Thursday, April 6, 2017

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Nunes Will Recuses Himself From Trump Russia Probe 
Representative Devin Nunes, Republican of California. (photo: Gabriella Demczuk/The New York Times) 
Karoun Demirjian, The Washington Post 
Demirjian writes: "House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) temporarily recused himself Thursday from all matters related to the committee's ongoing probe into Russia's interference in the presidential election, as House investigators look into ethics allegations against him."
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Senate Poised for Historic Clash Over Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch 
Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post 
O'Keefe writes: "The Senate is set for a historic clash Thursday over the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court in a showdown that could bring a fundamental change in the chamber's rules." 
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New Bill Would Outlaw Warrantless Phone Searches at the Border 
Tal Kopan, CNN 
Kopan writes: "A new bipartisan bill would prevent Americans' electronic devices from being searched at the border without a warrant, a response to an increase in such electronic searches." 
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A Chicago Cop Is Accused of Framing 51 People for Murder. Now, the Fight for Justice. 
Melissa Segura, BuzzFeed 
Segura writes: "Here's the easy story of Guevara: It's the tale of one allegedly rogue cop accused by at least 51 people of framing them for murders from the 1980s through the early 2000s in the rough-and-tumble Humboldt Park section of Chicago." 
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Landlords Are Using ICE Threats to Evict Tenants 
Kriston Capps, City Lab 
Caps writes: "Housing lawyers are reporting a troubling trend: Landlords exploiting the growing fear of immigration authorities to evict tenants, raise rents, and clear residents from gentrifying neighborhoods." 
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Hundreds of Abortion Rights Activists Rally at Texas Capitol Against Restrictions 
Jon Herskovitz, Reuters 
Herskovitz writes: "Hundreds of abortion rights activists rallied at the Texas Capitol on Wednesday, saying a raft of proposed legislation placing restrictions on the procedure in the most populous Republican-controlled state would endanger millions of women." 
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Thousands of Pollution Deaths Worldwide Linked to Western Consumers - Study 
Hannah Devlin, Guardian UK 
Devlin writes: "Western consumers who buy cheap imported toys, clothes and mobile phones are indirectly contributing to tens of thousands of pollution-related deaths in the countries where the goods are produced, according to a landmark study." 
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