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Obamacare to hit 7 million sign-ups on deadline day

Beating expectations, President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul was on track to sign up more than 7 million Americans for health insurance on deadline day, government officials said.

Huffington Post

After millions of sign-Ups, obamacare Is still unpopular with many

Daily Beast

Families affected by GM recall fatalities call for answers, repairs

Families who lost loved ones in crashes involving now-recalled General Motors vehicles held a news conference with members of Congress asking for legislation holding automakers to tougher standards.

Detroit Free Press

Mom of GM crash victim: ‘My heart is so broken’

USA TODAY

NATO suspends cooperation with Moscow

NATO will suspend “all practical civilian and military cooperation” with Russia because of its annexation of Crimea, saying it has also seen no sign that Moscow was withdrawing troops from the Ukrainian border.

CNN

Outgunned Ukraine strives for military overhaul

ABC News

Corruption still plagues Ukraine as West pumps in aid

Time

Malaysian credibility challenged again

Malaysian officials said that “All right, good night,” were the last words spoken by the co-pilot. They changed the account and are still investigating who it was that spoke.

BusinessWeek

Missing plane search: ‘Most challenging operation’

BBC

Landslide toll rises to 27 as searchers battle muck, standing water

Among the mounds of mud and ripped-down trees, you see an occasional appliance, a tire, and twisted remnants of telephone cables. What you don’t see are homes.

CNN

Meet the unsung heroes of the mudslide search: these brave rescue dogs

Huffington Post

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Ghana: Youth Bridge Foundation embarks on justice for young people

Youth Bridge Foundation, committed to bridging gaps for youth development, has identified a challenge to the development of young people including the lack of awareness of their rights.

allAfrica.com

Sam Bracken’s Orange Duffel Bag project helps at-risk former foster kids

Christian Science Monitor

If homeless people had a safe place to live, taxpayers could save millions

By providing housing to its homeless, Charlotte, N.C., saved $1.8 million, research at the University of North Carolina–Charlotte found.

Christian Science Monitor

Attacks on the homeless jumps 23 Percent

Huffington Post

HUMAN RIGHTS

Greece migrants held in ‘horrific conditions’

Thousands of undocumented migrants suffer from being denied basic hygiene and medical care in detention centers.

Al Jazeera

Investors look beyond anti-gay law and stick with Uganda

Guidelines on ethical investing and donors‘ response to Uganda’s anti-gay law have reassured fund managers and equity firms on continuing to invest in the oil-rich country, despite criticism.

Reuters

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Families return to Japan’s Fukushima no-go zone in Tamura

Japanese families returned to their abandoned homes for the first time in three years, after officials allowed residents to move back into a small district around the Fukushima plant.

ABC News

Chinese President Xi urges more market openness with EU

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged more market access between China and the European Union to make them “the twin engines for global economic growth.”

Bloomberg

POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

Ryan unveils house GOP budget claiming balance

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan unveiled an updated Republican budget plan that would slash $5.1 trillion in federal spending over coming decade and balance the books with cuts.

ABC News

Paul Ryan unveils GOP plan to balance budget in 10 years

Wall Street Journal

Kerry in Israel as peace talks near collapse

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flew in to Tel Aviv on his latest mission to salvage peace talks after the Palestinians rejected an Israeli proposal for extending negotiations.

Daily Times

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Smartphone kill switches could save consumers billions

The wireless industry has its doubts, but according to a new study, kill-switch tech could save consumers a ton of money.

PC Magazine

Dominion quadruples solar power with 139 megawatts in California

Dominion Resources Inc., the third-largest U.S. utility owner, is buying 139 megawatts of solar capacity in California from Sharp Corp.’s Recurrent Energy, more than quadrupling its solar operations.

Bloomberg

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Diplomatic route: Negotiation is the best way to defuse Ukraine

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Column (Paul Morin):

Beyond burqa bans: US must update laws on face veils

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Aaron David Miller):

We can’t trade Pollard for peace

Time

Site edited by: Jordan Littell, Jo Perdicchia, Daniel Acosta and Amy Marie Phillips.

GOOD NEWS

Humanitarian drones to deliver medical supplies to roadless areas

The idea that a network of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) could deliver medical supplies across parts of the developing world inaccessible by road soon became a start-up called Matternet.

Guardian

Man claims $425 million ticket after sandwich run

A man who just laid claim to a record-setting lottery prize thanks to a fateful gas-station sandwich run says he’s aiming his new fortune at child hunger and promoting pediatric health.

San Jose Mercury News

NGOS AND NONPROFITS

Innovation should be no stranger to NGOs

In today’s business world, innovation has become the new word. In the U.S., innovation has been dubbed as the “key ingredient that will keep it ahead of its overseas competition”.

Gulf News

Crowdfunding site Medifund relaunches as nonprofit

Medifund, a funding platform for medical students, has relaunched as a nonprofit. Its mission is to increase the number of doctors in countries with a critical shortages exist.

TechCrunch

ENVIRONMENT

Earth’s biggest murder mystery: Methane-spewing microbe named prime suspect

An increase in the concentration of nickel near the end of the Permian period enabled microorganisms to increase methane production, causing an extinction event known as the Great Dying.

Christian Science Monitor

New climate change report warns of dire consequences

The 772 scientists who wrote and edited the report argue that world leaders have only a few years left to reduce carbon emissions enough to avoid catastrophic warming.

National Geographic

How to read the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s reports

Carbon Brief

Britain to be ‘overwhelmed by climate change, refugees, droughts, and deadly heat waves’

mirror.co.uk

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Commuters catch one of the new E-Class trams in Melbourne. Among the improvements, the new trams are more accessible for disabled people. (Photo by Derek Midgley)

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