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About 35.8 million people are currently trapped in modern-day slavery a new report says. New methods showed some 20 percent more people were enslaved across the world than originally thought.  (Photo by Ira Gelb) Are children better off today than 25 years ago? Yes and no A new report tried to answer the question of whether children’s lives have improved, and found some gains amongst ongoing and longstanding challenges. Newsweek Child care subsidies for low-income parents approved after years of cuts Morning Sun US to allow people from nations hit by Ebola to stay temporarily The Department of Homeland Security will grant temporary protected status to people from the three West African countries most affected by Ebola who are currently residing in the U.S. Reuters Liberian president hopes to defeat Ebola by Christmas USA TODAY   Global report says 36 million people enslaved Global Slavery Index study says Mauritania is biggest offender while India has the highest number of modern-day slaves. Al Jazeera Special section: Modern slavery BBC Almost 1,000 dead since east Ukraine truce - UN In the eight weeks since the truce came into force, the UN says 957 people have been killed, amid continuing violations on both sides. BBC Chad Houser cooked up a café to give young offenders a second chance When Café Momentum opens, its staff will be composed mainly of boys and young men who previously served time at the Dallas County Youth Village, a detention facility for nonviolent juvenile offenders. Christian Science Monitor Are farm crops key players in changes to seasonal carbon cycle? Fifty years of rising crop yields has helped feed a hungry world. It also appears to have left its mark in more-intense seasonal swings in CO2 that land-based ecosystems take up and then return to the atmosphere. Christian Science Monitor   PHILANTHROPY AND AID Joyful Heart Foundation, Manhattan DA partner on rape kit initiative The Joyful Heart Foundation has announced a partnership with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office as part of a $35 million initiative to help jurisdictions nationwide address the backlog of untested rape kits in their police storage facilities. Philanthropy News Digest Initiative to engage philanthropy in post-2015 development process The United Nations Development Program, Foundation Center, and a committee of leading foundations have announced plans to facilitate stronger philanthropic input with respect to the changing global development landscape. Philanthropy News Digest HUMAN RIGHTS Life for civilians under IS rule in Iraq’s Mosul The northern Iraqi city of Mosul fell to Islamic State (IS) in June, bringing the population under the harsh rule of the jihadists. BBC New Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon makes gender equality pledge The newly elected first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has pledged to deliver greater opportunities for women. BBC GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS Defying Republicans, Obama to offer immigration help to millions President Barack Obama is poised to ease the threat of deportations for about 4.7 million illegal immigrants in a move that has enraged Republicans in the U.S. Congress even before he formally unveiled the sweeping program. Reuters Immigrants anxiously wait as Obama’s speech looms CNN Eurozone growth sluggish as Germany avoids recession The German economy has narrowly avoided recession, growing by 0.1% in the third quarter of the year, figures show. BBC DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE Why a looming world chocolate shortage might be a good thing A global chocolate shortage (and higher prices) looms, according to a Swiss chocolate producer. The manufacturer is warning that the company can’t keep up with the soaring demand for its confectionary. Christian Science Monitor Platinum groups form investment council Six leading South African platinum companies have launched the World Platinum Investment Council to provide the market with data and insight into the industry to stimulate investment. Business Day SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Amazing NASA simulation shows a year’s worth of carbon emissions The video models gases from 2006 and Nasa say it will be used in conjunction with the recently-launched Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 satellite “to better understand both human emissions and natural fluxes”. The Independent Watch carbon pollution spread across the planet LiveScience Russian website streams thousands of private webcams Hackers accessed the cameras by using default passwords set by the manufacturers, British officials said. Those log-in details are freely available online, leaving the unsecured cameras accessible to anyone. CNNMoney   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Maria Cardona): Obama’s immigration move is a win CNN Column (Alison Bateman-House and Arthur Caplan): Right-to-try laws offer terminally ill false hope McClatchy Newspapers Editorial: FBI ruse undermines journalism: Our view USA TODAY   Site edited by: Laura Toops, Lynne Adams, Daniel Acosta, T. LaShaun Wallace and Julia Prilepina.   GOOD NEWS Anonymous philanthropist mysteriously leaves donations in Redford A serial philanthropist is in our midst. Thousands of dollars sent through the mail and the only clue is “Anonymous 1679” written on the envelope. FOX News 100-year-old woman sees the ocean for the first time, is left ‘speechless’ Ruby Holt spent most of her 100 years on a farm in rural Tennessee, picking cotton and raising four children. She never had the time or money to go to a beach which she visited just a few weeks shy of her 101st birthday. Huffington Post NONPROFITS & NGOS A nonprofit not-so-shaggy dog tale: rescuing lab beagles Companies often use beagles for chemical and pharmaceutical testing, but CBS’s Los Angeles affiliate reported on a local group giving some of those dogs a life outside of a cage and in “forever homes.” Nonprofit Quarterly Beagles see sun and grass for the first time after a life in a laboratory YouTube Stanford University focuses on arts district Projecting into 2015, the Stanford campus is investing $87 million, which will house the university’s art and art history department. based on input received from current and potential Stanford students. NonProfit Quarterly ENVIRONMENT Coming to a mall near you: a green alternative to Home Depot Mainstream home-improvement stores like Lowe’s and Home Depot usually stock a selection of sustainable, green and energy-conscious products, but their offerings tend to be inconsistent, anemic and poorly organized. Guardian Why are all these starfish suddenly turning into goo? Marine ecologists have been witnessing mass mortality of starfish along the Northeast Pacific coast, and a team of scientists now believes they have identified the degenerative disease behind their deaths. Christian Science Monitor   Photo of the Day Congaree National Forest in South Carolina is the largest tract of bottom land hardwood forest still left in the U.S.  (Photo by Ken Lund)	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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