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Andy Borowitz | Obama Pays Mexico 5 Billion Dollars to Keep Trump 
President Obama. (photo: TJ Kirkpatrick/Bloomberg) 
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker 
Borowitz writes: "President Barack Obama defended his decision on Wednesday to issue a payment of five billion dollars to Mexico to compel that nation to retain custody of Donald J. Trump." 
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Brazil's Senate Votes to Impeach Dilma Rousseff 
Camila Domonoske, NPR News 
Domonoske writes: "On Wednesday morning, Brazil's Senate voted to impeach suspended President Dilma Rousseff." 
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SEC Fines Monsanto $80 Million and Awards $22 Million to Ex-Monsanto Executive Turned Whistleblower 
Suzanne Barlyn, Reuters 
Barlyn writes: "Monsanto's $80 million SEC settlement followed allegations that the company misstated its earnings in connection with Roundup, a popular weed killer." 
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California Lawmakers Approve Mandatory Sentencing for Rape 
Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times 
Dillon writes: "California lawmakers passed a bill Monday to add mandatory prison sentences for certain sexual assaults - a measure inspired by a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge's decision not to sentence a Stanford University student to prison in a high-profile case this year." 
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The Internet Should Be a Public Good 
Ben Tarnoff, Jacobin 
Tarnoff writes: "The Internet was built by public institutions - so why is it controlled by private corporations?" 
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'The Beach Is a Human Right': Burkinis, Black People and the Threat of 'Other' 
Matthew Teague, Guardian UK 
Teague writes: "The forcible removal of a Muslim woman's swimwear in France evokes the 1960 Biloxi 'wade-ins' and the beach as a site of conflict over bodies and identity." 
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The Unbearable Killing of Yellowstone's Grizzlies: 2015 Shatters Records for Bear Deaths 
Louisa Willcox, CounterPunch 
Willcox writes: "Last week, government data was released showing that bear deaths during 2015 shattered previous records, and that thresholds for allowable female deaths were exceeded by a large margin." 
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