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Robert Reich | Russia's Interference in Our Election Was an Unprecedented Attack on Our Democracy
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook
Reich writes: "Facebook today announced that it's turning over information on 3,000 political advertisements bought through Russian accounts to congressional investigators."
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Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook
Reich writes: "Facebook today announced that it's turning over information on 3,000 political advertisements bought through Russian accounts to congressional investigators."
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Tom Price Sure Knows a Lot About Waste, Fraud and Abuse
Editorial, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "In recent years, few members of Congress were as outspoken as Republican Tom Price on the urgent need to bring discipline to what he called Washington's 'reckless spending.' It seems Mr. Price, formerly a congressman from suburban Atlanta and now secretary of health and human services, was studying that culture all too carefully."
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Editorial, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "In recent years, few members of Congress were as outspoken as Republican Tom Price on the urgent need to bring discipline to what he called Washington's 'reckless spending.' It seems Mr. Price, formerly a congressman from suburban Atlanta and now secretary of health and human services, was studying that culture all too carefully."
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Facebook's Ad Scandal Isn't a 'Fail,' It's a Feature
Zeynep Tufekci, The New York Times
"What does it take to advertise on Facebook to people who openly call themselves 'Jew haters' and want to know 'how to burn Jews'? About $10 and 15 minutes, according to what the investigative nonprofit ProPublica recently uncovered."
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Zeynep Tufekci, The New York Times
"What does it take to advertise on Facebook to people who openly call themselves 'Jew haters' and want to know 'how to burn Jews'? About $10 and 15 minutes, according to what the investigative nonprofit ProPublica recently uncovered."
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LeBron James Hits Trump: White House Visits Were an Honor 'Until You Showed Up!'
Brandon Carter, The Hill
Carter writes: "NBA star LeBron James called President Trump a 'bum' on Saturday after Trump said Stephen Curry was no longer welcome at the White House following the Golden State Warriors' championship victory."
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Brandon Carter, The Hill
Carter writes: "NBA star LeBron James called President Trump a 'bum' on Saturday after Trump said Stephen Curry was no longer welcome at the White House following the Golden State Warriors' championship victory."
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The Trump Administration Is Looking to Make It Easier to Conduct Drone Assassinations
Hina Shamsi, ACLU
Shamsi writes: "The Trump administration is reportedly poised to kill more people in more countries around the world, from Nigeria to the Philippines."
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Hina Shamsi, ACLU
Shamsi writes: "The Trump administration is reportedly poised to kill more people in more countries around the world, from Nigeria to the Philippines."
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Puerto Rico's Weak Infrastructure Creates Big Challenges for Recovery
Laurel Wamsley, NPR
Wamsley writes: "Well before this year's series of historically powerful hurricanes, Puerto Rico already had a notoriously fickle power supply and crushing debt - the power authority effectively declared bankruptcy in July. Power outages were routine, even in cities. Then came Hurricane Maria."
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Laurel Wamsley, NPR
Wamsley writes: "Well before this year's series of historically powerful hurricanes, Puerto Rico already had a notoriously fickle power supply and crushing debt - the power authority effectively declared bankruptcy in July. Power outages were routine, even in cities. Then came Hurricane Maria."
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Noisy, but That's Not All: Leaf Blowers Flagged as Polluters, Possible Health Threat
Stuart Silverstein and Anna Boiko-Weyrauch, McClatchy
Excerpt: "The small off-road engines category is giving the auto a run for its money as a source of emissions that lead to smog, in part because cars burn gasoline much more cleanly than they once did. In one comparison, California officials say the contamination from running a top-selling leaf blower for just one hour matches the emissions from driving a 2016 Toyota Camry for 1,100 miles, the distance from Los Angeles to Denver."
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Stuart Silverstein and Anna Boiko-Weyrauch, McClatchy
Excerpt: "The small off-road engines category is giving the auto a run for its money as a source of emissions that lead to smog, in part because cars burn gasoline much more cleanly than they once did. In one comparison, California officials say the contamination from running a top-selling leaf blower for just one hour matches the emissions from driving a 2016 Toyota Camry for 1,100 miles, the distance from Los Angeles to Denver."
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