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Migrants await resolution of their travel status at Eleonas Refugee Center in Athens. (Photo by Martin Leveneur via Flickr) Photo used under CC BY

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Athens a holding pen as borders shut

With more than 8,500 miles of coastline and many scattered islands, Greece has by far the most difficult to control border in Europe and is typically the first entry point for migrants and refugees trying to enter the continent.

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Vice News

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45 migrants drown as boats sink off Greece

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Haiti postpones presidential election again

A previously postponed presidential election in Haiti was put on hold as the country’s leaders sought to negotiate a resolution to what could soon become a constitutional crisis.

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ABC News

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Election feud undermines Haiti’s stability

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Bloomberg

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One candidate, few voters expected for Haiti’s presidential election

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Reuters

Storm slams East Coast with wet snow, high winds

A winter storm is morphing into a painful, even paralyzing blizzard with gale-force winds pushing heavy snow and coastal flooding.

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Associated Press

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United passenger jet slides off O’Hare runway

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ABC7 Chicago

Canada school shooting leaves 5 dead, 2 hurt

Five people were killed and two critically injured in a school shooting in a remote part of Saskatchewan, Canada. A suspect is in custody.

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Reuters

Putin likely OK’d ex-spy’s murder, Britain finds

President Vladimir Putin probably approved a 2006 Russian intelligence operation to murder ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium-210 in London, a British inquiry concluded.

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Reuters

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Russian dissident reacts to inquiry results

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CNN

Tunisia imposes curfew as protests spread

Tunisia imposed a nationwide overnight curfew Friday in response to growing unrest as protests over unemployment across the country have become violent in some cities.

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FOX News

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France pledges aid to Tunisia

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News24

IN-DEPTH

Why Al-Shabab is not joining ISIS

After its attack on Kenyan troops stationed in Somalia, rumors have again begun that Al-Shabab will join forces with ISIS. According to analysts, however, Al-Shabab will preserve its historical ties with al-Qaeda.

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Newsweek

The rise of smuggling in ailing Venezuela

Hit by a spiraling recession, Venezuelans from all walks of life are making ends meet through the illicit trade of food, medicine and other state-subsidized goods.

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Guardian

Special section:

Venezuela: a nation in a state

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Economist

HUMAN RIGHTS

UN urges Ethiopia to halt violent crackdown

A group of UN human rights experts called on the Ethiopian authorities to end the crackdown on peaceful protests by the country’s security forces, who have reportedly killed more than 140 demonstrators and arrested scores more.

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Egyptian government mutes dissidents before Arab Spring anniversary

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TIME

American held in North Korea for ‘hostile act’

North Korea said Friday it arrested an American student from the University of Virginia for allegedly “perpetrating a hostile act” against the regime.

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USA TODAY

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Does North Korea want to use U.S. student as a bargaining chip?

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Daily Beast

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What it’s like to be a Western tourist in North Korea

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TIME

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

In ongoing dance with Trump, GOP pulls ‘National Review’ from debate

The Republican National Committee has removed the ‘National Review’ from the Feb. 25 debate as a result of its editorial declaring it was “Against Trump.”

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NPR

Kansas Constitution protects abortion rights, state appeals court rules

The Kansas Court of Appeals refused to implement the state’s first-in-the-nation ban on a common second-trimester abortion method.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Japan unveils remote-control robot to dismantle Fukushima nuclear plant

So this week Toshiba unveiled a remote-control robot that‘s expected to remove fuel-rod assemblies from the spent fuel pool in the plant’s reactor 3 building.

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ScienceAlert

Kenya remains show earliest signs of warfare

The 10,000-year-old remains of 27 people found at a remote site west of Lake Turkana show that they met violent deaths. They were left to die there rather than being buried.

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BBC

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Google pays Apple $1B to use its search bar

Google Inc. is paying Apple Inc. $1 billion to keep its search bar on the iPhone, according to a transcript of court proceedings from Oracle Corp.’s copyright lawsuit against Google.

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MSN Money

For some states, cheap oil not a good thing

Several states that are dependent on energy revenue are facing strained budgets due to low oil prices, and at least three — Alaska, Louisiana and New Mexico — are at risk having their credit ratings lowered.

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MSN Money

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GOOD NEWS

Sheep bring wild car chase to woolly end

Police in New Zealand pursued the driver of a stolen car for 90 minutes. The chase finally ended thanks to a farmer and his huge flock of sheep crossing the road.

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NBCNews.com

More Americans are living over age 100

More Americans are reaching the age of 100 these days. These long-lived centenarians are also living even longer, with a death rate that has actually fallen in recent years.

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Smithsonian Magazine

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

Nonprofit settles Medicare fraud case

A New York health care nonprofit has agreed to pay nearly $47 million to the state and federal governments after admitting to allegations of Medicaid fraud.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Groups merge into biggest US secular group

The US branch of British scientist and author Richard Dawkins’ atheism foundation has merged with the like-minded Center for Inquiry, creating the largest secularist organization in America.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

ENVIRONMENT

Ocean species mix as sea ice melts

Melting Arctic ice is not only opening up new passageways for ships. Birds and marine species are also traveling to uncharted waters.

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CBS News

From oil use to ocean pollution: Davos conferees hear startling facts about plastics

A new report released at Davos highlights some startling facts about the huge environmental and resource impacts of a fast growing plastics industry.

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Guardian

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Salesforce announces partnership with (RED), to support the fight agains AIDS

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the Customer Success Platform and world’s #1 CRM company, today announced a partnership with (RED) and a $5 million commitment to The Global Fund to fight AIDS.

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The Street

Christian charities tackle poverty in Israel

A recently released report by Israel’s National Insurance Institute shows that 1.7 million Israelis live below the poverty line, including 23 percent of the country’s seniors and 13.7 percent of working families.

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Breaking Israel News

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Marines search for debris of two Super Stallion helicopters along the coast of Haleiwa, Hawaii. A memorial service was held Friday in honor of the 12 Marines presumed dead in last week’s crash. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson) Photo used under CC BY

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