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RSN: Brazil Won't Buy US GMO Corn, Highlights Worldwide Divide Over GMOs, Billions for Fighting Boko Haram Stolen





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12 June 16

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Paul Krugman | Hillary and the Horizontals 
Economist Paul Krugman. (photo: Reuters) 
Paul Krugman, The New York Times 
Krugman writes: "It struck me that horizontal thinking is what you need to understand what went down in both parties' nominating seasons: It's what led to Donald Trump, and also why Hillary Clinton beat back Bernie Sanders. And like it or not, horizontal inequality, racial inequality above all, will define the general election." 
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Orlando Gay Nightclub Shooting: About 20 Dead in Act of Terrorism 
Christal Hayes, Gal Tziperman Lotan, Elyssa Cherney and Naseem S. Miller, Orlando Sentinel 
Excerpt: "Twenty people are dead at Orlando's Pulse nightclub in what investigators are calling an act of terrorism, Orlando Police Chief John Mina said at a morning news conference." 
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Officer Who Planted a Bullet in a Murder Suspect's Backpack Gets No Jail Time 
Carimah Townes, ThinkProgress 
Townes writes: "During a sentencing hearing earlier this month, a Wisconsin police officer who confessed to planting evidence during a murder investigation faced one year of jail time and a second year of probation. But after pleading with a judge to cut him some slack, the officer won't go to jail after all." 
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Why Economists Are Coming Out in Favor of Unconditional Basic Income 
Leslee Goodman, Yes! Magazine 
Goodman writes: "A basic income is gaining credence among economists and policymakers as a necessity in a global economy that's failing millions of people." 
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Five Myths About Rape 
Danielle Paquette, The Washington Post 
Paquette writes: "Even as the national conversation about sexual assault grows, myths persist. Let's debunk five." 
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Billions for Fighting Boko Haram Stolen 
Michelle Faul, Associated Press 
Faul writes: "Nigeria is firing dozens of senior officers accused of corruption and the theft of billions of dollars meant to buy arms to fight the Boko Haram Islamic insurgency." 
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Brazil Won't Buy US GMO Corn, Highlights Worldwide Divide Over GMOs 
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch 
Chow writes: "While genetically modified (GMO) foods seem to proliferate across the U.S., many other nations do not allow such products to enter or grow within their borders." 
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