Germany, France Announce Plans To Welcome Thousands Of Migrants Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Germany, France Announce Plans To Welcome Thousands Of Migrants So far in 2015, more than 200,000 people have reached Greece and another 100,000 reached Italy, the U.N. says. Germany expects as many as 800,000 new arrivals this year. Read this story Playing Youth Sports Takes A Lot More Green Than It Used To Kids on club teams have an advantage in making the high school team. But many families are being priced out by the high cost of league fees, equipment, and travel that club sports require. Read this story Despite Better U.S.-Cuba Relations, Guantanamo Set To Stay In U.S. Hands The U.S. has controlled the naval base for more than a century and sends Cuba an annual rent check of just over $4,000. And each year since the Castros took over, the Cubans have refused to cash it. Read this story Amid A Shortage Of Welders, Some Prisons Offer Training Baby boomers with the skill are retiring and not enough young people are replacing them. In Georgia, inmates are given access to heavy tools and blowtorches so they can get a welding certificate. Read this story Harvard Law Professor Crowdfunds $1 Million, Launches Presidential Bid Lawrence Lessig is running on a singular platform. If elected, he vows to expand voting access, ban gerrymandering and institute campaign finance reform — then resign. Read this story more news stories

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