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Edward Snowden, shown speaking via video at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, in March 2014, is appealing to President Obama to pardon him for disseminating classified U.S. documents. (Photo by Cory Doctorow) Photo used under CC BY

Cessation of hostilities comes into effect in Syria

A cessation of hostilities has come into effect in Syria, although it is unclear how widely it will be observed. The Syrian army says it is implementing the truce, which began at sunset, but rebel groups have been more guarded.

BBC

Rebel groups have deep misgivings over deal

ABC News

Why Americans should care about war-torn Syria

USA TODAY

US set to lift Myanmar sanctions, Obama says

Obama has announced he is prepared to lift sanctions on Myanmar after the country‘s Democratic transformation and re-entry into the US’s good graces.

CNN

UN urges access for aid in Syria

UN Secretary General has urged Russia and the US to push all warring sides in Syria to allow safe passage for aid. A food supply for 40,000 people are stuck at the Turkish border, 48 hours into a ceasefire.

BBC

Aid expected In Syria as cease-fire holds

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Erdogan: Turkey ‘has duty’ to defeat ISIS Syria

Turkey has a duty to defeat ISIS in neighboring Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. He called it a “binding duty” to ensure the militants were “unable to carry out actions inside our country.”

BBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

Zimbabwean police plan to ban protests

Zimbabwean police plan to ban public demonstrations in the capital for a month, according to a public notice issued that opposition lawyers said marked a slide toward a police state.

Reuters

Rights groups urge US to pardon Snowden

A group of human rights organizations including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the ACLU are kicking off a campaign this week to ask President Obama to pardon Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who leaked a trove of internal documents in 2013.

Yahoo! News

Snowden makes moral case for clemency

Guardian

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Hillary Clinton’s ‘body double’ speaks

After Clinton appeared to faint, then reappeared hours later appearing much healthier, Internet conspiracy theorists thought she was using a body double - and they were certain it was Barnell.

Daily Beast

NC Republicans object to NCAA pullout

GOP politicians in North Carolina are lashing out at the NCAA after the sanctioning body announced it was relocating seven championship sporting events because of a state law limiting civil rights protections for LGBT people.

NPR

WAR AND TERRORISM

Largest-ever US military aid deal set for Israel

The Obama administration is upping aid to Israel as part of the largest pledge of military assistance in US history. Israel is set to get about $38 billion over 10 years, according to congressional and administration sources,.

CNN

Taliban claims twin bombings in Afghanistan

Twin bombings near the Afghan Defense Ministry have killed at least 24 people in an attack claimed by the Taliban. Another 91 people were wounded in the attack.

Christian Science Monitor

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Wells Fargo’s CEO to face Senate panel

The Senate Banking Committee plans to hold a hearing on Wells Fargo, following last week’s enforcement case in which regulators accused bank employees of opening accounts without customer approval to meet sales goals.

Bloomberg

China, Russia team in S. China Sea

Chinese and Russian naval forces began joint exercises in the South China Sea, adding a new twist to ongoing tensions over Chinese island-building in the region.

CNN

US bombers warn China, Russia, N. Korea

NBCNews.com

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

NASA captures stunning Mars images

NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover captured stunning images last week of layered rock formations on the red planet’s surface. The photos were taken in the Murray Buttes Region and were captured by the rover’s MastCam.

USA TODAY

Moon may contribute to earthquakes

Some of the largest quakes in recent memory happened when the Earth’s crust was under the highest tidal stress.

The Atlantic

GLOBAL HEALTH

E-cigarettes help smokers quit, study finds

BBC

Making babies without eggs may be possible

Scientists say early experiments suggest it may one day be possible to make babies without using eggs. They have succeeded in creating healthy baby mice by tricking sperm into believing they were fertilizing.

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Former gang rivals providing gourmet meals

Tired of life on the streets, friends in Los Angeles are putting aside gang colors to provide home-cooked, gourmet meals to members of their community. Their popularity has grown enormously thanks to social media.

NBCNews.com

NGOs

NGOs accused of exploiting abductees

The Nigerian government and parents of some Chibok schoolgirls that escaped from Boko Haram have accused non-governmental organizations of using the girls to get donations in the United States.

allAfrica.com

Nigerian forces detain reporter over Boko Haram link

South Florida Times

Italy NGO: Migrant asylum rejection rises

Italy’s rising rejection rate for asylum requests clashes with the stories told by migrants who risk their lives to cross the desert and sea to reach Europe, a Rome-based humanitarian group said.

Reuters

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Iran: Eid al-Adha marked as day of charity

Some 2,000 sheep were donated this year to this center alone, with one-quarter slaughtered on site and the rest sent to the needy elsewhere. In Persian, the holiday is called Eid-e Ghorban.

Christian Science Monitor

Toy startup moves to fund social justice work

Woozy Moo sells toys under the banner of girl empowerment, eco-friendliness, and attention to special-needs children. And now Woozy Moo has launched a grant program to support direct service or advocacy work that addresses social injustice or inequality.

Inside Philanthropy

ENVIRONMENT

Louisiana seeks bailout as flood costs hit $15B

The cost of August’s historic flooding in Louisiana is rising as fast as riverwater. It could hit $15 billion, and state officials and residents have begun scrambling to find money as southern Louisiana slowly dries out.

Guardian

Brazil ratifies Paris deal; joins top polluters

Brazil, one of the world’s largest emitters of heat-trapping gases, has ratified the Paris agreement to fight global warming, joining top polluters United States and China and bringing the deal closer to implementation.

Reuters

Photo of the Day

Aron, Ruth and Sirak Betru honor the memory of their older brother during a ceremony honoring the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Their brother, Yeneneh Betru, died in the attacks. (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro/Department of Defense) Photo used under CC BY

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