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Sinkholes have been opening up around the Dead Sea since the 1980’s, water levels are down and there is more and more mud. The Dead Sea is dying.  (Photo by David Shankbone) US poverty remains high as incomes stall, census says Statistics released by the Census Bureau present a portrait of a stagnant economy with poverty remaining high and incomes sluggish four years into the economic recovery. Bloomberg Blog: The poverty rate ignores programs that fight poverty  (NPR) Planet Money The Dead Sea is dying Sinkholes, habitat destruction and perilously low water levels: Can a dying sea be saved? As experts, politicians and diplomats argue over its fate, little is being done to keep the Dead Sea alive. Slate   Syria says Western powers forestalling peace talks Syria accused Western powers of trying to wreck prospects for a negotiated settlement to the country’s conflict by imposing preconditions on the peace process and supporting rebel fighters. Jerusalem Post Sarin: the crude nerve agent used in Syria Reuters Syrian rebels demand response after UN report Associated Press House bill would cut $4B a year from food stamps The House is expected to consider a bill that would cut food stamps by an estimated $4 billion annually and allow states to put broad new work requirements in place for recipients. ABC News Cutting food stamps: the difference between the numbers and the effects The Atlantic Wire 232 million people left their countries for new ones — where did they go? The U.N. released new data showing that 3.2 percent of the world’s population lives outside of their countries of birth. This has big implications as countries try to balance growth with unease over outsiders. The Atlantic   PHILANTHROPY AND AID EU plans sanctions against newest member Croatia Just before its official entry into the EU, Croatia amended its extradition laws to protect its citizens from prosecution abroad. Brussels plans to respond by suspending aid to the country. Spiegel International Eye-imaging ID unlocks aid dollars for Syrian civil war refugees Biometric security systems identifying individuals by their irises are a centerpiece of the United Nations assistance strategy for Syrian refugees in Jordan. Scientific American HUMAN RIGHTS Chinese university asks students to sign ‘suicide waivers’ A university in China asked first year students to sign a document absolving the school of responsibility should the student commit suicide — a macabre sign of growing pressures of Chinese society. TIME Blog: Picking death over eviction in China  (New York Times) Leaving the Land Socio-economic status influences risk of violence against Aboriginal women If Aboriginal women had the same income and education levels as non-Aboriginal women, their risk of being abused by a partner could drop by 40 percent, according to a new Canadian study. ScienceDaily DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE NGOs claim poor countries lose $100B annually due to tax dodges by EU firms Tax dodging by EU companies is costing poor countries at least $100 billion a year because of the EU’s failure to live up to legal obligations, European NGOs said. Guardian EU ready for talks with China on pact paving way for free trade European Union countries will agree to talks with China on a pact making it easier to do business, paving the way for a free-trade deal between the world’s biggest markets, EU officials said. Reuters EU under fire for policy linked to land grabbing in Cambodia Critics say the Everything But Arms trade agreement has led to serious and systematic human rights abuses in the Cambodian sugar industry and further impoverished its people. Thomas Reuters Foundation SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Voyager 1 is now the first mission to explore interstellar space A blue dot in a cosmic ocean: Radio signal from NASA’s Voyager 1, as it travels outside our solar system, is seen from Earth for the first time, NASA says. Daily Mail Photos from NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 probes SPACE.com Brazil looks to break from US-centric Internet Brazil plans to divorce itself from the U.S.-centric Internet over Washington’s widespread online spying, a move that many fear will be a dangerous step toward fracturing a global network. NBCNews.com Brazilian president’s US state visit postponed over alleged spying CNN   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Jim Arkedis): It’s time for a new United Nations The Atlantic Blog (Dan Charles): American farmers say they feed the world, but do they?  (NPR) the salt Column (Jeffrey Sachs and Michel Sidibé): Zero new HIV infections among children can be a reality CNN   Site edited by: Audrey Harry, Darling Gutierrez and Amy Marie Phillips.   GOOD NEWS All infants in England to get free school lunches All pupils at infant schools in England are to get free school lunches from next September, Lib Dem leader and Deputy PM Nick Clegg has announced. BBC Why fish farming can help people living with HIV in Liberia With subsistence farming inadequate and meat and fish expensive luxuries, Liberia’s Grow2Feed farm is becoming an essential source of protein for those with HIV. Guardian NGOS AND NONPROFITS UN honors DRC‘s ’humanitarian heroine’ nun A nun working with survivors of displacement and abuse by the Lord’s Resistance Army in a remote corner of the DR Congo has been awarded the world’s most prestigious refugee prize. Al Jazeera New evidence on charitable gift restrictions and donor behavior Gift restrictions are a common tool used by donors to ensure charitable intent. Due to costs and loss of flexibility, gift restrictions are increasingly expensive for recipient non-profit organizations. ScienceDaily ENVIRONMENT Majority of climate change news stories focus on uncertainty, study finds The uncertainties of climate change science have become a major focus of media coverage on the subject, according to a report from Oxford University. Guardian Virginia mayors plead for help with climate change Beset by rising seas and fiercer storms, Virginia’s mayors voice frustration with a state government still denying the problem of climate change. Scientific American POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE Pakistan Taliban say still at war with government troops The Pakistani Taliban insisted they are still at war with government troops because peace talks have yet to start and the military is still launching multiple offensives against them. Times of India $900M military communications satellite launched A rocket boosted a $900 million military communications satellite into orbit, the third in a series of high-speed, state-of-the-art relay stations shared by the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and the Netherlands. CBS News   Photo of the Day The sugar industry has tricked, harassed and threatened Cambodian villagers into giving up their land. About 80% of Cambodians do not have land titles to the land they live on.  (Photo by Lucius Kwok)	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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