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Gondolas drift along the waters of Chioggia, a province of Venice. (Photo by Franco Vannini) Photo used under CC BY

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Proposed bill in US House aims to protect habitat

A bipartisan group of U.S. representatives on Thursday introduced a multifaceted bill aimed at protecting fish and wildlife habitat and outdoor opportunities.

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Clinton’s bold clean energy plan is within reach

This week Hillary Clinton vowed that as president she will ensure America gets 33 percent of its energy from clean, renewable resources like wind and solar power by 2027. This is a bold but achievable plan.

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Huffington Post

Hillary Clinton just went big on clean energy

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Slate

Italian authorities, experts eye ‘Belt and Road’ harvest

The China-proposed “Belt and Road” initiative has moved the first concrete steps in Italy, whose authorities see win-win opportunities for both countries. The needed infrastructures are not only material but also cultural.

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Daily Times

The echo housing bubble could be about to burst

Speculative bubbles that burst are often followed by an echo bubble, as many participants believe that the crash was only a temporary setback. The U.S. housing market is experiencing a classic bubble.

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Daily Reckoning

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Home prices in 20 US cities climbed at slower pace in May

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Bloomberg

Climate Change exposes major US cities to catastrophic flooding

Coastal U.S. cities are at much bigger risk of catastrophic flooding than previously thought. A new study in Nature suggests previous analysis of rainfall and storm surge grossly underestimated flood riskin coastal U.S. cities.

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Value Walk

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Rain, storm surge combine to put US coasts at risk

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Climate Central

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

‘Videogame’ violence shows children get little aid in war zones

A fictional video of a young girl being shot by militants and watching the execution of her father aims to raise awareness of the small proportion of humanitarian funding spent on protecting children in war zones.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Google’s charitable chief: ‘I have a strong sense of social justice’

Jacquelline Fuller, 47, did not set out to work in philanthropy, let alone run one of the biggest corporate giving programs. But as managing director of Google.org she is in charge of spending $100m a year on charitable projects.

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Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

US removes Cuba, Malaysia from human trafficking list

The U.S. State Department removed Cuba and Malaysia from its human trafficking blacklist on Monday. An estimated 20 million people worldwide are working under forced and illegal conditions.

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TIME

Civilian death toll in Yemen fighting up to nearly 1,900

The United Nations says the civilian death toll from four months of fighting in Yemen has risen to nearly 1,900, with at least 202 people killed over the past 12 days.

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GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Beirut garbage ‘mafia’ torching Lebanese governance

The streets of Beirut have been filling up with huge piles of garbage, swamping parked vehicles, rotting in the summer heat and triggering fury and protests from residents at the government’s inability to handle the crisis.

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Christian Science Monitor

US, Turkey Plan ‘ISIS-Free Zone’ In Northern Syria

The U.S. and Turkey are finalizing plans for a military campaign to push the Islamic State group out of Syrian territory along the Turkish border, a move that would further embroil Turkey in Syria’s civil war.

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Huffington Post

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Turkey’s peace with Kurds splinters as car bomb kills soldiers

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Guardian

Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq

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The Hill

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Debt conundrum to keep Greek banks in months-long freeze

Greek banks are set to keep broad cash controls in place for months, until fresh money arrives from Europe and with it a sweeping restructuring.

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Reuters

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Greece’s headache: How to lift the capital controls?

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Arab News

Priority for trade, development

India is negotiating with Australia, Canada and European countries to improve trade and development. Though the global economy is facing a setback, India has registered a 7.4-per cent growth rate due to the savings rate.

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New Indian Express

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GOOD NEWS

FDA approves new cholesterol lowering drug

The FDA approved the new cholesterol lowering drug alirocumab, the first in a new class of drugs called PCSK9 inhibitors.

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KPLR

Want to avoid Alzheimer’s? Follow these 5 tips

Alzheimer’s is a terrifying disease that robs you of your memories in old age and causes one to whither away mentally — often heartbreakingly so for family members. There are some steps you can take based on new research.

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NGOs AND NONPROFITS

Taxing nonprofits is an exercise in shortsightedness

Businesses, including charitable nonprofits, are a powerful and efficient force for positive social change. New Senate budget provisions propose financial burdens on North Carolina’s charitable nonprofits.

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Durham Herald Sun

Gaza’s orphans, Palestinian civil society and US philanthropy

An independent NGO in Palestine called the Welfare Association has created a special campaign and program to assist the thousands of orphans in the isolated, blockaded, and now devastated Gaza territory.

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Nonprofiit Quarterly

ENVIRONMENT

Uganda approves environment plan for oil

The Cabinet has approved the framework for implementation of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Albertine Graben, meant to ensure that oil and gas activities are undertaken to conserve the environment.

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California rice farmers put water rights to work for environment

Don Bransford drove one recent day past rice fields stretching to the horizon, over a water-filled slough and into the gravel parking lot of a historic 1894 brick ranch house once owned by a Sacramento Valley farming pioneer.

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San Francisco Chronicle

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Deadly brain-eating amoeba found in Louisiana water supply

The water supply in New Orleans has been infected with an amoeba that can eat at the human brain.

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Pioneer News

Breakthrough: Two cheap, generic drugs blast breast cancer

Researchers have found that two inexpensive classes of drugs that are available in generic form can significantly reduce recurrent breast cancer in post-menopausal woman, and even lower total deaths.

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A view of Verda, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy which borders German and is known for its iconic snow capped mountains. (Photo by Giuseppe Milo) Photo used under CC BY

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