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08 October 19
Sanders Unveils Plan to Stop Corporate Donations to Dem Convention
Simon Lewis, Reuters
Lewis writes: "U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Monday proposed overturning rules on money in elections, as the Democratic presidential contender pledged to 'transform our political system by rejecting the influence of big corporate money.'"
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Simon Lewis, Reuters
Lewis writes: "U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Monday proposed overturning rules on money in elections, as the Democratic presidential contender pledged to 'transform our political system by rejecting the influence of big corporate money.'"
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Impeachment played a role in Andrew Johnson leaving office by weakening him politically. (photo: Matthew Brady/Library of Congress)
Impeachment Is the Right Call Even if the Senate Keeps President Trump in Office
Gregory P. Downs, The Washington Post
Downs writes: "If the presence of a trial disciplines Trump to stop encouraging foreign interference in U.S. elections and to start curtailing his destabilizing rhetoric, impeachment will have been worth it."
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Gregory P. Downs, The Washington Post
Downs writes: "If the presence of a trial disciplines Trump to stop encouraging foreign interference in U.S. elections and to start curtailing his destabilizing rhetoric, impeachment will have been worth it."
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In this Sept. 24, 2019 photo, Joshua Brown answers questions from Assistant District Attorney LaQuita Long while testifying during the murder trial of Amber Guyger, in the death of Botham Jean. Now, Brown has been killed, shot to death Oct. 4, 2019. (photo: Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News/AP)
Joshua Brown, the Witness Killed After Testifying Against Amber Guyger, Had Been Set to Speak Up Again for Botham Jean
Dara Sharif, The Root
Sharif writes: "The Jean family's attorney says Brown had been set to testify for the family in their suit against the police department."
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Dara Sharif, The Root
Sharif writes: "The Jean family's attorney says Brown had been set to testify for the family in their suit against the police department."
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Hands typing on a computer keyboard. (photo: hamburg_berlin/Shutterstock)
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California Makes 'Deepfake' Videos Illegal, but Law May Be Hard to Enforce
Kari Paul, Guardian UK
Paul writes: "California's governor, Gavin Newsom, on Thursday signed legislation that makes it illegal to create or distribute videos, images, or audio of politicians doctored to resemble real footage within 60 days of an election."
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Kari Paul, Guardian UK
Paul writes: "California's governor, Gavin Newsom, on Thursday signed legislation that makes it illegal to create or distribute videos, images, or audio of politicians doctored to resemble real footage within 60 days of an election."
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As the Trump administration clamps down on most traffic at the southern border, U.S. immigration agencies have done little to stop the stream of Mexicans using their B-1/B-2 visas to visit plasma centers. (photo: Evangeline Gallagher/ProPublica)
Pharmaceutical Companies Are Luring Mexicans Across the US Border to Donate Blood Plasma
Stefanie Dodt, Jan Lukas Strozyk, and Dara Lind, ProPublica and ARD German TV
Excerpt: "Every week, thousands of Mexicans cross the border into the U.S. on temporary visas to sell their blood plasma to profit-making pharmaceutical companies that lure them with Facebook ads."
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Stefanie Dodt, Jan Lukas Strozyk, and Dara Lind, ProPublica and ARD German TV
Excerpt: "Every week, thousands of Mexicans cross the border into the U.S. on temporary visas to sell their blood plasma to profit-making pharmaceutical companies that lure them with Facebook ads."
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Rohingya children. (photo: VOA)
UN, NGOs Accused of Bungling Effort to Educate Rohingya Children
Clare Hammond and Victoria Milko, Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Two years we have been living in the camp with no access to education, why is this?"
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Clare Hammond and Victoria Milko, Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Two years we have been living in the camp with no access to education, why is this?"
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Extreme heat waves are frequently cited as one of the most direct effects of man-made climate change. (photo: WLFI)
How Extreme Weather Threatens People With Disabilities
Samantha Harrington, Yale Climate Connections
Harrington writes: "According to the CDC, one in four American adults, or 61 million people, live with a disability. For many, high temperatures can be a major challenge."
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Samantha Harrington, Yale Climate Connections
Harrington writes: "According to the CDC, one in four American adults, or 61 million people, live with a disability. For many, high temperatures can be a major challenge."
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