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Barbara McQuade | If Flynn Is Cooperating With Mueller, Then Case Against Trump Gets Much More Serious
Barbara McQuade, The Daily Beast
McQuade writes: "The report by The New York Times that Michael Flynn has withdrawn from a joint defense agreement with President Donald Trump might indicate that he is cooperating with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. If so, this could be a significant turning point in the investigation."
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Barbara McQuade, The Daily Beast
McQuade writes: "The report by The New York Times that Michael Flynn has withdrawn from a joint defense agreement with President Donald Trump might indicate that he is cooperating with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. If so, this could be a significant turning point in the investigation."
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Confusion as Trump and Outgoing Director Pick Leaders for Consumer Protection Bureau
Ken Sweet, Associated Press
Sweet writes: "The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resigned Friday and named his own successor, leading to an open conflict with President Donald Trump - who announced a different person as acting head of the agency later in the day."
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Ken Sweet, Associated Press
Sweet writes: "The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resigned Friday and named his own successor, leading to an open conflict with President Donald Trump - who announced a different person as acting head of the agency later in the day."
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FCC Net Neutrality Process 'Corrupted' by Fake Comments and Vanishing Consumer Complaints, Officials Say
Brian Fung, The Washington Post
Fung writes: "As the Federal Communications Commission prepares to dismantle its net neutrality rules for Internet providers, a mounting backlash from agency critics is zeroing in on what they say are thousands of fake or automated comments submitted to the FCC that unfairly skewed the policymaking process."
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Brian Fung, The Washington Post
Fung writes: "As the Federal Communications Commission prepares to dismantle its net neutrality rules for Internet providers, a mounting backlash from agency critics is zeroing in on what they say are thousands of fake or automated comments submitted to the FCC that unfairly skewed the policymaking process."
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Whitefish Energy Won't Finish Its Work in Puerto Rico Until It's Paid $83 Million
Kate Yoder, Grist
Excerpt: "After Puerto Rico canceled its controversial contract with the small Montana company last month, Whitefish had agreed to continue repairs on the island's devastated grid until Nov. 30. But on Monday, the company paused work 10 days early. According to Whitefish, PREPA, Puerto Rico's government-owned utility, owed it $83 million."
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Kate Yoder, Grist
Excerpt: "After Puerto Rico canceled its controversial contract with the small Montana company last month, Whitefish had agreed to continue repairs on the island's devastated grid until Nov. 30. But on Monday, the company paused work 10 days early. According to Whitefish, PREPA, Puerto Rico's government-owned utility, owed it $83 million."
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How the Rich Stay Rich
Doug Henwood, Jacobin
Henwood writes: "In early November, over thirteen million documents from the Bermuda-based law firm Appleby were released to the public. Known as the Paradise Papers, these documents detail a vast effort to shield the wealth of some of the world's richest people from the tax authorities, as well as creditors and estranged family members."
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Doug Henwood, Jacobin
Henwood writes: "In early November, over thirteen million documents from the Bermuda-based law firm Appleby were released to the public. Known as the Paradise Papers, these documents detail a vast effort to shield the wealth of some of the world's richest people from the tax authorities, as well as creditors and estranged family members."
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Starved, 'Mutilated' and Blackmailed Migrants Auctioned Off as Slaves by Smugglers in Libya
Lara Rebello, International Business Times
Rebello writes: "Slave markets are springing up across Libya trading impoverished African migrants who have arrived on the Mediterranean coast dreaming of a new life in Europe. A new investigation has revealed people are being sold as modern-day slaves for as little as £300 ($400)."
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Lara Rebello, International Business Times
Rebello writes: "Slave markets are springing up across Libya trading impoverished African migrants who have arrived on the Mediterranean coast dreaming of a new life in Europe. A new investigation has revealed people are being sold as modern-day slaves for as little as £300 ($400)."
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Five Things to Watch in the New Keystone Fight
Devin Henry, The Hill
Henry writes: "Nebraska's approval of the Keystone XL pipeline was a key step in supporters' years-long fight to build the controversial project."
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Devin Henry, The Hill
Henry writes: "Nebraska's approval of the Keystone XL pipeline was a key step in supporters' years-long fight to build the controversial project."
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