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Andy Borowitz | Stephen Hawking Angers Trump Supporters With Baffling Array of Long Words 
Physicist Stephen Hawking. (photo: Karwai Tang/Getty)
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker 
Borowitz writes: "Speaking to a television interviewer in London, Hawking called Trump 'a demagogue who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator,' a statement that many Trump supporters believed was intentionally designed to confuse them." 
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The US Is the Only Country That Routinely Sentences Children to Life in Prison Without Parole 
Lisa Armstrong, The Intercept 
Armstrong writes: "There are between 2,300 and 2,500 people serving life without parole for crimes committed when they were minors." 
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Chicago Releases More Than 50 Police Shooting Videos 
Lolly Bowean, Annie Sweeney, Jeremy Gorner and Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune 
Excerpt: "The public's ability to view the videos, though possibly troubling and tough for families and officers alike, could be a game-changer for police departments across the country, particularly in Chicago." 
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Black Lives Matter Activist Convicted of "Felony Lynching": "It's More Than Ironic, It's Disgusting" 
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! 
Excerpt: "In Pasadena, California, Black Lives Matter organizer Jasmine Richards is facing four years in state prison after she was convicted of a rarely used statute in California law originally known as 'felony lynching.' Under California’s penal code, 'felony lynching' was defined as attempting to take a person out of police custody." 
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FBI Develops Tattoo Tracking Technology 
Anthony Cuthbertson, Newsweek 
Cuthbertson writes: "The FBI is developing tattoo-recognition technology capable of profiling people by their religion, gang affiliation or political ideology, a report has revealed." 
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US Accused of Killing 15 Civilians, Including 3 Children, in Recent Air Strikes in Syria 
Lizzie Dearden, The Independent 
Dearden writes: "The US-led coalition has been accused of killing at least 15 civilians, including three children, in air strikes on Isis territory in Syria."
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Obama Administration OKs Offshore Fracking in California 
Rob Nikolewski, The San Diego Union-Tribune 
Nikolewski writes: "An environmental assessment from two federal agencies released Friday determined that fracking off the coast of California causes no significant impact, thus lifting a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing that was instituted earlier this year." 
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