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Charles Pierce | So It Turns Out He Was Talking About a Metaphorical Wall
President Trump. (photo: Alex Brandon/AP)
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "Before breakfast on Thursday morning, on the signature issue of his campaign, the president* undermined everyone who ever supported him, the Republican congressional majorities, the Democratic congressional minorities, and himself, twice."
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Former St. Louis Police Officer Found Not Guilty in Murder Trial
Mark Berman and Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Crowds of demonstrators began to march in the St. Louis region on Friday following the acquittal of a white former police officer who was charged with murder last year for fatally shooting a black driver after a car chase and then accused by prosecutors of planting a gun on the victim."
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The Hate Report: Boy, 8, Victim of Attempted Lynching in New Hampshire
Will Carless and Aaron Sankin, Reveal
Excerpt: "This is only the latest high-profile, apparently racially charged hate incident involving a minor to make headlines recently."
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The Remarkable Story of Michelle Jones' Redemption and Harvard's Cowardice
Andrew Spear, The Marshall Project
Spear writes: "Michelle Jones was released last month after serving more than two decades in an Indiana prison for the murder of her 4-year-old son. The very next day, she arrived at New York University, a promising Ph.D. student in American studies."
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President Trump Is Poised to Slash the Number of Refugees in the US, Replaying the Worst of Our History
Cecillia Wang, ACLU
Wang writes: "In coming days, President Trump is expected to announce the maximum number of refugees the United States will accept in the next fiscal year. Trump may cap the number at 50,000 or even lower, The New York Times has reported - fewer than any year since the beginning of the modern refugee resettlement program in 1980."
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A Message to the World From Noor Kajol, a Rohingya
Katie Arnold and Noor Kajol, Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "We had to flee our homes because the military started shooting us. I was inside the house with my father when they shot him through the window."
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90 Companies Helped Cause the Climate Crisis - They Should Pay for It
Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine
Van Gelder writes: "The companies responsible for the climate crisis should cover the costs of fighting wildfires and recovering from hurricanes."
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How to Donate to Hurricane Victims and Avoid Scams
Jacey Fortin, The New York Times
Fortin writes: "As Hurricane Irma batters its way through the Caribbean and up toward southern Florida, here is a guide to how you can help the people it affects."
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