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One of the best ways to relax selective forces, permitting creative forces to flourish, is to work together, something that mathematical biologist Martin Nowak has called the “snuggle for survival.” Shot at the Basil Zoo in Basil, Switzerland. (Photo by Tambako The Jaguar) Photo used under CC BY

Survival of the friendliest: Snuggling species flourish

“Darwinian” stands in for “cutthroat”; “survival of the fittest” signifies survival of the ruthless. But that picture is incomplete. Evolutionary progress is propelled both by the competitive struggle to adapt to an environment, and by the relaxation of selective forces.

Nautil.us

Thousands of Brits rally against Brexit

Tens of thousands of people joined an anti-Brexit march to call for Britain to remain in the European Union. The Unite for Europe march in London coincided with events to mark 60 years since the EU’s founding agreement, the Treaty of Rome, was signed.

BBC

US-led strikes may have killed 200 Iraqi civilians

The U.S.-led military coalition in Iraq is investigating reports that as many as 200 civilians were killed in recent aitrstrikes it carried out in Mosul. Iraqi military leaders have called for a pause in the push to retake Mosul from ISIS as things get cleared up.

Slate

Has the rule of engagement changed in Iraq?

Al Jazeera

In Belarus, thousands protest tax on ‘parasites’

Police in Belarus have arrested hundreds of people during protests against a so-called “social parasites” tax on the under-employed. Thousands defied a ban to protest, taking to the streets of Minsk and other cities.

BBC

Belarus: Europe’s last dictatorship

Al Jazeera

After health care flop, GOP focuses on taxes

Even as they lick their wounds from a failed Affordable Care Act repeal effort, Republican leaders in Washington are looking ahead to the next battle — over taxes. “We will probably start going very, very strongly for the big tax cuts,” President Trump told reporters.

NPR

Trump unhappy Jared Kushner took a powder on the ski slopes as health care bill floundered

CNN

HUMAN RIGHTS

Mass graves: a history of church abuse

The unearthing at the site - a former home for unmarried mothers - was the result of a government commission charged with investigating claims of abuse by religious orders.

Al Jazeera

Congo to search for missing UN officials

The humanitarian group Human Rights Watch called on Congo’s government to help locate a group of United Nations officials who went missing some two weeks ago.

United Press International

15 US firms cited for human rights abuses

The agency quoted Iran’s foreign ministry as saying the companies had “flagrantly violated human rights” and cooperated with Israel in its “terrorism” against the Palestinians and the expansion of Jewish settlements.

Reuters

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Venezuela seeks UN help for medicine shortages

Venezuela is suffering from triple-digit inflation as well as severe shortages of fuel, food, and medicines, from painkillers to chemotherapy drugs. President Nicolas Maduro has asked the United Nations for help as he struggles to combat crippling shortages.

Al Jazeera

Venezuelans protest about medicine shortages

Al Jazeera

Argentina activists aid shanty towns

Despite the president’s ‘zero poverty’ pledge, a third of the country lives below the line – spurring action from a team who grew up in the towns themselves

Guardian

#WelcomeRefugees policy to be assessed

A four-year study is beginning in Canada to assess the successes and failures under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s policy to welcome refugees from Syria.

ABC News

Ottawa church fights racism with lawn signs welcoming refugees

CBC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Uber suspends self-driving cars after crash

Uber has pulled its self-driving cars from the roads after an accident which left one of the vehicles on its side.

BBC

What to do to stay secure with ‘smart’ devices

“What‘s really important is that companies be transparent so people know who to hold accountable,” MacKinnon says. “If your content is being removed or you’re being prevented from accessing certain information you need to know who is responsible for that decision.”

NPR

UK minister says encryption on messaging services is unacceptable

Reuters

How to be happier at work, according to studies

Now in its sixth year, the annual World Happiness Report strives to objectively measure happiness around the world, and analyze the root causes for that happiness.

NBCNews.com

GLOBAL HEALTH

Most cancer cases arise from “bad luck”

The original “bad luck” study as well as this one compared how rates of cancer in different tissues relate to the frequency with which healthy cells in those tissues — lung, bone, brain, and more — divide.

Scientific American

Random mutations play large role in cancer, study finds

Science News

Baby boxes encourage safe sleep habits

The program is a riff on Finland‘s well-known baby box, or maternity package, which the government gives to expectant mothers who get a prenatal checkup: It’s the box, plus clothing, blankets, and other supplies.

NPR

To end TB, it must be eliminated from animals

Broadening our global health attention to include investments in developing better diagnostics and offering better clinical recognition and treatment for zoonotic TB not only would help those who suffer, but is necessary to end the scourge of tuberculosis once and for all.

Scientific American

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GOOD NEWS

Autistic boy raises money for his sick brother

Haden has always loved to help other people, said Davis, who lives by the mantra “you get what you give.” Twice a month, he volunteers for Meals on Wheels and he’s also helped hold fundraisers for a nearby nursing home.

MSN

Dogs and inmates change veterans’ lives

Inmates at medium-security Enfield Correctional Institution in Connecticut, work with the nonprofit organization America’s VetDogs to train service animals that will help wounded military veterans and others suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Today

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Muslim raises $30K for London attack victims

A crowdfunding campaign by a British Muslim who witnessed an attack in London that killed four people has almost reached a target of $37,000 for the victims’ families.

Al Jazeera

Boston doctors make house calls to homeless

Nearly 600,000 Americans are homeless, and many have health problems with no access to care. O’Connell and his nationally renowned team of “street doctors” are doing something about it, treating about 700 regular patients.

MSN

Cambridge receives $6.2M for research

The gift will support research on disorders such as Alzheimer‘s and Parkinson’s disease and will help the university wrap up construction on a Chemistry of Health building that will house a Center for Misfolding Diseases.

Philanthropy News Digest

BUSINESS

Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts to go mobile

In essence, both Dunkin’ and Starbucks are realizing that store designs will need to fundamentally change at some point in the near future to put mobile front and center, at least in some locations.

Business Insider

The laptop ban effects on business travelers

The justification given was security grounds, although that sounds dubious. If laptops are dangerous in the cabin, why aren’t they dangerous in the cargo hold? Meanwhile, the list excludes airports in places like Venezuela, a country about which the U.S. government has issued a travel warning.

Business Insider

Stores close due to ’oversaturated’ U.S. market

“The US market is oversaturated with retail space and far too much of that space is occupied by stores selling apparel,” he said, anticipating that retail retrenchment would continue “for the foreseeable future and may even accelerate”.

Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

Your yoga pants are bad for the environment

Scientists at Carleton University in Canada have found that microfibers, a kind of plastic found in modern apparel like yoga pants and fleece-jackets, are contaminating rivers, streams, and oceans.

Yahoo! News

Court rules for teenagers who sued oil industry

The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a group of teenagers that the state must hold public health and environmental protection to a higher level of importance than the interests of its oil and gas industry, the Denver Post reported.

Yahoo! News

How California saves rainwater for future use?

It’s a particularly poignant question this year, when winter storms sent as much as 350 billion gallons into California reservoirs. Officials had to literally open floodgates and send the excess downriver, and eventually into the sea.

Popular Science

Photo of the Day

A man shoots a selfie against the Tyrollean Alps in the Imst District of Austria. Shot March 3, 2017. (Photo by Magdalena Roeseler) Photo used under CC BY

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