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Despite woes, Rio welcoming 1 million visitors to Carnival

Despite economic turmoil and rising concerns over the Zika virus, officials estimate that about 1 million tourists will visit Rio de Janeiro during this year’s Carnival.

Rio Times

Confirmed case of Zika from blood transfusion

Brazilian health authorities confirmed a case of transmission of Zika through a transfusion of blood from a donor who had been infected with the mosquito-borne virus that is spreading rapidly through the Americas.

Reuters

Microcephaly: ‘It’s not the end of the world’

BBC

Special section:

What to know about the mosquito virus

USA TODAY

Trump says Cruz cheated, wants results overturned

Two days after finishing second in Iowa, Donald Trump is now alleging that winner Ted Cruz cheated and is threatening to sue over the results.

NPR

Clinton and Sanders agree to four more debates

CNNMoney

Diplomats pledge billions in aid for Syrians

At a one-day donor meeting in London, leaders and diplomats from 20 countries around the world have gathered to pledge funds to help victims of the ongoing crisis.

NPR

Afghanistan to start talks with Taliban

As the Afghan government goes into a new spell of talks with the Taliban, Kabul appears to have “dropped” the “red lines” that had earlier defined the Kabul-Taliban negoitiatons.

Times of India

11-year-old Afghan boy assassinated by Taliban

CNN

Assange is arbitrarily held, UN panel to say

A UN panel has ruled in favor of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange after he complained he was “arbitrarily detained.”

BBC

IN-DEPTH

America’s awkward Iran dance

The problem with dancing with a bear, the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin once quipped, is that you can never let go. That uncomfortable reality is one the United States will be fully familiar with right now.

CNN

How has Rouhani’s Europe visit been perceived?

BBC

Video: Iranian drone flies over US warship

Telegraph.co.uk

Why did Detroit bar school inspectors?

The Detroit Teachers Federation had invited health inspectors to assess the harms of mold and water damage inside the schools, many of which are in poor condition. But the district denied them entrance.

Christian Science Monitor

TERROR

US airstrikes destroy ISIS‘ ’Voice of the Caliphate’ radio station in Afghanistan

“Voice of the Caliphate” radio was destroyed by two U.S. airstrikes, according to a U.S. military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief media on the subject.

FOX News

Al Shabaab suspected in airplane explosion

An explosion and fire blew a gaping hole in a commercial airliner over Somalia, forcing it to make an emergency landing after a passenger apparently was sucked out of the cabin, officials and witnesses said.

FOX News

Special section:

Pilot of plane hit by explosion describes unfolding scene

MSN News

HUMAN RIGHTS

India: Supreme Court revisits “sodomy” law

India’s Supreme Court agreed on February 2, 2016, to hear an appeal of its 2013 decision that upheld a discriminatory law criminalizing same-sex relations, Human Rights Watch said.

Human Rights Watch

Indicted anti-abortion activist offered probation

One of the two anti-abortion activists indicted last month after making undercover videos about Planned Parenthood has been offered probation to settle the charge, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

ABC News

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Zika spreads into politics

The Zika virus is creeping into politics, with Republicans beginning to question whether the Obama administration is doing enough to protect the public from an outbreak.

The Hill

Ted Cruz apologizes to Ben Carson

One day after winning the Iowa caucuses, Cruz issued an apology to Carson after his staff falsely told Iowa caucusgoers that Carson planned to quit the race, calling it a “mistake.”

CNN

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

EU releases proposals to keep UK in Union

The proposals aren’t binding, but they offer the first glimpse of what the new terms between the E.U. and the U.K. could be.

TIME

Consumer spending flat, saving hits 3-year high

US consumer spending was unchanged in December, but a jump in savings to a three-year high suggested consumption could rebound in the months ahead.

MSN Money

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Future smartphones could generate own power

A transparent material that can be attached to a smartphone’s touch screen could help the device generate electricity whenever anyone taps it, researchers in China say.

LiveScience

When will we be able to vote online?

Sooner or later everything seems to go online, but it‘s much harder to drag voting out of the paper era. Why isn’t Internet voting here yet?

Scientific American

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Flint’s poisoned water tells sad American story

Chicago Sun-Times

Column (Doug Thornell):

5 lessons from Iowa

CNN

Editorial:

Lawmakers should pay for own health insurance

Des Moines Register

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GOOD NEWS

SEAL awarded Medal of Honor for rescue

Byers is the 11th living servicemember to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan. The White House said he would be joined by his family for the White House ceremony later this month.

USA TODAY

Transgender Girl Scout stands up to bully

A nine-year-old transgender Girl Scout stood up to a transphobic neighbor by selling thousands of cookies.

MSN News

NGO AND NONPROFIT

Abraham Fund Inititatives NGO aims to increase Arab presence in Israeli civil service

The program, which will begin in the upcoming spring semester, seeks to boost Arab employment in government by mentoring candidates through the application and screening process.

Jerusalem Post

Knesset rejects NGO ‘transparency’ bill

Legislation that would require private donations to NGOs to be made public was voted down by the Knesset Wednesday, days before an expected vote on the government’s NGO transparency bill.

Jerusalem Post

ENVIRONMENT

Crayfish invaders are threatening Crater Lake’s smallest creatures

At Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, the surface water temperature of the country’s deepest lake is rising. An invasive crayfish is loving the new warmer waters and putting the lake’s clarity and native creatures in jeopardy.

Oregon Public Broadcasting

Invasive crayfish threaten species in Crater Lake

PBS NewsHour

Norwegian industry to up fossil fuel production

Norway has pushed for coal and oil to stay in the ground but industry head argues burning Norwegian gas will help lower Europe’s emissions as it is cleaner than coal

Guardian

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Oxfam: $1.9B in Ebola aid not delivered

International donors have failed to deliver $1.9 billion in promised funds to help West African countries recover from the Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people.

Salt Lake Tribune

Rate of growth for charitable donations slows

Charitable donations grew for the fourth year in a row in 2015, although at a slower rate than in previous years, according to a report released today.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

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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