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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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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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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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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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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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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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15 September 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WE NEED A FEW DONORS WHO BELIEVE THIS CAN BE BETTER - Reader Supported News has exceeded all expectations. The funding however is a long range nightmare. Using this formula we will never be rich. It’s just not a process designed for wealth accumulation. The object is "stability" and adequate funds to fight for what we fight for every day. We have to turn the fundraising around. It’s imperative. A few committed individuals is all it will take to make RSN great. Be a part of this. It is working. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer | A Sexual-Misconduct Allegation Against Brett Kavanaugh Stirs Tension Among Democrats in Congress  Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer, The New Yorker Excerpt: "On Thursday, Senate Democrats disclosed that they had referred a complaint regarding President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, to the F.B.I. for investigation." READ MORE A Honduran family stands next to the border fence after they turned themselves in to Border Patrol agents. (photo: John Moore/Getty Images) US Government Accused of 'Devastating Damage' to Families Separated at Border Amanda Holpuch, Guardian UK Holpuch writes: "Children who won't leave their parents' side. Parents tormenting themselves every night for not having been able to stop their children being torn away by border patrol agents. This is what's left behind months after the Trump administration cancelled its family separation policy." READ MORE A woman tries to walk out from her house after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in Salinas, Puerto Rico. (photo: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters) The Perfect Storm: How Climate Change and Wall Street Almost Killed Puerto Rico Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone Goodell writes: "Puerto Rico has not recovered. In fact, it's arguably as close to collapse as it has ever been." READ MORE Allison Jean, left, mother of Botham Jean, stands alongside Botham's brother Brandt Jean, his sister Allisa Charles-Findley and attorney Benjamin Crump. (photo: Ryan Tarinelli/AP) Mother of Dallas Man Killed by Officer in Own Home Disgusted at 'Smear' Effort Associated Press Excerpt: "The mother of a man killed in his own apartment by a Dallas police officer has expressed disgust that reports have surfaced indicating that investigators found a small amount of marijuana in her son's home." READ MORE Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. (photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images) Betsy DeVos' Delay of Student Protections Was Illegal, Per Federal Judge Ruling Casey Quinlan, ThinkProgress Quinlan writes: "A federal judge ruled Wednesday that actions taken by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to stall protections for defrauded students were illegal." READ MORE A soldier in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Honduras: Berta Caceres' Alleged Murderers Go on Trial Monday teleSUR Excerpt: "The trial of eight people suspect of murdering the indigenous environmental activist Berta Caceres will start on Monday in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, and prosecutors are being accused of intentionally hiding evidence." READ MORE Without J50, the population is now down to 74 members - their numbers reached nearly 100 in 1995 - and many of its existing female members are nearing the age where they will no longer be able to reproduce. (photo: Nienke van Geel Hebridean/Take Part) 'What Extinction Looks Like': A Young Orca's Presumed Death Cuts Endangered Whale Population to 74 Allyson Chiu, The Washington Post Chiu writes: "'J50 is missing and now presumed dead,' according to a news release from the Center for Whale Research." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation