Nya strider i delstaten Övre Nilen i Sydsudan har krävt minst 38 liv och biståndsorganisationer i området tvingas nu begränsa sina insatser på grund av oroligheterna. Läkare utan gränser har dragit ned sin uppsökande verksamhet och FN:s livsmedelsorgan WFP har ställt in matleveranser kring staden Malakal.

Christopher Swain hade som målsättning att simma genom hela Gowanus-kanalen i New York-stadsdelen Brooklyn för att uppmärksamma miljöproblemen i världen på Jordens dag den 22 april. Men den 47-årige miljöaktivisten gav upp efter att ha tillryggalagt knappt en tredjedel av den cirka tre kilometer långa sträckan på grund av hårt väder.

Flera anhängare till förre presidenten Janukovytj har mördats eller begått självmord i Ukraina under de senaste månaderna. Vem ligger bakom? Många pekar på ryska säkerhetstjänsten. Men det grundläggande problemet är en svag ordningsmakt.

Två skadade polisbilar och en man gripen misstänkt för en rad trafikbrott blev facit när polisen skulle stoppa en bil i Linköping.

mpicpp sends the latest news on California legislation that would eliminate exemptions for vaccinating school children. A bill that would require nearly all children in California to be vaccinated by eliminating "personal belief" exemptions advanced through the State Legislature on Wednesday, though it still has several hurdles to clear. If approved, California would become one of only three states that require all parents to vaccinate their children as a condition of going to school, unless there is a medical reason not to do so. Under the bill, introduced after a measles outbreak that began at Disneyland, parents who refuse vaccines for philosophical or religious reasons would have to educate their children at home. The legislation prompted a roiling debate in Sacramento, and last week hundreds of people protested at the Capitol, arguing that it infringed on their rights and that it would unfairly shut their children out of schools. Last Wednesday, the legislation stalled in the Senate Education Committee as lawmakers said they were concerned that too many students would be forced into home schooling. This Wednesday, however, the bill passed that committee after its authors tweaked it, adding amendments that would expand the definition of home schooling to allow multiple families to join together to teach their children or participate in independent study programs run by public school systems.

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Authorities launch investigation after small drone laced with radiation and carrying small camera found on office roof.

schwit1 points out news that's sure to clash with Earth Day narratives: drivers who bought hybrid and electric cars are switching back to SUVs at a higher rate than ever. Quoting: According to Edmunds.com, about 22 percent of people who have traded in their hybrids and EVs in 2015 bought a new SUV. The number represents a sharp increase from 18.8 percent last year, and it is nearly double the rate of 11.9 percent just three years ago. Overall, only 45 percent of this year's hybrid and EV trade-ins have gone toward the purchase of another alternative fuel vehicle, down from just over 60 percent in 2012. Never before have loyalty rates for alt-fuel vehicles fallen below 50 percent. ... Edmunds calculates that at the peak average national gas price of $4.67/gallon in October 2012, it would take five years to break even on the $3,770 price difference between a Toyota Camry LE Hybrid ($28,230) and a Toyota Camry LE ($24,460). At today's national average gas price of $2.27/gallon, it would take twice as much time (10.5 years) to close the same gap.

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Nerval's Lobster writes: Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, in a conference call with reporters and analysts, referred to the net layoffs of 1,100 employees in the first quarter of 2015 as part of a 'remixing' of the company. A 'remix' is a term most often applied to songs, although it's also appropriate to use in the context of photographs, films, and artwork. CEOs rarely use it to describe something as momentous as a major enterprise's transition, especially if said transition involves layoffs of longtime employees, because it could potentially appear flippant to observers. If you run your own shop (no matter how large), it always pays to choose words as carefully as possible when referring to anything that affects your employees' lives and careers. Despite a renewed focus on mobile and an influx of skilled developers and engineers, Yahoo still struggles to define its place on the modern tech scene; that struggle is no more evident than in the company's most recent quarterly results, which included rising costs, reduced net income, and layoffs.

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Saudi-led coalition says ending of 'Decisive Storm' military campaign will now give way to rebuilding the country.