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President Lyndon Johnson shakes hands with the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., after handing him one of the pens used in signing the Civil Rights Act of July 2, 1964 at the White House in Washington. (Photo by Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division) Photo used under CC BY

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Explosive report on MLK included in JFK files

The FBI prepared a secret 20-page analysis of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. containing explosive allegations about King’s political ties and sexual activity, just a month before he was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

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Files allege King had love child

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New York Daily News

Desperate Brazilians take to squatting

Hundreds of housing occupations have sprung up in recent years, on the edges of Sao Paulo and across Brazil, as a result of the country’s current economic crisis. Squatters are occupying the land to pressure the government to build more low-income housing.

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Al Jazeera

Lebanon PM resigns, cites threats to his life

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri announced his resignation, taking the Lebanese people, especially the politicians, by surprise. Al-Hariri accused Iran and Hezbollah of dominating Lebanon, adding that he feared assassination.

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Hariri resignation a plot to stoke tension, Iran says

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BBC

Saudi purge gives all power to crown prince

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman removed one of the royal family’s most prominent princes from his ministerial role and arrested other royals in a purge that clears any remaining obstacles to his son’s potential ascension to the throne.

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Bloomberg

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Missile intercepted near Riyadh

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BBC

Iran parades missile to mark embassy takeover

Iran commemorated the 38th anniversary of the US Embassy takeover with a potent display of a missile as thousands of demonstrators gathered in Tehran to mark the event that triggered the hostage crisis and sparked the decades-old rift in US-Iranian relations.

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On anniversary of hostage drama, former us Embassy in Iran is a $3 tourist attraction

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Huffington Post

HUMAN RIGHTS

Archbishop: We need unshackled journalists

In his homily during the funeral Mass for slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, Archbishop Charles Scicluna said Malta needs unshackled journalists who are free, intelligent, inquisitive, honest, serene, safe and protected.

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The Independent

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Funeral held for slain Malta journalist

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Al Jazeera

UNICEF: 300M toddlers globally are abused

A new UNICEF report on violence against children says, among other statistics, that approximately 300 million children around the world between the ages of 2 and 4 are subject to physical punishment or verbal abuse from their parents or caregivers.

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NPR

Chad’s ‘snake children’ learn tradecraft

Children with disabilities are often neglected and killed across central Africa. Chad’s only school for children with learning disabilities, the CESER Center, teaches essential skills to students that they use to earn money, often as tailors, carpenters and on construction sites.

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Reuters

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Catalan leader seeks unity on independence

The ousted Catalan leader, Carles Puigdemont, has called for separatist parties across the political spectrum in Catalonia to form a united front in December’s regional elections, effectively turning the polls into a de facto referendum on his drive for independence.

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Guardian

Trump plans to see Putin in Asia amid scrutiny

President Donald Trump says he expects to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his trip to Asia, as questions over ties between his campaign and the Russian government continue to intensify.

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Bloomberg

Most Australians vote on same-sex marriage

In a strong showing, more than three quarters of eligible Australian voters have cast ballots in the nation’s debate over same-sex marriage. The nationwide survey gauges support for legal reform. The survey is run by the postal service through Nov. 7, and participation is voluntary.

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U.S. News & World Report

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More than three quarters of Australians have voted in same-sex marriage survey: ABS

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Sydney Morning Herald

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One in four people globally say those in same-sex relationships ‘should be charged as criminals’

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Guardian

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

New great ape species identified in Indonesia

Scientists who have been puzzling for years over the genetic “peculiarity” of a tiny population of orangutans in Sumatra have finally concluded that they are a new species to science.

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BBC

AI may ‘replace humans,’ Hawking warns

World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking fears that “someone will design AI that improves and replicates itself.” He has said that humans need to find a way to identify potential threats quickly, before they have a chance to escalate and endanger civilization.

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The Independent

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Scientists find hidden space in Great Pyramid of Giza

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GLOBAL HEALTH

Pneumonia takes deadly toll on Kenyan children

Pneumonia kills two children under five every minute, or almost 1 million a year worldwide, according to research published by Save the Children. In Kenya, one of the hardest-hit countries, it claimed the lives of 22,473 people in 2015, almost all under the age of two.

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Guardian

Strike shows weakness of Kenya health system

Nurses in Kenya’s public hospitals have been on strike since June, paralyzing health care services countrywide. The collective bargaining agreement that had been struck is not being honored because of its cost.

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Cholera cases drop; MSF closes Yemen clinics

Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières is closing most of its cholera treatment centers in Yemen, saying the outbreak there has peaked. More than 884,000 people are reported to have contracted the disease since April, and another 2,184 have died.

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GOOD NEWS

Father, daughter reunited after 1994 genocide

A 70-year-old father has been reunited with his daughter, 23 years after she was taken from Rwanda to Italy for adoption during the genocide, having been mistaken for an orphan.

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Guardian

Hairstylist gives free haircuts to homeless

A Montgomery County hairstylist is giving a helping hand to the homeless one haircut, shave and warm conversation at a time. Laura Faehner Reed has been putting her skills to good use for those in need by helping the homeless look and feel a little better.

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Fox 5 DC

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Giving could be affected by tax measure

Charity fundraisers could face new challenges persuading Americans to give under the tax measure unveiled by House Republicans, with some experts forecasting a $14 billion decline in giving.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Entity awarded $13.9M for drug cost evaluation

The Laura and John Arnold Foundation has announced a $13.9 million grant to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, in support of efforts to improve the way prescription drugs are evaluated and priced.

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Philanthropy News Digest

ENVIRONMENT

2,100 cities have unsafe pollution levels

More than 2,100 cities globally exceed recommended levels of atmospheric particulate matter — particles emitted when fuels, such as coal or diesel, are burned and are small enough to get into the lungs — says a report published Monday in the medical journal The Lancet.

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CNN

Earth’s ozone hole is smallest since 1988

The ozone hole over Antarctica shrank to its smallest peak since 1988, NASA said. The huge hole in Earth’s protective ozone layer reached its maximum this year in September, which NASA said was 7.6 million square miles wide. The hole size shrinks after mid-September.

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Associated Press

BUSINESS AND TRADE

US hiring bounced back in October

U.S. businesses added some 261,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent. October’s burst of hiring mostly reflects a rebound from the hurricanes that temporarily depressed job gains in September.

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CBS News

Trump’s tax plan: The major changes

The House Ways and Means Committee released the major talking points of its long-awaited tax plan on Thursday, called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which adds in a fourth tax bracket on high-income earners and leaves retirement plans largely untouched.

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What’s in the House tax bill for people

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CNNMoney

UK hikes interest rates for first time in 10 years

The Bank of England hiked its key rate from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent, the first increase since 2007. Britain‘s economy has struggled to move out of first gear following the Brexit referendum in June 2016.

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A street vendor smiles for a photographer in Bacolod City, Philippines. Shot Nov. 1, 2017. (Photo by Brian Evans) Photo used under CC BY

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