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Gitmo Judge Convicts US General - Because He Stood Up for Detainee Rights
Spencer Ackerman, The Daily Beast
Ackerman writes: "The Guantanamo Bay military tribunals on Wednesday won their first conviction without a plea deal since 2008. Only it wasn't a terrorist who was convicted - it was a one-star Marine general sticking up for the rights of the accused to have a fair trial."
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Spencer Ackerman, The Daily Beast
Ackerman writes: "The Guantanamo Bay military tribunals on Wednesday won their first conviction without a plea deal since 2008. Only it wasn't a terrorist who was convicted - it was a one-star Marine general sticking up for the rights of the accused to have a fair trial."
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"You Can't Go Any Lower": Trump Is Apoplectic As Allies Fear Impeachment
Gabriel Sherman, Vanity Fair
Sherman writes: "Until now, Robert Mueller has haunted Donald Trump's White House as a hovering, mostly unseen menace. But by securing indictments of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, and a surprise guilty plea from foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, Mueller announced loudly that the Russia investigation poses an existential threat to the president."
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Gabriel Sherman, Vanity Fair
Sherman writes: "Until now, Robert Mueller has haunted Donald Trump's White House as a hovering, mostly unseen menace. But by securing indictments of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, and a surprise guilty plea from foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, Mueller announced loudly that the Russia investigation poses an existential threat to the president."
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Facebook, Google and Twitter Grilled by Congress Over Russian Meddling
Issie Lapowski, Wired
Lapowski writes: "On their second day in Capitol Hill, lawyers from Facebook, Twitter, and Google took a bipartisan beating as they faced tough questions about the role their platforms played in Russian attempts to divide the American electorate."
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Issie Lapowski, Wired
Lapowski writes: "On their second day in Capitol Hill, lawyers from Facebook, Twitter, and Google took a bipartisan beating as they faced tough questions about the role their platforms played in Russian attempts to divide the American electorate."
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Lawyers Sue to Demand Release of Undocumented Child With Cerebral Palsy
John Burnett, NPR
Burnett writes: "Lawyers for an undocumented 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy have filed a federal lawsuit demanding the government release her from a children's shelter."
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John Burnett, NPR
Burnett writes: "Lawyers for an undocumented 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy have filed a federal lawsuit demanding the government release her from a children's shelter."
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The Culture of Male Silence: Men Treat Sexual Assault Like America Treats White Supremacy
Michael Harriot, The Root
Harriot writes: "I don't like groupthink, millennially correct phrases like 'safe spaces' and 'microaggressions,' and so I don't use the term 'rape culture.' But I realize we live in a society that doesn't just perpetuate sexism but promotes sexual assault with a culture of silence. And just as with racism, that willingness to turn our heads and not condemn sexual assault is an implicit signal that it is OK."
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Michael Harriot, The Root
Harriot writes: "I don't like groupthink, millennially correct phrases like 'safe spaces' and 'microaggressions,' and so I don't use the term 'rape culture.' But I realize we live in a society that doesn't just perpetuate sexism but promotes sexual assault with a culture of silence. And just as with racism, that willingness to turn our heads and not condemn sexual assault is an implicit signal that it is OK."
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World Votes to Lift Blockade on Cuba as US, Israel Vote 'No'
teleSUR
Excerpt: "The U.N. General Assembly has voted 191 to 2 for the lifting of the U.S. blockade on Cuba as the United States and Israel were the only countries to vote against the resolution."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "The U.N. General Assembly has voted 191 to 2 for the lifting of the U.S. blockade on Cuba as the United States and Israel were the only countries to vote against the resolution."
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Scott Pruitt Just Blocked Expert Scientists From EPA Advisory Boards
Eric Holthaus, Grist
Holthaus writes: "Scott Pruitt just blocked expert scientists from EPA advisory boards. Citing the risk of conflicts of interest, the EPA administrator instituted a sweeping change to the agency's core system of advisory panels on Tuesday by barring scientists who receive EPA grants from membership."
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Eric Holthaus, Grist
Holthaus writes: "Scott Pruitt just blocked expert scientists from EPA advisory boards. Citing the risk of conflicts of interest, the EPA administrator instituted a sweeping change to the agency's core system of advisory panels on Tuesday by barring scientists who receive EPA grants from membership."
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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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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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