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President George W. Bush bestowed the Medal of Freedom on Muhammad Ali in November 2005. (Photo by White House) Photo used under CC BY

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Muhammad Ali stood against racism, injustice

Muhammad Ali was never one to back down from a fight. The boxing champion, who died over the weekend, provided moral leadership. He stood against the Vietnam War, spoke out against racism, and campaigned against Islamophobia.

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The Independent

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Watch Ali dodge 21 punches in 10 seconds

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Mirror

Libya: More than 117 dead after boat sinks

More than 110 bodies were found along a Libyan beach after a smuggling boat of mostly African migrants sank, while a separate search-and-rescue operation saved 340 people and recovered nine bodies.

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Columbus Dispatch

Pope OKs rules for sacking bishops who bungle abuse

Pope Francis has approved new procedures for removing bishops who are negligent in sexual abuse issues and made it clear that lack of diligence in cases involving minors is grounds for dismissal.

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USA TODAY

Refugee team will compete at Rio Olympics

According to CNN, the International Olympic Committee announced on Friday that a team of 10 refugees will compete in various sports over the course of the Rio 2016 Olympics.

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CBS Sports

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Members of Olympic refugee team to be announced

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CNN

Fort Hood: Last 4 drowned soldiers found

Searchers have recovered the last four bodies from among nine soldiers who drowned when their training vehicle was swept away in a flood at Fort Hood Army Base in central Texas.

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USA TODAY

Hong Kong marks Tiananmen massacre

Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong attended events across the city to mark the 27th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in China, amid a split in the pro-democracy movement that could radically transform the city’s politics.

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Pope approves firing bishops over abuse

Pope Francis has approved new procedures for removing bishops who are negligent in sexual abuse issues and made it clear that lack of diligence in cases involving minors is grounds for dismissal, the Vatican said.

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USA TODAY

Germany recognizes Armenian genocide

The German parliament has passed a symbolic resolution recognizing the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces as a “genocide.” The resolution was passed with only one politician voting against it and one

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CNN

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Germany angers Turkey with vote

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Al Jazeera

UN: No “imminent” aid air drops to Syria

Air drops of vital aid to besieged areas of Syria are “not imminent”, a senior UN official has warned.

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BBC

ANIMAL RIGHTS

40 dead tiger cubs found in temple freezer

Thai authorities found 40 dead tiger cubs in a freezer during a raid on a Buddhist temple. The temple says the cubs died of natural causes and were preserved by a veterinarian.

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NPR

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A look at temple where dead cubs were found

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Tourists were trying to save baby bison

Shamash Kassam and son Shakeel, who were visiting Yellowstone National Park from Canada at the time, faced an intense online backlash after images of the calf inside their car went viral.

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Daily Mail

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

Chicago police videos released to public

The agency tasked with investigating allegations of major misconduct against Chicago police officers released videos, audio recordings, and other investigative material to increase public trust through transparency.

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Chicago police to revamp overtime program

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Chicago Tribune

Paul Ryan endorses Donald Trump

House Speaker Paul Ryan said he’s voting for presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump. In an op-ed for the Janesville Gazette of Janesville, Wisconsin, Ryan says he is now convinced Trump will advance the Republican agenda.

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DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Employers add fewest jobs in 6 years

Employers added the fewest number of workers in almost six years, reflecting broad cutbacks that may raise concern about U.S. growth and prompt Federal Reserve policy makers to put off an increase in interest.

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MSN Money

US labor market boosts economic growth

U.S. private employers increased hiring in May and new applications for jobless benefits fell last week, further boosting the economic outlook for the second quarter.

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Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Puzzling underwater Greek city is not city

Scientists first thought that they had found an ancient city’s columns and floors, but an absence of other cultural remnants made them think twice to explore further.

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Christian Science Monitor

King Tut’s dagger made from a meteorite

Researchers used a method called “X-ray fluorescence spectrometry” to confirm that Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun’s dagger’s unrusted iron blade was made from a meteorite.

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GOOD NEWS

Tanker rescues 221 shipwreck survivors

A Norwegian tanker carrying 221 migrants who survived a shipwreck is expected to arrive shortly at the Italian port of Augusta on the island of Sicily.

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Refugees to have team at Rio Olympics

A 10-strong refugee team is to compete at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro later this year as “a symbol of hope,” the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said.

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Al Jazeera

Japanese boy missing in Hokkaido found

Japanese rescuers say they believe they have found the boy who went missing in remote woods last week after being left alone by his parents as a punishment.

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BBC

NGO AND NONPROFIT

Microsoft support NGOs to better serve

Microsoft announced its commitment to donate US$1 billion in cloud computing resources to empower 70,000 non-profit organisations around the world in serving their communities.

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The Voice of Vitenam

Swedish startup partners with NGO

WaterAid, a global nonprofit working towards providing potable water announced its partnership with BTCX to raise funds for its operations in the form of bitcoins.

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PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Families pledge wealth to philanthropy

Today the Giving Pledge announced the addition of 17 new individuals and families to the pledge since June 2015, bringing the current total of signatories to 154 from 16 countries.

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PR Newswire

Women’s group helps needy

The women develop a specific project to tackle and an agency or group to receive the benefits. Once the project is complete, which may take weeks or months to finish, the group starts all over again.

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ENVIRONMENT

Experts say US water testing can be fixed

The Flint disaster and other cities’ ‘cheating’ called criminal in nature by some, but scientists believe the remedies are fairly straightforward

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Guardian

Louvre moving artwork as floodwaters rise

Some artworks at the Louvre in Paris will be moved to protect them from possible flooding after the Seine burst its banks following days of torrential rain.

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CNN

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Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly spoke last week at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center about his year aboard the International Space Station. (Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls) Photo used under CC BY

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