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Andy Borowitz | Puerto Rico Issues Travel Ban on Malignant Narcissists
President Trump. (photo: Evan Vucci/AP)
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Calling the move an 'urgent response to recent unfortunate events,' Puerto Rico has issued a sweeping travel ban on malignant narcissists, effective immediately."
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These Are the Facebook Posts Russia Used to Undermine Hillary Clinton's Campaign
Casey Michel, ThinkProgress
Michel writes: "Russian Facebook and Twitter accounts masqueraded as pro-Trump Americans when they took aim at Clinton."
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Trump's Treasury Secretary Spent $800,000 in Taxpayer Money on Seven Private Flights
Elliot Hannon, Slate
Hannon writes: "Treasury secretaries, like most non-national security Cabinet-level positions, typically fly commercial airlines, other than in unusual circumstances, because of the extreme cost of using a military plane."
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The Trump Administration Has Already Been Rolling Back Gun Regulations
Beth Reinhard and Sari Horwitz, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Donald Trump campaigned as a fierce defender of the Second Amendment and the favored candidate of the National Rifle Association, vowing to undo any actions by President Barack Obama on gun control."
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Trump Guts Requirement That Employer Health Plans Pay for Birth Control
Alison Kodjack, NPR
Kodjack writes: "The Trump administration is rolling back the Obama-era requirement that employer-provided health insurance policies cover birth control methods at no cost to women."
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Are Trump's Efforts to Sabotage Iran Nuclear Deal a Precursor for US War With Iran?
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Goodman reports: "Amid news of the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, we turn now to look at whether President Donald Trump is trying to sabotage the Obama-brokered nuclear agreement with Iran and seek a war with Iran."
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Industry Lawsuits Try to Paint Environmental Activism as Illegal Racket
Nicholas Kusnetz, InsideClimate News
Kusnetz writes: "Logging and pipeline companies are using a new legal tactic to seek damages from Greenpeace and other groups. The long-shot cases are having a chilling effect."
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Here's How to Support Puerto Rico as It Recovers From Devastating Hurricane Maria
Remezcla
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways."
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