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Advocates of the DREAM Act rally in May 2011 in Austin, Texas, during a visit by then-President Barack Obama. While Congress has yet to pass the bill, which would provide a path to citizenship for young adults brought to the U.S. in childhood, Obama chose not to deport aliens who met the terms of the proposed act. Those protections appear to be ending under the Trump administration. (Photo by Todd Dwyer) Photo used under CC BY

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Federal courts apt to kill DREAMer protections

President Barack Obama’s program that has protected 800,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation is likely to be struck down soon by federal courts, the Trump administration and even defenders of the program predict.

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DHS chief won’t commit to defending DACA

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Politico

Pope ally likens Trump White House, Islamism

Two close associates of Pope Francis have accused the chief White House strategist of espousing an “apocalyptic geopolitics” whose roots are “not too far apart” from that of Islamist extremism.

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Guardian

Trump Jr. meeting included Russian ex-spy

When Donald Trump Jr. met with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya to gather dirt on Hillary Clinton, there was at least one more Russian in the room, a lobbyist and former spy named Rinat Akhmetshin.

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Merkley: Trump Jr. Russia meeting ‘absolutely’ the smoking gun

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Putin redefines what it means to be Russian

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PBS NewsHour

Tobacco firms tighten hold on Washington

Tobacco companies have moved swiftly to strengthen their grip on Washington politics, ramping up lobbying efforts and securing significant regulatory wins in the first six months of the Trump era.

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Guardian

Globalization: Rise, fall of a compelling idea

The future of economic globalization, particularly the long-advanced project of increasing free trade in goods across borders, has been shaken by a series of political earthquakes, including the UK’s Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump.

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Guardian

Traumatized civilians escape Syria’s Raqqa

The UN reports that scores of civilians are fleeing Syria’s Raqqa traumatized, with families torn apart and conditions worsening as the battle to oust ISIS intensifies.

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Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Hong Kong expels pro-democracy lawmakers

Hong Kong’s high court has ruled in favor of expelling four opposition lawmakers from the city’s legislature in a case that critics say calls the territory’s independence into question.

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NPR

China’s leading activist and dissident dies

Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, China’s most prominent human rights and democracy advocate, has died at 61 of terminal liver cancer. The Nobel Committee holds the Chinese government responsible for his premature death.

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BBC

Alleged petty criminal killings in Rwanda

Human Rights Watch has accused the Rwandan government of committing “at least 37” extrajudicial killings of petty criminals to “spread fear” and deter government resistance.

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WORLD NEWS

US-Somali forces kill al-Shabab extremists

United States and Somali military forces raided a rebel-held village in southern Somalia and killed several fighters from the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab, Africa’s deadliest Islamic extremists.

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ABC News

U.S. may sanction China firms over N. Korea

Frustrated that China has not done more to rein in North Korea, the Trump administration could impose new sanctions on small Chinese banks and other firms doing business with Pyongyang within weeks, two senior U.S. officials said.

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New York Daily News

Questions remain 1 year after Nice terror attack

On its national holiday, France remembers the victims of the Nice attack. On July 14, 2016, a terrorist drove a truck into crowds celebrating Bastille Day. The survivors are still suffering.

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GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Turkey’s crackdown after failed coup

A year after the attempted overthrow of President Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s courts are still severely under-resourced and a sign of the weakening pillar of constitutional authority.

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Reuters

Judge eases restrictions in Trump travel ban

In a legal blow to President Trump‘s immigration crackdown, a Hawaii judge has condemned the government’s definition of a close relative as “unduly restrictive” and expanded the definition in favor of refugees and travelers.

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BBC

Latest GOP health bill keeps taxes on wealthy

Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate have rolled out a new version of their health care bill that will keep a pair of taxes on the rich to help keep health insurance costs down, as they try to save their bid to repeal and replace Obamacare.

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The Independent

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Five takeaways from the GOP’s health care reboot

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The Hill

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Surging heat may limit aircraft takeoffs

Rising temperatures due to global warming will make it harder for many aircraft around the world to take off in coming decades.

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ScienceDaily

Eco-friendly artificial spider silk

Researchers say they have developed a technique for generating super-strong, artificial spider silk using environmentally friendly manufacturing processes.

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LiveScience

GLOBAL HEALTH

Vaccines protect fetuses from Zika infection

A new study in mice shows that females vaccinated before pregnancy and infected with Zika virus while pregnant bear pups who show no trace of the virus.

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ScienceDaily

Cancer drug heading for FDA approval

A new gene therapy drug, the first in its class, was recommended for approval to the US Food and Drug Administration by an advisory committee. If approved by the FDA, the drug will be a new avenue for some leukemia patients whose first-line drugs have failed.

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CNN

Earlobe crease associated with stroke risk

Health experts often say that your body offers telltale signs that something is wrong, such as changes in your skin and nails indicating serious internal illnesses. Even your earlobes could be sending you a crucial message about your cardiovascular health.

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GOOD NEWS

Strangers form chain to save family from rip

Nearly 80 strangers jumped into action and formed a human chain stretching 100 yards at Panama City Beach, Florida to save a family caught in a dangerous rip current.

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TODAY

Moroccan youth find hope in cooking

A retired French chef is working to solve Morocco’s youth unemployment crisis one clove of garlic and ripe tomato at a time.

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Associated Press

Afghan girls robotics team allowed in US

After twice being denied visas, a team of Afghan girls has been permitted to travel to the U.S. for a robotics competition. The girls’ team managers says that “It’s an important step for Afghan women.”

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NPR

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Trauma centers get millions to fight malware

In the wake of the assault on NHS IT systems, Jeremy Hunt has pledged additional funding to try to end future malware attacks disrupting operations in key medical centers.

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Guardian

LGBTQ nonprofit staff of color face barriers

Nonprofit staff of color who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer face multiple challenges to career advancement based on their race, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity and are twice as likely to cite race as a barrier than sexual orientation.

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Philanthropy News Digest

San Francisco Foundation awards $11.5M

The San Francisco Foundation has announced grants totaling $11.5 million in support of efforts to advance racial and economic equity in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Philanthropy News Digest

ENVIRONMENT

NASA captures birth of massive iceberg

NASA satellites captured images of the dramatic and long-awaited birth of one of the largest icebergs ever recorded, which recently broke off an Antarctic ice shelf. Scientists watch for signs of instability.

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LiveScience

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Antarctica iceberg: What happens now?

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USA TODAY

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Cutting cow farts to combat climate change

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BBC

India courts ban polluting the Ganges

India’s top environment court has banned waste dumping near a heavily polluted stretch of the Ganges river, a holy place for Hindus who come to worship it as “Mother Ganges.”

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India sets new rules to protect Ganges

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ABC News

India floods kill 40 and endanger rare rhinos

Floods in northeast India that have killed at least 40 people and displaced nearly 1.5 million have also inundated a national park that is home to the world’s largest concentration of endangered rhinoceros species.

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Reuters

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Indian monsoon threatens rhinos

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AccuWeather

BUSINESS

‘Stupid’ political dysfunction imperils nation

Jamie Dimon, the outspoken CEO of JPMorgan Chase, unleashed a tirade against the “stupid” political dysfunction in Washington, D.C., in his earnings call, prompting strong reactions and his name to trend on Twitter.

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USA TODAY

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JPMorgan Chase CEO rails against DC gridlock

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Fox Business

Airbnb host fined $5,000 for refusing Asian

A former Airbnb host who canceled a guest’s reservation by texting her saying, “One word says it all. Asian,” has been fined $5,000 in damages and ordered to do volunteer work.

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Fortune

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