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As the planet warms and weather patterns shift, the globe’s landmass suitable for coffee production is likely to shrink by half within three decades. (Photo by Caroline Gagné) Photo used under CC BY

Climate change is coming for our morning coffee

According to a new report from the Climate Institute, coffee will soon become an exclusive product. The villain: climate change, which is expected to fall hardest in the very region where coffee thrives, the tropics.

Wired

How meteorological forces are affecting the industry

Ensia

Philippines leader calls deadly blast terrorism

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte visited a morgue to pay respects to the 14 people killed hours earlier in an explosion at a crowded market in Davao City. At least 71 people were injured in the attack on the popular market.

CNN

3 bombing suspects pursued; Islamists suspected

CNN

Gaza fears a reduction of aid, trust from Israel

The Gaza aid community fears reduced donations and increased security checks from Israel after the World Vision scandal.

NPR

Alms for the enemy: Allowing humanitarian aid risks having it diverted to Hamas

Economist

US, China delegates quarrel ahead of summit

A chaotic and tense scene unfolded just after Air Force One touched down in Hangzhou, China, where U.S. and global leaders are gathered to discuss the world economy, promote growth and curb carbon emissions.

NPR

Venezuela claims to thwart coup attempt

Venezuela’s socialist government said it thwarted a coup plot as opponents planned to build on their biggest protest in more than a decade with further street action demanding a referendum to remove the president.

Reuters

Pope Francis canonizes Mother Teresa

Pope Francis officially declared Mother Teresa a saint before a crowded St. Peter’s Square 19 years after her death. Applause broke out from the tens of thousands in attendance.

NPR

Mother Teresa’s sainthood criticized

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Brock Turner sentencing is common

Too lenient is how critics condemned the six-month jail sentence for Brock Turner, the former Stanford University swimmer convicted of three felonies for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.

CNN

Pope hails volunteers on eve of canonization

Indian Express

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Britain’s May warns of ‘tough times’

Britain’s exit from the EU will not be “plain sailing” and could lead to “difficult times ahead” for the economy, British Prime Minister Theresa May has admitted.

Daily Mail

WAR AND TERRORISM

Pro-Assad troops aim for new Aleppo siege

Pro-government forces have launched an offensive in the northern city of Aleppo, seeking to recapture areas they lost last month. Pro-Assad troops aim to reimpose a siege on rebel-held zones of the city.

Deutsche Welle

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

G-20 summit opens amid trade disputes

Chinese President Xi Jinping called Sunday for leaders of the United States, Germany and other major economies to resist pressure to raise trade barriers as they opened a summit amid sluggish global growth and disputes over China‘s steel exports and Apple’s Irish tax bill.

NBCNews.com

Watch spectacular ‘dancing on water’ at opening gala

MSN

Delays in generic drug approvals persist

Consumers and lawmakers pushing for cheaper alternatives to high-priced drugs are seeking answers about a stubborn backlog of generic drug applications at the Food and Drug Administration in the United States.

NPR

Mylan authorizes generic brand of EpiPen

Business Insider

Israel to build 464 West Bank settlements

Israel has approved the construction of 285 new homes at Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to the settlement watchdog Peace Now.

BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Fabric from plastic keeps cooler than cotton

A team led by Stanford University researcher Yi Cui, unveiled an innovative textile made of plastic that is not too far off from common plastic wrap.

Quartz

Oldest fossils on Earth discovered

Scientists have discovered in Greenland the oldest physical evidence of life on earth -- fossils that date back 3.7 billion years.

CNN

Discovery of 3.7 Billion-Year-Old Fossil Boosts Chances of Life on Mars

One News Page

GLOBAL HEALTH

Alzheimer’s drug shows promise

An experimental drug dramatically reduced the toxic plaques found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, a team reports in the journal Nature.

NPR

Smokers more prone to Crohn’s relapses

Research conducted by the University of Edinburgh has linked smoking to a relapse of Crohn’s disease.

ScienceDaily

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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

Professor couples mindfulness, compassion

Growing up, Jim Doty had many strikes against him: an alcoholic father, a mother with depression, a family living in poverty. But somehow he managed to overcome them.

Daily Good

NGOs

India tax officials probe donations to NGO

Investigations by India’s Income Tax Department into aviation consultant Deepak Talwar have found that NGO Advantage India got donations from at least two defense and aviation firms.

Indian Express

NG: Boko Haram may pick NPO as intermediary

President Muhammadu Buhari would let Boko Haram choose a non-profit organization as an intermediary in any talks on the release of about 200 schoolgirls kidnapped from Nigeria in 2014.

Yahoo! News

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

An international billionaire’s gifts to science

London-based billionaire Len Blavatnik has been giving away lots of money in recent years. Blavatnik’s largest sums have gone toward institutions of higher learning.

Inside Philanthropy

Global Fund leads fight against HIV, TB

The Global Fund is leading the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria around the world. A partnership between governments, civil society, and the private sector, the organization invests $4 billion a year.

Devex

ENVIRONMENT

Quake rattles Oklahoma, neighboring states

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is telling operators to shut down 35 disposal wells that may have played a role in a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that shook at least six states.

CNN

Deadly Hermine meanders near NYC

As Post-Tropical Cyclone Hermine continues to meander off the Northeast coast, officials worked to communicate the threats of flooding and erosion in the coming days.

The Weather Channel

Cotton totes may be worse for environment

Cotton tote bags, by contrast, exhibited the highest and most severe global-warming potential by far since they require more resources to produce and distribute.

The Atlantic

Photo of the Day

Dancers prepare to perform at the Festival for Good Living and Governing with People in San Martin, El Salvador, on Sept. 3, 2016. (Photo by Office of the President of El Salvador) Photo used under CC BY

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