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Weather prognosticator Punxsutawney Phil at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Groundhog Day in 2015. (Photo by Anthony Quintano) Photo used under CC BY

Groundhog Day: Bringing customs out of shadows

As the legend goes, if the famed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil emerges from his burrow on Feb. 2 and sees his shadow, we get another six weeks of winter. If he climbs out of that hole and no shadow is cast, we are rewarded with an early spring. But why is a groundhog predicting the weather for us in the first place?

NPR

Russia charges cyber experts with treason

Two security officers and an employee of a cyber security firm are accused of cooperating with U.S. intelligence services.

Al Jazeera

The downfall of a top Russian cyber spy

Daily Beast

Trump blasts ‘dumb’ Australia refugee deal

U.S. President Donald Trump blasted a potential refugee resettlement deal with Australia in a late-night tweet, throwing it into doubt. “Do you believe it? The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia,” Trump tweeted. “Why? I will study this dumb deal!”

Bloomberg

Expert warns Trump ‘could stumble into war’

Guardian

U.S. probing civilian deaths in Yemen raid

Reuters

Violence cancels Yiannopoulous’ speech

Increasingly violent protests at the University of California - Berkeley prompted officials to cancel a speech by conservative writer and activist Milo Yiannopoulous. Hundreds gathered to protest Yiannopoulous.

KGW

Mexico starts countdown to new NAFTA talks

Mexico’s government began a formal 90-day consultation process with the nation’s business community that’s needed before the start of talks to revise NAFTA and must be prepared for all scenarios, the country’s top diplomat said.

Bloomberg

HUMAN RIGHTS

Abortion freedom a struggle in Pakistan

Lack of legal clarity forces thousands of women to endure backstreet abortions in Pakistan. A helpline is providing information and support, but fears losing funding after Trump reinstated the global gag rule

Guardian

Biden launching foundation to promote rights

The Biden Foundation will be a platform for Biden to advance priorities he worked on in the Senate and the White House, including cancer research, military families and preventing violence against women.

Time

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Mexicans back Peña Nieto on canceling trip

The move gives Peña Nieto a boost in support of how he is handling Mexico’s relationship with the U.S. His approval rating on this topic hit a record low in November, but very quickly reversed, returning to 63 percent approval and only 30 percent disapproval after canceling the meeting with Trump in January.

Huffington Post

Here’s what else US imports from Mexico

CNNMoney

Japan denies Trump’s currency accusation

Top government and finance chiefs scrambled to defend themselves against accusations by U.S. President Donald Trump that Japan is manipulating currency markets to guide its currency lower.

Japan Times

British lawmakers take big step toward finalizing Brexit

Time

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Researchers to march against Trump

Earth Day 2017 will see another large-scale protest against U.S. President Donald Trump. After the huge success of the Women‘s March, it is now the scientists’ turn to voice anger and dissatisfaction with new policies.

Deutsche Welle

System could help locked-in patients

Doctors have used a brain-reading device to hold simple conversations with “locked-in” patients in work that promises to transform the lives of people who are too disabled to communicate.

Sci-Tech Today

GLOBAL HEALTH

Sad but true: Bacon causes colorectal cancer

In 2015, the World Health Organization’s cancer agency found that processed meats like bacon cause colorectal cancer, making headlines and disappointing bacon lovers everywhere.

Time

Paper toy inspires potential public health boon

Game-changing innovation can come in low-tech forms. Consider the “paperfuge,” a 20-cent modified version of an ancient spinning toy that can be used like a regular centrifuge to test whether or not blood samples carry HIV, malaria, and other pathogens.

Fortune

Toy-inspired Paperfuge could help diagnose diseases

CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Two children, two faiths, one message

The photo has been widely shared on social media. California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote, “This is the America that is worth every second of the fight ahead.”

CNN

Viral protest photo helps rabbi spread message of hope

Vox

Marathon blast survivor to marry rescuer

A survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing plans to marry the firefighter who rescued her moments after the bombs went off.

WGN-TV

Partners happier when they share good news

A strong marriage, a long and healthy life, a good night’s sleep - you could spend a lifetime trying to work out how to achieve all three. But according to new research, one simple thing will make the difference: sharing good news with your partner before going to bed.

Daily Mail

Donations to replaced torched mosque top $1M

Donations to rebuild the mosque have passed $1 million, and that’s only one part of the support the mosque has received: Four churches and a synagogue say Muslims are welcome to hold services in their buildings.

NPR

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

How to prepare for a nonprofit career

“On Becoming a Leader” is an advice column in which Allison Fine, an author and expert on nonprofit management, answers your questions about nonprofit careers and leadership. Have a question? Ask Ms. Fine using this form.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Will foundations come together to fight Trump?

It remains an open question whether the opposition to Trump will also include America’s top foundations working in a united way. When it comes to political controversy, foundations have good reasons to keep their heads down, especially right now.

Inside Philanthropy

ENVIRONMENT

Flint residents sue EPA over water crisis

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Michigan on Monday, asserted that the EPA failed to warn them of the dangers of the toxic water or take steps to ensure that state and local authorities were addressing the crisis. The plaintiffs seek $722 million in damages.

Scientific American

Was corps told to OK pipeline easement?

Sen. John Hoeven, a Republican, announced that Robert Speer directed the Army Corps of Engineers to “proceed” with an easement necessary to complete the pipeline.

Associated Press

BUSINESS

Airlines scramble to reroute banned crews

Now airlines are scrambling to juggle staffing to assure no flight crew members working U.S.-bound flights are from the seven countries singled out in the executive order.

NPR

Amid uncertainty, Fed leaves key rate flat

The Federal Reserve has left its key interest rate unchanged at a time of solid economic gains but also heightened uncertainty surrounding the new Trump administration.

Associated Press

Insurers ask Congress to stabilize Obamacare

Carriers are looking for lawmakers to confirm if they‘ll continue funding the cost-sharing subsidies that reduce deductibles and co-pays for lower-income participants. Those payments, are critical to insurers’ future on the Obamacare exchanges.

CNNMoney

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Merchants visit on the Tunisian island of Djerba. (Photo by Antonio Castagna) Photo used under CC BY

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