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Conservative Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte claimed victory over nationalist firebrand Geert Wilders in the closely watched election. (Photo by Jos van Zetten) Photo used under CC BY

Europe’s far-right populists fail first challenge of 2017

Far-right populism in Europe failed its first test of 2017 when the nationalist firebrand Geert Wilders came a distant second in the closely watched Dutch election. Conservative Prime Minister Mark Rutte claimed victory amid wild cheering from his jubilant supporters.

CNN

Le Pen foes relish Dutch vote, but French election may be different

Reuters

Philippine lawmaker seeks to impeach Duterte

A Philippine lawmaker filed an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte because of the thousands of deaths in his anti-drug crackdown and alleged corruption. With Duterte’s allies holding an overwhelming majority in Congress, the bid faces an uphill battle.

ABC News

Judges block travel ban, citing anti-Islam bias

Two federal judges have temporarily blocked President Donald Trump‘s travel ban, both citing Trump’s statements about Muslims during the presidential campaign as part of their rulings. The practical effect of the rulings is that travelers from six Muslim-majority countries and refugees will be able to travel to the US.

CNN

Trump vows to appeal ruling to Supreme Court

Reuters

U.S. denies killing dozens in Syrian mosque

U.S. forces struck an al-Qaeda meeting in the Syrian province of Idlib, killing several suspected terrorists, and are investigating reports that civilians were killed or injured in a nearby mosque, military officials told NBC News.

NBCNews.com

19 agencies Trump’s budget would eliminate

President Trump released his much-anticipated budget, and the funding cuts are being dissected left and right with 19 federal agencies facing the possibility of extinction.

NPR

Senate finds no evidence of Trump surveillance

Senate Intelligence Committee leaders released a joint statement saying that they have no reason to believe that President Donald Trump’s wiretapping claims are true.

ABC News

HUMAN RIGHTS

Israel has established an ‘apartheid regime’

A new United Nations report accuses Israel of having established “an apartheid regime that oppresses and dominates the Palestinian people as a whole”.

Al Jazeera

Is Israel imposing ‘apartheid’ on Palestinians?

Al Jazeera

Nepalese women exiled for menstruating

In Nepal, a traditional belief about the impurity of menstrual blood means women and girls are banished to makeshift huts.

National Geographic

EU court allows ban on headscarf in workplace

Private firms are justified on certain grounds to bar a female employee from wearing a headscarf or veil, according to the European Court of Justice. The top court was ruling on cases in France and Belgium.

Deutsche Welle

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Senator: EPA is ‘brainwashing our kids’

Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe accused the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday of creating “propaganda” and “brainwashing” American children.

CNN

Kenny discusses undocumented Irish in US

About 50,000 Irish citizens are believed to be living illegally in the US, and Kenny and other Irish leaders have previously called for a way to allow them to stay in the country legally.

Guardian

Outrage over Zille’s colonialism tweets

The former leader of South Africa’s main opposition party has sparked public outcry over a series of social media posts that suggested colonialism brought benefits to the country.

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Star and possible black hole in orbital dance

Scientists have caught sight of a star extremely close to what they think is a black hole, whizzing around it at an extraordinary speed — at least twice an hour. As NASA put it, “This may be the tightest orbital dance ever witnessed for a likely black hole and a companion star.”

NPR

Doctors: FL stem cell clinic left 3 women blind

Three women were left nearly or totally blind by a vision treatment at a stem cell clinic, in what doctors call a dramatic illustration of how risky such clinics can be.

CBS News

Blood test could speed autism diagnosis

Developers of an experimental blood test for autism say it can detect the condition in more than 96 percent of cases and do so across a broad spectrum of patients, potentially allowing for earlier diagnosis, according to a study released.

Reuters

GLOBAL HEALTH

Brazil yellow fever more than 130 dead

An update published Thursday said that more than 900 other cases are under investigation. During the current outbreak in the Southern Hemisphere’s summer rainy season, the vast majority of the confirmed cases have been in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais.

Associated Press

Bird flu hits another US farm

A form of bird flu that is highly lethal for poultry has infected a second commercial chicken farm in Tennessee that supplies Tyson Foods Inc, company and state officials said.

Yahoo! News

60m people in China untreated for sleep apnea

According to Dr Han Fang, president of the China Sleep Research Society and director of the Sleep Centre at Peking University People’s Hospital, some 60 million people in China are suffering from sleep apnea. However, less than 1 percent of these are actually diagnosed, while less than 0.1 percent gets treated.

Asia Times Online

The hidden costs of Asia’s ‘walking dead’

Asia Times Online

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Tony Barber):

Dutch election result holds back populist tide in Europe

Irish Times

Column (Ben Caspit):

Is Israel prepared for Hezbollah’s rearming?

Al-Monitor

Column (Joseph Aldy):

Curbing climate change has a dollar value — here’s how and why we measure it

Salon

Column (Matthew Phelan):

Inside Trump’s Breitbart brain

The New Republic

Column (Patricia J. Williams):

Can words be violent? On Milo, the First Amendment, and words that have consequences

The Nation

Column (Ruben Navarrette Jr.):

The wall will be neither big nor beautiful: Navarrette Ruben

USA TODAY

Column (Marianne E. Page):

GOP health plan would harm low-income kids

McClatchy Newspapers

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GOOD NEWS

W African pastor discovers 706-carat diamond

A pastor in Sierra Leone has discovered the largest uncut diamond found in more than four decades in this West African country and has turned it over to the government, saying he hopes it helps to boost recent development in his impoverished nation.

FOX News

Good Samaritan helps desperate young family

A woman at a U.S. airport demonstrated the true meaning of compassion when she forked over more than $1,000 to help out a stranger in need.

Yahoo! News

Woman helps homeless man

Sprouse and her husband took Hubbard into their home on a 35-degree night, and he began staying there on and off. Sprouse also received referrals to get Hubbard the specific help he needs, given his illness.

Today

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

WH budget plan eliminates funding for arts

The Trump administration’s 2018 budget proposes cuts of funding for federal agencies that support the arts and culture, the humanities, human services, and community, regional, and international development.

Philanthropy News Digest

Nominate a Charity to Receive President Trump’s Government Salary

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Chance the Rapper pledges $1 million donation

The Chicago native, whose real name is Chancellor Bennett, announced his pledge at an elementary school and criticized Rauner for vetoing $215 million in CPS funding last December, NBC Chicago reports.

Good News Daily

University of Arizona receives $12M donation

The University of Arizona has announced commitments totaling more than $12 million in support of the expansion and renovation of the Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center on its Tucson campus.

Philanthropy News Digest

BUSINESS

Saudi King signs billion-dollar deals in China

King Salman is on a month-long tour of Asia, signing massive business deals on each stop. China sees Riyadh as an increasingly important partner as it bolsters is international presence in the middle east.

Deutsche Welle

TPP members look to redesign trade deal

Talks are under way in Chile to try to revive the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal.

Al Jazeera

Trump budget axes many job programs

The proposal features sharp cuts in discretionary spending, many of which would hit job creation and training initiatives — not to mention the potential loss of tens of thousands of federal positions.

NBCNews.com

Justin Trudeau Warns Trump About NAFTA Plan, Says Deal Is Good for U.S. Jobs

NBCNews.com

ENVIRONMENT

NZ river first to be given legal human status

The New Zealand parliament passed the bill recognising the Whanganui River, in North Island, as a living entity. Long revered by New Zealand‘s Maori people, the river’s interests will now be represented by two people.

BBC

Mount Etna erupts, injuring 10

Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, erupted for the second time in a month this week, spewing lava hundreds of feet into the air above Sicily. A later blast, caused by magma hitting snow, injured at least 10 people, news outlets reported.

USA TODAY

BBC crew escapes eruption

BBC

Germany’s climate confrontation with Trump

The German government will release next week a plan for the Group of 20 economies to address climate change, taking a cautious step toward confronting U.S. President Donald Trump on an issue that puts him at odds with most world leaders.

Bloomberg

Photo of the Day

Shot March 4, 2017, in Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo by Frank Meffert) Photo used under CC BY

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