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Demonstrators in Washington, D.C., march against U.S. President Donald Trump’s original travel ban on Feb. 4, 2017. Trump has now signed a revised ban meant to address legal challenges. (Photo by Masha George) Photo used under CC BY

Trump’s revised ban allows travel from Iraq

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order restricting entry into the U.S. by people from six predominantly Muslim countries, reviving a signature initiative of his presidency that stalled in the face of court challenges, sparked global protests and prompted internal dissent.

Bloomberg

Europeans vote to alter visa rules of Americans

Times of India

Trump asks Congress to probe his wiretap claim

U.S. President Donald Trump turned to Congress for help finding evidence to support his unsubstantiated claim that former President Obama had his home phones tapped.

Associated Press

Some members of Congress skeptical of Trump’s wiretapping claims

Yahoo! News

Video shows heated Oval Office meeting

CNN

North Korea fires missiles into sea near Japan: Abe

North Korea fired four ballistic missiles, three of which landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, the latest in a series of provocative tests.

Reuters

The US is considering a direct strike against North Korea — here’s how it would go down

The Independent

Acute Somalia drought kills more than 100

At least 6.2 million people in Somalia are grappling with the prospect of an acute food shortage due to deepening drought. Somalia’s prime minister clarified that the conditions are exacting a stark human cost.

NPR

Turkey launches aid campaign for drought-hit Horn of Africa and Yemen

Africa News

Syria fighting displaces 66,000, UN reports

Five months of multi-sided clashes in Syria’s crowded northern battlefield have displaced some 66,000 people, the U.N. said.

Associated Press

Civilians pay price in fight against ISIS in Iraq

CBS News

Egypt strives to suppress campus activism

In the wake of the 2013 military coup, students affiliated with - and sympathetic to - the Muslim Brotherhood demonstrated. Universities became a battleground between security forces and students as Egypt’s new rulers moved to harshly crack down on student activism.

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

Belgium and Greece fail women on rape laws

From Belgium to Bahrain, rape is considered a moral crime not a violent one, with convicted rapists escaping punishment by marrying their victims or settling with them, according to an analysis of global laws on sexual violence.

Guardian

Norwegian ship rescues 503 refugees from sea

The Norwegian Police Service says the Siem Pilot arrived in the Sicilian port of Catania with 503 migrants on board. A seriously ill 16-year-old boy died being helped on board, police said.

Boston Herald

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

China rules out independence for Hong Kong

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang ruled out any chance of independence for Hong Kong while promising that the central government will ensure the principle of one country, two systems remains unchanged in the city.

Asia Times Online

Erdoğan accuses Germany of ‘Nazi practices’

The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has lashed out at Germany for blocking several rallies on its soil in the run-up to a referendum in Turkey, likening its stance to Nazi practices.

Guardian

Trump proposes foreign aid reductions

Mulvaney said the Trump administration will release its budget proposal mid month. The administration plans significant proposed cuts in many other domestic programs.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Is there a way to tackle air pollution?

The World Health Organization calculates that as many as 92 percent of the world’s population are exposed to dirty air - but that disguises the many different forms of pollution involved.

BBC

How Trump’s travel ban is reshaping science

The lingering uncertainty over US immigration rules is prompting some scientists to curtail crucial research trips and may dissuade other researchers, students and entrepreneurs from considering the US as a destination.

Scientific American

Trump expected to sign new travel ban order

SunSentinel

Yelp is helping to find gender-neutral restrooms

Yelp announced that a new feature will make it possible to discover which businesses offer gender neutral restrooms for customers.

CNNMoney

Why do Peeps Oreos turn poop pink?

LiveScience

GLOBAL HEALTH

Mediterranean diet may reduce breast cancer

Following a Mediterranean diet could help reduce the risk of contracting one of the worst types of breast cancer by 40%, according to a large study for the World Cancer Research Fund.

Guardian

WHO: Pollution kills 1.7 million children a year

A quarter of all global deaths of children under five are due to unhealthy or polluted environments including dirty water and air, second-hand smoke and a lack or adequate hygiene, the World Health Organization says.

Reuters

Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children each year, WHO says

CNN

Can tilapia skin be used to bandage burns?

Doctors in Brazil are testing the skin of the popular fish as a bandage for second-and third-degree burns. The innovation arose because Brazil lacks the human skin, pig skin, and artificial alternatives widely available in the U.S.

Scientific American

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GOOD NEWS

NYPD cop facilitates breech birth on freeway

The NYPD delivered the right cop to a pregnant woman about to give birth on the BQE. A 35-year-old mom got a crucial assist from a Highway Patrol officer, who was previously a paramedic, when she had a breech birth during an Uber ride in Queens.

New York Daily News

It’s cuddling, not sex, that makes us happier

While scientists have known for years that more sex is associated with more happiness, no one knew why. Now a new study suggests that it’s the affection we show to one another — the cuddling — during the act that leads to greater bliss, according to the report published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

NBCNews.com

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

PayPal sued for redistributing donations

A class action lawsuit against PayPal and PayPal Giving Fund claims that the digital and mobile payment portal misrepresents its charitable giving platform, requiring charities to create accounts to access donations and ultimately redistributing funds elsewhere in some cases.

NonProfit Times

Insurers pledge $50M for ‘healthy’ Hartford

Three insurance companies headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, have pledged $50 million over five years in support of efforts to make “the city healthy again.”

Philanthropy News Digest

BUSINESS

Peugeot-Citroen to buy Vauxhall-Opel

The French company that owns Peugeot and Citroen has struck a deal to buy General Motors‘ (GM) European unit, including the Opel and Vauxhall brands. PSA is on its way to becoming Europe’s second-largest carmaker.

Deutsche Welle

GM to cut another 1,100 jobs

CNNMoney

How many of GM’s 38,000 jobs in Europe will survive?

CNNMoney

VW’s workers in China fight for equal pay

Hundreds of temporary workers at Volkswagen’s car plant in Changchun, China, are threatening legal action over poor wages. Their case is just one example of the growing unrest among the Chinese workforce.

Deutsche Welle

US factory orders up 1.2 percent in January

American manufacturing has been under stress for nearly two years as a strong dollar cut into export sales and a big plunge in oil prices triggered cutbacks by energy companies. Manufacturers will see stronger sales in 2017.

Associated Press

ENVIRONMENT

Premier Li: ‘We will make our skies blue again’

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged Sunday to make the country’s smoggy skies blue again and “work faster” to address pollution caused by the burning of coal for heat and electricity.

Associated Press

UK CO2 emissions hit lowest level since 1920s

A drop in coal use, renewable energy, expansion of energy efficiency programs, and an increase in using natural gas for electricity have driven CO2 emissions in the UK to their lowest levels since the 1920s, according to a study by Carbon Brief.

Environmental News Network

The cold exterminated all of them

Researchers from the University of Geneva and the University of Zurich, discovered that an extinction took place during a short ice age which preceded the global climate warming.

Environmental News Network

Photo of the Day

Girls of the Banna tribe in Omo, Ethiopia. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

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