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Judge Rejects Riot Charges for Journalist Amy Goodman After Oil Pipeline Protest
Sam Levin, Guardian UK
Levin writes: "A North Dakota judge rejected prosecutors' 'riot' charges against Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman for her reporting on the oil pipeline protests, a decision that advocates hailed as a major victory for freedom of the press."
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Sam Levin, Guardian UK
Levin writes: "A North Dakota judge rejected prosecutors' 'riot' charges against Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman for her reporting on the oil pipeline protests, a decision that advocates hailed as a major victory for freedom of the press."
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UK's Mass Surveillance Databases Were Unlawful for 17 Years, Court Rules
Ryan Gallagher, The Intercept
Gallagher writes: "For nearly two decades, British spies unlawfully maintained vast troves of people's private data without adequate safeguards against misuse, a tribunal of senior judges has ruled."
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Ryan Gallagher, The Intercept
Gallagher writes: "For nearly two decades, British spies unlawfully maintained vast troves of people's private data without adequate safeguards against misuse, a tribunal of senior judges has ruled."
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Ecuador Cuts Julian Assange's Internet Access: WikiLeaks
Mark Hosenball, Reuters
Hosenball writes: "Anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks said on Monday that its founder Julian Assange's internet was shut down by the government of Ecuador, deflecting blame from the U.S. or British governments which have sparred with Assange for releasing sensitive material."
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Mark Hosenball, Reuters
Hosenball writes: "Anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks said on Monday that its founder Julian Assange's internet was shut down by the government of Ecuador, deflecting blame from the U.S. or British governments which have sparred with Assange for releasing sensitive material."
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Mother of Kalief Browder Dies of a 'Broken Heart'
Breanna Edwards, The Root
Edwards writes: "The mother of Kalief Browder, who killed himself after spending three traumatic years in New York City's Rikers Island jail complex, has died of a 'broken heart,' her lawyer told the New York Daily News Sunday."
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Breanna Edwards, The Root
Edwards writes: "The mother of Kalief Browder, who killed himself after spending three traumatic years in New York City's Rikers Island jail complex, has died of a 'broken heart,' her lawyer told the New York Daily News Sunday."
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Native Americans Are Being Killed by Police at a Higher Rate Than Any Other Group
Stephanie Woodard, In These Times
Woodard writes: "Analysis of CDC data from 1999 to 2014 shows that Native Americans are 3.1 times more likely to be killed by police than white Americans. Yet these killings of Native people go almost entirely unreported by mainstream U.S. media."
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Stephanie Woodard, In These Times
Woodard writes: "Analysis of CDC data from 1999 to 2014 shows that Native Americans are 3.1 times more likely to be killed by police than white Americans. Yet these killings of Native people go almost entirely unreported by mainstream U.S. media."
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The New York Times Just Provided a Massive Platform for Transphobia
Zack Ford, ThinkProgress
Ford writes: "The New York Times published an opinion piece that, on its face, attempted to portray both sides of country's debate over transgender inclusion. In doing so, it took for granted all of the false assumptions made by opponents of transgender equality, doing nothing to debunk them, and thereby reinforcing them."
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Zack Ford, ThinkProgress
Ford writes: "The New York Times published an opinion piece that, on its face, attempted to portray both sides of country's debate over transgender inclusion. In doing so, it took for granted all of the false assumptions made by opponents of transgender equality, doing nothing to debunk them, and thereby reinforcing them."
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National Geographic: 5 Things You Need to Know About the Warming Arctic
Kristin Falzon, EcoWatch
Falzon writes: "As part of his climate change documentary, Before the Flood, Leonardo DiCaprio visited the Arctic with National Geographic explorer-in-residence Dr. Enric Sala to see for himself what is happening in the region. Sala sat down with National Geographic to answer five questions regarding the critical state of Earth's sea ice, and what it means for us."
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Kristin Falzon, EcoWatch
Falzon writes: "As part of his climate change documentary, Before the Flood, Leonardo DiCaprio visited the Arctic with National Geographic explorer-in-residence Dr. Enric Sala to see for himself what is happening in the region. Sala sat down with National Geographic to answer five questions regarding the critical state of Earth's sea ice, and what it means for us."
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