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Flood waters cover the Fair Ground Park in Loveland, Colo. This is the worst flood in the state in decades with more rain predicted.  (Photo by Ed Ogle) Life inside refugee camps of Mogadishu, Somalia Somalia’s weak government struggles with how to help the people displaced by decades of war. The Atlantic Interview: 460 days of captivity under Somali militants Women in the World Despite obesity, much of Mexico goes hungry Despite Mexico’s emerging middle class, 45.5 percent of the people remain in poverty. Though Mexico became world’s fattest and most populous country, millions still don’t get enough to eat. GlobalPost Mexico, beset by obesity and diabetes, to consider a tax on soft drinks Kansas City Star   The battle for Syria’s hearts and minds — and ears Can radio turn the tide in Syria? Meet the intrepid reporters who are betting their lives on it. Newsweek Syria’s war hits home for Syrian Americans National Geographic Cybersecurity: the new arms race for a new front line The Pentagon — and a growing cyber industrial complex — gears up for the new front line: cyberspace. Cyberdefense is necessary, but it could cost us. Christian Science Monitor Colorado floods rescue efforts hampered by new wave of rain The search for people stranded by severe flooding grew more difficult with a new wave of rain preventing airlifts from reaching flooded areas that are still out of reach. Guardian What caused deadly Colorado floods? USA TODAY Special section: Sea level rise ‘locking in’ quickly Climate Central   PHILANTHROPY AND AID Food aid cuts to hit Portuguese poor Spending cuts to EU food aid programs could leave Portugal’s growing ranks of poor with even emptier plates, experts say. EurActiv.com EU pledges over $800 million to Somalia The European Union is pledging over $800 million to Somalia for 2013-16, said European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. Al Jazeera HUMAN RIGHTS Bahrain: security forces detaining children Bahrain security forces routinely detain children without cause and subject them to ill-treatment that may rise to the level of torture, Human Rights Watch said. Human Rights Watch Fearing for the future in northern Mali Residents of the battered northern Mali city of Gao are attempting to rebuild after French troops helped drive out jihadists. Now local leaders are hoping the world won’t forget them. Spiegel International Photographing the conflict in Mali Guardian DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE The new frontiers of production Capitalism is tentatively moving away from ways of making things that damage nature, mainly in response to pressure from regulations, but some firms have pioneered circularity as more profitable. The Globalist Afghan mines among world’s most dangerous Afghanistan has huge mineral deposits, but the underground wealth is unlikely to enrich vulnerable workers. Al Jazeera POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE Executions on hold ‘for the wrong reasons’ The execution of three Taliban men ordered by the courts has been kept on hold — not because the Pakistani government opposes the death penalty but because it fears the Taliban, political leaders say. IPS Cease-fire shattered as fighting intensifies in the southern Philippines Fighting intensified in the southern Philippines between government troops and rogue Muslim separatists, shattering a cease-fire almost immediately as it was to go into effect. Christian Science Monitor SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY California school district hires firm to monitor students’ social media A Los Angeles school district is looking at public postings on social media by students, searching for possible violence, drug use, bullying, truancy and suicidal threats. CNN Glendale school district hires company to monitor student social media posts Examiner A bookless library opens in San Antonio Bexar County Digital Library — a $2.4 million, 4,000-square-foot space, resembles an Apple store. It will have no printed material. TIME Paperless public libraries switch to digital BBC   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Morton Abramowitz): US can take in more than 33 Syrian refugees Bloomberg Column (Tania Singer): Beyond homo economicus Japan Times Column (Maryan Qasim): Getting children into Somalia’s classrooms IPS   Site edited by: Audrey Harry, Erkinaz Shuminov, Darling Gutierrez and Amy Marie Phillips.   GOOD NEWS Girl, 13, begins microbiology master’s Sushma Verma, a 13-year-old Indian girl, has enrolled in a master’s degree in microbiology. Her father sold his land to pay for his daughter’s tuition hoping to catapult her into the middle class. ABC News Dogs perfectly happy to socialize with robots In the centuries-old best friendship between dogkind and humankind, humans are apparently easily replaced with robots, according to a new study. Popular Science NGOS AND NONPROFITS Boston Marathon charity funds pose new challenges for victims Two victims of the Boston marathon bombing, J.P. and Paul Norden, were each awarded $1.2 million from the One Fund, but they are wary to spend it. The Atlantic Wire Microsoft offers free versions of Office 365 to nonprofits As part of its “Technology for Good” program, Microsoft donates its cloud-based Office service to all qualifying organizations. CNET News Therapaws: Can animals help to revive memories in the elderly? Pioneered by London animal-rescue charity the Mayhew, the TheraPaws program takes animals into care homes, residential facilities and community centers. The Independent ENVIRONMENT Freshwater reserves discovered in Turkana County, Kenya Few people could have even dreamt that beneath the sun-scorched, cracked earth in Turkana County, Kenya, was enough water to supply this entire country of 41.6 million people for 70 years. IPS Climate change threatens Southern Africa’s vital crops A study says that climate change will likely cause a decline in average maize and sorghum yields in South Africa, where agriculture is the primary source of employment. Climate Central   Photo of the Day A woman scoops water in a dry riverbed near Kataboi village in remote Turkana in northern Kenya.  (Photo by Marisol Grandon/Department for International Development)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. 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