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Most Americans no longer are middle class

Americans have long lived in a nation made up primarily of middle-class families, neither rich nor poor, but comfortable enough. This year, that changed, according to the Pew Research Center.

NPR

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How much (or little) the middle class makes, in 30 US cities

NPR

Germany’s Steinmeier urges EU to unite on refugees, or else fail

The European Union must unite in its response to dealing with the huge number of refugees surging into the bloc or else it will fail, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said.

Reuters

ISIS may have US weapons

MSN News

Supreme Court torn over Texas affirmative action program

With liberal and conservative justices starkly divided, the justice who almost certainly will dictate the outcome suggested that the court may need still more information.

Tampa Bay Times

US life expectancy stuck at 79

For the third year in a row, the average life expectancy for a newborn is 78.8 years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

UPI.com

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Muslims lead crowdfunding effort for San Bernardino victims

An online fundraising campaign spearheaded by U.S. Muslims has raised more than $100,000 for the families of victims of last week’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

As Congress faces off on spending, Puerto Rico Governor presses for aid

As Congress engages its final spending debate of 2015, Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García Padilla and officials from the island were pressing members to send the island into 2016 with some aid for its fiscal crisis.

NBCNews.com

HUMAN RIGHTS

Azerbaijan releases human rights activist Leyla Yunus

Prominent Azerbaijani human rights activist Leyla Yunus has been released from prison on humanitarian grounds, but is still facing treason charges.

Guardian

What does Azerbaijan’s crackdown look like from the inside?

Eurasianet

The preservation of human rights is integral to combating climate change

Climate change is one of the greatest human-rights challenges. All people have the right to basic sustenance, protection, and freedom; including rights to food, health, shelter, and self-determination.

Quartz

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Paris Talks: US pledges to double aid to climate-hit countries

The U.S. has promised to double to $861 million aid to countries on the frontline of climate change in the final push to reach an agreement to avoid dangerous global warming at crucial U.N. talks in Paris.

Newsweek

US to double aid to vulnerable nations

USA TODAY

Thai police investigate claim that US ambassador ‘defamed the monarchy’

No charges expected over comments made by Glyn Davies in which he said the US is concerned about long prison sentences given to civilians by military courts.

Guardian

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

US resupply of space station successfully resumes

The astronauts living aboard the International Space Station snagged a free-flying commercial cargo ship filled with a bounty of supplies and new science.

Spaceflight Now

Rising seas expected to sink islands near US capital in 50 years

The 700 or so people who live on the Tangier islands may be among the first climate refugees in the US when their current home disappears under water.

New Scientist

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Whatever happened to “Cap and Trade”?

Some environmentalists claim the system is a failure and is based on an unhealthy and outdated reverence for free markets. Ten years later, Kronick argues that the system has proved inflexible and counter-productive.

Market Place

National policies on trade and agriculture key to tackling food security

The rules governing global trade of food and agricultural products should aim to improve countries’ food security and other development objectives.

UN News Center

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Kendra McSweeney):

The War on Drugs is destroying the environment

U.S. News & World Report

Column (David Dalton):

We need a human rights lens that tackles the root causes of poverty and injustice

Irish Examiner

Column (Turner Isoun):

Achieving global competitiveness: The place of science and technology

Daily Trust

Column (John Calvin):

Baseball thrives on income inequality

American Spectator

Column (Patrick J. Kiger):

China pollution: how bad can the air get?

Discovery News

Column (Justin Fox):

Philanthropy should be controversial

Bloomberg

Column (William Saletan):

Donald Trump isn’t the problem

Slate

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GOOD NEWS

Mom grateful for anonymous good samaritan who paid for family’s toys

When Ashley Hanzlik learned that someone had paid off her layaway bill at Toys R Us, she thought it was a mistake. But when she found out it was the work of a kind-hearted good Samaritan, she was truly touched.

ABC News

Good Fellows Club tops $500,000 milestone in a fit of giving

The all-male Good Fellows Club reached a remarkable milestone – raising more than a half million dollars to help the working poor in 2016.

Charlotte Observer

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

Orbán backs down in battle with NGOs

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has agreed to end to all investigations into work being done in Hungary by non-governmental organizations supported by Norway.

Politico

5 Questions to Ask Before Giving to a Nonprofit

Donating to a nonprofit this holiday season can also be a gift to yourself as you secure a last-minute tax break. Finding the right one to support during the holidays can be a challenge.

Magic Valley Times News

ENVIRONMENT

When planting trees hurts the environment

In Paris this week, policy-makers are considering an ambitious new plan to cover 50 million acres of South American land with trees. That might not be a good idea.

The Nation

Paris, the environment, and economic growth

Forbes

US climate plan will stand test of time

The Obama administration’s climate centerpiece is bulletproof, the legislation upon which it rests – the Clean Air Act – is sound in the face of legal appeals by states and industry groups, Gina McCarthy said.

Guardian

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Love birds cuddle on a branch. (Photo by Susanne Nilsson) Photo used under CC BY

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