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Students at Howard University, hands raised in soldarity with, and in silent protest to, the shooting of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.  (Photo by Debra Sweet) Fresh clashes in Ferguson as national guard arrives Protesters clashed yet again with police in Ferguson, Mo., the St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was shot by police. NPR Chaos erupts on the streets of Ferguson after autopsy shows teenager was shot six times The Independent St. Louis: A city divided Al Jazeera Ferguson protests The Atlantic Chances of eruption increasing at Iceland volcano Intense rumbling under Iceland‘s Bardarbunga volcano has prompted the country’s Met Office to raise the eruption risk level to orange. Discovery News   ISIS militants to ‘marry’ captured Yazidi women More than 1,000 captured women were divided into groups, with younger ones apparently intended as brides if they converted to Islam. The Independent ISIS: A portrait of the menace that is sweeping my homeland Guardian ‘It is time to take up arms’: Yazidi volunteers fight back against Islamic State Telegraph.co.uk Who’ll pick SC peaches? Immigration policy gridlock stymies farm labor States such as South Carolina are facing a skimpy agriculture labor market and cumbersome immigrant worker programs that go unfixed amid partisan gridlock on Capitol Hill. The State Blog: The immigration crisis: byproduct of the failed drug war Huffington Post Millennials aren’t worried about their finances — maybe they should be Which age group feels the most financially secure? Hint: It’s the generation saddled with massive student loans, facing an extremely difficult job market, and known for living at home well into adulthood. Market Watch   PHILANTHROPY AND AID Chris Pratt’s ice bucket challenge video may be the best yet Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt added himself to a long line of celebrities who have participated in the stunt that raises money and awareness for ALS by getting people to dump buckets over their heads. Time What’s the real impact of the viral Ice Bucket Challenge? USA TODAY Turkey urges int’l solution to Syrian refugees Turkey has called on the international community and developed countries to contribute to solving the crisis of the Syrian refugees on its land. CCTV HUMAN RIGHTS Schools find justice panels more effective than suspending students Kemi Karim, a 10th-grader at Lyons Community School in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, was asked to step out of class by a school administrator. AlterNet Moms group wants Kroger to ban guns in stores The Moms group that got Target, Chili’s and Chipotle to take a stance against guns called on Kroger to do the same. CNN POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE Donetsk separatists introduce death penalty for treason The Donetsk People’s Republic, or DNR, said it would bring in military tribunals with the right to pass the death sentence for offenses including treason, espionage, attempts on the lives of the leadership and sabotage. Moscow Times Feeling lucky? Los Angeles mulls lottery system in local elections Los Angeles city leaders are considering a lottery system to reward citizens for casting a ballot in local elections, in a measure to combat low voter turnout. Yahoo! News DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE New Woodlawn development plan draws old opponents When Jason Hoover, 28, was a Brandywine High School student running on riverfront land owned by Woodlawn Trustees Inc., he was struck that such a vast undeveloped tract was so close to the city. Delaware Online Bitcoin shakes up remittances as poorer people offered digital deals Firms capitalize on soaring mobile phone use to offer cheaper, quicker cash transfers, but some are wary of the digital currency. Guardian SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Latest camouflage material inspired by cuttlefish Many octopus and cuttlefish have the remarkable ability to change the hue of their skin to better reflect their surroundings. Nature World News Designing an upside-down, hurricane-proof hospital for New Orleans The plan quite literally overturns the conventional organization of hospitals, moving the emergency room and essential utilities above the 20-foot flood line and filling lower levels with less mission-critical features. BusinessWeek In New Orleans, an HIV catastrophe whipped up by prejudice and poverty Aeon   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Clive Crook): Britain’s role in Europe is to be a pain Bloomberg Editorial: Human factor speeds up glacial melting AlterNet Column (Stephen T. Fomba): An Ebola remedy even better than serum? Shoes Star Tribune   Site edited by: Dipthi Battapadi and Julia Prilepina.   GOOD NEWS Good Neighbor Mission keeps roof over families’ heads The Good Neighbor Mission, a Gallatin-based nonprofit that helps homeless working families get back on their feet financially, will be holding its second annual gala very soon. The Tennessean Young Indians and Pakistanis rewrite their shared history The History Project looks at many major issues, as well as six key personalities, and provides side-by-side descriptions of how the issues and individuals are portrayed in both countries. NPR NONPROFITS & NGOS Let’s not overreact to report about nonprofits owing payroll tax debt A report showed approximately 64,000 or 3.8 percent of all tax-exempt organizations owed at least $875 million in unpaid taxes to the federal government. Nonprofit Quarterly Making a case for NGO partnerships Across the African continent, more than one million non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are hard at work where local governments are unable or unwilling to provide social welfare services. Huffington Post ENVIRONMENT Crocheting artist in hot water, accused of damaging environment near Cancun A Polish artist famed for slipping crocheted covers around unlikely objects has gotten into hot water in Mexico for slipping her brightly colored work around underwater sculptures near Cancun. FOX News 100,000 elephants killed by poachers in just three years, landmark analysis finds Ivory-seeking poachers have killed 100,000 African elephants in just three years, according to a study that provides the first reliable continent-wide estimates of illegal kills. National Geographic Elephant poaching deaths reach tipping point in Africa BBC Elephant slaughter, African slavery and America’s pianos NPR   Photo of the Day Long exposure photograph of our distant yet nearest galaxy, Andromeda. Several million years from now Andromeda will collide with our own Milky Way galaxy.  (Photo by David DeHetre)	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. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. 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