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Isolated North Korea, which has a population of about 25 million, has faced significant food shortages for years. (Photo by Feed My Starving Children) Photo used under CC BY

Inside N. Korea, world’s most secretive country

While global headlines are dominated by Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un threatening mutual destruction, daily life in North Korea is continuing almost as normal.

BBC

Confused by Trump, N. Korea contacts ex-US officials

CNN

‘No good news in Puerto Rico,’ says mayor

The category 5 hurricane, the most powerful to hit Puerto Rico in at least 90 years, has claimed 16 lives on the island and left millions lacking medicine, food, cellular communications, shelter, and clean water.

BBC

Trump Administration won’t promise to fix puerto Rico’s infrastructure

NBCNews.com

GOP plan would raise taxes on middle class

By 2027, almost 30 percent of individuals with incomes between $50,000 and $150,000 would see their taxes rise under the elements of a Republican framework for tax legislation released this week, according to a study by the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center.

Bloomberg

Trump’s Pants on Fire claim about the estate tax, small businesses and farms

PolitiFact

US doesn’t recognize Kurd independence vote

The U.S. does not recognize the independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan and urges an end to “threats of reciprocal actions,” U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said.

Reuters

Catalan leaders push ahead on referendum

Leaders in Catalonia say they are determined to go ahead with a vote on independence that Madrid calls illegal and which has thrust Spain into its most dramatic political crisis in decades.

Al Jazeera

Catalan tractorcade supports independence

YouTube

23 Rohingya refugees killed in capsizing

At least 23 Rohingya refugees died when the boat they were fleeing in capsized in the Bay of Bengal, the UN’s migration agency announced.

CNN

HUMAN RIGHTS

Rohingya Muslims fear the UN failed them

The UN leadership in Myanmar tried to stop the Rohingya rights issue being raised with the government, sources say. One former UN official said the head of the UN in Myanmar tried to prevent human rights advocates from visiting sensitive Rohingya areas.

BBC

Saudi Arabian women still can’t do these things

The announcement that Saudi Arabia will finally allow women to drive has been hailed a watershed moment for gender equality, but the kingdom still has many laws in place that restrict the rights of women, activists say.

ABC News

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Price leaves Cabinet amid private jet probe

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigned Friday in the face of multiple investigations into his use of private charter and military jets to travel around the country at taxpayer expense.

NPR

Price spent $500K on military flights to Europe, Asia

Politico

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SpaceX wants to build massive rockets

SpaceX is on a roll. They’ve stuck the landing of their booster rockets 16 times in a row with Falcon 9, and space enthusiasts are still eagerly awaiting the launch of the far larger Falcon Heavy. But Musk has headed back to the drawing board for his latest idea.

Wired

Musk lays out SpaceX plans for Mars mission

YouTube

Old data yields surprise near Martian equator

Scientists taking a new look at older data from NASA‘s longest-operating Mars orbiter have discovered evidence of significant hydration near the Martian equator -- a mysterious signature in a region of the Red Planet where planetary scientists figure ice shouldn’t exist.

ScienceDaily

GLOBAL HEALTH

Inability to smell peppermint linked to dementia

A team of researchers from the University of Chicago say their research may provide a simple and affordable test that detects dementia risk. In a large sample of nearly 3,000 adults ages 57 to 85 years old, researchers looked at whether a decline in our sense of smell could determine dementia diagnosis.

Newsweek

Chronic conditions rising in sub-Saharan Africa

With diabetes and other chronic diseases skyrocketing in sub-Saharan Africa, countries there may soon face the double whammy of battling infectious and noncommunicable diseases at once, says the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission in a recent report.

Global Health NOW

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Jeff Zillgitt):

Why Adam Silver and NBA shouldn’t fine players if they kneel for national anthem

USA TODAY

Column (Victor Davis Hanson):

The need for missile defense

Hoover Institution

Column (Ernest J. Moniz and Sam Nunn):

The road to diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula

CNN

Column (John Daniel Davidson):

NFL protests and Texas Democrats’ airy visions uncover the delusions of identity politics

Federalist

Column (Julian E. Zelizer):

How America’s vision of progressive tax reform died

The Atlantic

Column (Steve Kornacki):

Next Republican uprising is underway

NBC News

Column (Niall Stanage):

Five takeaways from the Alabama runoff

The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

‘Cat in the Hat’ throws parties for kids in need

After mother of three Meg Yunn won a $2,500 contest to help people do good in their communities, she quit her job and started a non-profit to throw birthday parties for children in need.

NBCNews.com

Hero groom saves drowning boy

When Clayton Cook jumped off a park bridge and into the water while posing for wedding photos, his bride, Brittany, thought he was playing a prank on her. Seconds later, she realized it wasn’t a prank at all.

CBS News

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

March of Dimes grappling in 80th year

Ask anyone older than age 70 why former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s image adorns the dime and you’ll probably get a correct answer promptly. If your audience is younger than 40, maybe not.

NonProfit Times

PSAT scores increased across racial groups

The first two years of PSAT-related results show an improvement in student performance across nearly all racial and ethnic groups and grade levels, a report from the College Board finds.

Philanthropy News Digest

ENVIRONMENT

Tsunami drives species ‘army’ across Pacific

Mussels, starfish and dozens of other creatures great and small travelled across the waters, often on pieces of plastic debris. Researchers were surprised that so many survived the long crossing, with new species still washing up.

BBC

The hidden toll of floods

NPR

Bolivia’s untouchable Amazon lands at risk

Locals blame coca interests for the state’s broken promise on protecting Tipnis national park, biodiversity hotspot and home to thousands of indigenous people

Guardian

BUSINESS AND TRADE

Ethical trading an alternative to Fairtrade

When Sainsburys dropped the Fairtrade standard for its own-brand teas in June, it signaled the beginning of a difficult summer for the ethical accreditation scheme. But the thirst for ethical, traceable products remains.

Positive News

Trump consults on Fed chair appointment

President Donald Trump has so far talked with Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn, Fed board governor Jerome Powell and former governor Kevin Warsh as he considers who to nominate to head the U.S. central bank, three people familiar with the discussions said.

Bloomberg

Photo of the Day

Shot Friday during a reconnaissance flight over Puerto Rico. The adjutant general of Puerto Rico, Brig. Gen. Isabelo Rivera, and State Command Sgt. Maj. Juvencio Méndez took the flight along with Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Nevare and Jennifer González, the the resident commissioner of Puerto Rico in Washington. (Photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture) Photo used under CC BY

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