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Mourners leave flowers and write messages of condolence and resolution in Brussels. (Photo by Miguel Discart) Photo used under CC BY

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How destitute Molenbeek breeds gangster jihadis

In the poor inner-city areas of Brussels, deprivation and substance abuse - combined with resentment towards white Belgians for perceived anti-Arab bias - has prepared some young men to become jihadis.

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BBC

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Brothers ID’d as bombers; suspect ’on the run’

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CNN

Pope Francis washes the feet of refugees

In a sign of “humility and service,” Pope Francis has washed the feet of refugees from various religious backgrounds. One asylum seeker said he felt “more important than Obama.”

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Video of ritual Holy Thursday bathing

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NBCNews.com

Obama sorry for US response to ‘dirty war’

US President Barack Obama, while visiting a memorial in Argentina to the thousands of people killed and disappeared during that country’s “dirty war,” apologized for America’s poor response to the human rights violations.

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USA TODAY

‘Butcher of Bosnia’ found guilty of genocide

Radovan Karadzic has been found guilty of genocide in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, a UN court has announced. The former Bosnian Serb leader has been convicted of nine other charges and sentenced to 40 years in prison.

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The Independent

Dems split over Clinton, Sanders, poll shows

Democrats are more than halfway through their nominating process, but voters nationwide are still split over which candidate they want to see in the White House, according to a new Bloomberg Politics poll.

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CBS News

Photos show damage done in Bundy standoff

Photos released by Fish and Wildlife Service show protesters trashed buildings and damaged facilities. The occupation’s overall costs run to at least $6 million.

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Guardian

IN DEPTH

What ISIS really wants

What is the Islamic State? Where did it come from, and what are its intentions? The simplicity of these questions can be deceiving, and few leaders seem to know the answers.

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The Atlantic

Once a narco-state, Colombia bounces back

Colombia has made a dramatic turnaround. Fifteen years ago, Colombia was practically a failed state. It was awash in the world’s worst violence and mired in the continent’s oldest guerrilla war. It’s a very different place now.

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Christian Science Monitor

HUMAN RIGHTS

Rights body condemns killing of journalist

An arm of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is condemning the slaying of a radio journalist in El Salvador. A special investigator for freedom says the investigation must focus Nicolas Huberto Garcia’s work.

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ABC News

Transgender women abused in detention

Dozens of transgender women, including asylum seekers who have come to the United States seeking protection from abuse in their home countries, are locked up in jails or prison-like immigration detention centers.

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HumanRightsWatch

Egypt moves to destroy its human rights

Egypt’s steps to obliterate its human rights run directly counter to Obama’s CVE strategy, which has been supported by over 120 states, including in theory—although obviously not in practice—the government of Egypt.

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Huffington Post

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

Ryan: Politics “does not have to be this way”

Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan took aim at the nature of American politics in remarks viewed as a rebuke of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump and his campaign.

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NPR

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Full text of Speaker Ryan’s speech

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Speaker.gov

Nixon advisor: War on Drugs was political tool

The “War on Drugs” was actually a political tool to crush leftist protesters and black people, a former Nixon White House adviser admitted in a decades-old interview published Tuesday.

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FDA enacts strong warnings for opioids

The Food and Drug Administration announced that all fast-acting opioid pain medicines will be required to carry its strongest warning about risks, including the risks for abuse, addiction, overdose and death.

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NPR

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

CEO forum highlights Africa’s prospects

In his opening speech at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said Africa must build mutually beneficial partnerships between the private and public sector.

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News report from the forum

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SABC News

Libya may join Iran in snubbing oil freeze

Libya does not plan to attend an April 17 meeting of oil producers about freezing supply to support prices, a Libyan OPEC delegate says, joining Iran in snubbing the initiative.

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Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

US tipped to a way to open killer’s iPhone

US prosecutors say a “third party” presented a possible method for opening an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, a development that could bring an abrupt end to the high-stakes legal showdown.

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Reuters

Tinder introduces ‘Swipe the Vote’

The smartphone dating app Tinder is hopping on the campaign bandwagon, rolling out a new feature Wednesday that tells users which presidential candidate they most agree with based on a series of questions.

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The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

World landmarks light up in Belgium colors

Countries such as France, Mexico, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates and many others showed their support by projecting Belgium’s national colors of black, yellow and red upon iconic landmarks Tuesday night.

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Huffington Post

Teen foils robbery during Popeye’s interview

Devin Washington, 18, sure knows how to impress potential employers. The high school football player leaped into action after witnessing an attempted robbery while sitting for a job interview at a Popeye’s.

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The Root

NGO AND NONPROFIT

Racism has doubled in Israel, says Arab NGO

A report released by the Mossawa Center – an Advocacy center for Arab citizens in Israel – found that racism doubled in the past year. The report documents 465 alleged racist incidents from March 2015 to March 2016.

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Turkish NGO vows action against pedophile

Ensar Foundation, a prominent NGO, pledged to take legal action against a pedophile suspect who once briefly volunteered for the charity. It also bashed defamation of the NGO.

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Daily Sabah

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Honoree: Don’t wait for wealth to start giving

Peter Wilson, the managing director of investment bank Greenhill Australia, was instrumental in bringing a play about Sydney’s cocaine culture to the stage.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Starbucks to donate 100% unsold food

Food items like their prepackaged bistro boxes account for a fair portion of their sales, and now the coffee chain has pledged to donate 100 percent of their leftover prepared meals to charity.

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MSN News

ENVIRONMENT

Sea levels could rise more than we thought

Current research may dramatically underestimate the severity of sea level rise thanks to climate change in the coming decades, a group of scientists warned this week - though not everyone agrees.

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TIME

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13 million Americans are at flood risk from rising sea levels

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USA TODAY

Plant-fed fish could hurt environment, health

The aquaculture industry has been cutting back on feed made of other fish and replacing it with plant-based alternatives, but a new study warns that may make the fish less healthy to eat and hurt the environment.

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CBC News

Photo of the Day

Posted March 22 from Brussels. The graffiti, written in French, reads: "Your wars, our dead. (Photo by Jean-Paul Remy via Flickr) Photo used under CC BY

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