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It’s a shocking reality that lynchings were not isolated murders committed only by men in white hoods. Often, they were public crimes, witnessed and celebrated -- by thousands of people. (Photo by Ted Eytan) Photo used under CC BY

Memorial details lynchings of thousands of Americans

Lynching was intended to send a message that if you try to vote, if you try to advocate for your rights, if you do anything that complicates white supremacy, we will kill you, explains criminal defense attorney Bryan Stevenson

CBS News

Exploring Maryland and Virginia’s history of lynching

WUSA9

Thieves leave school children hungry in S Africa

Schools in South Africa’s Gauteng have been rocked by robberies with thieves targeting computers and food meant for the school nutrition programme.

Daily Maverick

A hungry, violent South Africa

Health-E-News

5,000 slavery victims reported in UK in 2017

A total of 5,145 potential victims were referred into the system last year, an increase of 35 per cent on the year before, and the National Crime Agency (NCA) believes the number will continue to rise.

The Independent

How kids in a low-income country use laptop

Every child, no matter what country they’re from or their social background, should have the chance to use and learn about technology. That’s the thinking behind a number of projects led by international organisations like UNESCO and UNICEF.

Mail & Guardian

Over 700,000 live in Argentina’s biggest slums

Just like other big cities, many people in Argentina’s Buenos Aires live in slums. Now, government is trying to integrate the slums into the rest of the city, trying to provide everyone with access to basic services.

Al Jazeera

Kidnap, rape are rituals in these communities

In a ritual known as Ukuthwala, a young man (of marriageable age) and his friends would kidnap a girl or a young woman with the intention of compelling her family to approve the marriage and start negotiations.

Face2Face Africa

HUMAN RIGHTS

Watchdog: Pakistan failing on human rights

An independent Pakistani watchdog says the country has failed to improve its human rights record over the past year. The Human Rights Commission issued the damning report card.

FOX News

Philippines denies crackdown on foreign critics

ABS-CBN News

Transgender Kyrgyz seek refuge in Russia

Russia is a notoriously difficult place to be gay or transgender, but it’s become a surprising refuge for LGBT people in Kyrgyzstan, who say life is far harder at home.

BBC

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Macron calls for revival of EU democracy

In his first speech before the EU parliament, France’s Emmanuel Macron called for energetic reforms and open debate with European citizens. Macron also decried the bickering between EU politicians as a “fool’s game.”

Deutsche Welle

Pompeo secretly met with Kim Jong Un

CIA Director Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea over Easter weekend for a meeting with leader Kim Jong Un, sources confirmed to CNN. One source said Pompeo took only intelligence officials with him on the trip, no White House or State Department officials.

CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Meteoric diamonds evince long-lost planets

Diamonds found in meteorites on Earth may have come from an ancient long-dead planet the size of Mercury or Mars, the first potential known relics from these lost worlds, a new study finds.

Astronomy

Where, how to see Lyrid meteor shower 2018

SPACE.com

Launch of planet-hunting satellite postponed

The launch of NASA‘s planet-hunting satellite TESS has been postponed. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is NASA’s next mission in the search for exoplanets, or those that are outside our solar system.

CNN

GLOBAL HEALTH

Viruses, superbugs found in NYC house mice

A yearlong assessment of New York City’s residential mouse population found that what many of these rodents do carry are previously unseen viruses as well as bacteria capable of causing life-threatening human illness.

CNN

Yes, sadly, bacon really is killing us

Chemicals used to make bacon do cause cancer, decades’ worth of research proves. How did the meat industry convince us it was safe?

Guardian

Immunotherapy drug helps fight lung cancer

CBS News

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GOOD NEWS

History buff‘s wish granted on Patriots’ Day

On Patriot’s Day, one teenager’s dream came true on the Battle Field of Lexington Green. John McConnell led the pack of minutemen reenacting the march to Concord 243 years after the battle was fought. The 14-year-old is a revolutionary history superfan.

MSN

Cancer survivor finishes marathon in 13 hours

Mary Shertenlieb crossed the finish line of the Boston Marathon 13 hours after she started, clocking in as the last person to complete the race. But her time isn’t what grabbed the attention of the nation today; her incredible determination did.

CBS News

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Tesla slams journalism nonprofit over criticism

When the Center for Investigative Reporting published a disturbing report that Tesla has reportedly been failing to record on-site company injuries, the automaker slammed it as "an extremist organization working directly with union supporters to create a calculated disinformation campaign against Tesla.”

Fast Company

ENVIRONMENT

Deep-sea mining as damaging as land mining?

The “new global gold rush” over deep-sea mining holds the same potential pitfalls as previous resource scrambles, with environmental and social impacts ignored and the rights of Indigenous people marginalized, a paper in the Harvard Law Review has warned.

Guardian

Climate change is messing with your dinner

As cold regions become warmer, and warm places hotter still, farming and fishing are shifting. An evolving climate means big changes for people who grow, catch and rear for a living, and everyone who eats what they produce.

Bloomberg

ECONOMY

IMF says global economy will slow after 2019

The global economy is still on an upswing, but the good times may not last beyond the next year or two. The International Monetary Fund said it expects global growth will inch up from 3.8 percent in 2017 — its fastest pace in six years — to 3.9 perccent in 2018 and 2019.

CNNMoney

N. Korea Sanctions hurt Russia’s Pacific coast

Russia’s support of U.N. sanctions against North Korea means the country will expel tens of thousands of North Korean migrant laborers. The Russian port city of Vladivostok is one area being impacted.

NPR

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School girls pose for the camera in Ethiopia. (Photo by DFID) Photo used under CC BY

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