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Dr. Martin Salia a surgeon in Sierra Leone who contracted EBOLA arrived in serious condition in Nebraska. (Photo by Mike DuBose)

Child homelessness surges to nearly 2.5 million

One out of every 30 kids is homeless annually, about half of them younger than six, according to a new report. Homeless children show higher rates of developmental problems and mental health needs.

Christian Science Monitor

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Number of homeless children in America surges to all-time high

Huffington Post

New Amazon carbon maps may help limit deforestation

The vast jungle canopy of the Amazon looks like a solid wall of green from space to the human eye. But satellites and other high tech instruments can provide a much more nuanced view right down to the household level.

LiveScience

The parents of US aid worker Kassig say that their hearts are battered

The parents of a US medic beheaded by Islamic State (IS) militants have paid tribute to their son, saying they will learn in time to forgive his captors.

BBC

California adopts tough Ebola rules for health workers

California has adopted strong regulations to protect health workers treating patients with Ebola. The new regulations require acute-care hospitals to provide hazardous material suits, respirators, and extensive training.

San Francisco Chronicle

Ebola patient Dr. Martin Salia has died in Nebraska

NBCNews.com

Colombia: Peace talks suspended over general’s abduction

Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos has suspended peace talks with the rebel group FARC after an army general was taken captive — the first time in a half-century of fighting that the group has abducted an army general.

NBCNews.com

Colombia: Government suspends FARC peace talks

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Nursing homes serving minorities offering less care than those housing whites

An investigation by a nonprofit news organisation finds disparities in reported registered nurse staff levels that are especially pronounced for blacks, Latinos.

The Center for Public Integrity

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Kern Community Foundation hits 15th anniversary

Fifteen years, thirteen million dollars, one hundred-twenty individuals, families and corporations with good will to sow — and the money with which to sow it.

Bakersfield Californian

Nonprofit uses radio for lessons in Liberia

With the Ebola outbreak raging in West Africa, Liberia shut down schools and set strict limits on group gatherings. To help some older students continue their studies, one charity has turned to radio.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

HUMAN RIGHTS

Islamic State claims to have beheaded US hostage Kassig

Islamic State militants said in a video on Sunday they had beheaded U.S. hostage Peter Kassig and warned they would kill other U.S. citizens “on your streets”.

Reuters

Latest Islamic State horror masks a week of defeats

Guardian

Jesuit threatened for human rights work to speak at SOA Watch vigil

A Jesuit priest who has received death threats for his human rights work in Honduras will speak at the 25th annual SOA Watch vigil outside the gates of Fort Benning, Ga.

National Catholic Reporter

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Tense turns in freeing US captives in North Korea

U.S. spy chief James Clapper flew to North Korea to bring home two U.S. captives. But North Korean officials wanted a diplomatic concession of some sort in return for freeing the men and Clapper had none to offer.

Deseret News

Ukraine crisis: EU mulls Russia sanctions amid fighting

European Union foreign ministers are discussing new sanctions against Russia a day after pro-Moscow rebels killed at least nine Ukrainians in fresh clashes.

BBC

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

AT&T pulls back on fiber to 100 US cities over net neutrality fight

While the FCC, President Obama and other officials figure out what net neutrality road to take, AT&T says it will stop spending on fiber network installs in 100 U.S. cities until the rules are set.

eWeek

Japan’s economy makes surprise fall into recession

Japan‘s economy unexpectedly shrank for the second consecutive quarter, leaving the world’s third largest economy in technical recession.

BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Storms in Uranus have experts puzzled

Uranus has been puzzling scientists with its changing weather, usually a calm one. The planet seems to have awakened from its long slumber, with intense storms now being observed in the normally placid icy giant.

Beta Wired

Why are super storms brewing on Uranus?

Tech Times

Starved of sunlight, Philae Lander goes into sleep mode

The Philae Lander operating on Comet 67P has gone into a deep sleep mode as its batteries are low on juice. The Lander isn’t getting enough sunlight to keep itself charged.

Digital Trends

Philae Comet Lander falls silent as batteries run out

Scientific American

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

5 things Congress should do by year’s end

USA TODAY

Column (Alexander Nekrassov):

Finally, a G20 summit worth writing about

Al Jazeera

Column (Ruben Navarrette):

Chill out; it’s not an impeachable offense

CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Science lesson saves student’s life

The 10-year-old student, Tashawn Roberts, was feeling for the pulse in his neck — as all the students were following teacher Michelle Digman’s explanation of the human circulatory system — when he felt a large lump.

Tech Times

Waging nonviolence in war-torn Syria

As Syria struggles under the weight of ongoing conflict, teams of ordinary citizens are staying to help people where others have fled – and saving lives in the process.

Positive News

NONPROFITS & NGOS

Focus on gender: Internet know-how and social change

Facebook recently visited India to host the first summit for its non-profit initiative Internet.org that it is spearheading with a coalition of technology companies to widen internet access in developing countries.

SciDev Net

Red Cross staff survey: confidence low on ethics and leadership

The study, which surveyed 14,000 employees, found that only 39 percent of the employees trust senior leadership. Forty percent doubt the organization’s commitment to ethical behavior.

NonProfit Quarterly

ENVIRONMENT

Bird flu confirmed on Yorkshire duck farm

Government scientists are examining samples from an outbreak of avian flu detected on a duck farm in Yorkshire to see if it is connected to the discovery at the weekend of a highly contagious strain of bird flu in chickens in the Netherlands.

Guardian

Tiny amounts of Fukushima radiation found in California

Very small amounts of radiation from the 2011 meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant have been detected off the California coast, a scientist who has been monitoring the fallout said.

USA TODAY

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Uranus, one of the so-called gas giant planets, is about four times greater in diameter than the Earth. (Photo by Damien Phillips)

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