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Battle for the House: 100 Days out, Democrats Are on the Brink
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Kilgore writes: "One hundred days from right now, the 2018 midterm elections will finally occur (or conclude, with early voting starting as many as six weeks out in some states). And while all sorts of congressional, state, and local contests will be on the ballot, the struggle for control of the U.S. House remains the marquee match."
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Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Kilgore writes: "One hundred days from right now, the 2018 midterm elections will finally occur (or conclude, with early voting starting as many as six weeks out in some states). And while all sorts of congressional, state, and local contests will be on the ballot, the struggle for control of the U.S. House remains the marquee match."
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Paul Manafort. (photo: Getty Images)
Ex-Trump Aide Paul Manafort Trial in Russia Probe to Begin
Nathan Layne and Karen Freifeld, Reuters
Excerpt: "Paul Manafort on Tuesday will become the first of President Donald Trump's former aides to go on trial, accused of bank and tax fraud by federal investigators probing Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election."
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Nathan Layne and Karen Freifeld, Reuters
Excerpt: "Paul Manafort on Tuesday will become the first of President Donald Trump's former aides to go on trial, accused of bank and tax fraud by federal investigators probing Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election."
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White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the 'alt-right' clash with police as they are forced out of Emancipation Park after the Unite the Right rally was declared an unlawful gathering August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Busting the Myth of Immigrant Crime
Mike Males, YES! Magazine
Males writes: "Trump's White supporters-not immigrants-are bringing lethal drugs, violence, and crime."
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Mike Males, YES! Magazine
Males writes: "Trump's White supporters-not immigrants-are bringing lethal drugs, violence, and crime."
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Roy Moore. (image: Media Pool)
Sacha Baron Cohen's Latest Prank: Using a Fake Pedophile Detector on Roy Moore
Elahe Izadi, The Washington Post
Izadi writes: "Several weeks ago, Moore hinted that he had been tricked by Cohen and blasted Showtime for tricking other conservative politicians and personalities."
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Elahe Izadi, The Washington Post
Izadi writes: "Several weeks ago, Moore hinted that he had been tricked by Cohen and blasted Showtime for tricking other conservative politicians and personalities."
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (photo: Annie Tritt/NYT)
Socialism Is No Longer a Dirty Word in the US - and That's Scary for Some
Arwa Mahdawi, Guardian UK
Mahdawi writes: "Since Trump took power, membership of the Democratic Socialists of America has leapt from 6,000 to 47,000 - and even conservatives are struggling to articulate what is so bad about free education and healthcare."
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Arwa Mahdawi, Guardian UK
Mahdawi writes: "Since Trump took power, membership of the Democratic Socialists of America has leapt from 6,000 to 47,000 - and even conservatives are struggling to articulate what is so bad about free education and healthcare."
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Tamimi's case drew international condemnation. (photo: Nasser Shiyoukhi/AP)
Palestinian Teen Activist Ahed Tamimi Freed From Jail
Jaclynn Ashly, Al Jazeera
Ashly writes: "Palestinian teen activist Ahed Tamimi, whose eight-month sentence for slapping and hitting Israeli soldiers sparked international condemnation, has been released from Israeli prison."
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Jaclynn Ashly, Al Jazeera
Ashly writes: "Palestinian teen activist Ahed Tamimi, whose eight-month sentence for slapping and hitting Israeli soldiers sparked international condemnation, has been released from Israeli prison."
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A polar bear attacked and injured a polar bear guard who was leading tourists off a cruise ship on the Svalbard archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The polar bear was shot dead by another employee, the cruise company said. (photo: Gustav Busch Arntsen/AP)
Polar Bear Shot Dead After Attacking Cruise Ship Guard, Raising Questions of Arctic Tourism
Gabriela Saldivia, NPR
Saldivia writes: "On Saturday, the MS Bremen cruise ship landed on the island and polar bear guards went ashore to survey the land. Then a polar bear unexpectedly attacked one of the guards, a spokesperson for the ship operator Hapag-Lloyd Cruises told The Associated Press, and 'in an act of self defense' another guard shot the polar bear."
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Gabriela Saldivia, NPR
Saldivia writes: "On Saturday, the MS Bremen cruise ship landed on the island and polar bear guards went ashore to survey the land. Then a polar bear unexpectedly attacked one of the guards, a spokesperson for the ship operator Hapag-Lloyd Cruises told The Associated Press, and 'in an act of self defense' another guard shot the polar bear."
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