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Landsat photo of Tianjin explosion crater, (Photo by Artem Svetlov) Photo used under CC BY

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France train shooting: Americans overpower gunman

Three people have been hurt after a heavily armed man opened fire on a train in northern France, before being overpowered by three American passengers. The attacker was arrested.

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BBC

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France train gunman identified as known Islamist militant

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Reuters

Thousands of migrants rush past police into Macedonia

Thousands of migrants have rushed past police who were attempting to block them from entering Macedonia from Greece.

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USA TODAY

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Macedonian police shoot stun grenades at migrant families stuck in no-man’s land

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The Independent

After clashes along border, Macedonia begins letting some refugees In

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NPR

Carnage on Wall Street signals fears about US economy

As U.S. stocks joined a global selloff to mark their biggest weekly decline since 2011, economists and investors cut their projections of what was already lackluster economic growth.

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CBS News

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Dow plunges 530 points amid China and Greece worries

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TIME

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

MacArthur Foundation vows to push climate solutions with $50M pledge to green groups

The charitable foundation known for its annual “genius grants” and its public broadcasting underwriter’s message promoting “a more just, verdant and peaceful world” is deepening its commitment to addressing climate change.

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Energy Wire

Graham’s $880,000 pay raises eyebrows at christian groups

Religion News Service looks at the issue of pay for megachurch pastors and Christian nonprofit leaders in the wake of media reports that Samaritan‘s Purse CEO Franklin Graham’s annual earnings total $880,000.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

HUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights for farmworkers: Coming to a grocery aisle near you

Human rights are coming to tomato aisles across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Ahold USA, the corporation behind stores like Stop and Shop, Giant, and Martin’s, has signed onto the Fair Food Program.

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Huffington Post

Deadly bomb blast rocks central Bangkok

A deadly bomb blast rocked a commercial hub in Bangkok during the evening rush hour on Monday, killing at least a dozen people and wounding many more, Thai authorities said.

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USA TODAY

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

The biggest risk to Obama’s climate plan may be politics, not the courts

After releasing the Clean Power Plan the Obama administration must shift from offense to defense. The plan, which set the first national limits on carbon pollution from existing coal- and natural gas-fired power plants.

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Guardian

Obama wants you to think his climate plan Is bold – it’s not

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Slate

Singapore challenges the Idea that democracy Is the best form of governance

Since most theories of governance hold that good performance requires a good Western-style democracy, Singapore’s record over five decades presents a challenge.

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Huffington Post

ENVIRONMENT

Earthquake jolts Bay Area

A 4.0 quake jolted the East Bay Monday morning just before 7 a.m., CBS San Francisco reports. According to the U.S.Geological Service, the quake was on the Hayward fault.

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CBS News

Tucson Electric Power pulls back from coal-burning

Tucson Electric Power is halting the use of coal at its largest facility after pressure from environmentalists. The utility company fed the last 5 tons of coal to supply generators last week and will now rely on natural gas.

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ABC News

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Sustainable development needs sustainable financing – tackling NCDs Is no exception

Each year, 16 million people die prematurely from NCDs. Strikingly, 4 out of 5 of these deaths occur in developing countries, making such diseases one of the major development challenges of the 21st century.

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Huffington Post

US trade gap widens 7 percent in June as imports jump

The U.S. trade deficit increased in June as solid consumer spending pulled in more imports, while the strong dollar restrained exports.

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GOOD NEWS

Former President George W. Bush shows up for jury duty in Dallas

Potential jurors who showed up at a downtown Dallas courtroom found a surprise fellow citizen in their jury pool: former President George W. Bush.

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FOX News

China devaluation is good news

For China, a 2% move in one day is a much big deal. It’s the largest daily move in over a decade.

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Huffington Post

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

Facebook co-founder’s foundation awards $25 million to GiveDirectl

The foundation started by the Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and his wife, Cari Tuna, awarded $25 million to GiveDirectly, a nonprofit that awards cash to extremely poor individuals in Kenya and Uganda.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NGOs need to be accountable

A section of Delhi’s elite has closed ranks behind activist Teesta Setalvad, who is under investigation for violation of regulations on funding by NGOs. Some champions see her as a victim of the ongoing drive against NGOs.

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The Free Press Journal

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

How climate change drove evolution of dogs

When scientists examine the impact of climate change on the evolution of mammals, they generally look to herbivores, says Borja Figueirido, an ecology and geology expert at Spain’s Universidad de Málaga.

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Christian Science Monitor

Old dogs learned new tricks for hunting as climate changed

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Forbes

Nasa begins satellite project to improve hurricane forecasting

The mission is called CYGNSS (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System), and relies on eight microsatellites – as opposed to one, large satellite – working in a group.

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Sentinel Republic

Today, Cassini will say goodbye to Saturn’s moon Dione

Sometimes, the best relationships must come to an end — even NASA’s Cassini Solstice Mission’s love affair with Dione, Saturn’s icy moon. Cassini will make its last close flyby of Dione before heading off into space.

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Smithsonian Magazine

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NASA‘s Cassini to whiz past Saturn’s moon Dione

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CBS News

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New York City, the most populous city in the United States, is home to 5,845 completed high-rises, 101 of which are 600 feet or taller. (Photo by Lyle Vincent) Photo used under CC BY

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