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How Berkeley Became Epicenter of Violent Trump Clashes 
Protesters clash during a Berkeley rally on Saturday. (photo: David Butow/LA Times) 
Paige St. John and Shelby Grad, The Los Angeles Times 
Excerpt: "Berkeley is one of America's most liberal cities, with a long history of left-wing activism. Trump supporters used the city as a setting for a Patriots Day rally Saturday. But the situation goes beyond protests and counter-protests." 
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ICE Immigration Arrests of Noncriminals Double Under Trump 
Maria Sacchetti, The Washington Post 
Sacchetti writes: "Immigration arrests rose 32.6 percent in the first weeks of the Trump administration, with newly empowered federal agents intensifying their pursuit of not just undocumented immigrants with criminal records, but also thousands of illegal immigrants who have been otherwise law-abiding." 
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Democrats Think They Can Ride Trump Fury to a Congressional Takeover 
Alex Roarty, McClatchy DC 
Roarty writes: "Democrats need more voters like Sandi Strasberg if they want to avoid another shellacking. For nearly 20 years, this loyal Democrat did what most of them do: She went to the voting booth only for presidential contests and ignored everything from congressional elections to governor's races." 
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United Employees Can No Longer Displace Boarded Passengers 
Chas Danner, New York Magazine 
Danner writes: "United Airlines has confirmed that it has changed its company policy regarding the displacement of boarded passengers. The new policy states that no United employee can travel on a flight if their seat has not been booked one hour before the flight." 
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When Native Americans Were Slain for Oil 
Lewis Beale, The Daily Beast 
Beale writes: "In an interview, the author of 'The Lost City of Z' looks at his new book examining the casual and systematic murder of Osage Indians in Oklahoma by whites who wanted oil leases." 
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Turkey's Erdogan Declares Referendum Victory, Opponents Plan Challenge 
Tuvan Gumrukcu and Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters 
Excerpt: "President Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in a referendum on Sunday to grant him sweeping powers in the biggest overhaul of modern Turkish politics, but opponents said the vote was marred by irregularities and they would challenge its result." 
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4 Former EPA Chiefs Speak Out Against Trump Administration 
The Climate Reality Project, EcoWatch 
Excerpt: "Four former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrators were appointed by four different presidents-two Democrats and two Republicans. So, what could they have in common? All of them have spoken out against the current administration's environmental policies." 
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