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The staggered five-week vote in central India’s Uttar Pradesh, home to more than 200 million people, was the biggest election to be held in the world in 2017. This photo, shot during the third phase of the 2004 general election, shows men and women in separate queues at a voting place in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. (Photo by Public.Resource.Org) Photo used under CC BY

Why Indian state elections matter to the whole world

India‘s ruling political party has won a crucial state election, strengthening its ability to push through a development agenda in the world’s fastest growing major economy. As vote counts trickled in from five state elections, that of central India’s Uttar Pradesh looms large.

CNN

Massive ancient statue discovered In Cairo

Archaeologists working under difficult conditions in Cairo have discovered an ancient statue submerged in mud. The 26-foot quartzite statue appears to depict Ramses II.

NPR

UN: 20 million at risk for starvation around globe

The world is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since 1945, the United Nations says, issuing a plea for help to avoid “a catastrophe.” UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien said more than 20 million people faced the threat of starvation and famine in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and Nigeria.

BBC

Famine in East Africa: Multiple crises strain response efforts

NBCNews.com

Photos: Poverty, rallies, divisive politics

Herald-Whig

46 Obama-era US attorneys asked to resign

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions abruptly asked the remaining 46 chief federal prosecutors left over from the Obama administration to resign.

Reuters

New York prosecutor fired after he refuses to resign

NPR

Syria explosions kill 40 Iraqi Shiite pilgrims

Two explosions killed more than 40 people in the Syrian capital of Damascus. The attack seemed to target Shiites visiting holy sites from Iraq. A number of militant groups in Syria target Shiites, including ISIS and al-Qaida.

NPR

Syria’s Assad calls US forces ’invaders’

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

Trump’s revised travel ban dealt first setback

A federal judge in Wisconsin dealt the first legal blow to President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban, barring enforcement of the policy to deny U.S. entry to the wife and child of a Syrian refugee granted asylum in the United States.

New York Daily News

Judge rejects ‘stand your ground’ defense

A retired police officer who fatally shot a man in a Florida movie theater will stand trial after a judge denied his request to dismiss the charges under the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law.

NPR

Mugabe’s VP involved in serious violations

In an interview with DW’s flagship political talk show Conflict Zone, Mujuru admitted that she was a willing senior member of a regime that perpetrated grave human rights abuses - and still does.

Deutsche Welle

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Erdogan slams Dutch as ’Nazi remnants’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described the Dutch as “Nazi remnants and fascists” as a diplomatic row grows over a canceled rally.

BBC

Turkey’s foreign minister vows revenge on Netherlands

Deutsche Welle

Trump knew Flynn worked for Turkey

USA TODAY

What’s S. Korea’s future after ousting president

The country will hold a snap election in two months, as mandated by law, and a compressed contest for leadership will soon get under way.

NPR

S. Korea considers constitutional overhaul

Associated Press

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Bioengineers recreate how genome evolved

Evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould once pondered what would happen if the cassette “tape of life” were rewound and played again. Synthetic biologists have tested one aspect of this notion by engineering chromosomes from scratch, sticking them into yeast and seeing whether the modified organisms can still function normally.

Scientific American

How to keep safe digitally in WikiLeaks age

In this excerpt from their Facebook Live interview, USA Today’s Elizabeth Weise and Jefferson Graham weigh in on tips to keep your digital lives safe in a Wikileaks era.

USA TODAY

GLOBAL HEALTH

Lyme disease spreading in US Northeast

Now Lyme is present in more than 260 counties, the CDC reported. The disease shows up in Maine, swoops down the East Coast into Washington, D.C., and southern Virginia.

Minnesota Public Radio News

Rio to vaccinate population against yellow fever

The Health Ministry has confirmed more than 300 cases of yellow fever during Brazil’s summer rainy season. Over 100 died. Much of Brazil is considered at risk for the disease and people in those areas will be vaccinated.

Associated Press

Medical residents may be worked 28 hours

The maximum workday for first-year medical residents just got substantially longer. The group that sets rules for training doctors announced it will be scrapping the 16-hour cap on shifts worked by doctors who have just graduated from medical school.

NPR

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GOOD NEWS

Oklahoma town lifts decades-old dance ban

Kick off the Sunday shoes: Dancing in public is now legal throughout Henryetta, Oklahoma. City leaders have voted to abolish an ordinance on dancing. The dance ordinance, with a penalty of $25, prohibited dance halls within 500 feet of a church or public school.

Tulsa World

Ban’s end has townspeople dancing for joy

NBCNews.com

20,000 chip in to rebuild burned Texas mosque

Thanks to the kindness of thousands of strangers, a Texas mosque destroyed in a fire has the funds it needs to rebuild. Using a GoFundMe campaign, the Islamic Center of Victoria the center surpassed its goal in days.

CBS News

Valuable lesson taught at lunch in one H.S.

The We Dine Together club’s mission is to make sure no one is starving for company during lunch time. For new kids especially, the club is a godsend.

MSN

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

U.S. charity closing India ops amid crackdown

Compassion International, a Colorado-based Christian charity, is shuttering its operations in India after nearly five decades as a result of a government crackdown on foreign-funded nongovernmental organizations, the New York Times reports.

Philanthropy News Digest

CFC in DC raises $1 million more than last year

The Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA) announced that federal employees contributed more than $47.4 million, which will be distributed to thousands of local, national and international charities.

NonProfit Times

$13.5 Million donated to Fight Disease

Imperial College of London announced a $13.5 million gift from Good Ventures, in support of efforts to improve public health in some of the world’s poorest countries.

Philanthropy News Digest

BUSINESS

Brexit drains UK of European workers

The shortage of British workers in UK hotels and restaurants is so severe that chains such as Pret a Manger will need 10 years to replace EU staff after Brexit, the British Hospitality Association has warned.

Guardian

Volkswagen guilty of evading emissions laws

Volkswagen pleaded guilty to three criminal counts for avoiding U.S. pollution rules. If a federal judge agrees to the Justice Department’s sentence recommendation, VW will lose more than $20 billion in the U.S., plus lost sales and brand value.

Associated Press

World’s biggest automaker is coming to India

Tata Motors, the owner of Jaguar Land Rover, has been under pressure at home. It has a reputation for making cheap cars, but wants to move upmarket to capitalize on the growing spending power of India’s middle class.

CNNMoney

ENVIRONMENT

Fukushima women and children still suffering

The Japanese government is trying to get back to normality after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, but the crisis is far from over for women and children, says Greenpeace. Thousands of mothers have sued the authorities.

Deutsche Welle

Fukushima evacuees face ‘forced’ return as subsidies withdrawn

Guardian

Activists fear EPA will be gutted

In 2009 the EPA determined that greenhouse gas emissions “endanger both the public health and the public welfare of current and future generations,” opening the door to regulation. Donald Trump’s crusade could make it official US policy that burning fossil fuels poses no threat to Americans.

Guardian

Photo of the Day

Throughout India, Hindus are celebrating Holi, the Hindu festival of colors. Revelers celebrate winter’s end and the victory of good over evil by dancing and throwing colorful powders and dyed water at each other. (Photo by Sukanto Debnath) Photo used under CC BY

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