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An Iraqi woman exits polling place with her finger marked by indelible ink indicating she has voted. (Photo by DVIDSHUB)

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Israeli and Palestinian teens confront each other peacefully

As Israeli and Palestinian leaders begin to engage in peace talks, they would do well to follow the example set by some of their nations’ teenagers who have already started the difficult conversation.

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Newsweek

UN outraged at ethnic murder of South Sudanese humanitarian workers

Murders will further jeopardise relief efforts in South Sudan, U.N. says, as peace talks crumble and 5 million people need food aid.

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Guardian

Obama authorizes air strikes to avert genocide

U.S. President Barack Obama has authorized targeted air strikes against Sunni fighters in Iraq, saying the measure was meant to avert “genocide” in the country.

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Al Jazeera

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Who are the Yazidis, the Ancient, persecuted religious minority struggling to survive in Iraq?

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National Geographic

Limited US strikes in Iraq may not work

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USA TODAY

Massive red tide threatens Florida’s Gulf Coast

Off the Gulf Coast of Florida, the biggest red tide bloom seen in Florida in nearly a decade already has killed thousands of fish.

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Food crisis in Cameroon

With rising food prices and so many mouths to feed, Cameroon is grappling with a serious crisis. The IMF reports that prices of main food items have soared this year, some by up to 20 percent from last year’s prices.

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PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Girls Inc. launches advertising campaign

Girls Inc., a nonprofit that works to imbue girls with confidence through various forms of programming, is launching a new public-service advertising campaign focusing on issues including pregnancy and poverty.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Science funders hope to link up large scale brain research

The problem of neuroscience has rapidly been shifting from not enough information, to more than we know what to do with, or at least can handle collectively.

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Inside Philanthropy

HUMAN RIGHTS

Militants hold 100s of Yazidi women

Hundreds of women from the Yazidi religious minority were taken captive by Sunni militants with “vicious plans,” an Iraqi official said, which underscores the plight of Iraq’s minorities at the hands of the Islamic State group.

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Time

Pressure pushes Asian American students to resort to suicide

Four University of Pennsylvania students have committed suicide in the past year. Beyond college campuses, the average suicide rate of Asian Americans is about half that of the national average.

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AlterNet

POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

Zuma hails US-Africa relationship

This week‘s US-Africa leaders’ summit in Washington has reshaped their relationship and holds great promise for the future, South African President Jacob Zuma said.

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iAfrica

Policies needed for slow growth economy and underemployment

Economic growth is far lower than one might expect from previous recoveries. And despite what the fiscal and monetary authorities are saying, the message probably should be: get used to it.

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Montreal Gazette

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

A development dream for hidden bayfront wildland

There‘s a tract of land in India Basin that’s one of San Francisco’s best-kept secrets: 14 acres of wild waterfront grassland that is home to coyotes and hawks and a destination for weekend anglers.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Wisconsin development corporation invites companies to join trade trip

Gov. Scott Walker’s economic development agency is inviting Wisconsin companies on an overseas trade trip later this year.

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Star Tribune

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Tiny water worlds float in oil reservoirs

Minuscule water droplets suspended in tar pits are teeming with diverse ecosystems of bacteria and methane-producing organisms that could be harnessed to help break down oil spills.

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Nature

Self-folding origami robot gets up and walks

When it is connected to a power source, this flat robot folds itself into a 3D shape and starts walking.

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CNET News

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This piece of paper folds itself into a robot

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Geeks and nerds have taken over the world: Resistance is futile

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Geeks and nerds have taken over the world: Resistance is futile

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Redefining age in aging societies

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Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Pies and principles in Greenmeadow Community Farm

Located in an old farmhouse in a big green space, the council-owned Cafe Cwtch in Cwmbran is an Aladdin’s cave of a place. It has a small entrance with a settee, tables and a kitchen, as well as a larger room.

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How much is too much to pay for a concert t-shirt?

For an artist who’s working with a record label virtually every possible revenue stream is shared with someone. but, few products in music come with as many variables attached as T-shirts.

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NPR

NONPROFITS & NGOS

NGO struggling to arrange night shelter for financially weak women living alone

Ekati, an NGO working with financially weak women who live alone, has been seeking a night shelter for the group for the past one and a half years, but is still struggling to move ahead with the project.

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Nonprofits warn against wage hike

The heads of several nonprofits have said that while they support sharp increases in the minimum wage for regular businesses, Lift Up Oakland could suffocate their paid job-training programs.

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Tyler Morning Telegraph

ENVIRONMENT

Oceans increasingly polluted with mercury

In much of the world’s oceans, levels of the metal mercury are double to triple what they were before the industrial revolution, a new study says.

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News24

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Oceans increasingly polluted with mercury

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News24

Hurricane Julio downgraded on path toward Hawaii

Now Hawaii has just one hurricane to watch. Iselle, only the second tropical storm on record to make landfall on the Big Island, lost its title and was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.

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AL.com

Hurricane Julio moves north of Hawaii

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FOX News

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Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii: One of the best sites in the world for astronomy. The summit’s atmosphere is very stable and lacks turbulence, thus creating excellent conditions for astronomical observation. (Photo by Christopher Chan)

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