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French authorities have opened a terror investigation after a soldier shot a man wielding a machete near the Louvre museum in Paris. (Photo by Milan Nykodym) Photo used under CC BY

Police launch terror probe after Louvre machete attack

A French soldier opened fire on a man armed with a machete who shouted “Allahu Akbar” as he tried to enter a shopping centre next to the famous Louvre museum in Paris. The French prime minister said the attack was “clearly of a terrorist nature.”

The Local

Trump adviser conflates facts, ‘alternative facts’ in Bowling Green ‘massacre’ reference

MSNBC

NATO urged to battle Russian cyberwarriors

NATO must begin to compete on the cyber-battlefield to counter Russian hacking, which is “weaponising misinformation” to create a post-truth age, British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon has said.

Guardian

Russia implicated in hack of Norwegian institutions

BBC

US Treasury sanctions Iran after missile launch

President Donald Trump‘s administration enacted new sanctions on Iran, the first concrete action after the White House put Tehran “on notice” this week.

CNN

Tillerson’s diplomatic skills confront a world in chaos

USA TODAY

US warns N. Korea against nuclear attack

The U.S. defense secretary warned North Korea of an “effective and overwhelming” response if Pyongyang chose to use nuclear weapons.

Al Jazeera

North Korea’s head of secret police is purged

NBCNews.com

Ukraine sees worst shelling in year, seeks talks

Ukraine reported the worst shelling in a year in its conflict with pro-Russian insurgents and said it wants a new round of international talks once the warring factions can agree on a lasting cease-fire.

Bloomberg

EU ministers pressure Russia on Ukraine fighting

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Amnesty: Philippines police paid for killings

Amnesty International has accused police in the Philippines of paying officers and other people to kill alleged drug offenders, planting evidence and even setting up a racket with funeral homes in a “murderous war on the poor”.

Guardian

Children held in Iraq claim they were tortured

Children detained by Iraq’s Kurdistan regional government on suspicion of connections to Islamic State say they were tortured, according to a report from Amnesty International.

Guardian

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Appease or oppose? Nations react to Trump

The question of how to handle Donald Trump is proving to be a major headache for governments around the world, and there is no agreement on how best to do it.

Guardian

Is Steve Bannon the second most powerful man in the world?

Time

What will the Trump presidency mean for Israel?

The arrival of Donald Trump in the White House was greeted by the Israeli right with enthusiasm. They believe that it heralds a new era of settlement expansion in the occupied territories.

BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Long-lost continent found under Indian Ocean

An ancient continent that was once sandwiched between India and Madagascar now lies scattered on the bottom of the Indian Ocean.

New Scientist

Human-pig embryos aimed at making organs

In experiments aimed at finding ways to grow new human organs inside animals, researchers recently succeeded in making embryos that contained both pig and human and pig cells.

LiveScience

Elon Musk envisions brain-computer systems

LiveScience

GLOBAL HEALTH

Zika vaccine candidate works in mice, monkeys

A new Zika vaccine candidate has the potential to protect against the virus with a single dose, according to a research team. Preclinical tests showed promising immune responses in both mice and monkeys.

ScienceDaily

Special section:

Zika in 30 seconds: What you need to know today

Stat News

Mystery brain disease in India tied to fruit

Since 1995, hundreds of poor children in Muzaffarpur, India have mysteriously suffered seizures and feelings of brain fogginess. No one knew what was causing the acute brain disease, but the timing of the outbreaks implicated the lychee fruit.

Gizmodo

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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

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

Trump starts rules rollback; Wall Street cheers

President Trump has signed two directives aimed at starting the process of rolling back the regulatory system put in place after the financial crisis.

Bloomberg

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

Photo of the Day

Palestinians protest Israeli settlements in the West Bank community of Hebron in 2007. U.S. President Donald Trump is warning Israel that constructing new settlements “may not be helpful” to Middle East peace efforts, shifting toward a tougher line with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. (Photo by ISM Palestine) Photo used under CC BY

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