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Puerto Rico is going through a severe economic crisis; there have been drastic cuts in health, education, and public services as the government has run out of cash. (Photo by Lee Cannon)

Congress won’t save Puerto Rico from default

The U.S. House of Representatives goes on a week-long recess without moving on legislation to help Puerto Rico restructure its debt, virtually guaranteeing no congressional action before the payment deadline.

NBCNews.com

Moody’s Hampton: Puerto Rico will set a precedent

Reuters

Sanders’ fundraising sharply plunges

Bernie Sanders brought in roughly $26 million in April in his primary challenge to Hillary Clinton, a steep decline from the $46 million he raised in March. This has raised questions about whether he can sustain his donation base.

Seattle Times

US women potentially eligible for military draft

The House Armed Services Committee voted 32-30 to pass an amendment to the $602 billion National Defense Authorization Act that would require women aged 18-26 to register for the selective service as soon as 2017.

NBC

Iraqi PM orders arrest of parliament protesters

Iraq’s Prime Minister has ordered the arrest of Shia Muslim activists who stormed parliament in Baghdad, claiming those who destroyed property and attacked police should be punished.

BBC

Iraq oil exports surge as protests wage

Bloomberg

US presses Russia to reach truce in Syria

The US is working on plans to reduce the bloodshed in Syria and revive a nationwide ceasefire, placing pressure on the Russian government to reach a truce with the Syrian government. Negotiations are under way to include Aleppo in a temporary “regime of calm”.

BBC

Air strikes in Aleppo hospital kill dozens

Reuters

500 protesters arrested in Germany

Five hundred people were arrested in Germany after violent clashes broke out. More than 1,000 people were protesting in Stuttgart, where Alternative for Germany, a far-right political party, is holding a two-day conference.

CNN

Bison set to become US national mammal

Congress has approved the National Bison Legacy Act to make the North American bison the first national mammal of the United States.

NPR

RIGHTS

North Korea sentences American to 10 years

North Korea’s Supreme Court has sent another U.S. citizen to prison, sentencing a Korean-American man to 10 years in prison and hard labor over espionage charges. Kim Dong-chul is reportedly a former resident of Fairfax, VA.

NPR

Obama vows to admit more Syrian refugees

President Obama vowed that his administration would quicken its intake of Syrian refugees to reach the goal of allowing in 10,000 migrants that he set last year.

The Hill

Kansas withdraws from Syrian refugee program

Reuters

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

Indiana governor endorses Cruz

Ted Cruz won backing from Indiana‘s governor ahead of the state’s primary, where the Texan is fighting a rearguard battle to damage front-runner Donald Trump’s chances of winning the nomination.

MSN News

Trump Reaches Out to Gov. Mike Pence for His Support Ahead of Indiana Primary

MSN Video

Obama announces steps to curb gun violence

Obama announced changes to help curb gun violence, by identifying the requirements that “smart guns” would have to meet to buy and use them as well as sharing mental health records.

MSN News

Pentagon: Kunduz airstrike not a war crime

The Pentagon released a report on the investigation into a deadly U.S. airstrike that obliterated a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, killing 42 people and wounding dozens more.

ABC News

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Mississippi Caterpillar plant among 5 closing

Caterpillar Inc. says it will close five more factories as the Peoria, Illinois-based heavy equipment maker reacts to slowing demand for construction and mining equipment worldwide by cutting capacity.

The Clarion Ledger

Taxpayers stiff Uncle Sam $458B a year

The Internal Revenue Service reported Thursday a staggering $458 billion average annual difference between taxes that are owed and actually paid.

MSN News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

NASA reveals gold-coated space mirror

NASA has released images of the giant mirror that will allow the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble’s successor, to look into the cosmos and see galaxies that are over 13.5 billion years old.

FOX News

Google stresses information over devices

Google leaders envision developing artificial intelligence across industries to assist in daily tasks.

USA TODAY

Astronomers find a rare tailless comet

Astronomers have found a first-of-its-kind tailless comet whose composition may offer clues into long-standing questions about the solar system’s formation and evolution.

Reuters

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GOOD NEWS

Philippine rebels free 10 Indonesian hostages

Islamist militants in the southern Philippines released 10 Indonesian hostages, ending a month-long ordeal during which a kidnapped Canadian held by the same group was beheaded after a ransom deadline passed.

Reuters

Louisiana prisoner freed after 41 years

A Louisiana man has walked free from the state’s notorious Angola prison after serving 41 years of an unconstitutional life sentence over the killing of a white high school student during a violent segregation standoff.

Guardian

Nairobi National Park sets illegal ivory ablaze

Twelve ivory towers burned in Kenya, sending thick plumes of ash and smoke over Nairobi National Park as elephant and rhino tusks smoldered.

CNN

NGO AND NONPROFIT

Koch brothers conceal donors’ identities

The billionaire Koch brothers are pushing efforts on both the state and federal level to hide the identity of donors to nonprofit groups.

CBS News

Government slammed for NGO arrests

Officials of local rights group Adhoc and a National Election Committee official were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Unit over allegations regarding an affair cover up.

Cambodia Daily

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Chobani workers get ownership stake

Greek yogurt maker Chobani CEO and Founder Hamdi Ulukaya told the company’s 2,000 full-time employees they’ll receive shares worth up to 10% of the company’s value, potentially making millionaires of some.

USA TODAY

Israel denies rumors around defense aid

An Israeli official stated reports that Benjamin Netanyahu is waiting for a new presidential administration before reaching an agreement on a new defense aid package are false.

Jerusalem Post

ENVIRONMENT

Derailed trains leak hazardous material

More than 10 cars reportedly left tracks near Washington, D.C., with at least three of them leaking dangerous material, but official says danger is “pretty well contained.”

Guardian

Rise in CO2 has ‘greened Planet Earth’

Carbon dioxide emissions from industrial society have driven a huge growth in trees and other plants. A new study says that if the extra green leaves were laid in a carpet, it would cover twice the continental USA.

BBC

Plant carbon dioxide may not make global warming worse, study suggests

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Photo of the Day

This photo of a Karo warrior, taken in Ethiopia, was uploaded to Flickr on April 28, 2016. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

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