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Report: Record 38 Million People Displaced Within Their Country

7:58am May 07, 2015

by Sam Sanders

The report says the citizens are internally displaced due to conflict or violence. Since they're homeless in their own country, they lack benefits refugees who left the country might receive.

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The Unpopularity Contest For Britain's Next Prime Minister

12:46am May 07, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

British voters go to the polls on Thursday to elect the next prime minister. But while David Cameron or Ed Miliband will win the election contest, neither is likely to win a popularity contest.

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The posterior end of the Loa loa worm is visible on the left. The disease-causing worm can now be located with a smartphone/microscope hookup. That's a big help because a drug to treat river blindness can be risky if the patient is carrying the worm.

Smartphones Can Be Smart Enough To Find A Parasitic Worm

7:55pm May 06, 2015

by Richard Harris

If someone is infected by the Loa loa worm, taking a drug to treat river blindness could be risky. Now there's a fast way to identify the worm — by turning a smartphone into a microscope.

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U.S. Issues Licenses For Ferry Travel To Cuba

7:55pm May 06, 2015

by Jackie Northam

For the first time in 50 years, the U.S. has issued licenses for ferry service between the United States and Cuba. At least four companies received licenses Tuesday.

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New Opposition Leader Asks U.S. To Establish Safe Zones In Syria

7:55pm May 06, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

New Syrian opposition coalition leader Khaled Khoja visits Washington, D.C., to urge the U.S. to set up safe zones in the country and stop Bashar al-Assad's air campaign against rebel-held areas.

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Judge Sentences 4 Afghan Men To Death For Mob Killing Of Woman

7:55pm May 06, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Four Afghans have been sentenced to death over the mob attack that led to the death of a 28-year-old woman who was accused of burning the Quran.

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Prime Minister Netanyahu Forms Coalition Before Midnight Deadline

7:55pm May 06, 2015

by Emily Harris

In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu races to form a coalition government before a midnight deadline Wednesday.

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Majority Of Rescued Boko Haram Captives Are Children

7:55pm May 06, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Kiryn Lanning of the International Rescue Committee about the hundreds recently rescued in Nigeria from Boko Haram captivity.

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Much of the Netherlands is below sea level, including Amsterdam. Urgenda argues that any rise in the sea level could have a huge impact on the country.

A Novel Dutch Lawsuit Demands Government Cut Carbon Emissions

2:37pm May 06, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

An environmental group is behind the class-action suit that says the government is not doing enough to protect citizens. A ruling in the closely watched case is expected next month.

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Bollywood actor Salman Khan leaves the Mumbai Sessions Court after the verdict against him on Wednesday. Khan, 49, was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of driving a vehicle over five men sleeping on a sidewalk, killing one of them.

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Bollywood Star Salman Khan Convicted In Hit-And-Run Case

2:11pm May 06, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Khan, 49, was sentenced to five years in prison for driving while drunk over a group of people sleeping on a sidewalk in 2002, killing one of them. He was granted bail until Friday.