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Child labor in Ghana — a form of modern slavery. (Photo by US Embassy in Ghana)

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UK accused of failing trafficked children

Lawyers and child protection groups warn Britain routinely returns trafficked children to Vietnam despite risk of further exploitation.

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Guardian

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Who buys a trafficked child for sex? Otherwise ordinary men.

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USA TODAY

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Anti-trafficking organization presents art exhibition to empower young survivors

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The Independent

Brazil sect members accused of enslavement

Brazilian police have arrested 13 members of a religious sect on suspicion of enslavement, human trafficking and money laundering. Sect leaders are accused of seizing the possessions of followers and making them work unpaid.

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BBC

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Modern slavery in Brazil: ‘I had to eat the dog’s food to survive’

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BBC

UN: Action needed to save 68M girls from mutilation

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that without accelerated action 68 million girls could be subjected to female genital mutilation by 2030.

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TIME

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Female genital mutilation continues as change comes slowly

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ABC News

Suffering in Syria at unprecedented levels

The scale of suffering across Syria has reached unprecedented levels, with access to aid blocked in three population centers, growing displacement, and 13 million people in need.

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Guardian

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Syrian refugees escape war, die from the cold

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CNN

Australian prisoners with disabilities abused

People with disabilities are at “serious risk” of being sexually and physically abused in Australian prisons, and are disproportionately held in solitary confinement, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.

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Al Jazeera

‘Higher-risk’ subjects are being tasered in US

Nearly a third of the U.S. population is at higher risk of death or injury from Taser shocks — the elderly, the pregnant, those with heart conditions and more.

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Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Fighting for justice in Papua New Guinea

In Papua New Guinea, community leader Joe Moses struggles to save the 3,000 inhabitants of the Paga Hill settlement before they are forcibly evicted from their homes.

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Al Jazeera

Chlorine gas use by Syria alarms US

The United States is “gravely alarmed” by reports the Syrian government has used chlorine gas in Idlib Province, the U.S. State Department said in a statement.

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Reuters

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Turkey detains hundreds for opposing Syrian offensive

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Reuters

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Political crisis in Maldives; SC judges arrested

Maldives police have arrested the country’s chief justice of the Supreme Court hours after the government declared a state of emergency. The crisis began when President Abdulla Yameen refused to comply with a court order to release political prisoners.

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BBC

Polish President signs Holocaust bill into law

Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed Poland’s controversial new Holocaust bill. The law would make it illegal to accuse the nation of complicity in crimes committed by Nazi Germany, including the Holocaust.

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CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

A triumphant first launch for Falcon Heavy

SpaceX’s 27-engine Falcon Heavy successfully blasted off from Florida with a cherry-red Tesla convertible in tow.

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The Atlantic

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Here’s what’s next for SpaceX after Falcon Heavy’s first flight

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The Verge

Mayan city with pyramids found under jungle

Researchers using a high-tech aerial mapping technique have found tens of thousands of previously undetected Mayan houses, buildings, defense works and pyramids in the dense jungle of Guatemala’s Peten region.

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CBC News

GLOBAL HEALTH

Olympics host S. Korea battles virus outbreak

Korean officials have confirmed additional cases of norovirus at the Pyeongchang Olympics, bringing the total of people infected to 86. The Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed an additional 54 cases after announcing 32 earlier in the week.

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USA TODAY

Healthcare cost of protecting religious rights

President Trump’s new effort to protect the rights of health workers who object to participating in abortions and other procedures will cost the health care system more than $300 million to set up, the government estimates.

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ABC News

Cancer ‘vaccine’ successful on mice

An incredible breakthrough in cancer research was announced last week by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine when a cancer “vaccine” successfully eliminated tumors in mice. Clinical trials for humans are underway.

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GOOD NEWS

Pastor eases onto icy pond to rescue dog

Jeff Mann just got home from work when his wife noticed something splashing around in the middle of the frozen pond in their backyard. Mann threw on his boots, grabbed a rope and started to make his way to the middle of the frozen pond.

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USA TODAY

Dentist gives veteran 60,000 implants for free

Larry “Smiley” Kleiman, a Vietnam veteran, was thanked for his service when dentist Michael Tischler performed $60,000 worth of dental work, giving him back his smile.

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NewsMax

NONPROFIT AND PHILANTHROPY

US colleges, universities raised $43.6B in 2017

Contributions to the nation’s colleges and universities reached a record $43.60 billion in 2017, a 3.7 percent year-over-year increase after inflation, the annual Voluntary Support of Education survey from the Council for Aid to Education finds.

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Philanthropy News Digest

How Bill Gates aims to clean up the planet

It’s a simple idea: strip CO2 from the air and use it to produce carbon-neutral fuel. But can it work on an industrial scale?

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Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

Groups oppose new USDA pork rules

Labor, public health, environment and animal protection organizations are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reject plans to change the way hogs are slaughtered and processed for meat.

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U.S. News & World Report

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USDA proposes significant cuts in pork processing regulation

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EcoWatch

Microplastic pollution harms land ecosystems

Tiny plastic particles also present a threat to creatures on land and may have damaging effects similar or even more problematic than in our oceans. The impact of microplastics in soils, sediments, and the freshwaters could have a long-term negative effect.

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ScienceDaily

ECONOMY

Here’s who’s getting a raise these days

The Labor Department reported the biggest hourly pay increase in eight years in the latest jobs report — an average increase of 2.9 percent for private sector employees.

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CNNMoney

Uber v. Google: Self-drive tech clash in court

A trial pitting two of the biggest players in self-drive technology against each other has begun in San Francisco. Ride-sharing firm Uber is being sued by Waymo, the self-driving company spun out of Google.

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Yu-na Kim of South Korea performs during the 2010 Winter Olympics figure skating exhibition gala at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver in February 2010. The opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Games will be held Friday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. (Photo by VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images)

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