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Matt Taibbi | DA Who Dropped Fraud Case Against Trump Kids Did Opposite With Immigrant Family 
The Trump siblings, plus Eric and Tiffany. (photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "A big story hit the news this week after a joint investigation by ProPublica, WNYC and The New Yorker. Reporters Andrea Bernstein, Jesse Eisenger, Justin Elliott and Ilya Marritz discovered that Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance dropped a potential felony fraud case against Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr., before a campaign contribution made to Vance."
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The Trump-Russia Dossier: Here's What It Tells Us
Jason Le Miere, Newsweek
Le Miere writes: "Nine months after the publication of an explosive and salacious dossier detailing allegations of collusion between President Donald Trump and Russia, its claims - though largely unverified and vehemently denied by those involved - are the subject of intense scrutiny. Indeed, the investigation into the document compiled by a former British intelligence operative, Christopher Steele, has only increased in scale."
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Report: FBI Launches COINTELPRO 2.0, Targeting 'Black Identity Extremists'
Anne Branigin, The Root
Branigin writes: "Raise your hand if you identify as a 'black identity extremist.' Matter of fact, raise your hand if you've ever even heard of the term 'black identity extremist.'"
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The Final JFK Assassination Files Are Due for Release. Will Trump Allow It?
Eli Watkins, CNN
Watkins writes: "More than 50 years after President John F. Kennedy was slain in full view of the world, the final government documents about his death are set for release."
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The Trump Administration Just Attacked Birth Control Access
David S. Cohen, Rolling Stone
Cohen writes: "Thanks to the Obamacare mandate that insurance plans cover contraception, women and families across the country are paying less in out-of-pocket health care costs, and the rates of both unintended pregnancies and abortions are down."
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'Scared and Starving': Trapped Rohingya Plead for Help
Zaheena Rasheed and Adil Sakhawat, Al Jazeera
Rasheed and Sakhawat write: "Rohingya trapped inside Myanmar say thousands are starving and in need of medical care in northern Rakhine State, where a half-million majority Muslim ethnic Rohingya have fled an army crackdown and communal violence."
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Standing Rock: One Year Later
Liz Blood, Sierra Club
Blood writes: "A little over a year ago, Morgun Frejo, a member of the Pawnee, Otoe-Missouria, Navajo nations, began camping at Oceti Sakowin at Standing Rock. The Missouri River is sacred to both his Pawnee and Otoe-Missouria tribes and Frejo recalls elders in both tribes telling him stories of its importance as a child."
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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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