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Muslims pray at the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. (Photo by Lion Multimedia Production USA) Photo used under CC BY

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American Muslims growing more liberal, survey shows

American Muslims are growing more religiously and socially liberal, with the number who say society should accept homosexuality nearly doubling during the past decade, according to a major new survey. American Muslims are also more likely to identify as political liberals.

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CNN

Nigeria plans to reduce presidency power

Nigeria’s upper house of parliament backed a series of constitutional amendments that could weaken the presidency and boost the legislature, the latest twist in a two-year power struggle between the two institutions.

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Reuters

Trump tweets out ban on transgender troops

President Trump had tweeted to say the country would no longer “accept or allow” transgenders to serve in the military, citing “tremendous medical costs and disruption.”

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Trump’s Mar-a-Lago trips cost more than trans soldiers’ health care

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USA TODAY

Myanmar’s Rohingya stuck in limbo

The Rohingya people, an ethnic Muslim minority group, have fled murder and persecution by the army of Myanmar to seek refuge in camps in Southern Bangladesh, but their arrival has been less than welcome.

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PBS NewsHour

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Rohignya Muslim women raped by soldiers

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The Independent

Deaths spotlight hazards of border-crossing

The deaths of 10 people who were discovered in a tractor-trailer parked at a Wal-Mart in San Antonio have focused new attention on the dangers of crossing the southern border.

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NPR

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‘Trump effect’ at Mexico’s southern border

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CNN

HUMAN RIGHTS

Migrants suffer as EU targets smugglers

Successive reports have suggested a link between the burning of the boats and the rising death rate on the Central Mediterranean.

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BBC

The Eritrean children who cross borders

Eritreans were the single largest nationality. But only the ones who make it are counted. An untold number of others disappear and die along the way or, like Yobieli, end up stuck somewhere they never intended to stay.

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GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Congress’ Russia sanctions rebuke Trump

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed sweeping sanctions that would punish Russia for its election meddling and aggression toward its neighbors.

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ABC News

Venezuela’s political crisis explained

Venezuelans have been summoned to the polls on Sunday to vote for a new lawmaking body, to be known as the Constituent Assembly. There are 545 seats up for grabs and those elected would essentially replace the current National Assembly -- which is controlled by opponents of President Nicolás Maduro’s government.

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CNN

Scaramucci bashes WH rivals in profane tirade

White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci has launched into a tirade for the ages against his rivals and leakers in the Trump administration. His full-frontal, expletive-laden assault targeted Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and White House strategist Steve Bannon.

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New York Daily News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists genetically modify human embryos

CRISPR gene editing allows us to alter DNA — the source code of life itself. One day, CRISPR could allow us to delete genes in order to eradicate genetic diseases. A team of researchers in Portland, Oregon, has made the first attempt to create genetically modified human embryos in the United States.

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NBCNews.com

Microsoft signals end of Paint program

Microsoft’s graphics program Paint has been included in a list of Windows 10 features that will be either removed or no longer developed.

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BBC

Science can survive hostile governments

In a new paper in Conservation Biology, environmental scientists and policy experts look at past attacks on scientific integrity and consider how scientists and advocates can effectively respond.

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The Atlantic

GLOBAL HEALTH

Paying for services can increase happiness

A research found that people who spent money on time-saving investments — like hiring a gardener instead of tending to the yard themselves or paying extra for grocery delivery instead of spending time at the store — reported greater life satisfaction.

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TIME

Low sperm count threats human species

Falling sperm counts could lead to “the extinction of the human species”, the lead author of a study into the phenomenon has warned. Among men living in the West, sperm counts have plunged by nearly 60 per cent in just 40 years.

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The Independent

Filth spreads Yemen’s cholera outbreak

Yemen’s cholera outbreak is so widespread that just drinking water can lead to death. Nearly 2,000 people have already succumbed to one of the worst recorded outbreaks of cholera in modern history.

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ICRC decries Yemen‘s ’dire’ health woes

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Al Jazeera

Columns And Op-Ed

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Looking for leaks in all the wrong places

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Looking for leaks in all the wrong places

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‘Skinny repeal’ is a big, fat joke

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Transgender military ban: Trump isolates America once again

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USA TODAY

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Zuckerberg and Musk are both wrong about AI

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Slate

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Twitter no way for commander in chief to issue orders

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Creators Syndicate

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Boxing and American football: Why I can’t watch the brain-bashing

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The Independent

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Trump is a coward. At least it limits the damage he does

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GOOD NEWS

Widower builds museum to honor marriage

When Starkville, Mississippi, retired mail carrier Charles Evans’ wife, Louise, died in 2011 after 60 years of marriage, he decided a grave marker wasn’t enough, that their love deserved more than a monument. What their love needed was a museum.

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CBS News

IBM helps school predict which dogs can guide

It costs $50,000 to train a guide dog for the blind, whether they graduate from the program or not. One nonprofit is using IBM’s Watson to better predict which puppies are up to the task.

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MSN

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Linking Aboriginal children with families

Leading Victorian childcare agencies have secured philanthropic support to complete a pilot program designed to connect Aboriginal children in out-of-home care with siblings and extended families.

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Pro Bono Australia

Generosity linked to happier life

New research finds it may not be that hard to live a happier life — just try being more generous. University of Zurich neuroeconomists discovered generosity makes people happier, even if they are only a little generous.

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ENVIRONMENT

Britain to ban all petrol, diesel cars in 2040

Britain is to ban all new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040 amid fears that rising levels of nitrogen oxide pose a major risk to public health. The commitment is part of the government’s much-anticipated clean air plan.

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Guardian

How much money would save the planet?

Bloomberg’s Robin Hood Index calculated what slice of each top billionaire’s fortune would be needed to buy all the carbon credits required to offset all domestic greenhouse gas emissions in their home country over a year

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Bloomberg

Desperate Gazans struggle to beat heat

As Middle East summer temperatures soar above 95 Fahrenheit, Gazans are struggling to stay cool amid a power crisis, with less than four hours of electricity a day and little chance to run fans and air-conditioners

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Reuters

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Gaza buckles under heatwave

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The Times of Israel

Madagascar: No more fish? Farm seaweed

The collapse of fisheries, decline of coral reefs and drought are all hitting Madagascar hard. But fishermen are coping with scarce and stressed resources in the Indian Ocean by coming up with new alternatives.

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Tanzania: Seaweed trade booms

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BUSINESS

Startup helps abuse survivors’ businesses

In an overwhelming majority of domestic violence cases, financial abuse occurs. It ranges from abusers who prevent survivors from working to piling up credit card debt as a means of asserting control.

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CNNMoney

Jeff Bezos is now the world’s richest man

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now the richest person in the world, with a fortune of more than $90 billion.

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NBCNews.com

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Shot at the Tomorrowland Music Festival in Boom, Belgium. The festival, one of the world’s largest, concludes Sunday. (Photo by Global Panorama) Photo used under CC BY

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