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Paul Krugman | Trump's Deadly Narcissism 
Economist Paul Krugman. (photo: Forbes)
Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Krugman writes: "According to a new Quinnipiac poll, a majority of Americans believe that Donald Trump is unfit to be president. That's pretty remarkable. But you have to wonder how much higher the number would be if people really knew what's going on."
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Robert Mueller Subpoenas Associate of the Man Who Hired Michael Flynn as a Lobbyist
Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica
Arnsdorf writes: "The special prosecutor investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election has subpoenaed an associate of Gen. Michael Flynn's Turkish lobbying client. The subpoena, a copy of which was obtained by ProPublica, ordered Sezgin Baran Korkmaz to testify before a grand jury in Washington on Sept. 22."
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General Overseeing Puerto Rico Response Breaks With Trump: We Don't Have Enough Troops or Equipment
Ellen Mitchell, The Hill
Mitchell writes: "The Defense Department has not sent enough troops and vehicles to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico but will soon send more, according to the three-star general newly in charge of coordinating the military response."
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Trump's Head of VA Went on European Trip to Wimbledon With His Wife. Taxpayers Paid for It.
Jack Gillum, Alex Horton, Drew Harwell and Lisa Rein, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Nearly three days into a trip to Europe this past July, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin had attended a Wimbledon championship tennis match, toured Westminster Abbey and taken a cruise on the Thames."
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"I'm Going to Work Until I Die": The New Reality of Old Age in America
Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Richard Dever had swabbed the campground shower stalls and emptied 20 garbage cans, and now he climbed slowly onto a John Deere mower to cut a couple acres of grass."
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Catalonia: Police Threaten to Clear Occupied Polling Stations Amid Government Crackdowns
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Police have warned occupied schools that they will be evicted at 6 a.m. local time on the eve of the referendum in Catalonia to decide its independence."
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Phoenix Will Be Almost Unlivable by 2050 Thanks to Climate Change
Mike Pearl, Vice News
Pearl writes: "Sorry to put such a fine point on this, but even without climate change, Phoenix, Arizona, is already pretty uninhabitable. Don't get me wrong, I spend a fair amount of time there, and I love it—particularly in the fall and winter—but without air-conditioning and refrigeration, it would be unlivable as is. Even with those modern conveniences, the hottest months take their toll on my feeble Southern Californian body and brain."
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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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