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A Tuareg cameleer in the Sahara Desert. The Tuareg are a Berber people who have traditionally lived a nomadic pastoralist lifestyle. (Photo by Michał Huniewicz) Photo used under CC BY

Why tribal cattle herders declared jihad on the US

Like many ethnic Fulani herders along the Niger-Mali border, Doundou Chefou first took up arms to protect his livestock. He had nothing against the Republic of Niger, let alone the U.S. His quarrel was with rival Tuareg cattle raiders.

Reuters

Climate change and water woes drove ISIS recruiting in Iraq

National Geographic

30 nations use ‘armies of opinion shapers’

The governments of 30 countries around the globe are using armies of so called opinion shapers to meddle in elections, advance anti-democratic agendas and repress their citizens, a new report shows.

Guardian

Lead poisoning remains in scores of NYC areas

Areas of high lead exposure risk remain throughout America’s largest and richest city, a Reuters exploration of blood testing data found. In the first examination of its kind, reporters obtained New York childhood blood testing data down to the census tract level.

Reuters

Detroit kids’ lead poisoning rates higher than Flint

Detroit News

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe in talks over future

Zimbabwe’s longtime president, Robert Mugabe, has been holding direct talks with the army over his future. Pictures emerged of the 93-year-old meeting the army chief and two envoys from South Africa.

BBC

The 10 days that shook Mugabe’s 37-year rule

CNN

Paper names 33,000 who died seeking refuge

A German newspaper has published the names of 33,293 refugees and migrants who died trying to reach Europe since 1993. Itl listed victims’ names, ages, countries of origin, and causes and dates of death.

The Independent

Nonprofit has tracked 33,000 lives lost in 24 years of attempts to reach EU

NPR

HUMAN RIGHTS

Australia votes for gay marriage; PM wants law

The Australian parliament must commit to deliver marriage equality by Christmas, the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has said after an “unequivocal, overwhelming” vote of 61.6% in favor of same-sex marriage in a non-binding postal ballot.

Guardian

Liberal senator introduces same-sex marriage bill to Australia’s parliament

Guardian

Central American immigrants lose protections

The Trump administration has begun dismantling a longstanding humanitarian program known as Temporary Protected Status, leaving hundreds of thousands of Central American immigrants living in heightened fear of deportation.

NPR

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

The rise of Venezuela’s chief legal enforcer

The 51-year-old bodyguard-turned-judge and his court have overruled virtually every major law passed by the opposition-led assembly. To trace his ascent, Reuters examined documents and interviewed associates, colleagues and friends of the chief justice in five countries.

Reuters

Most US Virgin Islands residents still lack power

The continuing blackouts in Puerto Rico after Hurricanes Irma and Maria have overshadowed the devastation in the neighboring U.S. Virgin Islands, where nearly 73 percent of residents remain without power two months after the Category 5 storms made landfall.

NPR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Nearby planet is a target in search for life

Astronomers have found a cool, Earth-sized planet that’s relatively close to our Solar System. The properties of this newly discovered planet - called Ross 128 b - make it a prime target in the search for life elsewhere in the cosmos.

BBC

New Earth-size planet found around nearby star

National Geographic

US scientists try 1st gene editing in the body

Scientists for the first time have tried editing a gene inside the body in a bold attempt to permanently change a person’s DNA to cure a disease. The experiment was done in California on 44-year-old Brian Madeux.

Associated Press

GLOBAL HEALTH

Madagascar’s plague may become resistant

Madagascar’s healthcare system will be unable to cope if the deadly plague outbreak continues to escalate. Scores of doctors and nurses have been struck with the disease, which is predicted to gather momentum in the coming weeks.

Daily Mail

Common drug may prevent childbirth deaths

Roughly every six minutes, a woman somewhere in the world bleeds to death in child birth. But a new medical trial has found that a simple drug called tranexamic acid, a blood clot stabiliser, could cut deaths from bleeding by a third.

allAfrica.com

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GOOD NEWS

Coworkers surprise hardworking teen with car

Rain or shine, 19-year-old Noah Robinson would hop on his bike and ride for six and a half miles to the office. So, on his birthday, they decided to surprise him with a new ride — a shiny red car complete with giant ribbon.

CBS News

Dentist surprises veteran with free dental work

In the weeks before Veterans Day, a Houston dentist met a U.S. Air Force veteran who was struggling with dental issues and decided to surprise him with the gift of $15,000 worth of dental work.

Fox 9

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Nonprofit will use $16M bail fund to free jailed

Beginning in January, activists will station themselves at jails in St. Louis and elsewhere around the country and begin using a $16 million bail fund in a bid to combat the so-called criminalization of race and poverty.

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

SAFE network to provide deportation defense

11 cities and counties will be joining the list of jurisdictions providing legal defense for undocumented immigrants at risk of deportation in a network created by the Vera Institute of Justice.

WAMU Radio

More jurisdictions to provide legal defense for immigrants at risk of deportation

NPR

ENVIRONMENT

Flying insect population is falling worldwide

The disappearance of bees and butterflies has concerned scientists and the public for years. Now, a new study from Germany confirms that the abundance of flying insects has dropped over 75 percent since 1989.

PRI

Decline in insects not to be taken lightly

Business Day

US looks for other approaches to Paris pact

President Trump’s special adviser on climate says the U.S. is considering reviving the Major Economies Meeting, a Bush-era forum that allowed the U.S. to remain in climate talks even when outside the formal process.

BBC

BUSINESS AND TRADE

Russia and Venezuela strike debt deal

Russia has agreed to restructure $3.15 billion in debt owed by Venezuela, providing breathing space to the cash-strapped country. The deal allows Venezuela to make “minimal” repayments on its Russian obligations over the next six years.

BBC

Biggest wealth fund wants out of oil and gas

Bloomberg

Carlyle seeks to raise $1B for new energy fund

Carlyle Group, the world’s largest private equity firm, is raising up to $1 billion for a new fund to invest in oil and gas outside the United States as a stronger outlook for oil prices rekindles investor appetite, banking sources said.

Reuters

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Cars line up at a land speed racing event at El Mirage Dry Lake, California. Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo by Mike Palmer) Photo used under CC BY

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