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A deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, a severe type of pneumonia caused by bacteria found in certain plumbing systems, including hot tubs, humidifiers, cooling towers and hot water tanks, has now killed four people and sickened 65 in the Bronx section of New York City since July 10. (Photo by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Photo used under CC BY

Ending veterans’ homelessness

Homelessness is a complex condition. About 45 percent of homeless veterans suffer from mental health illnesses, including post-traumatic stress disorder.

Baltimore Sun

Affordable housing advocates call for action on homelessness

Hawaii News Now

The US declared war on veteran homelessness — and it actually could win

NPR

New York legionnaires’ disease outbreak leaves seven dead

New York City health officials say seven people with legionnaires’ disease have died amid an outbreak that has sickened dozens more.

Guardian

What to know about Legionnaires’ Disease

TIME

Apple and BMW have been exploring partnerships on cars

Apple and BMW may eventually have more in common than just some features in your car’s infotainment system. Sources for both Reuters and Manager Magazin report that the two companies have had “exploratory talks.”

Engadget

California wildfires expand after death of firefighter

Firefighters rushed to contain a pair of fast-moving wildfires in Northern California as they mourned the death of a U.S. Forest Service firefighter killed in the battling one of the blazes.

Reuters

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Farm Aid 30: Willie Nelson, Neil Young headline 30th anniversary show

Farm Aid is coming to Chicago. The annual event, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, will be held on September 19th at FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island near downtown Chicago.

Rolling Stone

Nonprofits help Nepal’s children, still In need of food 3 months after earthquake

Although the aid situation in Nepal has improved since two devastating earthquakes hit earlier this year, thousands of children remain at risk for a host of debilitating issues.

Huffington Post

HUMAN RIGHTS

Palestinian baby killed in West Bank terror attack

A Palistinian toddler was killed and three members of his family were injured in a deadly arson attack by suspected far-right extremists in the village of Duma outside the city of Nablus.

Jerusalem Post

US and Egypt resume formal security talks amid human rights concerns

Despite persistent human rights concerns, the US resumed formal security talks with Egypt that were last held six years ago.

Guardian

Child marriages form 15% of all marriages in Egypt

Egyptian Streets

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Deadly bombing strikes Bahrain amid rising sectarian tensions

A bomb killed two policemen and wounded six Tuesday in the deadliest such attack in Bahrain in months. The bombing outside a girls’ school in the Shia village of Sitra was the worst attack in Bahrain since March 2014.

Al Jazeera

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.

Huffington Post

Turkey is paying a high price for its double standards over Islamic State

Telegraph.co.uk

Blog:

A witch hunt for Kurdish politicians is brewing In Turkey

Huffington Post

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.

Reuters

Leading scientists call for ban on killer robots

Autonomous weapons systems should be banned or else a global arms race of mass-produced killer robots is “virtually inevitable,” according to hundreds of prominent scientists, and researchers from related professions.

Al Jazeera

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Bruce R. Miller):

It’s time to start taking care of health care

Sioux City Journal

Column (Reza Marashi):

Israel must accept a U.S.-Iran entente in the Middle East or risk total isolation

Haaretz

Column (William Walker):

As it turns 50, Medicaid has touched many lives and it must be kept fiscally sound

San Jose Mercury News

Column (Paul Krugman):

China’s naked emperors

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Column (Patrick Cockburn):

Turkey-Kurdish conflict: Obama’s deal with Ankara is a betrayal of Syrian Kurds

The Independent

Editorial:

Taliban at crossroads with leader’s election

Gulf News

Column (Barbara Ellen):

Mourning Cecil the lion – or just trying to look good?

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

How to plug Social Security tax drain and keep more money

Withdrawals from IRAs and other personal retirement plans can make Social Security benefits taxable. That means a strategy of tapping these accounts early, and delaying Social Security, can make sense.

USA TODAY

Girl with terminal cancer gets birthday party, prom, wedding rolled into one

An Oregon girl who has battled cancer for years was able to celebrate her fifth birthday in the style of a princess with a blowout event designed to be a prom, wedding and birthday all rolled into one.

ABC News

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

Western NGOs back Tier 3 TIP ranking for Thailand

Western NGOs have written to US Secretary of State John Kerry, supporting the State Department‘s decision to maintain Thailand’s Tier 3 designation in the 2015 Global Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report.

The Nation

New Metastatic Breast Cancer Resource Available

Patient Advocate Foundation, a nonprofit, has launched the Metastatic Breast Cancer Guide; a tool geared to answer common questions and provide insurance tips and resources for metastatic breast cancer patients

Globe News Service

ENVIRONMENT

Drugging the environment

Humans have spiked ecosystems with a flood of active pharmaceuticals. The drugs are feminizing male fish, confusing birds, and worrying scientists.

The Scientist

Researcher finds way to cut cost, save water and help the environment

Sanjay Shukla looked out over row upon row of tomato and pepper plants and had an idea: What would happen if he made the compacted soil rows taller and more narrow?

Phys.Org.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Korea’s Seoul National University and Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences to design a machine that can mimic a water strider’s “most complex maneuver.”

Market Business

NASA captures Earth flyby of ‘space peanut’

NASA scientists have captured a peanut-shaped asteroid that approached close to Earth last weekend. The next time an asteroid will approach Earth this close will be in 2054.

India Today

Photo of the Day

In the late evening hour, the sun shines gold through the trees in Petworth Park, Sussex, England. (Photo by Derek Socrates Finch) Photo used under CC BY

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