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Trump willing to risk shutdown to get wall built

President Donald Trump revved up supporters with a defense of his response to a white supremacist-organized rally and a promise to shut down the U.S. government if necessary to build a wall along the Mexican border.

Reuters

Phoenix police they will investigate use of force at Trump rally

AZ Central

Angolans choose new leader after 38 years

Jose Eduardo dos Santos has been in power in the oil-rich country since 1979, making him the world’s second-longest serving president. He is not contesting this election - Defence Minister Joao Lourenco is standing for the governing MPLA party.

BBC

Air raid on Yemen hotel kills at least 35 people

An air attack on a hotel near the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, has killed at least 35 people, according to a local medic.

Al Jazeera

War causing desperate suffering in Yemen

BBC

North Korea presses rocket program

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered more solid-fuel rocket engines, state media reported, as he pursues nuclear and missile programs amid a standoff with Washington, but there were signs of tension easing.

Reuters

Hunger affects mental health of mothers

The mental health of pregnant women can be affected by a range of factors, including partner violence and unemployment. But one of the key drivers that adversely affects a pregnant woman’s mental health is food insecurity.

allAfrica.com

Climate destroys East African crops

Deutsche Welle

How Trump is changing the environment

The Trump administration has promised vast changes to science and environmental policy—and they’re being tracked as they happen.

National Geographic

HUMAN RIGHTS

Thousands protest democracy activists’ jailing

Thousands of people have rallied in Hong Kong to protest against the jailing of three prominent pro-democracy activists. In sweltering heat, the demonstrators marched from the district of Wan Chai to the Court of Final Appeal in support of the activists, who were sentenced to between six and eight months in prison.

Al Jazeera

Malaysia leader calls for ‘hunting down’ atheists

Atheists in Malaysia should be “hunted down” as they violate the constitution, a government minister in the increasingly fundamentalist Muslim-majority nation has said. Shahidan Kassim called on Islamic scholars to re-educate non-believers.

The Independent

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

US to review China’s intellectual property

The US has formally launched an investigation into China’s policies regarding intellectual property. Top US trade official, Lighthizer, said his office had “determined that these critical issues merit a thorough investigation.”

BBC

US destroy hits vessel near Singapore

The USS John S. McCain, a Navy guided-missile destroyer, collided with a commercial vessel east of Singapore, and 10 sailors remain missing following the incident, according to officials.

ABC News

Map:

A spate of US Navy warship accidents since January

CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Dino-killing asteroid thrust Earth into darkness

Tremendous amounts of soot, lofted into the air from global wildfires following a massive asteroid strike 66 million years ago, would have plunged Earth into darkness for nearly two years, new research finds.

ScienceDaily

Monkeys hold clues to Brazil’s yellow fever risk

Brazil recently experienced its worst outbreak of yellow fever in decades with hundreds of cases, some just east of Ilha Grande. So scientists plan to test local howler monkeys (called bugios) for the virus to learn whether it has spread here, too. If they can catch one.

Science

GLOBAL HEALTH

J&J told to pay $417M over talc cancer risks

A California jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using the company‘s talc-based products like Johnson’s Baby Powder for feminine hygiene.

Reuters

Evidence of talc danger is inconclusive, scientists say

Scientific American

Many parents still put babies at risk of SIDS

Despite years of public health campaigns, many American parents are still putting their babies to sleep in an unsafe position, a new study finds. The study found that just half of mothers surveyed said they always put their babies to sleep on their backs.

CBS News

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GOOD NEWS

Couple says ‘I do’ during total solar eclipse

Newlyweds Samantha and Cameron Kuhn had an out-of-this-world wedding today during the total solar eclipse. They celebrated with their closest friends and family in the path of totality in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Yahoo! News

S.C. couple get engaged during eclipse

WLTX

A globetrotting couple’s total eclipse bliss

Millions of people traveled from all over the U.S. and the world to the path of totality for that perfect view of today’s solar eclipse. Eclipse enthusiasts Sharon and Billy Hahs have spent 26 years doing just that, from Chile to Ethiopia and Australia. This year, however, the solar eclipse came to them.

CBS News

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Charities cancel fundraisers at Mar-a-Lago

Corporate fallout over President Donald Trump’s comments on the violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia, continues as two more charities announced this weekend they would be canceling gala fundraisers at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida.

NBCNews.com

Nonprofits advance climate accord

Berman stressed that the U.S. cannot formally exit the accord for two years. Sierra Club leadership has communicated with that the transition toward clean energy has already taken over the U.S. and is no longer something that an administration can halt.

NonProfit Times

Facebook’s Sandberg donates nearly $100M

Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg gave 590,000 shares of Facebook stock valued at $98 million to charity.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

ENVIRONMENT

Fish mistake ocean plastic debris for food

Fish may be actively seeking out plastic debris in the oceans as the tiny pieces appear to smell similar to their natural prey, research suggests.

Guardian

Heat waves threaten minorities and the poor

About 60 percent of the world’s city dwellers experienced warming twice as great as the rest of the world.

Slate

BUSINESS

The law rides shotgun on Uber obfuscation

With the law riding shotgun, Uber is on an open road to obfuscation. Whether the ride-hailing service illegally fixed prices may now remain a secret after a court ordered the issue resolved in arbitration.

Reuters

Total snubs ‘expensive’ US shale for N. Sea oil

When Total SA warned last month it was ready for acquisitions, U.S. shale assets weren’t at the top of its shopping list. The French energy giant has agreed to buy the oil and gas unit of A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S.

Bloomberg

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Cyclists check their cellphones during a stop in Antwerp, Belgium. (Photo by Fouquier ॐ) Photo used under CC BY

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