RSN: The Pentagon Blew $43 Million on 'the World's Most Expensive Gas Station', Dr. Ben Carson Fears for His Life From Militant Liberals, Sean Penn Calls Paris Climate Talks 'Last Great Hope'

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Cenk Uygur | Dr. Ben Carson Fears for His Life From Militant Liberals 
 
Cenk Uygur, Informed Comment 
Uygur writes: "Ben Carson has asked for Secret Service protection. He believes secular progressive hoards are coming to destroy him." 
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Willie Nelson's Crusade to Stop Big Pot 
Wil S. Hylton, New York Magazine 
Hylton writes: "The two largest marijuana companies for now - Privateer Holdings, the Bob Marley label, and Diego Pellicer, the would-be Starbucks - have both embarked on long-term strategies to develop massive growing operations, while also maintaining a short-term caution in light of the federal ban." 
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The Pentagon Blew $43 Million on 'the World's Most Expensive Gas Station' 
Avi Asher-Schapiro, Vice News 
Asher-Schapiro writes: "Somewhere in Sheberghan, a medium-sized Afghan city in the northern province of Jowzjan, lies a simple gas station with just a handful of pumps. The humble facility, which was supposed to provide cheap natural gas to local Afghan drivers, cost $43 million to build - and the US Department of Defense footed the bill." 
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Obama Will Order Federal Government to 'Ban the Box' 
Carimah Townes, Think Progress 
Townes writes: "In order to remove barriers to employment for the formerly incarcerated, President Obama will order federal employers to 'ban the box' in the early stages of the application and hiring process. Monday's announcement is the result of mounting pressure from legal groups and former inmates." 
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UN: One Journalist Is Killed Every 5 Days in the Line of Duty 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "Approximately one journalist is killed each week in the line of duty, according to figures by the United Nations, which were released as the world marks the second International Day to End Impunity Against Journalists this Monday, which this year is centered on highlighting the growing atrocities and threats to freedom of speech, information dissemination and democracy around the globe." 
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Post Turkey Elections: Violations, Clashes, Arrests in Kurdish Cities 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "Various electoral violations, detentions and police attacks marred voting day in Kurdish cities across Turkey on Sunday, with lower voter turnout than expected and fewer votes for the pro-Kurdish HDP party than in June." 
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Sean Penn Calls Paris Climate Talks 'Last Great Hope' 
Agence France-Presse 
Excerpt: "Hollywood star Sean Penn said Sunday the upcoming climate talks in Paris were the 'last great chance' to stop the planet overheating." 
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RSN: Brazen Lies Are Now "the Driving Force Behind GOP Politics" , One-Third of World's Orangutans at Risk From Fires,

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Paul Krugman: Brazen Lies Are Now "the Driving Force Behind GOP Politics" 
 
Scott Eric Kaufman, Salon 
Kaufman writes: "New York Times columnist Paul Krugman lit into the hopefuls in the GOP's latest debate for embracing what he considers a 'grifter ethos.'" 
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Airline Exec Says External Impact Caused Egypt Plane Crash 
Dmitry Lovetsky and Nataliya Vasilyva, Associated Press 
Excerpt: "Only an external impact could have caused a Russian plane to dive into the Egyptian desert, killing all 224 people on board, Metrojet airline officials said Monday, adding to a series of confusing statements from investigators that left unclear why the plane broke up in mid-flight." 
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Obama to Announce Plans to Help the Formerly Incarcerated 
Jonathan Ernst, Reuters 
Ernst writes: "President Barack Obama, who has made criminal justice reform a top priority of his last years in office, will announce actions on Monday to help formerly incarcerated people reintegrate into society." 
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Anonymous Begins Publishing Ku Klux Klan Member Details Online 
David Gilbert, International Business Times 
Gilbert writes: "Hacktivist group Anonymous has begun publishing the personal details of members of the Ku Klux Klan as its campaign of cyberwar against the white supremacist group escalates." 
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Modern Slavery: Labor Trafficking Is Everywhere and Nowhere 
Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor 
Hanes writes: "Last year, a groundbreaking report from the Urban Institute and Northeastern University suggested what many academics and on-the-ground advocates have long argued: labor trafficking in the US is far more pervasive than sex trafficking." 
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Turkey Election: Ruling AKP Regains Majority 
BBC News 
Excerpt: "Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party has won a critical parliamentary election, regaining the majority it lost in June." 
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One-Third of World's Orangutans at Risk From Fires 
Marie Gale, EcoWatch 
Gale writes: "Despite some rainfall in the last few days, thousands of fires continue to burn on the main islands of Sumatra and Borneo. The fires, fueled by a particularly dry season due to El Nino, have swept into national parks and primary forests, the last refuges for so many iconic endangered species, such as orangutans, rhinoceros and tigers." 
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