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A camera mounted on the spacecraft Rosetta shot this photo of its host comet, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. (Photo by ESA) Photo used under CC BY

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ESA craft clicks striking photo of comet

The Rosetta spacecraft of the European Space Agency just days ago clicked an exquisite picture of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko when the comet was perfectly backlit by the sun.

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New Hampshire Voice

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Interactive 3D image of comet

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European Space Agency

Keeping ‘madmen’ from getting nuclear material

A weighty question loomed large for world leaders who gathered in Washington this week for the fourth Nuclear Security Summit: could terrorists obtain dangerous nuclear material?

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Huffington Post

Shootings, murders soar in Chicago at start of ’16

Murders in the nation’s third largest city are up about 72 percent, while shootings have surged more than 88 percent in the first three months of 2016 compared to the same period last year, according to data.

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A most violent year: Chicago is on track to having 500 homicides for 2016

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HotAir

CIA left explosives on school bus after training

The CIA left “explosive training material” under the hood of a school bus after a training exercise last week; the material sat in the engine compartment while the bus was used to transport children on two days.

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ISIS supporter plotted to kill GIs in Britain

A delivery driver has been convicted of plotting to kill U.S. troops based in England by staging road accidents with soldiers’ cars and then attacking them with knives and possibly a home-made bomb.

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MSN News

IN DEPTH

Global elderly population exploding

The number of people globally aged 65 and over is expected to more than double by 2050 as the world’s senior population continues to rocket.

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Yahoo! News

Vanilla shortage could lead to ice-cream price rise, makers warn

Poor harvest on island of dominant producer pushes price of Madagascan beans up nearly 150%

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Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Amnesty accuses Qatar of using forced labor

Amnesty International is accusing Qatar of using forced labor and allowing other worker uses to build venues for the 2022 World Cup, in what the rights group called a “stain on world football.”

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Voice of America

Judge blocks Mississippi ban on adoption by same-sex couples

U.S. District Judge Daniel Jordan, in a preliminary injunction, ruled for the couples who had sued, saying the ban is unconstitutional.

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GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

California lawmakers, unions make wage pact

California lawmakers and union leaders have reportedly struck a deal to hike the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next six years. The state Legislature could vote on the measure by the end of next week.

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Time

Georgia governor to veto religious freedom bill

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said he will veto a religious freedom bill passed by the state legislature that has drawn national criticism for discriminating against same-sex couples.

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Reuters

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Gov. Deal’s statement on veto

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DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

NTT buys Dell services business

NTT Data, the services arm of Japan’s telecom and technology company NTT Group, has reached a deal to acquire the IT outsourcing arm of privately held computing giant Dell for $3.05 billion, the companies announced today.

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Recode

NGO vows $500M for sustainable development

A leading international nonprofit health NGO has pledged 500 million dollars to help implement the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, specifically focusing on maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health.

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IPS

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Saturn’s rings may be younger than dinosaurs

Astronomers normally deal in time frames expressed in billions of years. But when it comes to Saturn’s rings and some of its moons, tens of millions might suffice; they might even be younger than the dinosaurs.

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CNN

Rage disorder linked with parasite found in cat feces

Uncontrollable, explosive bouts of anger such a road rage might be the result of an earlier brain infection from the toxoplasmosis parasite, an organism found in cat feces, a new study finds.

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Scientific American

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GOOD NEWS

Southern California police officer plays hopscotch to help homeless girl

Huntington Beach police officers found the girl and her mother living in a car in a parking lot, the Orange County Register reported. Officer Zach Pricer turned to hopscotch to help the girl feel more at ease.

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FOX News

Coffee may protect against colorectal cancer

A study out of the University of Southern California (USC) Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center of Leck Medicine says drink up: coffee consumption decreases the risk of colorectal cancer.

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NGO AND NONPROFIT

Indian city reins in NGO, aims to end begging

The district committee on child welfare has roped in an NGO to help achieve a beggar-free status in Nashik. The primary plans include a shelter for children rescued from begging.

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Egypt cracking down on human rights NGOs

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Fortune

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Australian arts champion Milgrom honored

The corporate and artistic worlds collided at the annual awards night for Creative Partnerships Australia. Victoria’s richest lady, Naomi Milgrom, received the philanthropy leadership award.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Money for refugees lost gambling

Police have launched an investigation into a Chaldean Catholic priest from London, Ont., after church officials reported more than $500,000 slated for refugee sponsorship was lost to gambling.

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MSN News

ENVIRONMENT

Predicting heat waves may be possible

A study declared that scientists may be able to forecast such spikes up to 50 days ahead of time by measuring temperature patterns in the Pacific, giving people and farmers critical warning to prepare for extreme weather.

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Inquisitr

Logging OK’d in Europe’s last primeval forest

Poland has approved large-scale logging in Europe’s last primeval woodland in a bid to combat a beetle infestation despite protests from scientists, ecologists and the EU.

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Guardian

Low numbers could shut salmon fisheries

Regional fishery managers are considering the rare step of closing recreational and commercial salmon fishing off the coast of Washington and Oregon this summer due to a low number of returning coho salmon.

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People living in the rural hinterlands of Ethiopia travel to the cities in search of water. The trip can take several hours in both directions. Those who have donkey carts fill up whatever containers they can and as many as they can afford. (Photo by U.S. Embassy/Addis Ababa) Photo used under CC BY

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