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Youyou Tu searched ancient literature on herbal medicine in her quest to develop novel malaria therapies. The plant Artemisia annua was a candidate, and Tu purified the active agent, Artemisinin, a drug that is remarkably effective against Malaria. (Photo by The Nobel Foundation) Photo used under CC BY

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Nobel Prize in Medicine shared for work on parasitic diseases

The 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded with one half jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura for a therapy against roundworm parasites infections; and the other half to Youyou Tu for a therapy against Malaria.

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Los Alamos Daily Post

Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to scientists who helped defeat deadly parasites

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Slate

Four California students arrested in high school shooting plot

Four students were arrested Friday in Tuolumne, California, after police discovered a “detailed” plan to “shoot and kill as many people as possible” at a local high school, the sheriff said.

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Dozens still missing in Guatemala landslide

Despair in the search for dozens of people still missing after a deadly landslide swallowed part of a Guatemalan town is so deep that some relatives feel lucky simply to have found the bodies of their loved ones.

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Hope dims for finding survivors of deadly Guatemala mudslide

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Ben Bernanke on how the Fed saved the economy

The real test of how well a central bank has done is to see whether, across similar economies, different central banks policies have had different outcomes. And they have:

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Forbes

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Bernanke wanted Wall Street’s worst in jail

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Ben Bernanke: More execs should have gone to jail for causing Great Recession

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USA TODAY

World poverty rate to fall below 10% for the first time

For the first time ever, the number of people living in extreme poverty is set to fall to below 10% of the global population in 2015, the World Bank said.

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PHILANTHROPY AND AID

The face of philanthropy: finding hidden treasures in storytelling

The pirates of legend were always hunting for buried treasure. The 12-year-old nonprofit Story Pirates is looking for something more precious — the jewels to be found in a child’s writing.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Sorority sisters turn ridicule over selfies into philanthropy

Sisters of an Arizona State sorority turned down Fox Sports’ free ticket donation and asked it be donated to a domestic violence charity. Fox Sports announcers criticized the women for taking selfies during the game.

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ESPN

HUMAN RIGHTS

Suicide bombers kill 10 in Borno state capital Nigeria; 39 wounded

Four suicide bombers killed at least 10 people in Maiduguri, Nigeria’s army said, after also blaming Islamic extremists for trying to poison water sources in northeastern Nigeria.

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U.S. News & World Report

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Boko Haram mayhem has displaced 1.4 million children

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Daily Trust

Germany must get used to greater refugee numbers, Merkel says

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany has to get used to the mass influx of refugees as she confronted increasing pressure from within her own party to limit the number of newcomers the country accepts.

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Bloomberg

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German media demands the ‘real’ numbers for the refugee influx

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GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

McCarthy tossed in the cauldron

The future leadership of House Republicans collided headlong with an earlier-than-expected deadline to raise the debt ceiling — a volatile mix facing Speaker John Boehner and the candidates vying to lead the GOP conference.

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Kevin McCarthy clarifies Benghazi comments

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Arne Duncan resigns amid legacy-threatening student debt crisis

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan came to Washington to reform K-12 schooling. But it appeared more likely that his legacy would be defined by the distress among Americans struggling to pay back student loans.

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Huffington Post

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists discovered an ancient animal that outlived the dinosaurs’ demise

The world had been wrecked. An asteroid impact in Mexico compounded by colossal volcanism in India 66 million years ago had killed about three-quarters of Earth’s species including the dinosaurs.

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Business Insider

An ancient volcanic collapse triggered an 800 foot tsunami wave

Scientists have just uncovered one of the largest tsunami events in the geologic record, and naturally, it started with an epic splash. 73,000 years ago, the eastern flank of Cape Verde’s Fogo volcano collapsed into the sea.

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Stone’s throw

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DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Rare visit by Indian prime minister enthralls Silicon Valley

A rare visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commanded the attention of major U.S. technology companies eager to extend their reach into a promising overseas market.

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SFGate

Trans-Pacific trade pact: Negotiators finally get it done

The United States and 11 other nations have finally reached a long-sought agreement on a controversial free-trade pact.

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GOOD NEWS

Jaxon, born without most of brain and skull, celebrates 1st birthday

In a remarkable tale of human survival, a baby born with out large parts of his skull and brain is celebrating his first birthday today. Jaxon Buell of Florida was not expected to live more than a few days after he was born.

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Adding dried plums to diet reduces colon cancer risk

Including dried plums as part of one’s daily diet was found to potentially diminish the risk of colon cancer.

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MD magazine

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

What nonprofits can learn from the fundraising performance of Bernie Sanders

What can we learn from the extraordinary recent performance of the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign.

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Nonprofit Quarterly

China intent on restricting NGOs

Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed a proposed law that would place restrictions on foreign nongovernmental organizations operating in China.

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Associations Now

ENVIRONMENT

Hundreds of new species discovered in the fragile Eastern Himalayan region

A sneezing monkey, a walking fish and a jewel-like snake are just some of a biological treasure trove of over 200 new species discovered in the Eastern Himalayas.

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WWF Global

South Carolina governor calls deadly rain a ‘thousand-year’ event

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley didn’t mince any words about just how dangerous a situation the weather, which was blamed for five deaths in the state, had become in her state.

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Flooding sweeps East amid ‘mind-boggling’ rains

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The male Mandarin Duck is a spectacular bird with quite incredible color and plumage. (Photo by Richard Farrell) Photo used under CC BY

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