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Despite their country’s wealth of natural resources, most citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo are impoverished. (Photo by Christopher Michel) Photo used under CC BY

Why Africa’s wealth doesn’t enrich Africans

The combination of staggering wealth, rampant violence, and abject poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo is no coincidence, but part of a pattern causing devastation across Africa.

CNN

Nowhere to run: Burundi violence follows escapees across borders

Guardian

Changing US Army allows turbans and hijabs

The Army has granted three Sikh soldiers long-term clearance to wear their beards and turbans, in what supporters see as hope for greater accommodation of religious diversity.

Christian Science Monitor

US defense secretary endorses Sikh service

Sikh Coalition

Death toll jumps to 272 in Ecuador earthquake

Rescue crews searched desperately through rubble for survivors of a magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck coastal Ecuador. The death toll has soared to 272, Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa said.

CNN

Ecuador and Japan earthquakes: Are they related?

CNN

Faith leaders to tackle drug war’s racial divide

As global leaders gather at the United Nations to discuss global drug policy this week, U.S. faith leaders will gather in Harlem to remind the world of America’s dramatic racial disparities in drug law enforcement.

Guardian

Court divided on Obama immigration policy

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on an issue hotly contested in the presidential campaign — a potential blow for the White House in the battle over President Obama’s immigration policy.

NBCNews.com

Brazil’s congress votes to impeach president

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff suffered a crushing defeat as a hostile and corruption-tainted congress voted to impeach her.

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Germany OKs criminal investigation of comic

German comedian Jan Boehmermann could face jail time for reading a satirical, obscene poem on German TV that criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

NPR

Comic says he sought to “demonstrate the limits of satire in Germany”

Al Jazeera

Canada may legalize physician-assisted dying

The Canadian government has introduced a long-awaited bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide. The measure limits the option to the incurably ill, requires medical approval and mandates a 15-day waiting period.

NPR

Bill would exclude Americans, “suicide tourism”

USA TODAY

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

Sanders hails Vatican drive for justice

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, of the two contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination, was scheduled to speak at the Vatican, praising Pope Francis and denouncing income inequality.

Time

Insurers warn about Obamacare losses

Health insurance companies are amplifying their warnings about the financial sustainability of the ObamaCare marketplaces as they seek approval for premium increases next year.

The Hill

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Obama urges more choices for cable boxes

The Obama administration weighed in on the debate over allowing consumers to switch from pricey cable television boxes to less expensive ones, urging regulators to set an example for the government on how to boost competition.

Reuters

Facebook promises not to influence election

Despite some not-so-subtle political jabs from CEO Mark Zuckerberg about Donald Trump, Facebook won’t use its power to try to sway the upcoming US presidential election — even if some employees wonder whether it should.

Business Insider

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Europa’s deforming ice is a surprising heat generator

Researchers have discovered the tidal compression caused by Jupiter’s gravitational field could cause the moon’s fragmented ice to generate more heat, creating exciting new implications for the search for Europan life.

SPACE.com

Gravitational lens reveals hiding dwarf dark galaxy

Scientists trying to capture an image of the gravitational lens were surprised when the image revealed a dwarf dark galaxy hiding in the halo of a larger galaxy, positioned some 4 billion light-years from Earth.

UPI

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GOOD NEWS

Ukraine recovers stolen Dutch paintings

Ukraine says it has recovered four paintings from a haul of 24 that was stolen from a gallery in the Netherlands more than a decade ago.

MSN News

Warren thinks the IRS should fill out returns

The Massachusetts Democrat introduced legislation Wednesday that would allow U.S. taxpayers to have the government do their taxes for them—for free.

boston.com

NGO AND NONPROFIT

US awards $121M to NGOs for Nepal projects

The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded financial assistance totaling $121 million to various NGOs for five new development programs.

Kathmandu Post

NGOs gear up for Turkey humanitarian summit

An Istanbul gathering of aid groups and NGOs has taken place ahead of a major upcoming World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey’s largest city.

Anadolu Agency

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Austin companies budget philanthropy

Does your company have a philanthropy budget? A big majority of Central Texas companies do, according to a report from an Austin group that examines corporate philanthropy in the area.

Austin Business Journal

Invictus Games sponsorship is pragmatic

Sage’s announcement of a multiyear partnership with the Invictus Games raises questions around the motives behind corporate social responsibility initiatives.

Diginomica

ENVIRONMENT

Why Namibian lions prey on racists’ livestock

At first sight it seems like an utterly bizarre observation, but dig beneath the surface and it makes a surprising amount of sense.

BBC

World’s biggest oil producers meet to discuss possible freeze on production

Rare off-scheduled meeting between Opec and non-Opec suppliers will focus on what they can do to staunch the continued global surplus of crude oil

Guardian

Oil industry knew of ‘serious’ climate concerns more than 45 years ago

Guardian

Photo of the Day

This pair of masked boobies was photgraphed on Trig Island within the French Frigate Shoals (Kanemiloha’i), part of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) Photo used under CC BY

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