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Andy Borowitz | Iraq Offers to Help Establish Democracy in North Carolina 
Voters lineup to cast their ballots. (photo: Logan Cyrus/AFP)
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "The government of Iraq announced on Tuesday that it would seek to build an international coalition to establish democracy in the state of North Carolina."
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A contractor working for Republican Mark Harris’ campaign has been accused of collecting and filling out hundreds of voters’ absentee ballots. (photo: Chuck Burton/AP)
A contractor working for Republican Mark Harris’ campaign has been accused of collecting and filling out hundreds of voters’ absentee ballots. (photo: Chuck Burton/AP)

The North Carolina Election Fraud Investigation: What We Know and What Could Come Next
Philip Bump, The Washington Post
Bump writes: "What's particularly remarkable about the fraud investigation unfolding in North Carolina, centered on the results of the state's 9th Congressional District contest last month, is how quickly the alleged effort to collect absentee ballots from voters and possibly alter or destroy them came to light."
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Rep. Barbara Lee (second from left) marches with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelos (third from left) and other congresswomen during the Women’s March on January 20, 2018. (photo: Getty)
Rep. Barbara Lee (second from left) marches with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelos (third from left) and other congresswomen during the Women’s March on January 20, 2018. (photo: Getty)

Barbara Lee Is a Progressive Icon in the House - and She's About to Join Democratic Leadership
Ella Nilsen, Vox
Nilsen writes: "Nancy Pelosi has created a third co-chair of the Steering and Policy Committee, and named Lee to fill the position."
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Jeffery Epstein. (photo: Rick Friedman/Getty)
Jeffery Epstein. (photo: Rick Friedman/Getty)

Jeffrey Epstein and the Decline of the American Experiment
T.A. Frank, Vanity Fair
Frank writes: "Jeffrey Epstein's enablers weren't a handful of Palm Beach rogues."
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Police officers gathered outside the California State Capitol, in Sacramento, after several people were stabbed during clashes between white supremacists holding a permitted rally and counterprotesters on Sunday. (photo: Max Whittaker/Reuters)
Police officers gathered outside the California State Capitol, in Sacramento, after several people were stabbed during clashes between white supremacists holding a permitted rally and counterprotesters on Sunday. (photo: Max Whittaker/Reuters)

California Police Fail to Charge Neo-Nazis for Stabbing Anti-Fascist Protesters, Instead Charge the Protesters
Sam Levin, Guardian UK
Levin writes: "California law enforcement pursued criminal charges against eight anti-fascist activists who were stabbed or beaten at a neo-Nazi rally while failing to prosecute anyone for the knife attacks against them."
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Trump hotel. (photo: Drew Angerer/Getty)
Trump hotel. (photo: Drew Angerer/Getty)

Trump Organization Showered With Subpoenas in Emolument Lawsuit
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Attorney generals from Maryland and Washington D.C. in the United States have issued a flurry of 30 subpoenas to the Trump Organization Inc, the U.S. president Donald Trump's privately owned real estate company, and other related corporate entities Tuesday."
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The axolotl recently won a contest for an emoji to represent Mexico city. (photo: Paul Starosta/Getty)
The axolotl recently won a contest for an emoji to represent Mexico city. (photo: Paul Starosta/Getty)

Axolotls in Crisis: The Fight to Save the 'Water Monster' of Mexico City
Alan Grabinsky, Guardian UK
Grabinsky writes: "The city's floating gardens are a prime party spot - but pollution has driven the axolotl population to the verge of extinction. Can a radical plan save them?"
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