Your WikiTribune Weekly Roundup — August 31

TOP STORIES FROM WIKITRIBUNE

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Aug 31, 2018 · 3 min read
Photo by Bobbi Bentum

After the wildfires: How Californians are struggling to recover

Bobbi Bentum wasn’t frantic when an officer from the sheriff’s department came to evacuate her rural community near the town of Upperlake, California. Her family has seen dozens of wildfires, and experienced at least three other evacuation orders since moving to Elk Mountain Road more than twenty years ago. So, like many Californians, Bentum left with her daughter and husband assuming they’d return home after the fire was extinguished, just as they had in the past. READ MORE

Despite progress, HIV stigma ‘biggest roadblock’ to eradication

People with HIV now have near-average life expectancy, due to scientific advances. Numbers of those who can transmit the condition are declining. Yet, fear and stigma endure, stunting further progress in combating the disease and its wider effects. READ MORE

Venezuelan migrants in Caribbean face discrimination and abuse, say rights groups

To many outsiders, the Caribbean is synonymous with crystal-clear water, idyllic beaches and luxury resorts. But for tens of thousands of Venezuelans fleeing violence and poverty back home, the islands of the southern Caribbean are less paradise, and more purgatory. READ MORE

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TOP STORIES FROM THIS WEEK

FDA gives green light to psilocybin trials for treating depression — British start-up Compass Pathways has already received millions of pounds in funding.
Donald Trump accuses Google of being ‘rigged,’ says the internet giant should be ‘careful’ — Google denies any political bias, saying the search engine is “not used to set a political agenda.”
Q&A: Compass Pathways’ Goldsmith on fighting depression with psilocybin — The British startup is about to begin the largest clinical trial ever to test whether psilocybin can be used to treat depression.
Russia to hold biggest war games since end of USSR — Chinese and Mongolian armed forces will also participate in Vostok-2018 exercises.
Northern Ireland set to break Belgian record of non-functioning government — A row over an energy scheme led to the collapse of the power-sharing administration in early 2017.

TOP CALL-OUTS AND DRAFTS THIS WEEK

These are the most popular drafts and call-outs published this week. Write the news and make suggestions!

Fact check: Has China detained a million Uighurs? — Reports around the media say China has imprisoned thousands or even millions of its Turkic speaking minority group.
Tracking e-cigarette news around the world — Although once hailed as a partial solution to risks of smoking, there has been recent rollback on vaping. Add latest news.
Tracking possible or actual bans on pet cats and dogs — Council in Omaui region of New Zealand’s South Island proposes banning pet cats to protect native animals.
Analysis of News Sources — This project is meant to help people better understand the ideological position of their news sources.
Money for nothing? Tracking global basic income initiatives — Charting the radical economic response to the worldwide threat of the end of work, from Kenya to Finland. Add new examples.

ICYMI — EVERGREEN STORIES ON WIKITRIBUNE

User:Yaanch via Commons — Public Domain

Fighting kleptocracy in London, a global capital for dirty money

From Nov ’17: In a chic Kensington cafe, Roman Borisovich told WikiTribune that London is “the corruption capital of the world,” estimating that the city has the highest concentration of dirty money anywhere on the planet. READ MORE

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