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Miriam,a Syrian refugee who has been in Lebanon for six months, has been displaced and out of school for over a year. Syrian children are in danger of becoming a lost generation. (Photo by Russel Watkins/DFID)

Beyond Ebola: Why rural development matters

Ebola‘s impact on health distracts from another looming danger - hunger, says Kanayo Nwanze, the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s President, as the One World Forum for the Future unfolded in Berlin.

Deutsche Welle

Administration warns employers not to dump sick workers from plans

As employers try to minimize expenses under the health law, the Obama administration has warned them against paying high-cost workers to leave the company medical plan and buy coverage elsewhere.

NPR

12.2 million Syrians need humanitarian help

The U.N. humanitarian chief says 12.2 million Syrians need assistance because of increasing violence and deteriorating conditions in the country, up from 10.8 million in July.

ABC News

UN pushes for targeted Syrian cease-fires in hopes of delivering aid

Christian Science Monitor

Pope Francis slams ‘elderly and haggard’ EU in speech to Parliament

A little over a quarter of a century after Pope John Paul II hailed the European Union as a “beacon of civilization”, Pope Francis, addressing the European Parliament, made it clear that he could not think more differently.

Newsweek

Ferguson grand jury decides not to indict Darren Wilson in death of Michael Brown

After a tense wait, the St. Louis County prosecutor announced that a grand jury of nine whites and three blacks will not indict Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown in August.

Christian Science Monitor

17 steps that civil rights groups say can be taken to stop abusive policing

AlterNet

Outrage across US over Ferguson ruling

Al Jazeera

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Attorney General questions company’s solicitation of noncash gifts for charities

A for-profit thrift store chain that works with charities to collect used items for resale regularly fails to disclose to donors how much of their gift goes to charitable causes and how much of it is retained as profit.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Checkout charity: Get ready for the cash register ambush

Consumers are getting used to the increasing prevalence of checkout charity. An analysis of more than 60 of the most prominent fundraising campaigns found that they brought in $358 million in 2012.

Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

ISIS offers reward for foreign spies

Leaders of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have been increasingly targeted by U.S.-led airstrikes in both countries recently, and it appears the terror group’s management believes foreign spies are to blame.

CBS News

US businessman trapped in Mongolia files UN human rights claim

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has registered a claim against Mongolia by a businessman prevented from leaving the country due to allegations of tax evasion.

Bloomberg

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Gutiérrez warns of GOP ‘fear campaign’ against illegal immigrants  

Democratic lawmakers are warning that the GOP intends to mount a “fear campaign" directed at illegal immigrants who are in line to benefit from Obama’s executive action protecting millions of them from deportation.

The Hill

Israel ponders bad options to ease Jerusalem tension

As Jerusalem has been infected by the rising Islamist fervor of the region, Israel faces a short menu of options for lowering tensions in its capital. Worse: None of the items on that menu are very palatable.

Newsweek

UK archbishop ‘shocked’ by effects of Israel war on Gaza

Press TV

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

China dismisses US call to halt island construction project in South China Sea

China says its construction of an island on top of a reef in the contested Spratly Islands is ‘completely justifiable.’ It appears the expanded island could accommodate an airfield.

Christian Science Monitor

Oil price slide and sanctions ‘cost Russia $140bn’

The falling oil price is costing Russia up to $100bn a year, while Western sanctions have hit the country by $40bn, its finance minister has said.

BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Brain’s dementia weak spot identified

The brain has a weak spot for Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia, according to UK scientists who have pinpointed the region using scans.

BBC

Sun’s shifting magnetic field may predict lightning strikes

The sun may be partly responsible for lightning strikes on Earth, and scientists think fluctuations in the sun’s magnetic field could be used to predict lightning storms weeks in advance.

LiveScience

Columns And Op-Ed

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Ferguson message: Justice system unfair to minorities

CNN

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Groups sue US government to stop coal industry’s pillage of public lands

CommonDreams.org

Editorial:

On Iran talks, extension beats confrontation

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

Good Samaritan Fund partners with foundation

The Good Samaritan Fund, established by the Talbot Association of Clergy and Laity, is currently operating as a component fund of the Mid-Shore Community Foundation.

The Star Democrat

Queen Mary University of London pioneers Google Glass in surgery lessons

Queen Mary University of London has become the first university in the UK to teach its medical students using Google Glass.

Positive News

NONPROFITS & NGOS

CFRE and EFA in fundraising credential deal

CFRE International and the European Fundraising Association announced a partnership that will extend fundraising best practices in Europe with collaboration of the partners’ education and certification programs.

NonProfit Times

St. Joseph’s halts fundraising scheme but admits no wrongdoing

St. Joseph’s Indian School, a school working with troubled students and families of Native American descent, has accumulated more than $100 million from 2013 to 2014 in contributions through direct mailings.

NonProfit Quarterly

ENVIRONMENT

World Bank warns effects of warming climate unavoidable

As the planet continues to warm, heat-waves and other extreme weather events that today occur once in hundreds of years, if ever, will become the “new climate normal,” creating a world of increased risks and instability.

Environmental News Network

World Bank’s consultations a big failure

Huffington Post

Urban farming boosts global food production

Urban farming is much more important to food production than previously thought. Satellite imagery found that an area the size of the European Union is being cultivated in and around the world’s cities.

America Fruit

Calorie counts on restaurant chain menus set to go nation-wide

Scientific American

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Mother and chick penguin stand together although the chick nears time for a nap. He huddles against mom and slides down each time catching himself. Soon, he will slide down in slumber. (Photo by Rob Stimpson)

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