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NAFTA whiplash could hurt American interests

Donald Trump might have reached the White House on his self-proclaimed status as a great negotiator, but trade policy experts say his about-face on NAFTA could leave the U.S. in a position of political and economic weakness.

NBCNews.com

Here’s the best way to change Donald Trump’s mind

CNN

Trump thought being president ‘would be easier’

ABC News

Tillerson urges UN to act on N. Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned that failure to curb North Korea’s nuclear abilities could lead to “catastrophic consequences.” China and Russia cautioned Washington against threatening military force.

Reuters

Inside the mind of Kim Jong Un

FOX News

Russia raises defense alert after N. Korea missile launch

Russia raised the level of alert for its air defense system just a few hours after North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile and after Washington and Moscow clashed at the United Nations over a possible military conflict on the Korean Peninsula.

Asia Times Online

North Korea crisis: Pope urges international mediation

BBC

Tensions rise between Turkey and US

Tensions rose along the Turkish-Syrian border as both Turkey and the U.S. moved armored vehicles to the region and Turkey’s leader once again demanded that the United States stop supporting the Syrian Kurdish militants there.

Associated Press

Protesters demand action on climate change

Thousands of people have gathered in sweltering heat in the nation’s capital to demand more action to fight climate change and protect the environment.

CBS News

Le Pen aligns herself with onetime rival

Marine Le Pen, France’s far-right presidential candidate, said she would name former rival, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, as her prime minister if she wins the May 7 election.

NPR

HUMAN RIGHTS

China convicts rights lawyer of subversion

A respected Christian human rights lawyer has been convicted of “subversion of state power” at a secret trial in China, almost two years after he was first detained in a sweeping crackdown.

Guardian

Media freedom in Africa ‘not great’

Media watchdogs are voicing concern about curbs on press freedom. DW looks at the media in Africa where restrictions range from subtle forms of censorship to imprisonment for journalists just doing their jobs.

Deutsche Welle

Abuse of LGBTQ migrants alleged in Spain

A new Human Rights Watch report has claimed that LGBT asylum seekers are experiencing abuse in Spain’s North African enclave. HRW has urged that these asylum seekers be transferred to mainland Spain.

Deutsche Welle

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Rallies urge Putin not to run again

Under the slogan “I’m fed up,” demonstrators urging Vladimir Putin not to run for a fourth term rallied in cities across Russia. Dozens were arrested in St. Petersburg and elsewhere.

ABC News

Brazil snarled by nationwide strikes

Brazilian unions backed by various social movements are striking against pension and labor reforms. Organizers claim the strike will be the “biggest in Brazil’s history.”

Deutsche Welle

Holocaust denial claims hit Le Pen campaign

The man asked to lead France’s National Front party in the temporary absence of Marine Le Pen, Jean-Francois Jalkh, has been forced to step aside after being accused of Holocaust denial. He is accused of making questionable remarks about the Nazi gas chambers.

CNN

Rust Belt factory is latest backdrop for French presidential campaign

NBCNews.com

Farmers push back on immigration

KRISTV

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Testosterone makes men less reflective

Testosterone makes men less likely to realize when they’re wrong, a new study shows. The researchers found that men given doses of testosterone performed more poorly on a test designed to measure cognitive reflection than a group given a placebo.

ScienceDaily

NSA ends spying on American messages

A spokesperson for the National Security Agency announced that the agency would end the practice of “upstream” collection of messages sent by American citizens—messages that were not directed to targets of NSA intelligence collection but referred to “selectors” for those targets in the body of the communications.

Ars Technica

Turkish court blocks access to Wikipedia

In a move that social media users called censorship, a Turkish court blocked access to Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, enforcing an earlier restriction by Turkey’s telecommunications watchdog.

ABC News

GLOBAL HEALTH

CDC works to keep yellow fever vaccine supplies

Only one vaccine called YF-VAX is licensed for use in the U.S. and the CDC reported that the vaccine is expected to run out by the middle of this year due to manufacturing problems with the supplier.

ABC News

CFS linked to gut bacteria

The study found that people with chronic fatigue syndrome had higher levels of certain gut bacteria and lower levels of others compared to healthy people who didn’t have the condition.

FOX News

What to know about stealthing

Some people call it “stealthing” – a practice where men secretly remove or damage condoms without their partners’ knowledge. Others call it sexual assault.

CNN

How to teach kids about consent

ABC Online

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GOOD NEWS

Dreamer is surprised with a full scholarship

The undocumented immigrant and senior at East Boston High School may have a 4.8 GPA, but her immigration status made it difficult for her to fulfill her dream of going to college.

Huffington Post

Surgeons remove toddler’s extra limb

A Bangladeshi toddler born with a third leg attached to her pelvis is returning home after successful surgery in Australia. Surgeons spent months working out how to remove the extra limb and reconstruct her pelvic area.

BBC

Missing hiker survived 47 days on salt, water

A Taiwanese hiker who had been missing for 47 days was found alive on a cliff in the Himalayas. Liang Sheng-yu was with his 19-year-old deceased girlfriend, who he said died three days before the rescue.

USA TODAY

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Allen commits $30M to fight homelessness

The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation has announced a $30 million commitment to address the region’s homelessness crisis. The partners are developing an innovative, permanent supportive housing community that serves as a resource hub for families.

Philanthropy News Digest

Hungary urged to suspend debate on bill

The Council of Europe‘s Parliamentary Assembly has called on Hungary to suspend a debate in the country’s parliament of bills which tighten rules on non-governmental organizations and foreign universities.

U.S. News & World Report

ENVIRONMENT

Report warns that Arctic is unraveling

The Arctic is warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the planet, suggests a huge assessment of the region. The warming is hastening the melting of Arctic ice and boosting sea-level rise.

Scientific American

Antarctica’s Blood Falls: not so mysterious

In a study published in the Journal of Glaciology, researchers report new information on the intriguing natural phenomenon‘s plumbing: they believe they’ve traced the water’s exact starting point to a reservoir of brine beneath Taylor Glacier.

Popular Science

Weather and trade drove wheat prices

Price peaks of wheat on the world market are mainly caused by production shocks such as induced for example by droughts, researchers found. These shocks get exacerbated by low storage levels as well as protective trade policies, the analysis of global data deriving from the US Department of Agriculture shows.

Environmental News Network

BUSINESS

US growth hits three-year low at start of 2017

The US economy slowed dramatically in the first quarter of 2017, with GDP weakening and expanding by only 0.7 percent, down sharply from the 2.1 percent expansion seen in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Deutsche Welle

Robotic fruit pickers may help orchards

While financial details are not available, the builders say the robotic pickers should pay for themselves in two years. That puts the likely cost of the machines in the hundreds of thousands of dollars each.

Associated Press

21,000 AT&T Wireless workers could strike

The company did reach a deal covering 20,000 workers at AT&T Southwest in March, in which it agreed to bring 3,000 outsourced jobs back to the U.S. The company said it also reached a labor deal earlier this week with another union, the IBEW, agreeing to hire 1,000 people and open a new call center in Chicago.

CNNMoney

Photo of the Day

Delta Air Lines this month completed its 13th Global Build with Habitat for Humanity with the construction of six homes in Chulavista, a small community 35 miles north of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Sixty-five volunteers participated in the joint build with Delta’s alliance partner Aeromexico. (Photo by Delta News Hub) Photo used under CC BY

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