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Malala Yousafzai at Girl Summit, 2014 (Photo by UK Department of International Development Photostream)

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Men involved in Malala Yousafzai shooting arrested in Pakistan

A gang of 10 Taliban fighters who tried to kill the teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai two years ago have been arrested, the Pakistan army claimed.

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Guardian

Nations trying to stop their citizens from going to Middle East to fight for ISIS

France wants to block its citizens from leaving the country, while Britain is weighing whether to stop more from coming home. Tunisia is debating making it a criminal offense to help jihadist fighters travel to Syria and Iraq.

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Country has changed under the Violence Against Women Act

The 20th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act comes at a prescient moment, as the country is engaged in a national conversation about the NFL’s response to incidences of domestic abuse.

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Vikings make right move with Peterson, time for rest of NFL to follow suit

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Boston.com

Mass. woman arraigned after 3 dead babies found

A Blackstone, Mass. woman who lived in a squalid, vermin-infested home where the bodies of three infants were found was charged with covering up the deaths.

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Charleston Daily Mail

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Questions haunt neighbors, officials in Blackstone case

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South Carolina father held in deaths of 5 children

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N. Korea sentences American to 6 years hard labor

North Korea sentenced an American man to six years of hard labor Sunday for allegedly entering the country illegally and trying to spy on the highly secretive and autocratic state.

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USA TODAY

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

FEMA wants at least $5.8 million in Sandy aid repaid

Thousands of people who received government aid after Superstorm Sandy slammed the East Coast may be forced to give some or all of that money back, nearly two years after the disaster.

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FEMA wants at least $5.8M in Sandy aid repaid

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Lack of aid coordination hurts Ebola fight as virus spreads

A disorganized and largely leaderless international response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa has slowed efforts to stem the worst outbreak of the virus in history.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

HUMAN RIGHTS

Iraq: Survivors describe government airstrike

The Iraqi government should promptly investigate an airstrike that hit a school housing displaced people near Tikrit on September 1, 2014.

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Human Rights Watch

Canadian Museum for Human Rights: from dream to reality

When Canada’s newest national museum opens next weekend, it will mark the end of a 14-year journey sparked by one family’s desire to have Canadians learn about the struggle for — and the fragility of — freedom.

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Global News

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Scottish referendum: Salmond invites rivals to join ‘Team Scotland’

Alex Salmond has invited Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling to join his “Team Scotland” group to negotiate the breakup of Great Britain if the yes side prevails in independence referendum.

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Guardian

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Scottish independence polls conflict in campaign climax

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BusinessWeek

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Scotland’s independence vote

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CBS News

Pakistan: Poor governance reason for resentment

A report highlights how the Pakistan’s population feels alienated in the current political situation. Stress is on inefficient administration, law and order, social deficit, infrastructure, inflation and electricity crisis.

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Express Tribune

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

China Aug factory growth slows to near 6-year low, calls grow for more stimulus

China‘s factory output grew at the weakest pace in nearly six years in August while growth in other key sectors also cooled, raising fears the world’s second-largest economy may be at risk of a sharp slowdown.

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Reuters

Food is cheap, at least compared with 4 years ago

Around the globe, it‘s become easier for people to buy food. The U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization is reporting that its global food price index has now fallen to the lowest level in four years.

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NPR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

$10 bet leads to new synthetic graphene

Professor Thomas E. Mallouk is $10 richer and the world is one step closer to realizing the dream of mass-producing high grade synthetic graphene, a “wonder material” only one atom thick and 200 times stronger than steel.

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Angola: State Secretary stresses investment in science and technology

The secretary of State for Science and Technology, João Sebastião Teta, reaffirmed that National Policy on Science, Technology and Innovation will elevate Angola to great achievements.

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The upside of pessimism

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Boko Haram’s predatory state within a predatory state

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Al Jazeera

She stood her ground: A child’s conscience made America a better place

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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GOOD NEWS

Chinese woman lives normal life without crucial part of brain

Chinese doctors have reported that a 24-year-old woman has lived a largely normal life without the cerebellum, a part of the brain responsible for movement of limbs and talking.

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SPCA rescues more than 100 animals in Santa Fe

A massive animal rescue operation is underway in Santa Fe. The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office asked the Houston SPCA for help in rescuing what may be more than 100 animals.

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ABC News

NONPROFITS & NGOS

Hundreds protest gov’t treatment of NGOs funded by Norway Grants

Several hundred people gathered in Budapest to protest police investigations into Okotars, an environmental organization appointed by Norway with administering grants intended for nongovernmental organizations.

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Philippine Star

Tax-exempt? The NFL’s nonprofit status by the numbers

In fact, the NFL is actually tax-exempt, a status it gained in 1944. Often forgotten, the league was granted 501(c) 6 status in 1966, when it merged with the American Football League.

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CNBC

ENVIRONMENT

Hurricane Odile rapidly strengthens to Category 4 storm

Hurricane Odile has rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 storm. Odile was located about 310 miles south-southeast of the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California, with maximum sustained winds of 135 mph.

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CNN

Solar storm is on its course to hit Earth

A medium-size solar flare erupted from the sun this weekend, hurling a cloud of plasma and charged particles toward Earth on a cosmic path that is expected to deliver a glancing blow to our planet.

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NBCNews.com

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Solar storms are bombarding Earth now, amped-up auroras possible

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Scientific American

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Northern lights displays may be afoot this evening as solar flare activity passes by our atmosphere. The lights displayed are a seen here at a former time from the Faroe islands southeast of Iceland and north of Scotland. (Photo by Bjartur Vest)

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