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Everybody poops: Where, how vary by class, culture

For some communities, crapping outdoors is an age-old social event; while for many women and girls, “going” outside can be dangerous.

IRIN News

This article will make you want to wash your hands

Guardian

Spree killing suspect touted euthanization

The suspect in a stabbing spree in a facility west of Tokyo that left 19 people dead wrote of his “ability to kill” disabled people. The attack is Japan’s deadliest mass killing since the end of World War II.

CNN

Mass killing challenges Japan’s perception of safety

CBS News

Trump calls on Russia to hack Clinton’s emails

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump urged Russian agents to “find” his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s emails and release them, an unprecedented move by a candidate for president encouraging such a foreign breach.

NPR

Trump’s encouragement of crime could be a felony

Daily Beast

Why Putin hates Hillary Clinton

NBCNews.com

Clinton makes history as party’s nominee

The Democratic National Convention made history: Amid applause, shouts, cheers and tears, the delegates in Philadelphia made Hillary Clinton the first female presidential candidate of a major American party.

NPR

... but she doesn’t make many front pages in U.S.

BBC

Once a model democracy, Turkey a quagmire

In 2010, Turkey was casting its brand of Islamic piety, Western-style democracy and economic growth as a regional model. Now it is mired in tension with allies, and its domineering president is conducting a purge.

Associated Press

HUMAN RIGHTS

Baltimore cops cleared in Freddie Gray case

Prosecutors in Baltimore dropped all charges against the three remaining Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray despite holding firm in their belief that Gray’s death was a homicide.

ABC News

Turkey detainees tortured, raped by police

Captured military officers raped by police, hundreds of soldiers beaten, detainees denied food and water and access to lawyers. These are the grim conditions that many in Turkey face in the aftermath of a recent failed coup.

CNN

Boko Haram blamed in Nigerian human crisis

Some 500,000 people in northeastern Nigeria are in urgent need of food, shelter and medical care. Nearly 244,000 children have severe acute malnutrition, and an estimated 49,000 will die if they don’t receive urgent treatment.

CNN

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Anti-TPP protesters keep trade topic hot

For all the rhetoric surrounding trade deals on the campaign trail, the TPP earned relatively few mentions during the prime-time speeches at the Democratic Convention. But some of the deal‘s opponents kept the subject in mind.

Politico

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Musk’s plan to transform energy, transit

Tesla Motors CEO has outlined his vision for the company, one which appears to cover the breadth of the sustainable energy chain — from generation and storage, to electrification of the entire vehicle fleet and the sharing economy.

Green Biz

A girl’s view of the 17 sustainable development goals

Guardian

Winners in Volkswagen’s mess are drivers

A U.S. District Court in California may approve the details of a massive Volkswagen repurchase program as early as Monday, and checks are expected to trickle down this fall to US owners.

MSN Money

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Thumb suckers have lower rates of allergies

These bad habits might actually be good for something: Kids who sucked their thumbs or chewed their nails had lower rates of allergic reactions in lab tests, a new study finds.

Science News

Ice bucket challenge led to gene discovery

Project MinE has identified a gene that is responsible for ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in part because of the contributions made by the millions of people who participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge.

CNN

GLOBAL HEALTH

Study warns of risks linked to supplements

Consumer Reports finds certain ingredients in dietary supplements sold around the country can carry major health risks, including heart palpitations, allergic reactions and pain.

CBS News

Malaria drug may help in cancer fight

An off-patent malaria drug could help to destroy cancer cells by making them more susceptible to radiotherapy, according to early work that has prompted British scientists to start a clinical trial.

FOX News

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GOOD NEWS

Former gang rivals providing gourmet meals

Tired of life on the streets, friends in Los Angeles are putting aside gang colors to provide home-cooked, gourmet meals to members of their community. Their popularity has grown enormously thanks to social media.

NBCNews.com

Solar plane wraps historic round-world trip

Solar Impulse 2 has completed the first round-the-world flight by a solar-powered aeroplane, touching down in Abu Dhabi.

Guardian

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

Should NGOs fear Turkey’s crackdown?

International NGOs and relief agencies operating in Turkey are watching for signs as to how President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s state of emergency declaration could impact their operations.

Devex

Hospitals, NGOs offer psycho-social support to coup victims

Daily Sabah

Sowing hope in Syria’s besieged towns

Amrha, with support from Alseeraj for Healthcare and Development, is a Syrian NGO based in southern Turkey that supplies vegetable seeds to families for free in Syria’s besieged areas.

Huffington Post

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Pope Francis faces tepid welcome in Poland

Francis will have a hard time winning over hearts and minds in Poland as he arrives for his first visit, part of the weeklong World Youth Day faith extravaganza.

Yahoo! News

Young pilgrims gather for World Youth Day in Krakow

Deutsche Welle

Kidnapping a rising concern for aid workers

Over the past few years, there’s been a sharp increase in the number of aid workers being targeted for kidnap and ransom. Of all forms of violence that aid workers are subjected to, kidnapping has seen the steepest rise.

NPR

ENVIRONMENT

Flooding hits over 1 million people in India

More than 1.2 million people in northeast India have been hit by floods which have submerged hundreds of villages, inundated large swathes of farmland and damaged roads, bridges and telecommunications.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Carbon producers face human rights case

The world’s largest oil, coal, cement and mining companies have been given 45 days to respond to a complaint that their greenhouse gas emissions have violated the human rights of millions of people living in the Phillippines.

Guardian

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