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During the 2016 general election campaign, Donald Trump‘s son Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer who promised to provide compromising information on Trump Sr.’s opponent, Hillary Clinton. Photo shot October 2016 at Arizona State University in Tempe. (Photo by Gage Skidmore) Photo used under CC BY

Seeking info on Clinton, Trump Jr. met Russian

U.S. President Donald Trump’s son has admitted meeting a Russian lawyer last year who, he says, promised to reveal damaging material on Hillary Clinton. But Donald Trump Jr. insisted the lawyer provided “no meaningful information.”

BBC

As meeting details emerge, Trump again slams Comey on Twitter

The Independent

Pledging reforms, Ukraine seeks to join NATO

Ukraine will begin discussions with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on an action plan to get it into the U.S.-led alliance, its leader said. The country promises to work on reforms to meet membership standards by 2020.

Reuters

Study: Humans causing sixth mass extinction

During the past 500 million years, there were five “mass extinctions” during which many species rapidly died. Now scientists say we’ve entered a sixth mass extinction, and humans are the primary cause, according to a study.

USA TODAY

Critically endangered species and beloved animals at risk

CBS News

Understanding extinction risk in mammals

ScienceDaily

The secret deals that explain the Qatar crisis

Qatar made a series of secret agreements with its Gulf neighbors in 2013 and 2014 barring support for opposition and hostile groups in those nations, as well as in Egypt and Yemen, according to copies of the agreements.

CNN

Tillerson aims to ease Qatar crisis

ABC News

What’s next for a Mosul left in ruins?

The entire city of Mosul has been retaken from ISIS, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced from the war-torn city. Now Iraqis are facing the daunting task of what to do with their historic city, much of it reduced to rubble and still under threat of ISIS attacks.

CNN

Iraqi PM declares victory over Islamic State in Mosul

Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Bahraini activist sentenced to prison

One of Bahrain’s most prominent activists has been sentenced to two years in prison in a verdict that rights groups say is the latest in a years-long crackdown on dissent that has seen all political opposition groups disbanded and activists jailed or forced into exile.

Seattle Times

Chinese activists defiant amid crackdown

Two years after China’s unprecedented crackdown on human rights lawyers, criticism abounds that authorities appear resolute and relentless in their efforts to suppress civil society. But activists say they won’t give up.

Deutsche Welle

Rwanda’s post-genocide search for renewal

As perpetrators of the genocide seek forgiveness from survivors, those born in its aftermath seek to learn the truth.

Al Jazeera

More evidence implicates France in genocide

allAfrica.com

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

A looming deadline for Sudan

Shortly before he left office, President Obama suspended some trade sanctions on Sudan, a government notorious for human rights abuses. The Trump administration has to decide by July 12 whether to stick with this approach.

NPR

Is lynching the new normal in India?

Muslims have been lynched by vigilante groups in the past six months under the pretext of defending “Hindu values” over beef possession.

Asia Times Online

How N. Korea, other nations view standoff

One reason North Korea is the world’s most dire nuclear hotspot is that among the most important players, even allies and semi-allies have different desires and priorities. Associated Press journalists explain how both Koreas, Japan, China and the U.S. hope it is resolved.

ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Battery-free cellphone harvests ambient power

Engineers have designed the first battery-free cellphone that can send and receive calls using only a few microwatts of power, which it harvests from ambient radio signals or light. It’s a major step forward in moving beyond chargers, cords and dying phones.

ScienceDaily

Are we on the brink of an electric car revolution?

Change is afoot that is forecast to kick gas-powered vehicles to the curb, replacing them with cars that run on batteries.

LiveScience

GLOBAL HEALTH

Cholera strikes more than 300,000 Yemenis

A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen is thought to have infected 300,000 people in the past 10 weeks, the International Committee of the Red Cross says. The situation has continued to “spiral out of control,” with about 7,000 new cases every day, the ICRC warned.

BBC

Salvadorans fight world’s harshest abortion law

El Salvador’s ban on abortion is one of the toughest in the world, but for the first time in 20 years, there are signs the law could be weakened. These are some of the men and women spearheading the country’s movement for women’s rights.

CNN

Human rights group slams El Salvador

NBCNews.com

Long shunned, the IUD is enjoying a resurgence

The IUD is a clever little T-shaped object that does a really good job of babyproofing your uterus. After decades of being shunned by women and doctors alike, this T-shaped device is enjoying a new surge of popularity.

Smithsonian Magazine

Women rush to get IUDs because of Trump

CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Bus driver crochets toys for pupils on her route

Wisconsin bus driver Trudy Serres crochets toys for each of the elementary school kids on her route. Whatever they ask for – no matter how wacky the requests – they get. She’s done ice cream cones, unicorns, “Star Wars” characters and many more-elaborate, custom designs.

ABC News

Hot chicken joint serves up second chances

Founded in 2014 by Joe DeLoss, Hot Chicken Takeover was formed as a business with a social mission. DeLoss combined his knack for entrepreneurship with his passion for community development.

MSN

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Gifts may distract donors from giving

Offering thank-you gifts during a fundraising campaign can draw attention away from a would-be donor’s intrinsic reasons for giving and actually reduce the number of gifts received, a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests.

Philanthropy News Digest

Clark Foundation awards $10M to retreat

Boulder Crest Retreat, a privately funded rural sanctuary for combat veterans in Bluemont, Virginia, has announced a $10 million gift from the A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation in support of an expansion of its facilities.

Philanthropy News Digest

ENVIRONMENT

Indian people plant 66 million trees in 12 hours

India broke its own world record by planting 66 million trees in just 12 hours, according to a Government official, in a bid to honor a pledge made at the Paris Climate Change Conference.

ABC News

Carpool policies drastically reduce congestion

Cities plagued with terrible traffic problems may be overlooking a simple, low-cost solution: High-occupancy vehicle policies that encourage carpooling can reduce traffic drastically, according to a new study.

Environmental News Network

BUSINESS

World might face oil supply shortage

The world might be heading for an oil supply shortage following a steep drop in investments and a lack of fresh conventional discoveries, said Saudi Aramco’s chief executive.

Reuters

UK’s business output hits four-year low

The UK economy is slumping as business output falls and consumer spending continues to shrink, according to published data.

Business Insider

Photo of the Day

The changing face of one form of public transport. In the Philippines, the pedicab, seen on the left, is still a common conveyance. The tricycle on the right is the very latest electric vehicle to be seen on the streets. Shot in June in Bacolod City, Philippines. (Photo by Brian Evans) Photo used under CC BY

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