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Author and commentator Van Jones recounts his shock at being a target of group spite in “The First Time I Realized I Was Black,” a CNN series focusing on the emotional impact of racial bias. (Photo by Gage Skidmore) Photo used under CC BY

Perspectives: ‘First time I realized I was black’

In “The Souls of Black Folk,” W.E.B. Du Bois talks about the first time he realized his skin color made him different. CNN asked celebrities, CNN anchors and reporters, and others to tell when they first realized that being black affected how people treated them.

CNN

Climate change is displacing millions

About 140 million people have been displaced from their homes because of natural disasters linked to climate change. And the UN says the number of so-called climate refugees could reach 300 million by 2050.

Al Jazeera

LILYPAD: Floating city for climate change refugees

Inhabitat

U.S. believes Russia violated missile pact

Russia has deployed a new cruise missile despite complaints by U.S. officials that it violates an arms control treaty banning ground-based intermediate-range missiles.

Reuters

Kremlin, Russian lawmakers play down Flynn’s resignation

Associated Press

Trump drops 2-state solution as peace key

President Donald Trump said he would be open to a Mideast peace agreement that doesn’t include separate states for Israel and the Palestinians, abandoning a U.S. position that has underpinned more than a decade of negotiations between the two sides.

Bloomberg

US-Israel relations: Is Trump backing down?

Al Jazeera

Suspect held in killing of Kim’s brother

Malaysia police have arrested a female suspect in connection with the death of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un.

Al Jazeera

N. Korea missile launch points to advances

CNN

HUMAN RIGHTS

Philippines targets kids in drug crackdown

On June 30, as Duterte was sworn in, they introduced a bill into the Philippine Congress that could allow children as young as 9 to be targeted in a crackdown that has since claimed more than 7,600 lives.

Reuters

Syria accused of 8 chemical attacks in Aleppo

A human rights group has accused the Syrian government of conducting at least eight chemical attacks using chlorine gas on opposition-controlled residential areas during the final months in the battle for Aleppo.

Irish Independent

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Venezuela’s VP shrugs off trafficking sanctions

Venezuela’s VP shrugged off U.S. sanctions identifying him as a major international drug trafficker, saying Tuesday that the actions by the Trump administration only deepen his commitment to the anti-imperialist revolution started by the late Hugo Chavez.

Associated Press

WH drama more ‘Survivor’ than ‘Apprentice’

The Trump inner circle is becoming less like “The Apprentice” and more like “Survivor.” But does the daily drama constitute just the right level of chaos for a president who thrives in these environments and famously encourages competition among his deputies?

FOX News

Mexico holding line on immigration

US President Donald Trump is facing growing criticism for his harsh approach to migrants - but so is Mexico’s Enrique Pena Nieto. It’s just the latest in the saga of the Americas’ increasingly militarized borders.

Deutsche Welle

Kremlin denies that Russian hackers targeted French Presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron

Time

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Nokia 3310 ‘brick’ cellphone may come back

Nokia’s virtually indestructible and iconic handset, the 3310, is reportedly making a comeback later this month. HMD Global Oy, the Finnish manufacturer with exclusive rights to the Nokia brand, is set to announce four new phones at Mobile World Congress.

Wired

Crop-destroying caterpillar spreading in Africa

Scientists say a crop-ravaging caterpillar, called the fall armyworm, is eating its way across Africa and, as Stuart McDill reports, could reach tropical Asia and the Mediterranean in the next few years. Stuart McDill reports.

Reuters

Scientists design pop song for babies

Caspar Addyman, an expert in child development, and Lauren Stewart, a musical psychologist, were asked by a UK baby food manufacturer to analyze existing science about infant preferences in order come up with the ideal parameters for a baby-friendly pop hit — one that was “proven to make babies happy.”

Time

Song makes kids happy, drives parents bonkers

Cafe Mom

GLOBAL HEALTH

Firstborn kids have better thinking skills

In addition to having the privilege of being the first to use clothes and toys, firstborn children can now add another advantage over their siblings. According to a study published in the Journal of Human Resources, firstborn children may have better thinking skills because they received more early mental stimulation.

USA TODAY

How to prevent spread of illness in a home

Is someone in your family down with chickenpox? Here is how to quarantine a person with an infectious disease at home.

The Health Site

Should we just stop shaking hands already?

Tree Hugger

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GOOD NEWS

Floating hotel aims to help long-term jobless

This is no ordinary hotel. The hotel, which organizers describe as “a premium experience with a cause,” will stay in London for five years.

Deutsche Welle

Quilters warm families of sick children

Making 1,000 quilts is not just a lofty goal, it’s a gift: the quilts are being made to provide two to every room at Canadian Ronald McDonald Houses, which provide families of sick children with a home to stay at while their child is being treated at a nearby hospital.

CBC News

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Johnson Amendment repeal would hurt giving

President Trump promised at the National Prayer Breakfast to “totally destroy” the Johnson Amendment, a law that forbids churches from engaging in official electioneering. Repealing it could potentially open the door to moving large amounts of electoral money through megachurches.

Inside Philanthropy

FL nonprofit hospitals fight for CON program

Most states place limitations on the number of hospitals and hospital beds that may be maintained within a community or service area using a certificate of need process. Florida Gov. Rick Scott is working to change that for his state, and nonprofit hospitals are nervous.

Nonprofit Quarterly

BUSINESS

Aetna, Humana call off $34 billion deal

Major health insurers Aetna and Humana called off their $34 billion combination after a federal judge, citing concerns about prices and benefits, rejected the deal.

Associated Press

Trump-Trudeau meet calms wary Canadians

The much-anticipated meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday did much to assuage fears of Canadian businesses wary of the prospect of a trade war.

CBC News

Sears, Kmart join other retailers in dropping Trump-branded merchandise

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

Can bats slow Ohio pipeline project?

Opponents of a high-pressure natural gas pipeline expected to be built across the northern half of Ohio are clinging to the wings of a furry flier, the northern long-eared bat, in their efforts to delay the $2 billion project.

Associated Press

Pollution has worked its way down to world’s deepest waters

NPR

Crews race weather to avoid disaster at dam

Authorities are scrambling to drain Lake Oroville by 50 feet and repair damage to an emergency spillway before an imminent rainstorm threatens to push billions of gallons of water back into the lake.

CNN

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Shot in Frankfurt, Germany. Uploaded Feb. 12, 2017. (Photo by Frank Meffert) Photo used under CC BY

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