05 August 17 PM
Al Gore: 'It's Time to Get Rid of the Electoral College'
Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly
Romano writes: “On HBO’s Real Time Friday night, Bill Maher reminded his guest, Al Gore, of something the former vice president said regarding climate change: “We have to, if we’re going to fix climate, we have to fix our democracy first."
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly
Romano writes: “On HBO’s Real Time Friday night, Bill Maher reminded his guest, Al Gore, of something the former vice president said regarding climate change: “We have to, if we’re going to fix climate, we have to fix our democracy first."
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Sessions Suggests It's Time to Send Some Journalists to Jail
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: “'This nation must end this culture of leaks,' Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Friday — seemingly unaware that government officials have used leaks to undermine their political rivals at least since Alexander Hamilton deployed similar tactics against Thomas Jefferson."
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Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: “'This nation must end this culture of leaks,' Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Friday — seemingly unaware that government officials have used leaks to undermine their political rivals at least since Alexander Hamilton deployed similar tactics against Thomas Jefferson."
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Mueller's Grand Jury: What It Means
Jonathan Easley, The Hill
Easley writes: “The news that special counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury has shaken Washington, fueling speculation that the investigation into Russian election meddling is growing in scope and seriousness."
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill
Easley writes: “The news that special counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury has shaken Washington, fueling speculation that the investigation into Russian election meddling is growing in scope and seriousness."
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There Are Now US Troops on the Ground in Yemen
Thomas Gibbons-Neff, The Washington Post
Gibbons-Neff writes: “A contingent of U.S. troops is involved in a Yemeni operation to push al-Qaeda militants from one of their key strongholds in central Yemen, the Pentagon said Friday."
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff, The Washington Post
Gibbons-Neff writes: “A contingent of U.S. troops is involved in a Yemeni operation to push al-Qaeda militants from one of their key strongholds in central Yemen, the Pentagon said Friday."
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WikiLeaks Reveals 'Dumbo': A CIA Tool to Hack PC Cameras and Microphones
teleSUR
Excerpt: “In a press release published Thursday, WikiLeaks revealed the CIA's hacking tool, ‘Dumbo,’ which allows agents to manipulate Microsoft Window's webcams, microphones, and other devices from thousands of miles away."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: “In a press release published Thursday, WikiLeaks revealed the CIA's hacking tool, ‘Dumbo,’ which allows agents to manipulate Microsoft Window's webcams, microphones, and other devices from thousands of miles away."
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Kenya Election 2017: Threat of Another Violent Vote Looms After a Decade of Injustice
Tom Odula, Independent
Odula writes: “Jane keeps the well-worn sarong wrap neatly folded in her home in a Nairobi slum, a memento of a life-altering event a decade ago. She was draped with it after two policemen raped her and left her to rioters the officers had been deployed to stop during deadly post-election violence."
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Tom Odula, Independent
Odula writes: “Jane keeps the well-worn sarong wrap neatly folded in her home in a Nairobi slum, a memento of a life-altering event a decade ago. She was draped with it after two policemen raped her and left her to rioters the officers had been deployed to stop during deadly post-election violence."
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It’s Official: US Confirms Paris Climate Deal Withdrawal to UN
Associated Press
Excerpt: “The Trump administration on Friday officially told the United Nations that the U.S. intends to pull out of the 2015 Paris climate pact."
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Associated Press
Excerpt: “The Trump administration on Friday officially told the United Nations that the U.S. intends to pull out of the 2015 Paris climate pact."
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