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Martin O‘Malley, then governor of Maryland, welcomes the state’s electoral college members in 2012. Electors are meeting across the U.S. to finalize the 2016 presidential election. (Photo by maryland GovPics) Photo used under CC BY

Electoral College system stubbornly resists reform

The casting of votes by presidential electors has not often, in modern American history, been a newsworthy moment. But 2016 is proving to be an unusual year. The electoral vote has been the occasion for much speculation, hope and debate.

Time

Trump presidency faces final test from opponents

BBC

Electoral College: What to know

ABC News

Russian drinking deaths tied to sanctions

At least 48 people have died in Irkutsk, Siberia, after drinking bath essence as an alcohol substitute. After two years of Western economic sanctions, up to 12 million alcohol-starved Russians drink cheap surrogate alcohol, including perfume, after-shave and anti-freeze.

BBC

Russian ambassador shot dead in Turkey

A Turkish policeman has shot dead Russia‘s ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, apparently in protest at Russia’s involvement in Aleppo. Several other people were reportedly also injured in the attack, a day after protests in Turkey over Russian support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

BBC

Evacuations resume after delays in Aleppo

CNN

Venezuela postpones bank note ban

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro suspended the elimination of the country’s largest denomination bill, which had sparked cash shortages and nationwide unrest, saying the measure would be postponed until January.

Guardian

One child dies every 10 minutes in Yemen

More than 400,000 children are at risk of starvation in Yemen, with nearly 2.2 million in need of urgent care, according to UNICEF.

Al Jazeera

Species increasingly becoming endangered

Scientists say the planet is currently on the precipice of the sixth mass extinction, an event that could see the wiping out of at least 75 percent of the Earth’s species.

Huffington Post

HUMAN RIGHTS

Refugees from Boko Haram languish in region

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees is visiting Africa to highlight the displacement crisis in the Lake Chad Basin and to launch a $241 million inter-agency appeal to help some 460,000 people in Niger, Chad and Cameroon affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.

UNHCR

Was Anne Frank discovered by chance?

World-famous wartime diarist Anne Frank may have been discovered by chance and not because her hiding place was betrayed, a new theory suggests. The Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam believes the address could have been raided over ration fraud.

BBC

Afghan returnee girls at risk of early marriage

Survey by Save the Children indicates Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan are also vulnerable to forced labour.

Al Jazeera

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Obamacare had its biggest day ever this week

While the Affordable Care Act faces a looming repeal by President-elect Donald Trump and the GOP-led Congress next year, its health insurance exchanges had a record day.

Huffington Post

Poles protest new media restrictions

Angry Warsaw residents block parliament as they rally against measures that would limit journalist access.

Al Jazeera

Zimbabwe facing a financial Armageddon

Zimbabwe today confronts economic calamity brought on by corruption, the worst drought in 30 years, political infighting, weak commodity prices, and a 50 percent appreciation of the dollar against the currency of South Africa, Zimbabwe’s major trading partner.

The Globalist

Zimbabwe’s ruling party endorses Mugabe for 2018 election

News24

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Truth about lying: It gets easier with practice

Once we start lying, the extent of our dishonesty increases over time. And when that happens, our brain begins to tamp down its emotional response to our own immoral behavior, signaling in effect that lying is no big deal. That makes it easier to lie again ... and again . . . and again.

Psychology Today

How antibiotic-tainted seafood hits your table

The introduction of antibiotics into animal feed has transformed ecological efficiency into a threat to global public health.

Bloomberg

5 ways to become a citizen scientist

Science is shrugging off its lab coat. Here are our top five science projects you can get involved in.

Positive News

How scientists measure massive waves

CNN

GLOBAL HEALTH

CDC: Deaths from synthetic opioids rise

Death rates from synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, increased 72.2% from 2014 to 2015, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

FOX News

Thrifty Americans buy medicines abroad

In a poll, people who had imported medicines ranged from college students to retirees in their 80s. They bought medications to treat chronic conditions — such as high blood pressure and thyroid problems — as well as sinus infections and acne.

NPR

The 8 top reasons for insomnia

An estimated 25 to 30 percent of American adults suffer from insomnia. The figures are even greater for people over 65. Men start out with a higher rate of sleep issues, but women catch up to them by around age 50.

Huffington Post

BUSINESS

There are plenty of jobs out there, America

The economy is raring to go, but crumbling infrastructure and cheap business owners are holding it back.

Bloomberg

Retail sales whiff at start of holiday season

Retail sales increased by less than expected in November, the start of holiday shopping season. Sales rose by .1 percent month-on-month, according to the Department of Commerce.

Business Insider

Hackers are selling Yahoo data on the dark web

The most recently revealed Yahoo hack is considered the largest data breach in history, and the saga just got worse.

CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Chefs share recipes to aid refugees

Soup for Syria has been published in the U.S., the UK, Italy and the Netherlands. And it‘s about to come out in Germany and Turkey. All proceeds benefit the UN’s work with refugees and other charities on the front lines such as the Syrian American Medical Society.

NPR

Buddhist monks embracing Christmas spirit

Buddhists monks and nuns on Canada’s Prince Edward Island are embracing the spirit of giving as a way to thank Islanders for their generosity. While Buddhists do not observe Christmas, they share many similar values with people who do.

Guardian

Students buy car for beloved janitor after theft

9News

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

IMF chief Lagarde guilty of negligence

A special French court convicted the International Monetary Fund’s Christine Lagarde of negligence for her role in a controversial 2008 arbitration award to a businessman.

USA TODAY

Famine continues to stalk Yemen

Yemen is suffering one of the greatest man-made humanitarian catastrophes of this century, and the lives of tens of millions of people are at risk. Three million people are displaced, a million and a half children under the age of five are severely malnourished, and at least 80 percent of the country’s population needs humanitarian aid.

American Conservative

Yemen halts wheat imports on brink of famine

Reuters

International trade implications post-Brexit

The British government won’t have time to negotiate all the necessary trade issues once it triggers Article 50, so many interim agreements will be needed to preserve UK trade.

Open Democracy

NGOs AND NPOs

Building boom underway in nonprofit sector

Some of the nation’s largest museums have been participating in a building boom since the end of the recession, raising millions in capital campaigns and in recent years putting those dollars to work in constructing new facilities. And, the building boom is not limited to museums and hospitals as is typical.

NonProfit Times

Foreign-backed NGOs defensive on China law

Foreign organizations including social and environmental advocacy groups fear they could inadvertently break broadly defined new rules that take effect in China next month, with some even shutting up shop to avoid such pitfalls.

Reuters

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

US aid to Africa projected to fall under Trump

Kenya and Tanzania are among African countries likely to face a drop in foreign aid as the new US administration cuts spending to create room for increased infrastructure expenditure, according to a new report.

allAfrica.com

Study: Foundations underfund social justice

A report by the National Center for Responsive Philanthropy says nonprofit foundations have shirked their responsibility to attend to the immediate needs of vulnerable populations. The study is based on an analysis of 11 years of Foundation Center grantmaking data.

NonProfit Quarterly

ENVIRONMENT

Stormier times for California’s water expected

The first winter storm of 2017 to drop welcome rain over the rivers, pumps, pipes and canals that move California’s water likely will open a new era of tension over how much water goes to fish or farms under a new U.S law.

Associated Press

Ethiopia opens massive hydroelectric dam

Ethiopia on Saturday officially opened the Gibe 3 hydroelectric dam, which is among the biggest in Africa, despite concerns by environmentalists about its impact downstream and upon neighboring countries.

Associated Press

Photo of the Day

Staten Islanders braved the cold and wind last weekend to stand up for human rights on International Human Rights Day. The demonstration was held at Borough Hall in St. George. (Photo by Thomas Altfather Good) Photo used under CC BY

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