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NASA’s Kepler telescope has discovered more than 100 Earth-sized planets orbiting alien stars. (Photo by NASA/W. Stenzel) Photo used under CC BY

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Kepler telescope discovers 100 Earth-sized planets

NASA’s Kepler telescope has discovered more than 100 Earth-sized planets orbiting alien stars. It has also detected nine small planets within the so-called habitable zone.

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BBC

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Astronomers, public marvel at Mercury transit

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Guardian

Obama to make historic visit to Hiroshima

Obama will become the first sitting American president to visit the site of the U.S. atomic bomb attack in Hiroshima, Japan, a charged final-year stop meant to advance his goal of nuclear disarmament.

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CNN

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More Americans, Japanese saying Hiroshima bombing was wrong

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Christian Science Monitor

Impeachment of Brazil’s Rousseff resumes

Less than 24 hours after annulling the House’s vote to impeach Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, acting Speaker Waldir Maranhao reversed course and has put the impeachment process back on track.

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FOX News

North Carolina sues DOJ over bathroom bill

The governor of North Carolina casts the so-called bathroom bill as a “common sense bodily privacy law.” The federal government calls it discrimination. The two will face off in federal court in North Carolina.

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CNN

‘El Chapo’ extradition to US may proceed

Two days after drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán was transferred to a prison near Juárez, a Mexican city near the U.S. border, a federal judge in Mexico said the extradition process can move forward.

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NPR

Cameron calls Nigeria, Afghanistan ‘corrupt’

British Prime Minister David Cameron has described Nigeria and Afghanistan as “fantastically corrupt” in a conversation with the queen. Cameron was discussing this week’s anti-corruption summit in London.

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BBC

RIGHTS

Kenya to close world’s largest refugee camp

Over the weekend, the government of Kenya announced that it intends to close two refugee camps near its border with Somalia, one of which is the world’s largest refugee camp with more than 300,000 inhabitants.

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Smithsonian Magazine

Citadel won’t let Muslim wear headscarf

The Citadel military school in South Carolina has denied a request by a newly admitted student to wear a traditional Muslim headscarf.

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MSN News

Harvard students protest leadership restriction

Harvard announced that students — starting with the class of 2017 — who belong to sororities, fraternities, or single-sex final clubs won’t be able to lead athletic teams or other student organizations.

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GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

N. Korea denies executing former military chief

A former North Korean military chief who Seoul had said was executed is actually alive and in possession of new senior-level posts.

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MSN News

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North Korean general turns up at party congress

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CNN

London mayor slams Trump’s view of Islam

London Mayor slammed Donald Trump’s “ignorant” view of Islam, after the Republican presidential contender suggested Khan could be exempted from a proposed temporary ban on Muslims entering the US.

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MSN News

Duterte wins Philippines presidential election

Rodrigo Duterte, the controversial mayor of Davao City, appeared to win the presidential election in the Philippines on Monday night, besting four challengers despite a campaign marred by rape jokes and death threats.

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TIME

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Zynga’s for-sale HQ worth more than company

Zynga, the San Francisco-based games company that was once worth $9 billion, now faces the same kind of problem that many SF homeowners face: its house is worth more than the company.

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MSN Money

Mining giant OKs $5.3B expansion in Mongolia

Global mining giant Rio Tinto has given its long-awaited approval for the next stage of development of the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia.

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International Business Times

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Report: Facebook manipulates “trending” list

A new report suggests that Facebook’s list of top trending topics is not quite as objective as it appears to be. Idiosyncrasies, institutional rules, and personal biases may all come into play in determining what makes the list.

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CBS News

White House: design a better medical bill

The Obama administration is holding the “A Bill You Can Understand” contest, promising awards of $5,000 and other cash prizes for anyone who can design a simpler medical bill.

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U.S. News & World Report

Embryos grown outside of womb for 13 days

Scientists studying the development of human embryos in a laboratory setting have succeeded in growing the organisms for nearly two weeks outside of a human womb, allowing for new insights into the early stages of human life.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Human Embryos Grown for Up to 13 Days Outside the Uterus

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GOOD NEWS

Boaters rescue dog that drifted at sea

A Jack Russell terrier donning a life vest was saved by boaters earlier this week after floating in the sea for several hours.

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MSN News

Safe haven baby boxes installed in Indiana

Indiana has introduced a baby box for parents to anonymously drop off unwanted newborns in safe locations.

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AJC.com

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How a ‘baby box’ works

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MSN News

Arizona restores health insurance for kids

Arizona’s governor signed into law a bitterly contested proposal that will restore a federal health insurance program for children from low-income families, making it the last of its 49 counterparts to join the program.

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Reuters

NGO AND NONPROFIT

Nonprofit promotes equity in Silicon Valley

A new nonprofit created by prominent Silicon Valley women with resumes that include Google, Pinterest and Reddit aims to diversify technology companies

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Cleveland nonprofits prepare for RNC effects

Practically every Cleveland citizen’s daily routine will be affected when the Republican National Convention descends upon the area in mid-July.

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NonProfit Quarterly

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Philanthropy must empower, Buffetts say

Over the past decade, the Buffetts have been on a journey toward a deeper understanding of the economic, cultural and political systems that shape the world and what transformative change really means.

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Time

$50M pledged to mitigate D.C. gentrification

A national nonprofit has pledged $50 million to protect low-income residents from displacement and other effects of gentrifications in the Washington neighborhood of Anacostia

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

ENVIRONMENT

CA makes water-saving rules permanent

Gov. Jerry Brown made permanent a series of water-saving rules in California, saying that the Golden State’s residents need to realize water conservation is now a part of life.

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The Hill

Australia labels 49 species threatened

Nearly 50 new species of flora and fauna have been added without fanfare to the federal government’s list of threatened species, including nine that are critically endangered.

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Guardian

France bans foie gras for three months

French authorities have outlawed the production of foie gras—fattened duck or goose liver—for three months amid concerns of an imminent bird flu epidemic.

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Newsweek

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Hundreds of environmental activists invaded the UK’s largest opencast coalmine and halted operations across the vast site. The action in Wales marked the start of a global wave of direct action coordinated by the group Reclaim the Power supporting a transition away from fossil fuels. (Photo by Break Free) Photo used under CC BY

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