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Punxsutawney Phil offers hope to the winter-weary

The groundhog did not see his shadow as he emerged from his burrow in western Pennsylvania at sunrise, indicating springlike conditions sooner rather than later.

USA TODAY

Merkel urges Putin to support Ukraine ceasefire

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to use his influence to rein in pro-Kremlin rebel forces in eastern Ukraine.

NDTV

Iowa sets up tough fights for nominations

Emerging from Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are locked in a dog fight heading into the New Hampshire primary.

FOX News

Cruz’s conventional campaign to win Iowa

CNN

What the world thinks of the US presidential race

NBCNews.com

Coalition looks for ways to block ISIS in Libya

Members of the international coalition fighting the Islamic State gathered in Rome to discuss how to prevent the extremist group from gaining a stranglehold in Libya.

USA TODAY

US running out of smart bombs for ISIS campaign

Ars Technica

Confirmed American case of Zika

The first case of locally acquired Zika in the continental US has occurred through sexual transmission in Texas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CNN

Federal government’s take on the Zika virus

The Atlantic

IN-DEPTH

How pot legalization would work in California

California was the first state to allow medical marijuana. Now, two decades later, voters are expected to be asked whether to legalize recreational use of the drug.

Sacramento Bee

Map:

Legal and decriminalized marijuana by US state

U.S. News & World Report

In US, 58% back legal marijuana use

Gallup

Eating fiber may lower breast cancer risk

Teenage girls who get plenty of fiber in their diets may have a lower risk of breast cancer later in life, a new, large study suggests.

U.S. News & World Report

Charity calls for end to breast cancer deaths by 2050

BBC

TERROR

US general slams idea of carpet bombing ISIS

Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, who directs the coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria, provided the most detailed military criticism to date about the concept and detailed why it’s militarily unacceptable.

CNN

San Bernardino urges citizens to carry guns

In light of the mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center, Robert Lovingood, a supervisor in San Bernardino County, is urging San Bernardino residents to carry their guns to possibly prevent another shooting attack.

FOX LA

HUMAN RIGHTS

UN rights chief: Turkey must probe shooting

The U.N. human rights chief is calling on Turkey to investigate the alleged shooting of unarmed people in southeastern Turkey that turned up in “extremely shocking” footage posted online last week.

ABC News

China women’s center shuts amid crackdown

A prominent Chinese women’s legal aid center said it will shut down, without supplying details, amid an intensifying crackdown on nongovernmental organizations.

Reuters

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

EU nearing agreement on UK demands

The European Union said it was closer to a compromise with the U.K. over revised membership terms, paving the way for David Cameron to clinch an agreement from his fellow leaders later this month.

Bloomberg

What you need to know about the referendum

BBC

Senators offer bill to reduce VA wait times

A bipartisan group of senators is offering legislation aimed at cutting down the amount of time it takes for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to handle a disability claim.

The Hill

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Consumer spending cooled in December

Consumer purchases were little changed after a 0.5 percent advance in November that was bigger than previously estimated, Commerce Department figures show.

Bloomberg

Newly named ‘world’s best chef’ kills himself

Beniot Violier, whose Swiss restaurant was just named the best in the world, was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Crissier, Switzerland. He was 44.

Forbes

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Dutch train eagles to snatch enemy drones

Dutch police puzzling over how to remove drones that pose a public safety threat are testing a way to get the job done in one fell swoop - with trained eagles.

Reuters

Kid’s DNA got him kicked out of school

A few weeks into attending sixth grade at a middle school in Palo Alto, California, Colman Chadam was asked to leave because of something his parents revealed to teachers about his DNA.

ScienceAlert

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GOOD NEWS

300 plumbers volunteer their help in Flint

With no immediate end to the crisis in sight and almost 100,000 residents currently relying on donations of clean water, 300 plumbers from the United Association union have traveled across the country to help.

9news

Mom hears dead son’s heart beat in little girl

The mother of a boy who died under suspicious circumstances was able to hear his heart beat again — inside the body of the 4-year-old organ recipient.

USA TODAY

NGO AND NONPROFIT

Vote on Israeli NGO bill postponed

Discussion on urgent asylum-seeker, stop-and-frisk bills overshadows the final decision on a controversial bill that is said to target leftist groups.

Haaretz

Cricketer’s foundation closes after probe

Australian superstar cricketer Shane Warne recently announced that he would shut down his 12-year-old foundation supporting seriously ill and underprivileged youths.

Nonprofit Quarterly

ENVIRONMENT

Queensland gives permit for huge coal mine

Adani has secured an environmental permit from the Queensland government to build Australia’s largest coal mine. The Indian conglomerate got the permit for its mine by the department of environment and heritage.

Guardian

Can ‘funeral of the future’ heal environment?

The lives of humans leave indelible marks on the environments they choose to call home. But you might be surprised at how much environmental damage a person can do after they’re dead.

Smithsonian Magazine

Researchers develop ‘cultured beef’ in lab

Maastricht University has developed “cultured beef,” which is created by harvesting muscle cells from a living cow. As these cells are nurtured, they multiply to create muscle tissue, the main component of meat.

NBCNews.com

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

YouTube adds video donation option

YouTube has unveiled donation cards that can be added to videos, allowing users to donate to a nonprofit organization.

NonProfit Times

Obama proposes $1 billion to fight cancer

The White House is putting a dollar sign in front of its ambitious effort to cure cancer, announcing $1 billion in funding over the next two years.

USA TODAY

Photo of the Day

Picture of a house at the lakeside of Lago di Poschiavo in the valley of Poschiavo in Switzerland. (Photo by Kuhnmi) Photo used under CC BY

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