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A rally in September urged Australia’s High Court to allow a same-sex marriage postal service survey to proceed. The survey is non-binding, which means it will not change existing laws outright, and is running from Sep. 12 to Nov. 7. (Photo by Damanpreet Singh) Photo used under CC BY

Most Australians vote on same-sex marriage

In a strong showing, more than three quarters of eligible Australian voters have cast ballots in the nation’s debate over same-sex marriage. The nationwide survey gauges support for legal reform. The survey is run by the postal service through Nov. 7, and participation is voluntary.

U.S. News & World Report

More than three quarters of Australians have voted in same-sex marriage survey: ABS

Sydney Morning Herald

One in four people globally say those in same-sex relationships ‘should be charged as criminals’

Guardian

Chad’s ‘snake children’ learn tradecraft

Children with disabilities are often neglected and killed across central Africa. Chad’s only school for children with learning disabilities, the CESER Center, teaches essential skills to students that they use to earn money, often as tailors, carpenters and on construction sites.

Reuters

UNICEF: 300M toddlers globally are abused

A new UNICEF report on violence against children says, among other statistics, that approximately 300 million children around the world between the ages of 2 and 4 are subject to physical punishment or verbal abuse from their parents or caregivers.

NPR

UNICEF reports victimization of black adolescent boys in the US

Huffington Post

UK direct rule over Northern Ireland looms

The British government is to impose a budget on Northern Ireland for the first time in a decade, a major step toward imposing direct rule after attempts to form a power-sharing government in Belfast collapsed.

Reuters

The 350M people who don’t officially exist

UNESCO’s annual monitoring report on education makes the point that global figures on access to education could be out by a factor of 350 million. These are families growing up in places where censuses and administrators do not reach, or are undocumented or migrants.

BBC

Icelanders to redress drop in women MPs

Iceland’s general election has seen a sharp fall in the number of female MPs, prompting a group of activists to launch a campaign to make sure the new parliament doesn’t ignore women’s issues. They may even set up a new political party.

BBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

UN: ISIS committed ‘serious’ crimes in Mosul

A new United Nations report has found that ISIS committed serious “international crimes” such as using civilians as human shields during the Iraqi military’s nine-month campaign to liberate the city of Mosul.

Associated Press

Iraq not equipped to try Islamic State’s atrocities in Mosul, says UN

Reuters

US judge blocks military transgender ban

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has barred President Donald Trump‘s administration from enforcing plans to exclude transgender people from serving in the country’s armed forces. There are an estimated 15,000 transgender people currently serving in the U.S. armed forces.

Al Jazeera

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Removed Catalonia leaders appear in court

Dismissed Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and 13 officials from his government were scheduled to appear before the CNA, while six members of the Catalan parliament went before the Spanish High Court. The Catalan government was sacked last Saturday after they declared independence the previous day.

Al Jazeera

Ousted Catalan leader won’t appear in Madrid court to face sedition charges

NPR

Colombia rebel leader to run in next election

Veteran FARC leader Rodrigo Londono - known as ‘Timochenko’ - will run for the presidency of Colombia next year, with the backing of former FARC rebels, the group’s new political party said.

Reuters

How radio changed the course of a 50-year civil war

VICE News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

AI image recognition fooled by single pixel

Computers can be fooled into thinking a picture of a taxi is a dog just by changing one pixel, suggests research. The limitations emerged from Japanese work on ways to fool widely used AI-based image recognition systems.

BBC

Scientists find hidden cavity in Great Pyramid

Scientists have found a hidden chamber in Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza, the first such discovery in the structure since the 19th century and one likely to spark a new surge of interest in the pharaohs.

Associated Press

Scientists find hidden space in Great Pyramid of Giza

NPR

Jupiter’s X-ray auroras pulse independently

According to new University College London-led research, Jupiter’s intense northern and southern lights pulse independently of each other. This behaviour is distinct from Earth’s north and south auroras which broadly mirror each other in activity.

ScienceDaily

GLOBAL HEALTH

Pneumonia takes deadly toll on Kenyan children

Pneumonia kills two children under five every minute, or almost 1 million a year worldwide, according to research published by Save the Children. In Kenya, one of the hardest-hit countries, it claimed the lives of 22,473 people in 2015, almost all under the age of two.

Guardian

Governments urged to put children ‘before drug companies’ as Pneumonia kills two every minute

The Independent

Cholera cases drop; MSF closes Yemen clinics

Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières is closing most of its cholera treatment centers in Yemen, saying the outbreak there has peaked. More than 884,000 people are reported to have contracted the disease since April, and another 2,184 have died.

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Father, daughter reunited after 1994 genocide

A 70-year-old father has been reunited with his daughter, 23 years after she was taken from Rwanda to Italy for adoption during the genocide, having been mistaken for an orphan.

Guardian

Hairstylist gives free haircuts to homeless

A Montgomery County hairstylist is giving a helping hand to the homeless one haircut, shave and warm conversation at a time. Laura Faehner Reed has been putting her skills to good use for those in need by helping the homeless look and feel a little better.

Fox 5 DC

Opera singer, lung donor’s daughter perform

An opera singer who underwent a double-lung transplant had the performance of a lifetime as she shared the stage with her donor’s daughter. Best-selling classical artist Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick’s career was almost thwarted by a potentially fatal disease.

ABC News

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Giving could be affected by tax measure

Charity fundraisers could face new challenges persuading Americans to give under the tax measure unveiled by House Republicans, with some experts forecasting a $14 billion decline in giving.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Entity awarded $13.9M for drug cost evaluation

The Laura and John Arnold Foundation has announced a $13.9 million grant to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, in support of efforts to improve the way prescription drugs are evaluated and priced.

Philanthropy News Digest

ENVIRONMENT

Earth’s ozone hole is smallest since 1988

The ozone hole over Antarctica shrank to its smallest peak since 1988, NASA said. The huge hole in Earth’s protective ozone layer reached its maximum this year in September, which NASA said was 7.6 million square miles wide. The hole size shrinks after mid-September.

Associated Press

Pruitt to replace EPA science panel members

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said he intends to replace the outside experts that advise him on science and public health issues with new board members holding more diverse views.

Associated Press

BUSINESS AND TRADE

Trump’s tax plan: The major changes

The House Ways and Means Committee released the major talking points of its long-awaited tax plan on Thursday, called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which adds in a fourth tax bracket on high-income earners and leaves retirement plans largely untouched.

Yahoo! Finance

What’s in the House tax bill for people

CNNMoney

UK hikes interest rates for first time in 10 years

The Bank of England hiked its key rate from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent, the first increase since 2007. Britain‘s economy has struggled to move out of first gear following the Brexit referendum in June 2016.

CNNMoney

Photo of the Day

During Yi Peng, a northern Thai festival, thousands of lanterns are launched into the sky. The “khom loi,” as they are called, are made of a thin fabric and bamboo, and the hot air from candles keeps them aloft. (Photo by John Shedrick) Photo used under CC BY

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