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Civilians flee fighting between Iraqi forces and ISIS fighters in Mosul, Iraq, in March 2017. (Photo by Ashley West) Photo used under CC BY

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Egypt retaliates for mosque attack with strikes

The Egyptian military launched airstrikes on militant hideouts in response to the horrific mosque attack that killed 305 people and wounded more than 128.

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NPR

Vaccines, aid workers arrive in Yemen

Critically needed aid have arrived in war-torn Yemen, some of the first such aid to arrive since Saudi Arabia imposed a blockade of the country in early November.

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CNN

Iran disses Saudi prince over ‘Hitler’ comment

Iran has accused the Saudi crown prince of being “immature” after he termed the Iranian Supreme Leader the Hitler of the Middle East.

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BBC

In Myanmar, Pope avoids mentioning Rohingya

Pope Francis has departed the Vatican for Myanmar on the first papal visit to the country that has this year been widely accused of ethnic cleansing. Focus will be likely be on whether he uses the term “Rohingya” in reference to persecuted Muslims over Myanmar’s objections.

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BBC

Mugabe’s farewell deal: $10M payout, immunity

Robert Mugabe and his wife will receive a “golden handshake” worth at least $10 million as part of a deal negotiated before the resignation of the aging autocrat last week.

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Guardian

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Ousted Zimbabwe finance minister charged with fraud

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Reuters

Traumatized Mosul orphans subject to abuse

There are no reliable statistics showing exactly how many civilians were killed in the battle for Mosul. But there are partial records showing that thousands of orphans were left behind.

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NPR

Pakistan seeks to quell ‘blasphemy’ clashes

Pakistan’s government has called for troops to be deployed in the capital, Islamabad, after violence broke out during protests by Islamists.

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BBC

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26 ISIS members arrested outside Mosul

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Iraqi News

HUMAN RIGHTS

Zimbabwe activists fear rights crackdown

Activists and human rights campaigners in Zimbabwe fear a new crackdown that could roll back gains made during the eight-day crisis that culminated in the resignation of President Robert Mugabe last week.

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Guardian

Erdogan pledges to guard women from violence

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a new reform plan to protect women from physical and sexual abuse will be rolled out by Turkey’s government in the coming months.

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Al Jazeera

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Turkey’s torrid love affair with Michael Flynn

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Politico

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Saudi Prince: Islamic forces to defeat terrorism

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said a 2-year-old Islamic military coalition charged with fighting terror “will pursue terrorism until it is eradicated completely,” Saudi-backed broadcaster Al-Arabiya reports.

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CNN

Pakistani hardliners prevail: Law minister quits

Pakistan‘s law minister Zahid Hamid resigned late on Sunday to bring the country “out of a state of crisis” after weeks-long protests by Islamists who said he “blasphemed,” reported Pakistani media.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Avatar therapy shows promise in schizophrenia

An experimental therapy which involves a face-to-face discussion between a person with schizophrenia and an avatar representing their auditory hallucination may help reduce symptoms, when provided alongside usual treatment, according to a study.

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ScienceDaily

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Schizophrenia affects whole-brain connectivity, major study finds

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Medical News Today

Imgur security breach hit 1.7 million accounts

Imgur confirmed this weekend that a 2014 hack exposed the email addresses and passwords of approximately 1.7 million user accounts. Imgur notes that only email addresses and passwords were affected by this security issue.

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PC Magazine

GLOBAL HEALTH

Doctors prescribe dose of nature for anxiety

Instead of prescriptions for more pills, doctors around the country are increasingly prescribing trips to the park for a range of conditions, including anxiety and depression, attention deficit disorder and chronic illness such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

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MRI scans reveal differences in brains of people with anxiety and depression

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Inverse

How Madagascar controlled plague outbreak

In just over three months, more than 2,000 people have become became ill with plague in Madagascar; 171 have died. But this week, the World Health Organization announced that new cases and hospitalizations are declining.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Sex abuse allegations expose the media’s hypocrisy on Trump

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Want to know why Roy Moore might win? Blame the media

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Women exit the party of Trump

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The Atlantic

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Sinai Attack: Egypt is turning into Afghanistan, where permanent war is part of life

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Haaretz

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Someone besides the president should have the nuclear codes

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The Hill

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Germany’s political shock

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No, Norway isn’t turning away from fossil fuels

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Bloomberg

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GOOD NEWS

High schooler makes sure nobody dines alone

Members of the “We Dine Together” club at Boca Raton High School in Florida go into the courtyard at lunchtime to make sure no one is starving for company. For new kids especially, the club is a godsend.

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MSN

Selfless act yields windfall for homeless man

When Kate McClure first met Johnny Bobbitt Jr., he was homeless. He spent this Thanksgiving resting in a hotel, drawing up a grand plan for his new life — thanks to several thousand dollars she raised to repay him for a good deed.

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CNN

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Trump Foundation seeks to dissolve, again

The Donald J. Trump Foundation is seeking to cease operations, but continues to face opposition from the New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. The foundation just filed its most recent tax form, the final extension nonprofits can file in 2016.

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NonProfit Times

Nonprofit gives 12 to 14 tons of food per month

In August 2011, Food4Kidz was started as a nonprofit and set out to end, or at least reduce, child hunger in the Bay county area. Reaching the whole family takes a lot of food. At their food bank in Panama City Beach, Food4Kidz goes through 12 to 14 tons a food a month.

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Panama City News Herald

ENVIRONMENT

Researchers find one source of a methane

A study of a Lake Erie wetland suggests that scientists have vastly underestimated the number of places methane-producing microbes can survive—and, as a result, today’s global climate models may be misjudging the amount of methane being released into the atmosphere.

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Environmental News Network

Warming may cause larger thunderstorms

Summer thunderstorms in North America will likely be larger, wetter and more frequent in a warmer world, dumping 80 percent more rain in some areas and worsening flooding, a new study says.

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Denver Post

BUSINESS AND TRADE

Uber paid hackers $100K not to use stolen data

Uber said that two people outside the company accessed the personal information of 57 million Uber users in late 2016, including names, email addresses and phone numbers.

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CNN

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Uber’s breach cover-up triggers government investigations

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Fortune

Justice department sues to block telecom deal

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., is an unusual challenge to the $85 billion AT&T and Time Warner deal, which was announced by the two companies more than a year ago. AT&T says it will fight the case in court.

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Pope Francis will visit Myanmar, where ethnic violence has forced thousands of Muslim Rohingyas to flee. He will then visit Rohingya refugees in neighboring Bangladesh. (Photo by Republic of Korea) Photo used under CC BY

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