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Just as guns were a complicated issue for the Rev. Martin Luhter King Jr. in his lifetime, they loom large over the 30th anniversary of the holiday honoring his birthday. (Photo by Seattle Municipal Archives) Photo used under CC BY

MLK had complicated legacy on gun ownership, security

Martin Luther King Jr. was surrounded by guns, even though he didn’t like them. On April 4, 1968, King became one of America’s most famous victims of gun violence.

ABC News

Confederate flag removed in King Day celebration

FOX News

Israeli leader Netanyahu opposes requiring special IDs for reps of foreign-funded NGOs

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he backs an NGO transparency law but opposes a clause that requires representatives of NGOs receiving foreign funding to wear special tags in the Knesset.

Jerusalem Post

Iran steps up missile plans after US levels sanctions

Iran vowed to press ahead with its missile development in response to fresh US sanctions on 11 individuals and companies for conspiring to acquire materials for the production of ballistic missiles.

Bloomberg

Triumph for diplomacy, Obama’s foreign policy

MSNBC

Some sanctions lifted, new ones imposed

Deutsche Welle

Global elites to address economic inequality, widening trust gap at Swiss conference

Politicians and business leaders gathering in the Swiss Alps face an increasingly divided world, with the poor falling further behind the super-rich and deep political fissures in the US, Europe and the Middle East.

Reuters

Just 62 people own as much wealth as half the world’s population

MarketWatch

Fact-checking the fourth Democratic debate

In their last debate before primary voting begins, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled over who’s tougher on gun control and Wall Street.

USA TODAY

Watch full debate here

NBCNews.com

IN-DEPTH

Ellis Island of the South

A Georgia town becomes a magnet for refugees – including from Syria – despite resistance to the newcomers in many parts of the South. Can Clarkson be a model?

Christian Science Monitor

Why is Burkina Faso al-Qaida’s latest target?

The latest attack in west Africa sends ominous message to French forces, the Burkinabé people and other terror groups.

Guardian

American killed in Burkina Faso attack moved there to work at orphanage

CNN

Burkina Faso takeover ends; at least 28 people dead

USA TODAY

HUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights situation in Yemen dire

The Yemeni minister of human rights describes the human rights situation in Yemen as “frightening." Rebel fighters and forces loyal to the now-ousted president are attacking schools and neighborhoods.

Emirates 24/7

UK rights activist faces Thai defamation trial

A Thai court on Monday charged a British human rights activist with defaming a Thai fruit company, a case which could see him jailed for up to seven years if found guilty.

Yahoo! News

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

French president unveils fiscal rescue plan

French President Francois Hollande pledged to redefine France’s business model and declared “a state of economic and social emergency,” unveiling a 2 billion euro ($2.2 billion) plan to catch up with a fast-moving world economy.

CNBC

Ugandan court halts restriction on reporters

The Ugandan High Court has put on hold Parliament’s plan to bar reporters without degrees from covering proceedings of the legislature and its committees.

allAfrica.com

TERROR

Sushma Swaraj condemns killing of Israeli woman in terror attack

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj condemned the killing of an Israeli woman, a mother of six, who was stabbed to death in a terror attack in the West Bank.

Economic Times

Taliban urged to join Afghan peace talks

Representatives from four countries gathered in Kabul called on the Taliban to resume peace talks with the Afghan government.

ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Big data is an antitrust issue in Europe

Europe’s top antitrust authority is on the lookout for companies using big data to stifle competition, although it hasn’t spotted any problems yet, according to Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager.

PC World

SpaceX launches satellite, botches landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Sunday and put a climate-monitoring satellite into orbit, but botched an attempted return landing on a platform at sea.

New York Post

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Oil falls again after Iran output increases

Oil prices traded in a range Monday, as investors weighed additional Iranian exports after the lifting of sanctions against the country over the weekend.

CNBC

Iranian oil imminent, shudder in Saudi Arabia

ABC News

Chipotle closing all of its stores for a day.

After six months of continual food-poisoning outbreaks, Chipotle will close nationwide for three or four hours next month to address food safety concerns.

Christian Science Monitor

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Michael Moore):

Obama, please come to Flint

Huffington Post

Editorial:

Iran curbs its nukes: Our view

USA TODAY

Editorial:

Struggle for equality goes on today

El Paso Times

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GOOD NEWS

Good Samaritan helps tot in abandoned car

A two-year-old who was in his dad’s car when it was stolen is safe at home again after he was missing for two hours.

AJC.com

Panda cub Bei Bei debuts at National Zoo

Panda cub Bei Bei is making his public debut at the National Zoo in Washington. The cub, who was born Aug. 22, is making his official debut, though zoo members have been able to see him since Jan. 8.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Video of Bei Bei and his adoring fans

ABC News

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

Greece frees rescuers held for ‘trafficking’

Greek authorities have released five rescuers working for NGOs that help migrants making the perilous sea crossing from Turkey, police said, after they were detained on suspicion of people smuggling.

Yahoo! News

NJ hospital association backs standard fee

In New Jersey, the hospital association has put its heft behind legislation that would impose a standardized fee based on the number of beds at each institution.

NonProfit Quarterly

ENVIRONMENT

Is this the first flower ever grown in space?

“To boldly grow where no one has grown before” has been the mission of astronauts aboard the International Space Station for nearly two years, where astronauts have tried to cultivate edible plants in microgravity.

CNN

Obama orders US aid in Michigan water crisis

U.S. President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Michigan and ordered federal aid for state and local response efforts in the county where the city of Flint is contending with lead-contaminated drinking water.

Reuters

Banned chemicals threaten killer whales

Long-banned chemicals threaten killer whales and dolphins in European waters, a new study by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) suggests.

Discovery News

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

US in the midst of a philanthropic revolution

America’s philanthropists aren’t waiting any longer for politicians or businesses to solve the world’s most pressing problems.

Fortune

Many thousands starving in besieged cities

Aid reached the besieged towns of Madaya, Foua and Kefraya. However, UN officials are emphasizing that the need in Syria extends beyond those towns. Almost 400,000 people are living in besieged areas in Syria.

NPR

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Lake Sils seen from Maloja. (Photo by kuhnmi)

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