weeks at an omaha , nebraska , hospital after being exposed to ebola in west africa have been released , a nebraska medicine spokesman said in an email wednesday . one of the five had a heart-related issue on saturday and has been discharged but has n't left the area , taylor wilson wrote . an airport worker has been awarded $ 40 million in compensation for a freak runway accident which left him paralyzed from the waist down more than seven years ago . brandon afoa , 33 , of puyallup , washington , was operating a tug to push aircraft at seattle-tacoma international airport when the brakes and steering failed , causing him to crash into a luggage lift . the incident , which took place at 2am on december 26 , 2007 , left afoa unable to use his legs or right arm . much of his intestinal tract also had to be removed by surgeons . the others have already gone home . they were exposed to ebola in sierra leone in march , but none developed the deadly virus . they are clinicians for partners in health , a boston-based aid group . they all had contact with a colleague who was diagnosed with the disease and is being treated at the national institutes of health in bethesda , maryland . as of monday , that health care worker is in fair condition . the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta has said the last of 17 patients who were being monitored are expected to be released by thursday . more than 10,000 people have died in a west african epidemic of ebola that dates to december 2013 , according to the world health organization . almost all the deaths have been in guinea , liberia and sierra leone . afoa went on to sue port of seattle - which owns and operates the sea-tac airport - in king county superior court , saying that the company failed to maintain a safe workplace . closure : an airport worker has been awarded $ 40 million in compensation for a freak runway accident which left him paralyzed from the waist down more than seven years ago . but for years the case was locked in the courts because the port of seattle claimed it was n't liable for what happened as afoa worked for a private firm . riff lets you film videos and uploaded them to th e app . friends and strangers can then film relevant clips and attach them to the end of your video . despite being launched on april fool 's day , and using an #aprilfools hashtag to promote its features , facebook 's latest app is reportedly not a hoax . in a bid to move things forward , the state supreme court finally ruled in 2013 that the airport had a ` duty ' to provide a safe working environment . on tuesday a king county jury awarded thankful for the jury for making an awesome decision . ' in a statement , the port of seattle expressed its sympathies to afoa and his family for the accident . the agency says it 's reviewing the decision . if it decides to appeal the verdict , it could delay payment of afoa 's award . each video has a counter that shows how many clips are attached , and which clip in the sequence the viewer is currently watching . it also shows how many people have viewed the total project . ebola is spread by direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person . individual clips can be reported for inappropriate content , for example , by clicking the menu button in the top right-hand corner of a clip and clicking the red whistle icon . elsewhere , videos can be shared on social networks , over email and in messaging apps . it does n't reveal what the maximum number of clips in a project is , but each clip can be no longer than 10 seconds . the app 's homepage has a row of featured clips , each tagged with a certain topic . for example , one tagged #balancingact features six clips in total and includes a dog balancing a banana on its head followed by a skateboarder , and a woman balancing books on her head -lrb- pictured -rrb- . to start a video , users click ` start new video ' , choose a topic process would be more fun and the final product would be cooler . ` today , we are introducing riff , a creative tool to make videos with friends . ' once a friend adds a clip to a video , a user 's friend 's friends will also be shown the video in riff and will be able to add to it . ` the potential pool of creative collaborators can grow exponentially from there , so a short video can become an inventive project between circles of friends that you can share to facebook , or anywhere on the internet , at any time , ' continued the blog post . if it is a hoax then it is an elaborate one that facebook has continued for longer than april fool 's day .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- five americans who were monitored for three weeks at an omaha , nebraska , hospital after being exposed to ebola in west africa have been released , a nebraska medicine spokesman said in an email wednesday . one of the five had a heart-related issue on saturday and has been discharged but has n't left the area , taylor wilson wrote . an airport worker has been awarded $ 40 million in compensation for a freak runway accident which left him paralyzed from the waist down more than seven years ago . brandon afoa , 33 , of puyallup , washington , was operating a tug to push aircraft at seattle-tacoma international airport when the brakes and steering failed , causing him to crash into a luggage lift . the incident , which took place at 2am on december 26 , 2007 , left afoa unable to use his legs or right arm . much of his intestinal tract also had to be removed by surgeons . the others have already gone home . they were exposed to ebola in sierra leone in march , but none developed the deadly virus . they are clinicians for partners in health , a boston-based aid group . they all had contact with a colleague who was diagnosed with the disease and is being treated at the national institutes of health in bethesda , maryland . as of monday , that health care worker is in fair condition . the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta has said the last of 17 patients who were being monitored are expected to be released by thursday . more than 10,000 people have died in a west african epidemic of ebola that dates to december 2013 , according to the world health organization . almost all the deaths have been in guinea , liberia and sierra leone . afoa went on to sue port of seattle - which owns and operates the sea-tac airport - in king county superior court , saying that the company failed to maintain a safe workplace . closure : an airport worker has been awarded $ 40 million in compensation for a freak runway accident which left him paralyzed from the waist down more than seven years ago . but for years the case was locked in the courts because the port of seattle claimed it was n't liable for what happened as afoa worked for a private firm . riff lets you film videos and uploaded them to th e app . friends and strangers can then film relevant clips and attach them to the end of your video . despite being launched on april fool 's day , and using an #aprilfools hashtag to promote its features , facebook 's latest app is reportedly not a hoax . in a bid to move things forward , the state supreme court finally ruled in 2013 that the airport had a ` duty ' to provide a safe working environment . on tuesday a king county jury awarded thankful for the jury for making an awesome decision . ' in a statement , the port of seattle expressed its sympathies to afoa and his family for the accident . the agency says it 's reviewing the decision . if it decides to appeal the verdict , it could delay payment of afoa 's award . each video has a counter that shows how many clips are attached , and which clip in the sequence the viewer is currently watching . it also shows how many people have viewed the total project . ebola is spread by direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person . individual clips can be reported for inappropriate content , for example , by clicking the menu button in the also shows how many people have viewed the total project . individual clips can be reported for inappropriate content , for example , by clicking the menu button in the top right-hand corner of a clip and clicking the red whistle icon . and to start a video users click ` start new video ' , choose a topic , and press the arrow . videos can also be filmed multiple times until the user is happy with the result , and then they are uploaded . all videos are public . ` having fun with friends is at the heart of the facebook experience , ' said facebook in a blog post . ` our hunch was that if you could make videos collaboratively , the creative process would be more fun and the final product would be cooler . ` today , we are introducing riff , a creative tool to make videos with friends . ' once a friend adds a clip to a video , a user 's friend 's friends will also be shown the video in riff and will be able to add to it . ` the potential pool of creative collaborators can grow exponentially from there , so a short video can become an inventive project between circles of friends that you can share to facebook , or anywhere on the internet , at any time , ' continued the blog post . if it is a hoax then it is an elaborate one that facebook has continued for longer than april fool 's day .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- five americans who were monitored three weeks at an omaha, nebraska, hospital after ebola in west africa have, a nebraska medicine spokesman in wednesday one five had a heart-related issue on saturday has discharged but n't left the area, taylor wilson wrote. an airport worker has awarded 40 a freak runway accident which paralyzed more seven. brandon afoa, 33 of puyallup washington was operating a tug to push aircraft at seattle-tacoma international airport when the brakes and steering failed, causing a luggage lift. the incident, 2am december 26, 2007 left afoa unable use his legs right arm. much his intestinal tract also had surgeons. the others have already gone home. they exposed ebola in sierra leone in march, but none developed. they clinicians for partners health, a boston-based aid group. they all had contact a colleague diagnosed the disease is being the national institutes bethesda, maryland. as of monday, that health care worker in fair condition. the centers for disease control atlanta has said last 17 patients being monitored are expected thursday. more than 10,000 people died a west african epidemic that dates december,. almost all the deaths in guinea, liberia sierra leone afoa went sue port seattle - and the sea-tac airport in king county superior court, failed maintain a safe workplace. closure : an airport worker has awarded 40 a freak runway accident which paralyzed more seven. but for years the case locked because the port seattle claimed n't liable what as afoa worked. riff lets film videos uploaded th e app. friends and strangers can then film relevant clips attach the end. despite launched april fool 's day, and using an #aprilfools hashtag its features facebook 's latest app reportedly a hoax in a bid move things, the state supreme court finally 2013 the airport had a ` duty '. on tuesday a king county jury awarded afoa $ 40 because what the incident has done. indeed, the paraplegic needs round help caregivers just. in the courtroom a panel was shown video footage afoa craned from his bed a special lift a commode and undergoing therapy. jurors went apportion 25per cent the port seattle. meanwhile, a number airlines which were n't part the lawsuit will pay the rest owed. this because they had contracts afoa 's previous employer - evergreen aviation ground logistics enterprises has since gone. called riff, it lets film videos upload facebook the app. friends and strangers can then film relevant clips attach the end create a collaborative project. the app was london-based developers through facebook 's creative labs. it available ios. the app 's homepage has a row featured clips, tagged a certain topic for example, one tagged #balancingact features six clips in total includes a dog balancing a banana followed a skateboarder, a woman balancing books commenting the outcome, afoa told komo-tv ` it a relief and i ' very the jury for making an awesome decision. 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-lrb- cnn -rrb- five americans who were monitored for three weeks at an omaha , nebraska , hospital after being exposed to ebola in west africa have been released , a nebraska medicine spokesman said in an email wednesday . one of the five had a heart-related issue on saturday and has been discharged but has n't left the area , taylor wilson wrote . an airport worker has been awarded $ 40 million in compensation for a freak runway accident which left him paralyzed from the waist down more than seven years ago . brandon afoa , 33 , of puyallup , washington , was operating a tug to push aircraft at seattle-tacoma international airport when the brakes and steering failed , causing him to crash into a luggage lift . the incident , which took place at 2am on december 26 , 2007 , left afoa unable to use his legs or right arm . much of his intestinal tract also had to be removed by surgeons . the others have already gone home . they were exposed to ebola in sierra leone in march , but none developed the deadly virus . they are clinicians for partners in health , a boston-based aid group . they all had contact with a colleague who was diagnosed with the disease and is being treated at the national institutes of health in bethesda , maryland . as of monday , that health care worker is in fair condition . the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta has said the last of 17 patients who were being monitored are expected to be released by thursday . more than 10,000 people have died in a west african epidemic of ebola that dates to december 2013 , according to the world health organization . almost all the deaths have been in guinea , liberia and sierra leone . afoa went on to sue port of seattle - which owns and operates the sea-tac airport - in king county superior court , saying that the company failed to maintain a safe workplace . closure : an airport worker has been awarded $ 40 million in compensation for a freak runway accident which left him paralyzed from the waist down more than seven years ago . but for years the case was locked in the courts because the port of seattle claimed it was n't liable for what happened as afoa worked for a private firm . riff lets you film videos and uploaded them to th e app . friends and strangers can then film relevant clips and attach them to the end of your video . despite being launched on april fool 's day , and using an #aprilfools hashtag to promote its features , facebook 's latest app is reportedly not a hoax . in a bid to move things forward , the state supreme court finally ruled in 2013 that the airport had a ` duty ' to provide a safe working environment . on tuesday a king county jury awarded thankful for the jury for making an awesome decision . ' in a statement , the port of seattle expressed its sympathies to afoa and his family for the accident . the agency says it 's reviewing the decision . if it decides to appeal the verdict , it could delay payment of afoa 's award . each video has a counter that shows how many clips are attached , and which clip in the sequence the viewer is currently watching . it also shows how many people have viewed the total project . ebola is spread by direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person . individual clips can be reported for inappropriate content , for example , by clicking the menu button in the top right-hand corner of a clip and clicking the red whistle icon . elsewhere , videos can be shared on social networks , over email and in messaging apps . it does n't reveal what the maximum number of clips in a project is , but each clip can be no longer than 10 seconds . the app 's homepage has a row of featured clips , each tagged with a certain topic . for example , one tagged #balancingact features six clips in total and includes a dog balancing a banana on its head followed by a skateboarder , and a woman balancing books on her head -lrb- pictured -rrb- . to start a video , users click ` start new video ' , choose a topic
 Five Americans who were monitored for Ebola in Omaha, Nebraska have been released from quarantine and are expected to be cleared by Thursday. One of them had a heart-related issue that was unrelated to Ebola. An air worker has been awarded $40 million in compensation for a freak runway accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down more than seven years ago. The incident occurred at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.