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In America’s Little Syria, a divide on accepting refugees

A few days ago, a pastor asked Syrian-born restaurant owner Marie Jarrah to donate food to a welcoming event for recently arrived Syrian refugees. Jarrah, who said she regularly helps people in need, declined.

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Mali hotel terror attack: What to know about ex-French colony

The hotel hostage crisis in Mali took place 2,600 miles from Paris but the former French colony has already been targeted by terrorists angry at France for its campaigns against Islamic militant groups including ISIS.

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Mali’s tangled mix of jihad and civil war

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The Atlantic

Belgium warns of ‘serious and imminent threat’ to Brussels

Belgium has placed Brussels at the highest terror alert, citing a “serious and imminent threat” that requires security measures.

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Belgium is a failed state

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PHILANTHROPY AND AID

International volunteers flock to aid refugees in Greece

Lesbos is the main entry point into Europe for thousands of refugees and migrants. It’s also a magnet for volunteers from all over the world.

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NPR

Jewish-Christian group funding aliyah from France

In the wake of the terror attacks in Paris, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews has granted emergency security aid to French-Jewish communal institutions.

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Jewish Telegraphic Agency

HUMAN RIGHTS

Israel spy Pollard freed by US after 30 years in prison

Former US navy analyst Jonathan Pollard, jailed for life in 1987 for passing classified information to Israel, has been released.

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What convicted spy Jonathan Pollard is doing now

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Fortune

Balkans border blocks leave thousands segregated and stranded in Greece

New border control rules implemented almost simultaneously by the governments of Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia over the past 48 hours have resulted in large-scale renewed human rights violations.

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Amnesty International

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5 awful myths about refugees and terrorism — debunked

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

First electronic plants developed

Professor Magnus Berggren of the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at Linköping University in Sweden along with others are the first to successfully incorporate electronic polymers in living plants.

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Examiner

Scientists call for lifting protections for Great Lakes wolves

Gray wolves (Canis lupus) living in the U.S. Great Lakes region no longer need the protection of the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), argue 26 scientists and wildlife managers.

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Science

Wild Wolves: The Old and the New West

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DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Ford union workers ratify new four-year U.S. labor pact: UAW

Ford Motor Co’s U.S. union workers narrowly approved a four-year labor contract after a late push for support by United Auto Workers leaders, the UAW said late Friday night.

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Reuters

Asian trade is a national-security issue

President Obama has spent the past few days in the Philippines and Malaysia, working to strengthen alliances in Asia and help build the multilateral organizations that are writing the rules in that dynamic part of the world.

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Politico

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Austria’s largest state goes 100% renewable

The state in northeastern Austria now gets 63 percent of its electricity from hydroelectric power, 26 percent from wind energy, nine percent from biomass and two percent from solar.

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Phys.org

Mountain lion freed from illegal circus after 20 years in chains

A mountain lion named Mufasa was handed over to authorities after a tense eight-hour standoff with his traveling circus owners.

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Huffpost Good News

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

Facebook‘s new, easy fundraising feature will put ’Slacktivism’ to the test

Facebook announced a new way for nonprofits to raise money.A fundraising feature and a new “Donate” button will work right from Facebook.

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Inverse

Nonprofits can now fundraise and accept donations on Facebook

Facebook has introduced new features today that will make it easier for nonprofit organizations to raise funds for specific causes and receive general donations.

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Gigaom

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

‘Beyond terrifying’: Muslim Americans shocked by Trump and Carson quotes

Leaders fear worsening ‘climate of hostility’ as conservative candidates call for database to track Muslims and equate Syrian refugees to ‘rabid dogs’

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Guardian

Syrian president Assad blames the west for rise of Islamic State

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in a new interview with Italian media outlet Rai that his country was not a breeding ground for the Islamic State group and blamed the West for the emergence of the terror group.

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ENVIRONMENT

Half of tree species in the Amazon at risk of extinction, say scientists

If deforestation continues at current rate, 57% of the 15,000 tree species will be in danger, including Brazil nut, cacao and açai.

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Guardian

Parts of Midwest hit by heavy snow as holiday travel looms

More than a foot of snow fell on parts of the Midwest in the first significant wintry storm of the season, creating hazardous driving conditions for travelers gearing up for Thanksgiving treks.

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USA TODAY

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A view of the chateau of Guillaume le Conquérant (William the Conqueror) in Caen (Normandy), France. A descendant of Norman invaders, he became the first Norman King of England subsequent to the Norman conquest in 1066. (Photo by Allie_Caulfield) Photo used under CC BY

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