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People in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction, their families, friends, addiction treatment professionals, elected officials come together from across the Great Lakes Region to celebrate recovery as part of National Recovery Month. (Photo by Sacred Heart) Photo used under CC BY

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VA tells veteran he’s dead, cuts off benefits

Mike Rieker survived the Vietnam War, where he was a Navy seaman serving aboard river boats. While the work that claimed the lives of his closest friends, Rieker could not survive the Veterans Affairs claims processing system.

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Military.com

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Veterans Affairs doesn’t know why more than 2,500 employees were on paid leave

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Stars & Stripes

Pakistan factory collapse: Death toll reaches 24, as rescue work continues

Rescuers dig and drill concrete blocks to reach survivors under rubble, more than 24 hours after a four-story factory collapsed in Lahore’s Sundar neighborhood.

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The Nation

Middle-aged white Americans are dying of despair

Even as longevity increases across the rich world, uneducated white Americans are living sicker and dying earlier. Two economists speculate on the reasons why.

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The Atlantic

Death rate is rising for middle-aged white Americans

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Billsinsider

US denies TransCanada request to pause Keystone review

The United States has formally denied in writing a TransCanada request to pause the U.S. review of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, a State Department spokesman said

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Alaska OKs buying out TransCanada’s interest in gas project

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Houston Chronicle

Dam burst at Vale, BHP mine devastates Brazilian town

A dam holding back waste water from an iron ore mine in Brazil that is owned by Vale and BHP Billiton burst, devastating a nearby town with mudslides and leaving officials scrambling to assess casualties.

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Reuters

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Brazil community flooded after dam burst

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PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Greece carries out first relocation of refugees to Luxembourg

Greece relocated six asylum-seeking families to Luxembourg, the first such transfer from its soil under an European Union plan to ease the burden on nations inundated by an influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees.

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Reuters

Virginia Beach couple to be honored for philanthropy at New York dinner

Macon and Joan Brock’s 51-year marriage has been a monument not only to love, but also to philanthropy. They have donated more than $45 million, primarily to local charities that promote education, the arts and the environment.

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Virginian-Pilot

HUMAN RIGHTS

Egypt flights on hold as UK says bomb may have caused Russian crash

Flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh suspended after UK government said new information came to light on the Metrojet disaster.

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Guardian

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ISIS bomb on Russian plane? Irish officials cancel all Egypt flights

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Christian Science Monitor

Was It a bomb? After 6 days, Russian Jet crash remains a mystery

Six days after the Metrojet plane crash in Egypt, the families of victims are still searching for answers about what caused the deaths of 224 people, mostly Russian tourists.

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NBCNews.com

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

US fines Deutsche bank $258m for working with Iran

German company Deutsche Bank has been fined $285m by US regulators for working with US-sanctioned countries Syria and Iran.

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BBC

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Exposed: how Deutsche Bank helped customers evade US sanctions

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A Canadian cabinet for 2015

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named the most diverse government in his country’s history, the first to feature an equal number of men and women, saying he wanted a cabinet that looks like Canada.

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The Atlantic

What his cabinet show tells us about Trudeau’s vision

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Globeandmail.com

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

World’s new tiniest snail from Borneo

Researchers have discovered the world‘s tiniest land snail in Malaysian Borneo, according to a recent report. The new snail’s shell comes in at just 0.50-0.60 mm width and 0.60-0.79 mm height.

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Science World Report

The sun ripped away Mars’ ancient atmosphere, studies suggest

Scientists think Mars may have been a warmer, wetter planet billions of years ago — until something catastrophic happened to its atmosphere.

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NBCNews.com

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Bulgaria, Portugal presidents eye further development of trade-economic relations

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and his Portuguese counterpart Aníbal Cavaco Silva pointed at the potential of further development of the trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.

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Focus News

Climate change missing from full Trans-Pacific Partnership text

The final text of a huge 12-country trade agreement has confirmed the “worst nightmares” of environmental groups, with no mention of climate change in its lone environment chapter.

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Sydney Morning Herald

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GOOD NEWS

Study finds more evidence that animals protect from asthma

Babies exposed to dogs and farm animals may be less likely to develop asthma by the age of six, a Swedish study suggests.

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NBCNews.com

Cryotherapy use spreads, though it’s unproven, unregulated

Many are seeking cryotherapy, which subjects their bodies to cold temperatures. Backers claim it can ease pain and inflammation, aid blood flow and weight loss, improve skin and ward off aging and depression.

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Daily Record

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

The Pentagons missionary spies

U.S. military used Christian NGO as front for North Korea espionage. The secret Pentagon program, which dates back to December 2004, continued well into the Obama presidency.

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Center receives major gift to educate MetroWest nonprofits

A center focused on educating nonprofits throughout the region has received a substantial gift from the charitable arm of Middlesex Savings Bank.

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Metro West Daily News

ENVIRONMENT

Paris to stop traffic when air pollution spikes

The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has won a long-running battle with the French government to introduce emergency traffic bans in the city when air pollution spikes.

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Guardian

Antarctic Ice Gaining Size, Thanks to Snowfall, NASA Says

There are two types of Antarctic ice used to gauge climatic activity: sea ice and land ice. This year, satellite data found both to be increasing in mass, rather than shrinking.

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The Weather Channel

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No, NASA has not reversed itself on the dangerous melting of Antarctica

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Paris, sunset panorama haze from Notre Dame cathedral. (Photo by Moyan Brenn) Photo used under CC BY

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