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Women modeling jelly fish join in the protest in Brisbane, Australia against industrialization of the Great Barrier Reef. UNESCO is threatening to list the reef, already a World Heritage site, as endangered.  (Photo by Stephen Hass) Unesco criticises Australia’s dredging of Great Barrier Reef Unesco has heavily criticized an Australian federal government decision that would allow dredging of the Great Barrier Reef, and recommended that it should be placed on its “in danger” list unless the reef is protected. South China Morning Post Malaysia Airlines search was delayed more than four hours The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane was delayed more than four hours according to a preliminary report released by Malaysia. The report also urges the ICAO to examine ways of tracking commercial jets. ABC News Malaysia Airlines MH370 search ‘likely to take a year’ Telegraph.co.uk   ‘Many dead’ in Ukraine offensive Many pro-Russia rebels have been killed, injured and arrested in the Ukrainian government offensive in the eastern city of Sloviansk, acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has said. BBC Ukraine reinstates conscription as crisis deepens BBC Ukraine in crisis: Voices from a country in turmoil CNN More than 2,000 missing in massive Afghan landslide A landslide triggered by heavy rains buried a village in northeastern Afghanistan, leaving as many as 2,000 people missing, a top official said. The governor said rescue crews were working but didn’t have enough equipment. CBS News Reports: The South Korean ferry sank because it was dangerously overloaded The Sewol ferry was dangerously overweight when it sank, according to reports appearing in South Korean media. It was carrying three times more cargo than normal—some 3,600 tons despite a 987-ton limit. TIME   PHILANTHROPY AND AID Calif. tech companies aim to help charities start business ventures In Silicon Valley, a new crop of nonprofits focused on developing entrepreneurial business models to do good is shaking up old philanthropic ways of giving. The Chronicle of Philanthropy Charity database offers wedding bliss of a different kind Kendall Webb is the founder and executive director of JustGive.org, a San Francisco-based website where couples can register to have their guests donate to a charity instead of buying them unwanted appliances. PBS NewsHour HUMAN RIGHTS Elite US universities under investigation over sexual assault responses Harvard and many other elite American universities are being investigated by the U.S. government for allegedly failing to properly handle complaints of sexual assault on their campuses. Telegraph.co.uk Reducing sexual assaults on college campuses YouTube Nigerians demand government do more to bring home kidnapped girls Nigerians took to the streets to demand the government do more to rescue scores of girls abducted by militants more than two weeks ago. CNN DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE US job growth jumps, but shrinking labor force a blemish U.S. employers hired workers at the fastest clip in more than two years in April, pointing to a rebound in economic growth after a dreadful winter and keeping the Federal Reserve on track to end bond purchases this year. Reuters Census: US has fewer ‘near poor’ as many slip into true poverty The percentage of Americans living just above the poverty level has decreased since 1960s — a potential reflection of the surge in the number of people who have slipped below poverty levels since the recession. Al Jazeera POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE Northern Ireland tensions at boiling point over Gerry Adams arrest Mr Adams was arrested over allegations that he ordered the 1972 murder of Jean McConville, who was snatched from her home in front of her children by a secret IRA unit. Telegraph.co.uk The Disappeared: Sister of murdered Columba McVeigh talks to BBC BBC Philippine government warns no letup against “sextortion” syndicates The Philippine government warned criminal groups involved in “sextortion” activities that authorities will go after them, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. Bernama SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MERS makes 1st US appearance, in Indiana The first U.S. case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus has been reported in Indiana, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said. CNN Eco-friendly electric tricycle turns heads The ELF was purchased from Durham, N.C.-based Organic Transit. It can be powered by the electric battery, solar or the pedals or a combination of all three. USA TODAY   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Jessica Bennett): Leaning in at work, traditionalist at home: women who hide their success TIME Column (Nathan Schneider): What’s left of May Day? Al Jazeera Editorial: Finding Nigeria’s missing girls Christian Science Monitor   Site edited by: Jo Perdicchia, Akanksha Kaul, Daniel Acosta, Amy Marie Phillips and Tanya Flowers.   GOOD NEWS Teenager takes his great-grandmother to prom Austin Dennison of Rockford, Ohio, took his great-grandmother Delores, 89, to his senior prom — and video of the two dancing speaks volumes about their relationship. Yahoo! News Vatican to debate teachings on divorce, birth control, gay unions On Pope Francis‘ orders, the Vatican will convene an urgent meeting of senior clerics this fall to re-examine church teachings that touch the most intimate aspects of people’s lives. Hamilton Spectator NGOS AND NONPROFITS Calif. nonprofit teaches city dwellers how to be backyard beekeepers Rob McFarland and his wife contributed $50,000 of their own money to start HoneyLove, a nonprofit that teaches urbanites how to host bees in backyard hives so that bees are rescued and not exterminated. The Chronicle of Philanthropy Nonprofit expands women’s career readiness programs A Buffalo nonprofit is providing training centers for displaced women. The new services expand an existing program that includes a women’s professional clothes closet and mentoring programs. Business First ENVIRONMENT Your garbage is polluting even the deep, remote reaches of the Ocean Underwater surveys conducted at dozens of sites in the northeast Atlantic, Arctic oceans and the Mediterranean Sea found fishing gear, plastic, metal, glass and other garbage in shallow and deep waters. Smithsonian Magazine Trash in the deep sea: Bringing a hidden problem to light YouTube Barack Obama’s emissions plan comes under new line of attack The central pillar of Barack Obama’s climate change agenda has come under a new line of co-ordinated attack from influential lobbying networks involving Republican politicians and big business. Guardian   Photo of the Day A peacock displays his feathers in a bid for a mate and a photo opportunity.  (Photo by Susanne Nilsson)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. 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