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The woman on the right is the proud caretaker of a public sanitation facility in Liberia. Close to one in five people living in urban areas lack access to a safe, basic toilet, according to WaterAid. (Photo by EC/ECHO/Anouk Delafortrie) Photo used under CC BY

1 in 5 urban dwellers lacks access to safe toilet

Close to one in five people living in towns, cities and megacities across the world do not have access to a safe, basic toilet. Some 600 million urban dwellers globally rely on filthy communal toilets or pit or bucket latrines.

Guardian

Inclusive community renames Columbus Day

The US city of Bloomington in Indiana has renamed Good Friday and Columbus Day as “Spring Holiday” and “Fall Holiday” to be more “inclusive.” Mayor John Hamilton said the move would “better reflect cultural sensitivity in the workplace,” local media said.

BBC

Trump’s pledge to quit TPP opens the door for China

As a former-reality TV star who sent more than 7,000 tweets over his campaign, it was somewhat fitting that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump took to social media to outline the plan for his administration’s first 100 days. The plan includes withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Time

Obama, Xi stress stable relations amid uncertainty

Bloomberg

Pope authorizes all priests to forgive abortions

Pope Francis has declared that abortion can be forgiven by ordinary priests for the foreseeable future — instead of requiring the intervention of a bishop.

NPR

Almost 1 million Syrians living under siege

The number of people living under siege in Syria has doubled this year to almost one million, the UN says. The figure jumped from 486,700 to 974,080 in six months, the emergency relief co-ordinator said.

BBC

Fears grow in east Aleppo as Syrian forces close in

Al Jazeera

‘Will I die, miss?’: Terrified Syrian boy suffers suspected gas attack

CNN

President Obama ‘not optimistic’ about Syria’s future

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

Turkey withdraws child rape amnesty bill

Turkey’s ruling party has said it will withdraw a marriage bill that the United Nations warned could legitimize child rape.

Deutsche Welle

NY governor creates anti-hate-crime initiative

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has launched an initiative to combat hate crimes and protect civil rights after the divisive US presidential campaign prompted a wave of disturbing incidents across the state and the country.

Al Jazeera

Tech workers’ US visas face uncertain future

The U.S. visa program for technology workers could face renewed scrutiny under President-elect Donald Trump and his proposed Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions, a long-time critic of the skilled-worker program.

Reuters

Nationalists’ hatred alarms Holocaust museum

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum expressed alarm over “hateful speech” at a white nationalist meeting over the weekend, and a restaurant apologized for hosting the group after a woman tweeted a picture of herself making a Nazi salute.

Reuters

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Petition asks Electoral College to dump Trump

Grassroots campaigns have sprung up around the country to try to persuade members of the Electoral College to do something that has never been done in American history — deny the presidency to the clear Election Day winner.

CNBC

Post-Election, overwhelmed Facebook users unfriend, cut back

NPR

German study examines refugee allocation

A new report says Germany’s federal states should steer refugees toward communities where integration is more likely. But would such communities accept more people in need at a time when migration itself is under fire?

Deutsche Welle

Germany’s Merkel announces bid for fourth term

Deutsche Welle

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Hawking: Humanity needs new home

Celebrated theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking has warned that humanity will not survive another 1,000 years on Earth unless the human race finds another planet to live on. Hawking painted a grave picture of the future.

The Independent

Scientists discover potentially habitable planet

Daily Caller

FB grapples with hate speech, fake news

Facebook employees say there is a lot of internal turmoil about how the platform does and doesn’t censor content that users find offensive. Outside Facebook, the public is regularly confounded by the company’s decisions on controversial posts and fake news.

NPR

Facebook incorrectly displays memorial pages for living users

CNBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Dementia rate dips but trend may reverse

New research documents a decline in dementia rates but experts say the rising numbers of older Americans may halt that trend unless better ways are found to keep brains healthy.

Associated Press

BUSINESS

Tesla calls solar roof a cheaper alternative

Just after a majority of Tesla Motors shareholders approved plans for the all-electric automaker to acquire solar energy firm SolarCity, Tesla CEO Elon Musk dropped a bombshell: The company’s new roof will cost less than traditional rooftop shingles to make and install.

Fortune

United cuts overhead bin use for low-fare fliers

United Continental has announced a new wrinkle in its service that is brilliant from a business perspective and contemptuous of consumers. It is implementing a new kind of cheap fare that will include no advance seat selection and almost no room for carry-ons.

Forbes

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GOOD NEWS

At Thanksgiving, consider benefits of gratitude

Gratitude can be taught and we can live it by example. It’s even healthy for us and may counterbalance the damaging health effects of our overindulgence all year long, especially at Thanksgiving. We may be happier, less stressed, and live longer.

Forbes

The leftover revolution: 5 food waste projects

Positive News

Journalists help Obama make spoof video

It’s been a long eight years for President Barack Obama in the White House and now he has his retirement to look forward to. The big question is, what does a 55-year-old do after running a country for almost a decade?

YouTube

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Investor: Trump policies could hurt economy

Bogle told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street: ”In the long run, I have a concern that anything that divides our economy further in terms of economics or race is bad for the society, bad for the economy and bad for the markets."

CNBC

APEC committed to fighting protectionism

Pacific rim leaders said that they were committed to fighting “all forms of protectionism,” and encouraged signatories of the TPP trade pact to continue supporting it despite fears it may not have a future in its current form.

Reuters

Disadvantaged nations seek clean energy

Representatives from 47 of the world’s most disadvantaged nations have pledged to generate all their future energy needs from renewables.

BBC

NGOs AND NPOs

Amnesty calls Egypt NGO bill ‘draconian’

An international rights group has warned of a new Egyptian bill to regulate civil society, saying the proposed law amounts to a “death warrant” for relevant organizations. Amnesty International urged President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi not to sign the proposed “draconian” law.

The New Arab

Indian cops raid Islamic cleric’s NGO offices

India’s National Investigation Agency has conducted raids at 10 offices of Islamic Research Foundation, an NGO of Zakir Naik in Mumbai, local media reported.

Daily Star

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Advice to grantmakers: Keep moving forward

Since the U.S. election, grantmakers are looking around, trying to figure out how we got here, and making their best guesses about the lay of the land in the months to come. Here are seven things that you might want to consider as you think about the next four years.

Philanthropy News Digest

Foundation pledges $100M to Philly spaces

The William Penn Foundation has announced a commitment of up to $100 million to revitalize and renovate city parks, libraries, and recreational centers in Philadelphia. The largest commitment in the foundation‘s history will cover one-fifth of Mayor Jim Kenney’s six-year, $500 million Rebuild initiative.

Philanthropy News Digest

Election drives up donations to nonprofits

Perhaps the most notable action to follow the end of the divisive election season has been a surge in donations to various organizations whose agendas counter those proposed by President-elect Donald Trump.

The Atlantic

ENVIRONMENT

Police fire water cannon at pipeline protesters

Activists at the scene reported on Twitter that police had used water jets in sub-freezing temperatures, and fired rubber bullets, which injured some in the crowd.

BBC

Election reignites offshore oil drilling debate

The controversy over drilling for oil in the Atlantic Ocean has been reignited by the election of Donald Trump, and environmentalists and coastal businesses say it could be the first major fault line that divides them from the new president.

Associated Press

US moves to block mining near Yellowstone

U.S. officials plan to block new mining claims outside Yellowstone National Park as the Obama administration races in its last days to keep industry out of pristine and environmentally sensitive areas.

Associated Press

How will Trump affect climate education?

Trump has called climate change a hoax, has threatened to withdraw from the 2015 Paris agreement to limit climate change, and named climate skeptic Myron Ebell to head his Environmental Protection Agency transition team. What does this all mean?

NPR

Photo of the Day

Tens of thousands of Iraqis fleeing fighting in Mosul have sought refuge at camps for displaced persons, including the massive Hasansham camp. (Photo by European Commission DG ECHO) Photo used under CC BY

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