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Losing a husband eases one’s stress, study finds

Marriage has long been thought to be beneficial, in sickness and in health. But a new study suggests that widows actually suffer less stress and frailty than wives whose husbands are still alive.

Telegraph.co.uk

Bromances may be good for men’s health

ScienceDaily

Non-Muslim lashed for violating Sharia law

For her crime, violating the tenets of a faith she does not observe, Remita Sinaga was offered time in a grim jailhouse or nearly 30 lashes with a cane. Sinaga, 60, a rare Christian living in Aceh, Indonesia, chose the latter.

USA TODAY

175 nations sign climate accord on Earth Day

World leaders from 175 countries signed the historic Paris climate accord, using Earth Day as a backdrop for the ceremonial inking of a long-fought deal that aims to slow the rise of harmful greenhouse gases.

USA TODAY

Visiting Obama urges Britons to stay in EU

President Barack Obama, speaking at the start of a three-day visit to the U.K., said Britain is at its best when “helping to lead” a strong European Union and that membership made it a “bigger player” on the world stage.

BBC

Obama, Cameron hold joint press conference

CNN

7 dead in ‘execution-style’ Ohio killings

At least five adults and two children are dead in southern Ohio in what appears to be “execution-style” killings, law enforcement officials said. All of the victims are believed to be members of the same family.

CNN

US to buy nuclear material from Iran

The U.S. will buy from Iran 32 metric tons of heavy water, a key component of nuclear reactors, according to a senior administration official. The goal of the transaction is to get the heavy water out of Iran.

CNN

HUMAN RIGHTS

Anders Breivik wins human rights case

Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has won part of a human rights case. The court upheld his claim that some of his treatment amounted to “inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”.

BBC

Russian rights overseer was a police general

The Russian parliament has controversially appointed a former police general as the country’s new human rights ombudsman. Human rights groups and activists have criticized the choice.

BBC

Virginia governor restores felons’ voting rights

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed an order restoring the voting rights of more than 200,000 convicted felons who have completed their sentences.

Reuters

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

White House defends Biden after criticism of Israeli government

The White House on Tuesday defended Vice President Joe Biden a day after he criticized the Israeli government, saying he did not make Israel out to be a villain. Instead, he was offering tough love from a strong ally.

The Hill

Nine Gitmo detainees sent to Saudi Arabia

Nine Guantanamo detainees — all from Yemen —were transferred to Saudi Arabia on Saturday, lowering the remaining inmate population at the U.S. military detention facility to 80, the U.S. Defense Department said.

USA TODAY

GOP angry about weekend Gitmo transfer

The Hill

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Volkswagen reaches deal with government

A person briefed on the matter says Volkswagen has reached an agreement with the U.S. government to spend just over $1 billion to compensate owners of diesel-powered cars that cheat on emissions tests.

TIME

Emissions bring bumpy ride for carmakers

BBC

Dow Jones holds 18,000 despite weak tech earnings

U.S. equities finished higher on Friday despite a batch of poor earnings news and under-performance by large-cap tech stocks.

MSN Money

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Accidental discovery increases battery life

Researchers at UC Irvine built a battery that substituted gold nanowire in electrolyte gel for the lithium and lost barely 5% battery capacity over 200,000 charge cycles — but they aren’t totally sure how it worked.

Engadget

Scientists just discovered a 1,000-km-long coral reef at the mouth of the Amazon

An international team of researchers has discovered a 1,000-km (600-mile) long coral reef sitting at the murky, muddy mouth of the Amazon river.

ScienceAlert

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GOOD NEWS

Prince remembered as black youth advocate

Prince, the music icon who was found dead at his home in suburban Minneapolis on Thursday, is being remembered in Silicon Valley as a social innovator and a passionate advocate for Black youth.

USA TODAY

Miniature horse receives prosthetic limb

A miniature horse named Shine was attacked by a dog near Pueblo, Colorado, and his damaged hoof had to be amputated. But thanks to the veterinary teaching hospital at Colorado State University, Shine can trot on.

CBS News

NGO AND NONPROFIT

Nuns take aim at contraceptive mandate

A coalition of religious nonprofit organizations including Little Sisters of the Poor, a group of nuns who care for the impoverished elderly, aims to take a bite out of the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.

Economist

Egypt postpones NGO case during Kerry visit

An Egyptian court postponed on Wednesday the hearing of a human rights group, on a day when US Secretary of State John Kerry, who has raised the issue before, met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo.

Reuters

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Microsoft expands grants for PC training

Microsoft is investing $75 million into its YouthSpark program for helping children and students develop computer science skills. Now it’s expanding that program with a series of grants around the world.

The Next Web

Geffen gives $100M to Museum of Modern Art

New York’s Museum of Modern Art says it has received a $100 million gift from entertainment executive and philanthropist David Geffen.

MSN News

ENVIRONMENT

Solar power cost-effective, India official says

The cost of solar power in India is becoming increasingly affordable. The country’s energy minister, Piyush Goyal, now says that solar power is a more cost-effective option than the old fossil-fuel staple, coal.

ScienceAlert

Special section:

How Does Solar Power Save You Money?

LivingGreenMagazine

Fabric can help clean up oil spills at sea

Australian researchers have found a better way of cleaning them up before they destroy an entire ecosystem: a new fabric covered in nanostructures that attract oil and repel water. In other words, a mop for the ocean.

ScienceAlert

Nanogrid breaks down pollutants in water,

National Science Foundation

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