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Nuremberg, Germany, is weighing the societal value of refurbishing Zeppelin Field, site of rallies led by Adolf Hitler, amid a time of ethnic tensions and resurgent neo-Nazism. (Photo by Black.Dots)

Germany struggles with remnants of the Reich

The country debates preserving Hitler‘s rallying grounds in Nuremberg and releasing an edition of “Mein Kampf.” How do nations deal with memorials of a disowned past?

Christian Science Monitor

Researchers eager for twin astronaut’s return

When astronaut Scott Kelly, half of NASA‘s first-of-its-kind study of twin astronauts and long duration space flight, returns to Earth, researchers will launch the mission’s next phase, analyzing the medical effects of his trip.

Phys.org

15 amazing photos from Kelly’s year in space

National Geographic

Super Tuesday: What’s at stake for candidates

After a month of “early state” contests, “Super Tuesday” -- the biggest day of voting in the 2016 primary -- has arrived. Eleven states will vote to select a party nominee, plus one U.S. territory for the Democrats.

ABC News

Four Super Tuesday storylines to watch

NBCNews.com

Apple, FBI to face off at House hearing

Apple and the FBI will face off for the first time since the federal government went to court to try to force the tech giant to unlock a terrorist’s encrypted iPhone.

USA TODAY

Lynch weighs in on encryption debate

The Hill

Speech:

Read Apple’s opening statement here

TechCrunch

Shaky cease-fire calms Syrian skies

The cease-fire has brought a notable reduction in hostilities for the first time in the five-year war that has killed more than 250,000 people, displaced half of Syria’s population and flooded Europe with refugees.

CBS News

IN-DEPTH

Does Apple stand up to police states?

Apple’s standoff over the FBI’s demand to crack open the cellphone used by San Bernardino killer Syed Rizwan Farook is more than a quintessentially American debate over the limits of privacy in an era of terrorism.

Newsweek

What wisdom teeth tell about human evolution

Paleontologists have long wondered why human wisdom teeth are much smaller than those found in homonin species. Some evolutionary biologists say they’ve solved the mystery.

Christian Science Monitor

HUMAN RIGHTS

Refugees stranded in Greece stage protest

Hundreds of migrants trapped at a refugee camp along Greece’s border with Macedonia staged protests for a second day, temporarily shutting down a rail line for several hours.

PBS NewsHour

Armed protesters say ‘Veterans Before Refugees’ at Texas mosque protest

Breitbart News

Cardinal admits poor response to clergy abuse

One of Pope Francis’ top advisers acknowledged that the Catholic Church “has made enormous mistakes” in allowing thousands of children to be molested by priests over centuries.

CBS News

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

What happens if Britain votes to leave the EU

For the first half century of its existence, joining the club of nations that became the European Union was, in legal terms at least, forever. Once inside, there was no way out.

Guardian

A ‘Brexit’ would keep Britons from living in France and Spain, minister warns

Telegraph.co.uk

Clashes as France begins clearing Calais camp

Clashes with police broke out as work got underway to clear part of the shanty town outside Calais in northern France where migrants are trying to reach Britain.

Reuters

Justice Thomas breaks 10-year court silence

For the first time in a decade, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke during oral arguments. Thomas asked a government attorney several questions concerning gun ownership and domestic violence.

CNN

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Rouhani focuses on economy after Iran polls

President Hassan Rouhani and his allies in Iran’s new parliament will set their sights on rebuilding the economy rather than risking the ire of hard-liners by advancing more liberal political and social change.

Bloomberg

Fed feuding Congress could harm US economy

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s relations with Congress look as strained as those of her predecessor, and that could undermine the central bank’s ability to confront the next crisis.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SpaceX attempt No. 4 set, Space Florida says

SpaceX has scrubbed three attempts, on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings, to send a satellite for Luxembourg-based SES Satellite into orbit. The satellite will support telecommunications and broadcasts in Asia.

Orlando Sentinel

Solar cells as light as soap bubbles developed

MIT scientists have developed the thinnest, lightest flexible solar cells ever produced that could be placed on almost any material or surface, including clothes, smartphones or even a soap bubble.

Times of India

New material to collect water from air

Organisms that live in extreme environments have inspired scientists to create something extraordinary. Researchers from Harvard University have invented a new material that could pull water droplets out of thin air.

Tampa Bay Review

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GOOD NEWS

Nearly dead infant gets heart transplant

Lincoln Seay was born with a birth defect that left his heart in the wrong place in his body. After multiple surgeries, his heart was still not working properly and his doctors told his parents he needed a transplant.

ABC News

FedEx flies transplant patient through storm

FedEx whisked the family across the country, in time for Brooklyn’s vital seven-hour operation, needed due to her genetic condition, Alagille syndrome.

Mirror.co.uk

NGO AND NONPROFIT

NGO faults Israeli care of African migrants

A report by a pro-migrant NGO painted a picture of overcrowding, poor health care, insufficient access to legal services and a shortage of translators for the 5,000 African migrants held in Israel’s detention centers.

Jerusalem Post

Israeli NGO depicts EU ambassador in Hannibal Lecter face mask

RTTV

Child launches nonprofit to help homeless

That’s right: Stephen, a third-grader at Cheyenne’s Fairview Elementary, is the founder and CEO of “Change” for the Hungry, a certified nonprofit organization in Cheyenne.

Wyoming Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

Advanced trackers reveal wildlife secrets

Technological advances in recent years have allowed what could be the most inquisitive Earth dweller of them all, humans, to invent ever more ingenious tracking devices to find out what their fellow inhabitants are up to.

CBS News

1900’s sea level rise quickest in 2800 years

Global sea level rose faster in the 20th century than in any of the 27 previous centuries, finds new research led by Rutgers University.

Environment News Service

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Australia donates $7M to aid cyclone-hit Fiji

Australia said it would donate AU$10 million (US$7.1 million) to fund relief efforts in Fiji, where 60,000 people shelter in evacuation centers over a week after the Pacific island nation was hit by its worst cyclone.

Yahoo! News

Majority of UK wants overseas aid to increase

More than two-thirds of people in the UK believe that aid to developing countries should increase, with nearly as many agreeing that overseas aid is an effective way to tackle irregular migration from poorer nations.

Guardian

Photo of the Day

A squirrel dives into a cavity nest in a tree on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. (Photo by Corey Seeman) Photo used under CC BY

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