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Despite their country’s wealth of natural resources, most citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo are impoverished. (Photo by Christopher Michel) Photo used under CC BY

Why Africa’s wealth doesn’t enrich Africans

The combination of staggering wealth, rampant violence, and abject poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo is no coincidence, but part of a pattern causing devastation across Africa.

CNN

Nowhere to run: Burundi violence follows escapees across borders

Guardian

Changing US Army allows turbans and hijabs

The Army has granted three Sikh soldiers long-term clearance to wear their beards and turbans, in what supporters see as hope for greater accommodation of religious diversity.

Christian Science Monitor

US defense secretary endorses Sikh service

Sikh Coalition

Death toll jumps to 272 in Ecuador earthquake

Rescue crews searched desperately through rubble for survivors of a magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck coastal Ecuador. The death toll has soared to 272, Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa said.

CNN

Ecuador and Japan earthquakes: Are they related?

CNN

Faith leaders to tackle drug war’s racial divide

As global leaders gather at the United Nations to discuss global drug policy this week, U.S. faith leaders will gather in Harlem to remind the world of America’s dramatic racial disparities in drug law enforcement.

Guardian

Court divided on Obama immigration policy

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on an issue hotly contested in the presidential campaign — a potential blow for the White House in the battle over President Obama’s immigration policy.

NBCNews.com

Brazil’s congress votes to impeach president

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff suffered a crushing defeat as a hostile and corruption-tainted congress voted to impeach her.

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Germany OKs criminal investigation of comic

German comedian Jan Boehmermann could face jail time for reading a satirical, obscene poem on German TV that criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

NPR

Comic says he sought to “demonstrate the limits of satire in Germany”

Al Jazeera

Canada may legalize physician-assisted dying

The Canadian government has introduced a long-awaited bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide. The measure limits the option to the incurably ill, requires medical approval and mandates a 15-day waiting period.

NPR

Bill would exclude Americans, “suicide tourism”

USA TODAY

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

Sanders hails Vatican drive for justice

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, of the two contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination, was scheduled to speak at the Vatican, praising Pope Francis and denouncing income inequality.

Time

Insurers warn about Obamacare losses

Health insurance companies are amplifying their warnings about the financial sustainability of the ObamaCare marketplaces as they seek approval for premium increases next year.

The Hill

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Obama urges more choices for cable boxes

The Obama administration weighed in on the debate over allowing consumers to switch from pricey cable television boxes to less expensive ones, urging regulators to set an example for the government on how to boost competition.

Reuters

Facebook promises not to influence election

Despite some not-so-subtle political jabs from CEO Mark Zuckerberg about Donald Trump, Facebook won’t use its power to try to sway the upcoming US presidential election — even if some employees wonder whether it should.

Business Insider

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

QuickTime makes PCs vulnerable to hacking

Running QuickTime on your Windows computer could lead to your computer being hacked, and Apple is not going to fix the problem.

Inc.com

Dinosaurs dying off before asteroid impact

Dinosaurs were already in decline tens of millions of years before the asteroid impact which finally caused their extinction, a new study has found.

Telegraph.co.uk

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GOOD NEWS

Ukraine recovers stolen Dutch paintings

Ukraine says it has recovered four paintings from a haul of 24 that was stolen from a gallery in the Netherlands more than a decade ago.

MSN News

Warren thinks the IRS should fill out returns

The Massachusetts Democrat introduced legislation Wednesday that would allow U.S. taxpayers to have the government do their taxes for them—for free.

boston.com

NGO AND NONPROFIT

NGO recruits math teachers for rural S. Africa

Teach South Africa’s recruitment team is visiting universities around the country to find graduates who are willing to teach math to schoolchildren in rural areas.

timeslive.co

Indian NGO giving gloves to street vendors

To help street vendors prepare clean food, an NGO named One Rupee Foundation is giving gloves to vendors on Delhi streets.

thebetterindia.com

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Austin companies budget philanthropy

Does your company have a philanthropy budget? A big majority of Central Texas companies do, according to a report from an Austin group that examines corporate philanthropy in the area.

Austin Business Journal

Invictus Games sponsorship is pragmatic

Sage’s announcement of a multiyear partnership with the Invictus Games raises questions around the motives behind corporate social responsibility initiatives.

Diginomica

ENVIRONMENT

Why Namibian lions prey on racists’ livestock

At first sight it seems like an utterly bizarre observation, but dig beneath the surface and it makes a surprising amount of sense.

BBC

Despite crisis, nuke power thrives in Ukraine

Three decades after the Chernobyl disaster sent a radioactive cloud over much of Europe, opposition to nuclear power has fizzled into obscurity in Ukraine.

NBCNews.com

Special section:

Chernobyl: Timeline of a nuclear nightmare

USA TODAY

Photo of the Day

New Jersey is mulling with the introduction of a bill that would make it illegal for people to text while walking. The bill calls for a fine of up to $50, 15 days behind bars, or both, for people who are caught in the act. (Photo by Lucas Lima 91) Photo used under CC BY

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