Thursday, August 13, 2015

RSN: GPS Trackers in Fake Elephant Tusks Reveal Ivory Smuggling Route, Stop the #BlackLivesMatter Surveillance,




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Jimmy Carter: 'I Have Cancer'
Jimmy Carter. (photo: Ron Harris/AP)
Associated Press
Excerpt: "Former President Jimmy Carter announced he has been diagnosed with cancer in a brief statement issued Wednesday."
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Chelsea Manning Faces "Indefinite Solitary Confinement" for Possession of Expired Toothpaste
Hudson Hongo, Gawker
Hongo writes: "Chelsea Manning, who is currently serving a 35-year prison sentence for leaking government documents to WikiLeaks, has been threatened with possible 'indefinite solitary confinement' for a series of seemingly trivial infractions."
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Christian Taylor's Father Says Police 'Won't Even Talk to Me' After Son's Death
Matthew Teague, Guardian UK
Teague writes: "The father of a young football player shot by police last week has said investigators are withholding information about how his son died. 'They won't even talk to me, man,' Adrian Taylor said."
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Scott Walker Cut $250 Million From Wisconsin Colleges. Now He's Blowing $250 Million on a Basketball Arena.
Jordan Weissmann, Slate
Weissmann writes: "In July, Wisconsin governor and presidential candidate Scott Walker signed a budget that slashed $250 million from his state's higher education system. Wednesday, he signed a bill that would spend $250 million of taxpayer funds on a new stadium for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks."
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Nusrat Choudhury/ACLU | Stop the #BlackLivesMatter Surveillance
Nusrat Choudhury/ACLU, Reader Supported News
Choudhury writes: "Despite the heroic efforts of many activists, it was recently uncovered that the U.S. government is surveilling the #BlackLivesMatter movement - tracking its activity online."
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Huge Toxic Blasts at Chinese Port Kill 50, With Hundreds Injured
Sui-Lee Wee and Adam Rose, Reuters
Excerpt: "Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 50 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters, officials and state media said on Thursday."
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GPS Trackers in Fake Elephant Tusks Reveal Ivory Smuggling Route
NPR
"Christy and his team tracked the smugglers as they transported the tusks north from Congo's Garamba National Park to Sudan. Frequently tusks are traded for arms or medicine in Sudan's Darfur region, but ultimately, Christy says, much of the ivory winds up in China."
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