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Syrian Sunni rebels are battling Syrian Kurds, known as the YPG, for control of Azaz. (Photo by Christiaan Triebert) Photo used under CC BY

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Syria: How a strip of land could change everything

Azaz is the scene of seismic changes to the war in Syria, which could decide the most complex and unresolved question of the conflict: Who will fight for Syria’s Sunni Arabs?

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CNN

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At least 22 killed in strikes against 2 hospitals

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CNN

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US, Russia both deny bombing Syrian clinic

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CBS News

Ugandan rival warns against vote rigging

Uganda’s main opposition presidential contender vowed to keep challenging Yoweri Museveni’s government if there are signs of vote-rigging in the East African nation’s elections this week.

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Bloomberg

Iran stymies plan to rein in oil supply, bolster prices

Top oil exporters Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed to freeze output levels but said the deal was contingent on other producers joining in - a big sticking point with Iran absent from the talks and determined to raise production.

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Reuters

Federal Reserve newcomer, in first speech, calls for reining in banks, guarding taxpayers

The US Federal Reserve’s newest policymaker is calling on lawmakers to take radical action to rein in banks and protect taxpayers.

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Reuters

3D ‘bioprinter’ makes bone, muscle, cartilage

A new method of 3-D printing can produce human-sized bone, muscle, and cartilage templates that survive when implanted into animals, researchers report.

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FOX News

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How researchers are using 3D bioprinting to make a human heart

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Body found on US cargo plane in Zimbabwe

A cargo plane carrying millions of South African rand has been grounded at Zimbabwe’s international airport after ground staff spotted blood dripping from it and discovered a man’s body.

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IN-DEPTH

Pope decries historical treatment of indigenous population in Mexico

Standing on the land that Mexico’s native peoples have called home, Pope Francis decried their treatment throughout history -- saying they had been “misunderstood and excluded” from society and treated as inferior.

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National Catholic Reporter

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The dark side of Mexico the pope didn’t see

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USA TODAY

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Saunas, aquariums and bar found at Mexico prison

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Yahoo! News

How Scalia’s death will affect Supreme Court

The unexpected death of conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia this weekend has wide-ranging implications and raises numerous complicated questions. So what happens now?

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ABC News

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Deep bench of potential nominees to succeed Scalia

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TERROR

ISIS used mustard agent in Iraq attack

Sources at the global chemical watchdog say sulphur mustard was used last year in an attack on Kurdish forces in Iraq blamed on Islamic State (IS) militants.

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BBC

Israeli forces kill five Palestinian ‘attackers’

Israeli forces shot and killed five Palestinians, three of them teenagers, in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Sunday, saying that they had all launched attempted attacks against authorities.

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Newsweek

HUMAN RIGHTS

Russian airstrikes destroy Doctors Without Borders-backed hospital in Syria, activists say

Russian warplanes are being blamed for carrying out what is being called a “deliberate attack” on two makeshift hospitals and a school in northern Syria Monday that killed nearly 50 people, according to the United Nations.

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FOX News

Kenya faulted for ignoring rape survivors

The Kenyan government has failed to provide basic assistance and redress for hundreds of women and girls raped during Kenya’s 2007-2008 post-election violence, Human Rights Watch reports.

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Human Rights Watch

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Obama welcomes Southeast Asian leaders

Obama and the leaders of Southeast Asian nations are gathering in California for two days of talks on economic and security issues and on forging deeper ties amid China’s assertive presence in the region.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Things to know about the ASEAN summit

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U.S. News & World Report

Republicans stand down on Clinton servers

House Republicans have avoided formal Benghazi-style inquiries into allegations that classified information was mishandled on Clinton’s personal machine.

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The Hill

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Feds approve first US factory in Cuba

The Obama administration approved the first US factory to be built and operated in Cuba in more than 50 years, in the latest sign of the rapidly changing relationship between the United States and the communist nation.

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USA TODAY

China’s bad loans rise to highest in a decade

Soured loans at Chinese commercial banks rose to the highest level since June 2006 as the nation’s economic expansion slowed to the weakest pace in a quarter century.

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Forbes

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Why gravitational wave discovery is so heavy

People around the world cheered when scientists announced the first direct detection of gravitational waves — ripples in the fabric of space-time whose existence was first proposed by Albert Einstein, in 1916.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Ripples arrived six years late for gravitational wager

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BBC

Aiming to make self-driving cars feel human

One car manufacturer is hoping to develop new technologies that could help autonomous cars drive less like robots and more like humans.

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LiveScience

Columns And Op-Ed

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Europe organizes, rationalizes, and industrializes hate (again)

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Daily Beast

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The Republican Supreme Court tantrum is a gift to Democrats, especially Clinton

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Salon

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Black deaths matter: victims’ humanity, not perfection, are the reason to mourn

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Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Social media reunites man with therapy dog

Nik Glaser’s golden doodle, Kramer, relieves his sometimes-overwhelming anxiety. When a misunderstanding separated the two, Glaser sought public assistance via social media.

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NBCNews.com

Jumping donkey leaps to fame in Egypt

A donkey has leaped to fame in an Egyptian village by defying her species’ stubbornness and jumping hurdles on command.

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NBCNews.com

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Photo essay of equestrian-style donkey training

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NBCNews.com

NGO AND NONPROFIT

California nonprofit will get student data

Millions of public schools students will soon have their personal information and school records handed over to a nonprofit community organization.

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Nonprofit returns dogs to anxious owners

The Retrievers, a Twin Cities-based nonprofit, is dedicated to helping owners find their lost dogs free of charge.

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Minneapolis Star-Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

US teachers not stressing climate change

Middle and high school students spend very little time learning about climate change in the classroom, and many students hear misinformation about the cause of rising global temperatures, new research finds.

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LiveScience

Fatal pileup shuts Pennsylvania interstate

A pileup involving more than 50 cars shut down a Pennsylvania stretch of highway amid strong winds and poor visibility.

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NBCNews.com

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Deadly vehicle pileup on I-78 in Pennsylvania

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CNN

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Syria deal focuses on aid, halting war

The Munich agreement to try to halt fighting in Syria and deliver aid to beleaguered civilians marks a significant step in efforts to resolve the five-year conflict that’s killed some 260,000 people.

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Bloomberg

Yale gets $7.5M gift for Ethiopian health plan

Yale University has announced a $7.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for an initiative to transform primary health care in Ethiopia.

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Philanthropy News Digest

Lincoln Memorial to be revamped

The Lincoln Memorial will be revamped to include more educational space and repair damaged marble after an $18.5 million donation from businessman David Rubenstein, the National Park Service announced.

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TIME

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Priests and lay ministers distributed ashes on Ash Wednesday at Park Street Station in downtown Boston. (Photo by Archdiocese of Boston) Photo used under CC BY

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