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Ukrainian police officers patrolling in Kiev, Ukraine. (Photo by Ivan Bandura)

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March for peace vs. support for Mexican drug lord’s state

Fewer than a hundred people marched for peace in Sinaloa, several days after about 1,000 supporters of arrested drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman held a protest demanding his release.

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Star Tribune

Venezuelan opposition to organize at grassroots

A leader of the Venezuelan opposition called for citizens to begin organizing committees that could sustain the pressure that continuing street protests have placed on the government.

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ABC News

Ukraine: Kerry arrives in Kiev, US offers assistance

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kiev and announced economic and technical assistance for Ukraine in a show of support for its new government amid escalating tensions.

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Reuters

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Crimea tension as Ukraine crisis grows

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Nato warns that Russia is risking Europe’s peace and security

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Telegraph.co.uk

China Kunming knife attack: 3 suspects captured

The three remaining suspects involved in the deadly mass knife attack in the Chinese city of Kunming have been captured, state media report.

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China policeman tells of shooting Kunming attackers

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GlobalPost

Mid-Atlantic braces for late-winter storm that could bring 10-12 inches of snow

Up to 10 inches of snow were expected to fall in parts of the Mid-Atlantic as a massive mid-winter storm canceled flights.

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PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Reddit pledges to donate 10 percent of advertising revenue

Social network Reddit has promised to give 10 percent of its annual advertising revenue to charity, with recipients chosen by the site’s online community.

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TechCrunch

Connecticut follows New York in boosting heat aid to dodge food stamp cuts

Connecticut has joined New York State in boosting home heating aid to poor residents to help them avoid lost food stamp support resulting from cuts made in a farm bill passed this year.

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Saudi women demand end of male control

Saudi women activists have petitioned the country’s council to back a demand to curb the “absolute authority” of male guardians over women in the kingdom, a signatory has said.

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Al Jazeera

Uber’s move to Saudi Arabia could be good for women

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Slate

Human rights advocates blast Hillary Clinton

Activists at the Geneva Summit on Human Rights and Democracy told the Washington Free Beacon that Hillary Clinton was silent on human rights issues while at the State Department.

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DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Russian rouble hits new low against the dollar and euro

Russia’s rouble has fallen to a fresh all-time low against both the dollar and the euro after the political turmoil in Ukraine intensified.

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BBC

Japan considers regulation of bitcoins in wake of Mt Gox failure

Japan is looking at ways to tax bitcoin transactions, in the wake of the spectacular failure of the Tokyo-based Mt Gox exchange after a half-billion-dollar theft.

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South China Morning Post

POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

US will not send presidential delegation to Paralympics in Russia

In view of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, President Obama will not send representatives to the opening ceremony. U.S. athletes will still be expected to participate.

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National Journal

Kennedys, Bushes and... Dingells? American political dynasties

In America, government wasn‘t supposed be a family business, but we’ve got dynasties nonetheless. The sixth American president, John Quincy Adams, was the son of the second.

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CNN

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George P. Bush next in line in dynasty?

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Fighting cancer with light-activated drug delivery by nanoparticle

A new type of treatment called “light-activated drug delivery” is showing promise as a way to give doctors control over how drugs are delivered to the patient’s body.

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Medical News Today

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New tech delivers chemotherapy to cancer cells

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Business Standard

Marijuana may hurt the developing teen brain

A teenager’s brain of has a lot of developing to do. It must transform from the brain of a child into the brain of an adult. Researchers worry how marijuana might affect that process.

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Why aging is scary for economies

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USA TODAY

‘My brother’s keeper’

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Kepler sheds light on hundreds of other worlds

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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GOOD NEWS

US expands healthy food assistance to women, infants and children

Some 9 million poor women and young children who receive food assistance under the U.S. government’s WIC program will have greater access to fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

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Reuters

Ohio 8-year-old turns $20 into priceless gift

At the Ohio Air National Guard base near Toledo, Lt. Col. Frank Dailey still can’t believe the honor recently bestowed upon him.

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CBS News

NGOS AND NONPROFITS

IRS hit from all political stripes on nonprofit rules

After unveiling a new rule for nonprofits, liberals and conservatives are hoping attention from Capitol Hill will persuade the IRS to pare back proposals before finalizing new rules.

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Politico

Colorado Springs nonprofit to pilot photo ID for services to homeless, needy

The Pikes Peak United Way plans to resurrect a photo ID system that would allow agencies and homeless advocates to track the people they serve, beginning at a small nonprofit.

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The Gazette

ENVIRONMENT

Keystone pipeline foes create ‘human oil spill’ at rally; hundreds arrested

Hundreds of students and youth organizers were arrested outside the White House as they protested against the Keystone XL pipeline under review by the Obama administration.

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CNN

EPA Chief defends administration on environmental justice

EPA Administrator McCarthy defended the administration on environmental justice, saying that new emission limits will raise the living standard of residents in high traffick areas.

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National Journal

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This man is a native of the Northern coast of Colombia, but he now lives nearby in Southern Colombia. He is is smiling because he has come here to exchange his vouchers. (Photo by Zaida Marquez- WFP)

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