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Advocates of Lambda Legal, a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people, march on June 27, 2010, during New York City Pride Weekend. (Photo by Jere Keys) Photo used under CC BY

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US transgender community confronts violence

Transgender people in the US are facing an “epidemic of violence,” as new reports reveal more murders and deaths of trans people have been recorded this year than ever before.

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The Independent

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‘New generation’ of transgender youth reveal harrowing reality of coming out

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Daily Mail

Paris climate pact on track despite US pullout

Despite Donald Trump’s opposition, world leaders in Bonn have agreed to continue forward with the Paris Agreement on climate change, but activists were disappointed that greater action was not taken.

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Al Jazeera

Trump declares N. Korea a sponsor of terrorism

President Donald Trump has put North Korea back on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, a designation that allows the United States to impose more sanctions and risks inflaming tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and missile programs.

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Reuters

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National security adviser mocks Trump as ‘idiot, ’dope’ at private dinner

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African Union leaders condemn slave market

The head of the African Union Alpha Conde and the chairperson of the commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, condemned the slave markets of African migrants in Libya and called to bring the culprits to justice and to end immediately this violation of fundamental human rights.

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UN secretary-general appalled at ‘slave market’ reports in Libya

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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe refuses to step down

Zimbabwe’s embattled leader, Robert Mugabe, has vowed to stay in power for several weeks, despite mounting calls for him to stand down now. He now faces impeachment proceedings.

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BBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

Rights violations documented in Yemen

At least 716 rights violations were committed against civilians in Yemen in October, an advocacy group said. The violations included killings, physical assaults, arbitrary detentions, torture and violations of press freedom.

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Al Jazeera

Afghan heroin trade leaves trail of addiction

Afghanistan is the world’s leading producer of opium and heroin. This year, its opium production hit a new record high, rising 87 percent compared to 2016, according to statistics from the UN. Its production leaves behind a trail of addiction.

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Guardian

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

German coalition talks fail after FDP walks out

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that her efforts to form a three-way coalition failed after liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) withdrew from the talks. The chancellor was holding talks with the FDP and the Greens to form a coalition government.

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Al Jazeera

Kenya’s court affirms Uhuru Kenyatta’s election

Kenya‘s Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta, dismissing two petitions that challenged last month’s re-run of nationwide polling – a move likely to spark more violence in the east African country.

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NPR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Dead Sea Scrolls writers were probably celibate

A decades-long debate over who once occupied a settlement located near the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found has taken a chaste turn. Analyses of 33 newly excavated skeletons supports a view that the community consisted of a religious sect of celibate men.

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Science News

Modified banana can resist deadly fungus

A field trial in Australia has shown that genetically modified banana trees can resist the deadly fungus that causes Panama disease, which has devastated banana crops in Asia, Africa, and Australia and is a major threat for banana growers in the Americas.

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Science

GLOBAL HEALTH

Farm runoff and the worsening algae plague

Harmful algae blooms have become a top water polluter, fueled by fertilizers washing into lakes, streams and oceans. Federal and state programs have spent billions of dollars on cost-sharing payments to farmers to help prevent nutrient runoff, yet the problem is worsening in places.

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Associated Press

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Algae toxins in drinking water sickened people in 2 outbreaks

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NPR

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Toxic algae: Once a nuisance, now a severe nationwide threat

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U.S. News & World Report

Doctors are still prescribing codeine for kids

Despite a warning by the FDA regarding the significant safety risks of opioids, a new study published in the journal Pediatrics finds that 1 in 20 children were still prescribed codeine after having a tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy, according to data through 2015.

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Forbes

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GOOD NEWS

Coworkers surprise hardworking teen

Coworkers of Noah Robinson, 19, who left behind an unstable home to make a better life, decided to surprise him on his birthday with a new ride — a shiny red car. Rain or shine, Robinson had ridden his bike for six and a half miles to the office each day.

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MSN

Widow honors late veteran with gender reveal

A widow of a veteran who was killed in a Mississippi plane crash this year honored her husband’s memory on Veterans Day with an “epic” gender reveal party.

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MSN

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Foundation awards $1M for MDS research

The Dresner Foundation in West Bloomfield, Michigan, has announced three grants totaling more than $1 million for myelodysplastic syndrome research. Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of bone marrow disorders in which the bone marrow does not produce enough healthy blood cells.

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Philanthropy News Digest

Nonprofit advocacy as a core competency

Fear of running afoul of your organization’s tax-exempt status, or losing the support of important donors by being seen as “too partisan or political,” may be preventing nonprofit organizations from speaking out or encouraging their members or clients to do so.

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Nonprofit Quarterly

ENVIRONMENT

Antarctic glacier’s rough belly exposed

The melting Antarctic ice stream that is currently adding most to sea-level rise may be more resilient to change than previously recognised. New radar images reveal the mighty Pine Island Glacier to be sitting on a rugged rock bed populated by big hills, tall cliffs and deep scour marks.

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BBC

Trump balks on importing elephant parts

Donald Trump said he would delay his administration’s decision to allow the importing of elephant body parts from Zimbabwe “until such time as I review all conservation facts.”

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Guardian

BUSINESS AND TRADE

Few signs of progress at NAFTA talks

Negotiations in Mexico to update NAFTA have not made much progress on tough U.S. demands that could sink the 1994 trade pact, but the current round of talks are progressing with civility, some participants said.

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Reuters

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US-grown corn threatens Mexican crop heritage

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Al Jazeera

Nebraska regulators allow Keystone XL route

The Nebraska Public Service Commission voted 3-2 to approve a permit in favor of allowing the Keystone XL pipeline to follow its proposed path through the state. The pipeline will stretch for 1,200 miles and carry up to 830,000 barrels of oil a day.

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Guardian

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An art lover tours the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City on Nov. 2, 2017. (Photo by Elvert Barnes) Photo used under CC BY

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