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Nepalese residents carry belongings from their destroyed homes as they walk through debris after Saturday’s earthquake. (Photo by General Physics Laboratory)

‘Bali Nine’ pair among eight executed in Indonesia

The Indonesian government has executed eight people for drug offenses, including two Australians, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumuran, who were the subject of a years-long campaign for clemency.

Guardian

Bali nine executions: Abbott considers more sanctions against Indonesia

Australian Financial Review

How Indonesia executes convicts by firing squad

Intraksyon

Binge drinking increases heart attack risk 70 percent

According to a new study published in the journal Epidemiology, binge drinking increases the risk of heart attack by 70 percent.

American Live Wire

Nepal quake victims still stranded — toll could be 10,000

People stranded in remote villages and towns across Nepal were still waiting for aid and relief to arrive on Tuesday, four days after a devastating earthquake destroyed buildings and roads and killed more than 4,600 people.

Reuters

Nepal quake: Shortage of helicopters hinders rescue efforts outside capital

Irish Independent

Bullying may be even worse for mental health than child abuse

Children who are bullied by their peers may be more likely to suffer mental health problems later in life than kids who are abused by adults, a study suggests.

Asia One

Bullying may leave worse mental scars than child abuse

LiveScience

Chicago teens face homelessness, remain hopeful

Last year, Chicago Public Schools reported serving 22,144 homeless students. More than 2,000 of those students were unaccompanied youth living without a parent or guardian.

Huffington Post

New stats show housing program has helped reduce chronic homelessness

FOX News

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

The best jobs for do-gooders

According to a new list put out by salary listing website PayScale, non-profit executive director is the fifth-best job for people who want to make a positive change in the world.

Forbes

Hedstrom recognized for philanthropy work

Mariann Hedstrom has been selected as Senate District 16’s Tulare County Woman of the Year. California Senator Jean Fuller, recognized Hedstrom for her work as a community leader.

Visalia Times Delta

Blog:

A commitment to philanthropy begins at home

Triple Pundit

HUMAN RIGHTS

Houthis suffer losses in Taiz

Forces loyal to the internationally recognized government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in the strategically important central city of Taiz took back several districts from the Iran-allied Houthi militia amid heavy fighting.

Arab News

Watchdog rules on human rights in Europe

A new report by a European watchdog has run the rule over the state of human rights, democracy and the judiciary across the continent.

euronews

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Erdogan lashes out at West and Russia for recognizing Armenian killings as genocide

Turkish President Erdogan has slammed the world leaders for recognizing the 1915 massacre of Armenians as genocide.

Deutsche Welle

Ecumenical ceremony commemorating the Armenian genocide centennial held at Milan cathedral

Armenpress

Hungary: House Speaker Kövér calls for “calm governance”

Calm, composed and sober governance is needed in Hungary, and a line must be drawn under the “extreme conditions” of the 2010-2014 period, parliamentary speaker László Kövér said.

Politics.Hu

Departure of Saudi foreign minister marks end of an era

Urbane, measured, sometimes a hawk and often a voice for moderation, Prince Saud al-Faisal, the Saudi foreign minister who was replaced on Tuesday, occupied his post for 40 years.

Financial Times

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Is your snoring a health hazard? Find out

Untreated apnea can lead to high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, obesity and diabetes — and the sleepiness it causes can contribute to accidents.

USA TODAY

Scientists map woolly mammoth genomes, which could help bring species back to life

An international team of researchers has sequenced the genomes of two Siberian woolly mammoths — revealing the most complete genetic blueprint of the prehistoric beast yet.

Huffington Post

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (David Cay Johnston):

Baltimore riots speak the language of the dispossessed

Al Jazeera

Editorial:

Want to feel happier? Try thanking someone special

Star Tribune

Column (Lester Spence):

Long before Freddie Gray’s death lit the spark, Baltimore was dangerously divided

NY Daily News

Column (Lester Spence):

Long before Freddie Gray’s death, Baltimore was dangerously divided

NY Daily News

Editorial:

For Baltimore post-riots, a role for clergy

Christian Science Monitor

Column (E.J. Dionne Jr.):

Is democracy unraveling?

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Column (Thomas F. Schaller):

Why Baltimore burns for Freddie Gray

Baltimore Sun

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GOOD NEWS

Anonymous donor pays Oso mudslide victim’s mortgage

An anonymous donor is paying off the $360,000 mortgage for a man who lost his wife and house in a deadly mudslide.

NBCNews.com

Good Times paying $21 million for Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar operations

Good Times is going all in on its Bad side. Golden-based Good Times Restaurants Inc. plans to pay $21 million to acquire the 52 percent of burger bar operator Bad Daddy’s International it does not already own.

Denver Post

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

Nonprofits mobilize in wake of deadly Nepal earthquake

U.S.-based aid groups swung into action in response to the earthquake in Nepal as rescue workers searched the rubble and the toll of the killed and injured continued to rise.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Can volunteerism help depression? This local nonprofit thinks so

Project Helping assists individuals who struggle with depression find purpose and meaning through service to their communities.

The Denver Magazine

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Chinese island-building in South China Sea ‘may undermine peace’, says Asean

Chinese island-building efforts “may undermine peace, security and stability” in the disputed South China Sea, leaders of southeast Asian nations said in a statement ahead of a summit.

Guardian

Hawaii set to become first state to raise smoking age to 21

Hawaii is set to become the first state to pass a law banning the sale, use and possession of cigarettes and e-cigarettes to people under the age of 21.

Time

More than 1 in 10 teens has tried e-cigarettes, study finds

Philadelphia Inquirer

ENVIRONMENT

China is building a Great Wall of Trees to fight climate change

China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, but it is also engaged in a massive tree-planting program that has helped to offset tropical deforestation.

Quartz

Environmental groups sound alarm over ‘self-destructive’ fracking in Colorado

Environmental groups are sounding the alarm as several states in the western US seek to ramp up oil and natural gas production through hydraulic fracturing, potentially disturbing sensitive, federally-protected lands.

Guardian

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Sailors patrolling the Indo-Asia-Pacific region while aboard the USS Mustin patch a pipe during a damage control training drill. (Photo by Naval Surface Warriors)

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