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82 Chibok girls free in Boko Haram exchange

Eighty-two Chibok schoolgirls seized three years ago by Boko Haram have been freed in exchange for detained suspects with the extremist group, Nigeria’s government, in the largest release negotiated yet in the battle to save nearly 300 girls whose mass abduction exposed the mounting threat posed by the Islamic State-linked fighters.

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Associated Press

North Korea detains another American citizen

North Korea said it has detained another U.S. citizen on suspicion of “hostile acts” against the state, which would make him the fourth American to be held by the isolated country amid heightened diplomatic tensions with Washington.

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Reuters

German city ‘All clear’ after WWII bombs defused

About 50,000 people are heading back to their homes in the northern German city of Hannover after bomb-disposal experts defused three World War II bombs discovered at a construction site.

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ABC News

Russia’s Syrian “safe zone” deal goes into effect

The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke on the phone with a top Russian military official. They discussed developments in Syria, including a Russian-proposed plan for “safe zones”.

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Syrian army advances despite deal to cut violence, monitor says

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Reuters

France chooses Macron as new president

France chooses Emmanuel Macron as next president, projections say

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BBC

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Five reasons why Macron won the French election

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BBC

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French choose between an internationalist and a protectionist president

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Macron Thanks French Voters After Presidential Win

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MSNBC

House Republicans face angry voters

On Thursday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the the American Health Care Act on a 217-213 vote, with all Democrats and 20 Republicans voting no. The measure, which would repeal large parts of former President Barack Obama’s legacy legislation, is now before the Senate.

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Backlash against Trumpcare erupts

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Ontario considers solitary confinement

A recent report from Howard Sapers, Ontario‘s independent adviser on corrections reform, shows the use of solitary confinement in Ontario’s jails has increased over the last 10 years. It also found that people with mental health concerns, or who were at risk of suicide, spent “approximately 30 per cent more time in segregation as compared to the rest of the segregated population.”

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Human rights are under assault

“Now since 2016, a new government has come to power and human rights is once more under assault. Not just CHR as an institution, but the very idea of human rights is under assault,” Gascon said in his speech during the commission’s 30th founding anniversary celebration.

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US expresses concern for detained workers

The United States has joined the European Union and U.N. human rights agencies in expressing concern over the extended pre-trial detention of five Cambodian human rights held for more than a year.

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ABC News

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Latin America denounces Venezuela crackdown

Eight countries, including Brazil and Mexico, condemn Caracas’ crackdown on protests, as death toll rises to 36.

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Al Jazeera

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Women take to Caracas streets in protest

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Al Jazeera

Texas could ban Jews, gays, Muslims adoptions

Parents seeking to adopt children in Texas could soon be rejected by state-funded or private agencies with religious objections to them being Jewish, Muslim, gay, single, or interfaith couples, under a proposal in the Republican-controlled Legislature.

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Associated Press

Protections for national monuments may be cut

Twenty-seven national monuments, mostly in the West, face the curtailing or elimination of protections put in place over the past two decades by presidents from both parties, the Interior Department said.

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Associated Press

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Brain Prize for neuroscientist Wolfram Schultz

Schultz joins two other winners of the prestigious Brain Prize on Thursday for his analysis of how learning and reward are linked in the human brain. It improves our understanding of addiction and schizophrenia.

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Feds propose heightened social media vetting

The US State Department is opening the public comment period for a proposal that seeks to inspect social media accounts and other data of visa applicants the government believes may pose a danger.

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Ars Technica

illegal levels of arsenic in baby foods

Almost half of baby rice food products contain illegal levels of inorganic arsenic despite new regulations set by the EU, new research concludes.

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ScienceDaily

GLOBAL HEALTH

Experts warn of increases in tick-borne virus

Summer is nearly here, and it’s bringing fears of a rare tick-borne disease called Powassan. This potentially life-threatening virus is carried and transmitted by three types of ticks, including the deer tick that transmits Lyme disease.

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Researchers analyze what a warming planet means for mosquito-borne diseases

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ScienceDaily

Measles outbreak rages in Minnesota

Minnesota is experiencing its largest measles outbreak since the 1990s following a targeted and intense effort by anti-vaccine groups there to spread the false belief that vaccinations cause autism.

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Ars Technica

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Measles Outbreak Sickens Dozens of Somalis

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Sanaa reels from ‘more than 200 cholera cases’

Preventable disease blamed for several deaths as civilians continue to bear the brunt of two-year war in Yemen.

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Al Jazeera

Columns And Op-Ed

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Paul Ryan’s American carnage

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The Trump-Duterte Bromance

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If you want to know about Muslim women’s rights, ask Muslim women

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GOOD NEWS

Airline pilot showers 1M passenger with gifts

Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Denver to Pittsburgh on Saturday were treated to an adorable surprise. Before takeoff, their captain took to the intercom and explained that a very important person was on board.

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Huffington Post

Boy battling rare disease crosses finish line

Diego, now 12, is battling Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and participated in the marathon to raise awareness about the disorder. The rare, fatal disease, which is also known as DMD, takes away muscular control and development, including the ability to walk and eventually to breathe.

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PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

The Obamas donate $2M for summer jobs

Former President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he and Michelle Obama would personally donate $2 million to support summer jobs for Chicago young people this year.

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Huffington Post

Donations to UK universities pass 1B mark

Philanthropic income rises 23% in one year, as universities face growing uncertainty about secure funding due to the impact of Brexit

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The Guardian

UM receives $5M for Bipolar Research

The University of Michigan has announced a $5 million matching gift from Waltraud “Wally” Prechter in support of a bipolar disorder research program at its Depression Center.

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Philanthropy News Digest

ENVIRONMENT

Japan seeks resting place for nuclear waste

With communities refusing to come forward to host the by-product of Japan’s nuclear energy industry, the Japanese government is drawing up a map of the most suitable locations for underground repositories.

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Nuke waste debate: Turn it into glass or encase in cement?

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Researchers find value of air quality in China

Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health and Peking University have found that Chinese families are willing to invest up to 6 percent of their annual income in efforts to improve air quality.

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Environmental News Network

Lebanon fights pollution with 0-waste project

Lebanon‘s first zero-waste management programme was launched in 2016 and has helped tackle the country’s rubbish crisis.

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Al Jazeera

BUSINESS

U.S. job growth rebounds sharply

U.S. job growth rebounded sharply in April and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 percent, near a 10-year low, pointing to a tightening labor market that likely seals the case for an interest rate increase next month despite moderate wage growth.

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Reuters

Infosys will hire 10,000 American tech workers

Infosys is hiring for four technology and innovation hubs across the country, the first of which will open in Indiana in August. The new jobs represent a big commitment that will significantly increase Infosys’ workforce in the Americas. The company has around 24,000 workers across the region, of which nearly 15,000 are in the U.S. on H-1B work visas.

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CNNMoney

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Apple started a $1 billion fund to create advanced manufacturing jobs in the US

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TechCrunch

Is Africa’s $30 smartphone a game changer?

Johannesburg-based Onyx Connect is gearing up to launch a four-inch entry-level smartphone for about $30 that includes front and rear cameras, 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM, 1.3GHz quad core processor and runs the latest Android 7 Nougat.

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CNN

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Visitors pause at the main altar of the Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong. The temple attracts wishful followers of Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Shot April 9, 2017. (Photo by Andrew Moore) Photo used under CC BY

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