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Convoys of evacuees began the dangerous trek south through the burned-out city of Fort McMurray in a risky bid to escape a raging wildfire. (Photo by Chris Schwarz for the government of Alberta) Photo used under CC BY

Evacuee convoys dodge flames in bid for safety

Convoys of evacuees, led by a military helicopter scouting the road ahead for flames and smoke, began the dangerous trek south through the burned-out city of Fort McMurray, Alberta to escape a raging wildfire.

USA TODAY

Some Newfoundlanders can’t afford to go home

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Mediterranean diet linked to longevity

A new study found that a diet high in fruits, vegetables, fish and unrefined foods is linked to a lower risk of heart attack and stroke in people who have heart disease.

CNN

Gulf Coast could be ground zero for Zika

This year, the region of 60 million people could find itself unprepared and at ground zero for a mosquito-borne Zika epidemic.

USA TODAY

Major League Baseball Cancels Games

NPR

Trump says wealthy should pay more taxes

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he is open to raising taxes on wealthy Americans, backing off his prior proposal to reduce taxes on all Americans.

Reuters

LA‘s ’Grim Sleeper’ serial killer convicted

Lonnie David Franklin Jr has been convicted of killing nine women and a teenage girl between 1985 and 2007 in Los Angeles, California.

BBC

San Francisco hunger strike protest ends

Five people in the US city of San Francisco have ended a 17-day hunger strike calling for a police chief to be sacked from his job.

BBC

US Veterans Affairs pledges transparency

The new inspector general at the Department of Veterans Affairs is hoping to quickly repair the office’s image after nearly two years of criticism for cursory investigations and secrecy.

USA TODAY

Professor suspected of terrorism due to math equation

An Ivy League professor on an American Airlines flight was questioned under suspicion of being a terrorist due to a differential equation he wrote while waiting for a flight.

USA TODAY

RIGHTS

Japanese LGBT students face heavy bullying

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students in Japan experience widespread bullying in school — and it’s the government’s fault.

International Business Times

Journalists losing ability to protect sources

The freedom of the press is a universally cherished democratic right, but the ability of journalists to protect their sources is increasingly coming under attack by authorities.

Inter Press Service

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

North Korea: Nuclear weapons won’t be used

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country would not use a nuclear weapon unless its sovereignty is encroached by “invasive hostile forces with nuclear weapons.”

CNN

As North Korea’s nuclear plan progresses, US strategy is tested

New York Times

London elects first Muslim mayor

Sadiq Khan is poised to be the new Mayor of London - boosting Labour after a slump in Scotland. Mr Khan, who would be the city‘s first Muslim mayor, would end nearly a decade of Conservative control of City Hall.

BBC

Antisemites harrass Melania Trump writer

Since her profile of Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, appeared in GQ magazine, journalist Julia Ioffe has received a torrent of antisemitic, vitriolic and threatening messages from supporters of the Republican frontrunner.

Guardian

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Zynga’s for-sale HQ worth more than company

Zynga, the San Francisco-based games company that was once worth $9 billion, now faces the same kind of problem that many SF homeowners face: its house is worth more than the company.

MSN Money

Mining giant OKs $5.3B expansion in Mongolia

Global mining giant Rio Tinto has given its long-awaited approval for the next stage of development of the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia.

International Business Times

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Embryos grown outside of womb for 13 days

Scientists studying the development of human embryos in a laboratory setting have succeeded in growing the organisms for nearly two weeks outside of a human womb, allowing for new insights into the early stages of human life.

Christian Science Monitor

Human Embryos Grown for Up to 13 Days Outside the Uterus

MSN News

SpaceX records another rocket landing

SpaceX has made another successful landing of a rocket stage at sea. The Falcon-9 booster returned to a drone ship off the Florida coast just a few minutes after it had sent a Japanese satellite on its way to orbit.

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Boaters rescue dog that drifted at sea

A Jack Russell terrier donning a life vest was saved by boaters earlier this week after floating in the sea for several hours.

MSN News

Safe haven baby boxes installed in Indiana

Indiana has introduced a baby box for parents to anonymously drop off unwanted newborns in safe locations.

AJC.com

How a ‘baby box’ works

MSN News

Arizona restores health insurance for kids

Arizona’s governor signed into law a bitterly contested proposal that will restore a federal health insurance program for children from low-income families, making it the last of its 49 counterparts to join the program.

Reuters

NGO AND NONPROFIT

Nonprofit promotes equity in Silicon Valley

A new nonprofit created by prominent Silicon Valley women with resumes that include Google, Pinterest and Reddit aims to diversify technology companies

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Cleveland nonprofits prepare for RNC effects

Practically every Cleveland citizen’s daily routine will be affected when the Republican National Convention descends upon the area in mid-July.

NonProfit Quarterly

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Philanthropy must empower, Buffetts say

Over the past decade, the Buffetts have been on a journey toward a deeper understanding of the economic, cultural and political systems that shape the world and what transformative change really means.

Time

$50M pledged to mitigate D.C. gentrification

A national nonprofit has pledged $50 million to protect low-income residents from displacement and other effects of gentrifications in the Washington neighborhood of Anacostia

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

ENVIRONMENT

Australia labels 49 species threatened

Nearly 50 new species of flora and fauna have been added without fanfare to the federal government’s list of threatened species, including nine that are critically endangered.

Guardian

France bans foie gras for three months

French authorities have outlawed the production of foie gras—fattened duck or goose liver—for three months amid concerns of an imminent bird flu epidemic.

Newsweek

Jobs bloom from a cleaner environment

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that from 2014 to 2024, the number of environmental engineering jobs in the U.S. will increase by 12 percent, almost double the expected rate of growth for all jobs.

CNBC

Photo of the Day

Hundreds of environmental activists invaded the UK’s largest opencast coalmine and halted operations across the vast site. The action in Wales marked the start of a global wave of direct action coordinated by the group Reclaim the Power supporting a transition away from fossil fuels. (Photo by Break Free) Photo used under CC BY

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