The Real Wolf of Wall Street: Why Donald Trump Is So Popular With the Richest Investors
Heather Digby Parton, Salon
Parton writes: "On Wednesday, hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer, Ted Cruz's former sugar daddy, announced that he had formed a Super PAC for wealthy Republicans who were too cowardly to own up to being Trump supporters. It's subtly called the 'Defeat Crooked Hillary Pac' and it being sold as a way for rich donors to contribute without having to sully their reputations by associating with that awful Donald Trump."
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Heather Digby Parton, Salon
Parton writes: "On Wednesday, hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer, Ted Cruz's former sugar daddy, announced that he had formed a Super PAC for wealthy Republicans who were too cowardly to own up to being Trump supporters. It's subtly called the 'Defeat Crooked Hillary Pac' and it being sold as a way for rich donors to contribute without having to sully their reputations by associating with that awful Donald Trump."
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Fear, Loathing and Firearms: Sensory Overload Inside the NRA's Mall of Death
Ben Fountain, Guardian UK
Fountain writes: "At the 145th National Rifle Association annual meetings and exhibits, you could see and purchase replica flintlock muskets like the kind Daniel Boone used, 'wardrobe' handguns the size of a cellphone, a carriage-mounted 1883 Gatling gun, historic firearms from the Renaissance down through the latest Surge, bullet-splat jewelry, deep-concealment holsters, triple barrel shotguns, and camo everything - coolers, flasks, four-wheelers, deer blinds, infant-wear and sexy-time lingerie."
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Ben Fountain, Guardian UK
Fountain writes: "At the 145th National Rifle Association annual meetings and exhibits, you could see and purchase replica flintlock muskets like the kind Daniel Boone used, 'wardrobe' handguns the size of a cellphone, a carriage-mounted 1883 Gatling gun, historic firearms from the Renaissance down through the latest Surge, bullet-splat jewelry, deep-concealment holsters, triple barrel shotguns, and camo everything - coolers, flasks, four-wheelers, deer blinds, infant-wear and sexy-time lingerie."
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From 'Brexit' to Trump, Nationalist Movements Gain Momentum Around World
Scott Detrow, NPR
Detrow writes: "When Donald Trump arrived in Scotland Friday morning, hours after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was quick to draw parallels between the U.K.'s political earthquake, and his own campaign for president."
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Scott Detrow, NPR
Detrow writes: "When Donald Trump arrived in Scotland Friday morning, hours after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was quick to draw parallels between the U.K.'s political earthquake, and his own campaign for president."
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Baltimore Police Union Faces Backlash for 'Insensitive' Tweets Following Freddie Gray Verdict
Paulina Firozi, The Hill
Firozi writes: "Baltimore's police union is facing heavy criticism after a series of tweets it posted in response to a police officer's acquittal in the death of Freddie Gray."
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Paulina Firozi, The Hill
Firozi writes: "Baltimore's police union is facing heavy criticism after a series of tweets it posted in response to a police officer's acquittal in the death of Freddie Gray."
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12,000 Inmates to Receive Pell Grants to Take College Classes
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, The Washington Post
Douglas-Gabriel writes: "As many as 12,000 prison inmates will be able to use federal Pell grants to finance college classes next month, despite a 22-year congressional ban on providing financial aid to prisoners."
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Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, The Washington Post
Douglas-Gabriel writes: "As many as 12,000 prison inmates will be able to use federal Pell grants to finance college classes next month, despite a 22-year congressional ban on providing financial aid to prisoners."
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Mexican Mayor Who Supports Oaxaca Teachers Survives Bomb Attack
teleSUR
Excerpt: "A homemade bomb exploded in the hands of the mayor of San Juan Mixtepec, a municipality in Oaxaca, a southern Mexican state that has been shocked by the current teacher's conflict."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "A homemade bomb exploded in the hands of the mayor of San Juan Mixtepec, a municipality in Oaxaca, a southern Mexican state that has been shocked by the current teacher's conflict."
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TransCanada Files NAFTA Suit Demanding More Than $15 Billion for Keystone XL Rejection
Michael Brune, EcoWatch
Brune writes: "On June 24, foreign oil company TransCanada filed a lawsuit against the U.S. under NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, arguing that the U.S. rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline violated NAFTA's broad rights for foreign investors by thwarting the company's 'expectations.' As compensation, TransCanada is demanding more than $15 billion from U.S. taxpayers."
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Michael Brune, EcoWatch
Brune writes: "On June 24, foreign oil company TransCanada filed a lawsuit against the U.S. under NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, arguing that the U.S. rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline violated NAFTA's broad rights for foreign investors by thwarting the company's 'expectations.' As compensation, TransCanada is demanding more than $15 billion from U.S. taxpayers."
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