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The Tijuana River has been used as a wastewater conduit for the past several decades. (Photo by Herb Neufeld) Photo used under CC BY

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Latin America turns to wastewater treatment

The tide is slowly turning in Mexico, Chile and Brazil, where wastewater is now viewed as an asset. Thirsty cites vie for increasingly valuable water supplies with industry and agriculture, which together account for nearly 90 percent of water withdrawals worldwide.

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Climate change challenges Chile’s vineyards

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NPR

Kenyatta sworn in after controversial run

Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in for a second term as Kenya’s president and pledged to work for national unity. The contest has been rife with controversy amid allegations of vote tampering.

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Kenya opposition calls for ‘people’s assembly’

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Police accounts, videos differ on Manila killings

The footage casts new doubts on the official accounts of police killings in President Rodrigo Duterte’s 17-month war on drugs. In June, Reuters revealed that police have shot hundreds of people during anti-drug operations, then taken them to hospitals where they are declared dead on arrival.

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Reuters

Hamas says disarmament not on the table

The Palestinian faction Fatah has denied making the disarmament of Hamas’ military wing, the Qassam Brigades, a condition for ongoing Palestinian reconciliation talks.

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Al Jazeera

Shell accused of abuses in Nigeria’s Ogoniland

Oil giant Shell should be investigated for alleged complicity in “horrific crimes” committed by the military in Nigeria in the 1990s, Amnesty International has said.

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BBC

Ireland’s deputy PM resigns amid crisis

Ireland’s deputy prime minister Frances Fitzgerald has said she is resigning for the sake of the country, averting a snap general election. She had been under pressure over a police whistleblower scandal that could have brought down the government.

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Gays boldly combat discrimination in China

China has no law to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. Even so, some have successfully filed lawsuits against unfair treatment based on existing statutes governing employment and consumer protection.

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USA TODAY

In Myanmar, Pope avoids mentioning Rohingya

Pope Francis delivered a keynote speech in Myanmar, demanding “respect for each ethnic group” but without referring specifically to its Muslim Rohingya community. Rights groups had urged the Pope to use the term, while Catholics in the country disagreed.

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Pope walks religious, diplomatic tightrope in Myanmar

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DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Romanians protest justice system overhaul

Romania’s center-left coalition government is bracing itself for rolling demonstrations by tens of thousands of protesters over claims that it wants to overhaul the justice system to allow high-level corruption to go unpunished.

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US criticizes plans to weaken Romania anti-corruption fight amid protests

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Hariri says Hezbollah must remain neutral

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said that the political and militant group Hezbollah must stop interfering in regional conflicts and accept a neutral policy to bring an end to Lebanon’s political crisis.

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U.S. News & World Report

Sanders to present $146B plan to help PR

Senator Bernie Sanders is reportedly planning to unveil a relief package for Puerto Rico, which is still recovering after a hurricane tore through the island earlier this year.

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The Hill

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Puerto Rico’s medical manufacturers worry federal tax plan could kill storm recovery

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Radioactive water still in storage after disaster

Japan cannot agree on what to do with a million tons of radioactive water being stored at the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant — and there is a chance it could spill if another major earthquake or tsunami were to strike.

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Japan urged to slowly drain radioactive waste in Pacific Ocean by nuclear experts

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The Independent

Oregon conflicted over return of wolves

The future of Oregon’s wolf population hangs in the balance. Wolves have returned after decades, and this time, humans are having a much more contentious discussion about what to do with them.

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Las Vegas Review Journal

GLOBAL HEALTH

Vets boost public support for medical marijuana

Twenty-eight states plus the District of Columbia now include PTSD in their medical marijuana programs, a tally that has more than doubled in the last two years, according to data compiled by the pro-legalization Marijuana Policy Project.

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Med schools boost Ebola-wrecked Liberia

To rebuild Liberia’s health care system, teams from American universities and hospitals, with backing from the World Bank and the U.S. government, are working to strengthen medical training and develop a new corps of doctors.

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GOOD NEWS

Man plays generous ‘Secret Santa’ at NJ store

With the intent spreading some happiness, Charlie K headed to the Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Toys R Us and paid for items people had on layaway. He paid for roughly 62 orders, spending $10,780. The store confirms that that this level of generosity is unprecedented.

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Homeless vet to share money raised for him

A homeless veteran, who received a reward he never expected after he spent his last $20 to help a stranded woman buy gas, now says he wants to touch other people’s lives the way his was touched after $360,000 was raised in a GoFundMe campaign.

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NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Facebook, Gates Foundation match donations

Facebook is partnering with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to match up to $2M in donations to fundraisers held on Facebook by nonprofits for Giving Tuesday. Last year on Giving Tuesday, Facebook raised $6.79M total via their fundraising platform, and $168M was raised worldwide by all participants.

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TechCrunch

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Five easy ways you can get involved on #GivingTuesday

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Quartz

Foundation commits $1B for education in India

The Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of New Delhi-based Bharti Enterprises, has announced that the Bharti family has pledged 10 percent of its wealth in support of education for disadvantaged youth in India.

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Philanthropy News Digest

ENVIRONMENT

Bali volcano strands tourists, endangers locals

A volcano gushing towering columns of ash closed the airport on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, disrupting travel for tens of thousands, as authorities renewed their warnings for villagers to evacuate.

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U.S. News & World Report

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Bali volcano in pictures

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Evening Standard

Mexico designates ocean reserve as protected

Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto designated an ocean region near the southwestern coast of Mexico as a protected area. Uniquely rich in marine biodiversity, the area is North America’s largest marine reserve, at nearly 58,000 square miles.

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Scientific American

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Mexico’s new ocean reserve protects stunning biodiversity

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LiveScience

BUSINESS AND TRADE

How the US Federal Reserve sets interest rates

In a way, the entire US economy can be seen as one long chain of interest rates. At the start of that chain is the U.S.’s central bank, the Federal Reserve. The interest rate set by the Fed is the one to which almost every other interest rate in the world is linked.

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BBC

Businesses find cryptocurrency hideaways

Confronted with national regulators’ intensifying scrutiny of digital currency fund-raising, known as initial coin offerings, many entrepreneurs are moving businesses to locations more welcoming to crypto-currencies and known for low taxes.

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Reuters

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Vendors prepare food at the Xató Festival in Vilanova, Catalonia. Xató is a traditional winter salad and is unique to the areas of Vilafranca, Vilanova, El Vendrell and Sitges. (Photo by Festival del Xató 2017) Photo used under CC BY

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