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Like all national parks, Yellowstone National Park was closed to visitors during the government shutdown in 2013. The sign atop Roosevelt Arch at Yellowstone reads, “For the benefit and enjoyment of the people.” (Photo by Yellowstone National Park) Photo used under CC BY

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Trump’s border wall push risks federal shutdown

Looming above Washington as Congress and the White House attempt to avert a funding shutdown in only five days’ time, Donald Trump’s central campaign promise to build a wall on the Mexican border threatens to bring the U.S. government to a halt this week in a national display of dysfunction.

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Guardian

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On illegal border crossings, Trump is winning

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The Atlantic

N. Korea threatens to sink US carrier if it’s provoked

North Korea could reduce a U.S. strike force to a sea wreck if it’s provoked, the country’s propaganda outlets said, adding to tensions on the Korean Peninsula. China’s President Xi Jinping is urging President Trump to avoid escalating the situation.

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NPR

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N. Korea detains US citizen as tensions rise

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CNN

Popular French parties unite against Le Pen

France’s beaten mainstream parties have lined up behind Emmanuel Macron to try to stave off a victory for the far-right’s Marine Le Pen in the final round of the presidential election. The Republican and Socialist leaders urged supporters to vote for Macron on May 7.

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BBC

World marks Holocaust Remembrance Day

Sirens wailed across Israel and thousands marched at the Auschwitz death camps in Poland as the world marked Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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USA TODAY

HUMAN RIGHTS

Inside Chechnya’s vicious anti-gay crackdown

Chechen authorities are reportedly killing, imprisoning, and torturing gay men —highlighting the extreme and deadly homophobia in the Caucusus.

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Daily Beast

Hunger-striking Palestinian leader declining

Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti‘s health has declined over the past week after he joined a hunger strike with 1,100 other prisoners in Israel, an NGO said. Barghouti is refusing medical treatment, causing his health to decline.

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Al Jazeera

New Orleans removes supremacist monument

New Orleans has begun removing statues that the city’s mayor said were erected to honor the “lost cause of the Confederacy.” The first to go early Monday morning was the Battle of Liberty statue, an obelisk that was built to commemorate a white insurrection.

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Time

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

High turnout spurs Kenya to cancel primaries

An unexpected surge in voters in the primaries for Kenya’s ruling party overwhelmed authorities and led them to partially cancel the vote, the president announced. President Uhuru Kenyatta said large voter turnout sparked chaos and confusion during voting, leading to a shortage of voter materials.

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US, Philippines to drill humanitarian exercises

About 5,000 American and Philippine troops will hold humanitarian exercises next month instead of annual war games, scaling back military drills in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s disdain for their longstanding defense alliance.

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Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FB working on way to type by thinking

Facebook has revealed it has a team of 60 engineers working on building a brain-computer interface that will let you type with just your mind without invasive implants. The team plans to use optical imaging to scan your brain to detect you speaking silently in your head.

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TechCrunch

Brain stimulation revives memory during lapses

Electrical stimulation delivered when memory is predicted to fail can improve memory function in the human brain, a team of neuroscientists shows for the first time.

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ScienceDaily

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How companies influence us with brain research

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GLOBAL HEALTH

Study: Cycling to work cuts cancer risk by 45%

Research from the University of Glasgow has highlighted the benefits of cycling and walking to work. The study found that compared to “a non-active commute,” riding a bike to work was associated with a 45 percent lower risk of cancer and a 46 percent lower risk of heart disease.

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CNBC

US surgeon general out under Trump

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said he has been replaced, a little more than two years after he was confirmed under President Barack Obama. A spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services said Murthy was asked to resign after “assisting in a smooth transition” under President Trump.

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NBCNews.com

Vaccines help drug addicts stay clean

Those in recovery walk a fine line. Any slip-up could send them back down the path to addiction. But now, there could be a new tool to help addicts fight back. Researchers are working on vaccines that block drugs from reaching the brain, preventing addicts from getting high.

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NBCNews.com

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Is addiction just a matter of choice?

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ABC News

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GOOD NEWS

Homeless girls bond in Girl Scout Troop 6000

The members of Girl Scout Troop 6000 are just like any other girls. They go on trips, draw, sing and dance and sell those famous cookies. But their connection goes beyond Tagalongs and Thin Mints. Troop 6000 is the first in New York City made up solely of homeless girls.

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CNN

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Man offers kids free haircuts if they do homework

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Today.com

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Goats go on ride-along with police

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Today.com

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Rockefeller estate to yield $700M for nonprofits

Nonprofits are likely to receive as much as $700 million from the estate of David Rockefeller, Sr., the former chair and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and renowned philanthropist, once his assets have been liquidated, Forbes reports.

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Philanthropy News Digest

GS cookies sell big near pot dispensaries

There is a whole science around the successful placement of businesses, so this story really should come as no surprise. Some Girl Scout troops in Colorado and California have cottoned on to the fact that cookie sales outside of local marijuana dispensaries are brisk.

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Nonprofit Quarterly

Christian NGO awarded UN accreditation

A Christian international non-governmental organization that exists to promote religious liberties worldwide has finally received accreditation from the United Nations after its accreditation applications had been deferred numerous times since 2009.

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The Christian Post

ENVIRONMENT

Caterpillar able to munch plastic waste

A team of European scientists may have found a unique solution to the plastic problem. They discovered that a common insect, the wax worm, can chew sizable holes in a plastic shopping bag within 40 minutes.

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National Geographic

58 GOP bills introduced on environment

The Republicans have introduced 58 bills on the environment. Here a few of them.

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San Francisco Chronicle

BUSINESS

Big Tobacco’s profits grow with price hikes

It’s a great time to be a cigarette company again. Far fewer Americans are smoking, and yet US tobacco revenue is soaring, thanks to years of steady price increases.

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Luxury hotels rent out by the minute

Renting rooms by the hour is not a new idea. Just ask any member of the world‘s oldest profession. But by the minute? That’s relatively new. A new app let’s you use a luxury hotel room for just enough time to do what you need to do and get on with your business.

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Bloomberg

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Dancers perform Theyyam, a popular ritual form of worship in Kerala, India. (Photo by Navaneeth Kishor) Photo used under CC BY

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