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In Minneapolis, as in many cities across the US and the globe, protesters gathered on Inauguration Day to voice their opposition to the new commander-in-chief. (Photo by Courtney “Coco” Mault) Photo used under CC BY

Anti-Trump protests erupt across the country

Protesters demonstrating against President Trump drew police responses and disrupted public transportation systems across the nation even as Trump took the oath of office at the Capitol in Washington.

The Hill

8 men as wealthy as world’s poorest half

Shocking new data reveals an “obscene” level of global wealth inequality, far worse than previously thought: Only eight men hold as much wealth as the poorest half of humanity – more than 3.6 billion people.

Humanosphere

Trump vows to put America first

In his first words to the nation and the world after being sworn in, President Trump delivered a populist manifesto that depicted the United States as a land of abandoned factories, economic angst, rising crime and dystopian “carnage.” He promised a new era.

USA TODAY

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CBS News

Trump remodels Oval Office with ‘all gold everything’

The Hill

Yemen conflict all but ignored by the West

Atrocities are being committed against an innocent Yemeni population on a scale as serious as Syria and Iraq. But why doesn’t this story get as much media attention as those conflicts? Gouri Sharma reports.

Deutsche Welle

Brazil urged to distribute land to stop slavery

Brazil has been urged to speed up land distribution to farmers to protect them from slavery after a landmark court decision ordered the government to compensate over 100 workers enslaved at a cattle ranch.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

HUMAN RIGHTS

Myanmar NGOs detail continued abuses for UN

During a meeting with the UN special reporter on human rights in Burma Yanghee Lee, civil society groups highlighted the continuation of human rights abuses despite the country’s recent reforms.

The Irrawaddy

Italy may require refugees to work

Italy is considering a plan to oblige migrants and refugees to work while their asylum applications are processed, amid alarm over the large number of people arriving by boat from Libya in spite of harsh winter weather.

Telegraph.co.uk

Stillborn Portland infant highlights Oregon homeless problem

The four deaths have occurred as Portland grapples with a problem of people who are chronically homeless. A single-day survey in 2015 counted nearly 1,900 people in Portland without shelter.

Associated Press

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Why bicycle may decide the fate of 200M people

The northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 200 million people, will go to the polls next month. But much of the election has focused on the unlikeliest of objects - the humble bicycle. The BBC’s Ayeshea Perera explains why.

BBC

Election symbols: Many have ridden the cycle to victory

Times of India

Denverites debate rules for public pot use

Voters narrowly approved the “social use” measure last November. But the ballot proposal didn‘t spell out many rules for how the marijuana could be consumed, beyond saying that the drug can’t be smoked inside and that patrons must be over 21.

Associated Press

18M people could lose insurance after Obamacare appeal

A partial repeal of Obamacare could leave 18 million people who have insurance today with no coverage one year later, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

NPR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Soft robot helps the heart beat

A customizable soft robot that fits around a heart and helps it beat has now been developed by researchers, potentially opening new treatment options for people suffering from heart failure.

ScienceDaily

Robots will be smart enough to choose life path, expert says

CNBC

Namibia’s ’fairy circles’ be explained at last?

The marks on the ground in the Namib desert resemble a vast sheet of polka dots, or to the less romantic observer, perhaps a bad case of chickenpox. In local myths, the bare, red circles fringed with grass are footprints of the gods, or patches of land once poisoned by the breath of a subterranean dragon.

Guardian

When cancer findings can’t be reproduced

The results of a review published in the journal eLife are a sobering reminder that science often fails at one of its most basic requirements — an experiment in one lab ought to be reproducible in another one.

NPR

GLOBAL HEALTH

Vaccines for three deadly viruses fast-tracked

Scientists have named three relatively little-known diseases they think could cause the next global health emergency. A coalition of governments and charities has committed $460 million to speed up vaccine development for Mers, Lassa fever and Nipah virus.

BBC

How your smartphone ruins your workout

Time

Sitting too much ages you by 8 years

Sitting too much during the day has been linked to a host of diseases, from obesity to heart problems and diabetes, as well as early death.

Time

More research needed on marijuana’s health consequences

The current lack of scientific information on marijuana “poses a public health risk,” says a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

Sci-Tech Today

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GOOD NEWS

Prostate biopsies could be avoidable with MRIs

A quarter of men suspected of having prostate cancer could avoid invasive and potentially dangerous biopsies with the help of MRI scans, researchers reported.

Yahoo! News

Dalai Lama: 5 things to ponder for 4 years

The Nobel Peace Prize-winning spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people in exile, spoke about the incoming administration in an interview with CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

CNN

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Layoffs continue at brand-name nonprofits

The discontinuation of the Clinton Global Initiative will mean the loss of 22 jobs at the Clinton Foundation, effective April 15. It is the third well-known nonprofit to announce layoffs during the past two weeks.

NonProfit Times

Who’s giving to protect journalists?

Months before actress Meryl Streep‘s plug at the Golden Globes for the Committee to Protect Journalists, Donald Trump was on the group’s radar for his contempt for reporters.

Inside Philanthropy

ENVIRONMENT

GOP sees chance to weaken Species Act

Republicans and some Democratic Congress members seem poised to weaken the Endangered Species Act under the new Administration, the Washington Post reports.

Ars Technica

Ahead of Trump, final sprint to save climate data

With only a few days before Donald Trump takes over the United States presidency, scientists and hackers are hurrying to copy climate data onto independent servers. Are they paranoid, or simply prepared?

Deutsche Welle

Dakota Access pipeline study moves forward

A federal judge said Wednesday he won‘t keep the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from launching a full environmental study of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline’s disputed crossing under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota.

Associated Press

2016 was the hottest year yet, NOAA says

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has just released its annual State of the Climate report, which says it’s the hottest it has been since scientists started tracking global temperatures in 1880.

NPR

BUSINESS

Citigroup to pay $25M over ‘spoofing’ in futures

Citigroup Inc. became the first-ever bank to get hit with civil “spoofing charges,” after U.S. derivatives regulators said one of its units entered U.S. Treasury futures market orders with the intent of canceling them.

Reuters

Amazon says it will create 100,000 U.S. jobs

It’s likely Amazon would be adding tens of thousands of jobs regardless of who became president as the e-commerce company grows at a rapid pace and adds new fulfillment centers each year.

CNNMoney

Connected cars pose cybersecurity challenge

Analysts warns the transformed driving experience comes with new security threats and vulnerabilities, and if left unaddressed, the risks could become very high.

Sci-Tech Today

Photo of the Day

Nuns of the Theravada order of Buddhism gather in Mandalay, Myanmar, in preparation for gathering alms Theirs isn’t an easy life. They must follow many rules. (Photo by Staffan Scherz) Photo used under CC BY

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