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The Reform Movement is the largest sect of Judaism in the U.S., but the movement is marginal in Israel. (Photo by Israeli Ministry of Tourism) Photo used under CC BY

US Reform rabbis voice alienation from Israel

American Reform rabbis who recently met in Jerusalem to celebrate gains by the liberal Jewish movement have left Israel warning of a sense of alienation for diaspora Jews, stemming from denigration by Israeli officials.

Guardian

Astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth

After nearly a year aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Scott Kelly is back on Earth. He touched down in Kazakhstan at 11:26 p.m. Eastern time after 340 days in space.

Vox

15 amazing photos from Kelly’s year in space

National Geographic

Trump, Clinton rack up Super Tuesday wins

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton racked up a string of Super Tuesday primary victories, pulling well ahead of their rivals in the delegate race, but their closest competitors notched enough wins to keep the race alive.

FOX News

Trump holds election night press conference

The Hill

In victory, Clinton turns attention to Trump

Time

House panel grills FBI, Apple over encryption

FBI Director James Comey and Apple’s top lawyer testified before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday over the court order forcing Apple to unlock a terrorist’s iPhone.

NPR

Lynch weighs in on encryption debate

The Hill

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

Emirates now claims world’s longest flight

Emirates has the world’s longest flight. Emirates took over the title with the launch of its 8,819-mile nonstop route between Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Auckland, New Zealand.

MSN News

HUMAN RIGHTS

Judge blocks Indiana’s Syrian refugee order

A federal judge blocked Gov. Mike Pence‘s order that barred state agencies from helping Syrian refugees resettle in Indiana, saying the governor’s directive “clearly discriminates” against refugees from the war-torn country.

MSN News

Sole suspect cleared in 1998 IRA bombing

A British court on Tuesday dropped all charges against Seamus Daly, the only suspect in the 1998 Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland that killed 29 people.

MSN News

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

Black students ejected from Trump rally

About 30 black students who were standing silently at the top of the bleachers at Donald Trump’s rally here Monday night were escorted out by security officials before the presidential candidate began speaking.

MSN 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

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

Cellphones rule in unmanned Swedish shop

Customers simply use their cellphones to unlock the door and scan their purchases. All they need to do is to register for the service and download an app. They get charged for their purchases in a monthly invoice.

MSN News

Forgotten fossil belongs to massive Abelisaur

A fossil, thrown in a museum drawer, belonged to Abelisaur, a newly identified dinosaur. At roughly the size of a double-decker bus, the carnivorous dinosaur roamed the earth about 95 million years ago.

Inquisitr

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GOOD NEWS

‘Doggie Dentist’ gives a pooch braces

A six-month-old Golden Retriever puppy is getting relief in his mouth thanks to a set of braces.

ABC News

Monarch butterflies rebound to 140 million

Their numbers seem to have rebounded, raising hopes that the species is no longer threatened and on a road to recovery, Discovery reported.

Inquisitr

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

Court restores polar bear habitat in Alaska

A 187,000 square-mile swath of land and sea in Alaska was restored by a federal appeals court as a “critical habitat” for polar bears, a boon for the endangered species and another blow to Alaska’s tumbling petroleum industry.

MSN News

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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