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Charles Pierce | What Steve Bannon and Mel Gibson Have in Common 
 
Charles Pierce, Esquire 
Pierce writes: "I'd like to highlight a bit of Olivia Nuzzi's story about the downfall of Steve Bannon within the upper echelons of Camp Runamuck in D.C. (Nuzzi's hiring by New York is the best personnel move of the past few years not made by Danny Ainge.)" 
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US Military Considers Shooting Down North Korea Missile Tests, Sources Say 
Spencer Ackerman and Justin McCurry, Guardian UK 
Excerpt: "The US military is considering shooting down North Korean missile tests as a show of strength to Pyongyang, two sources briefed on the planning have told the Guardian." 
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'Deadly US Airstrike in Syria Hit Peaceful Mosque' 
Dylan Collins, Al Jazeera 
Collins writes: "US forces failed to take necessary precautions before launching a lethal drone strike in northern Syria last month that hit a mosque full of worshipers, three separate investigations have revealed." 
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Trump Has Been Easing Obama-Era Gun Restrictions. You Just May Not Have Heard. 
Anita Kumar, McClatchy DC 
Kumar writes: "With little attention, President Donald Trump's administration has been quietly loosening firearms restrictions in the United States after successfully seeking the support of gun owners on the campaign trail." 
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3 Services That Immigrants Are Too Afraid to Access Now That Trump Is President 
Esther Yu Hsi Lee, ThinkProgress 
Lee writes: "Since President Donald Trump took office, undocumented immigrants across the country have been on edge, worried that anything they do could land them in deportation proceedings under this new administration." 
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Police Describe Kill Rewards, Staged Crime Scenes in Duterte's Drug War 
Manuel Mogato and Clare Baldwin, Reuters 
Excerpt: "The Philippine police have received cash payments for executing drug suspects, planted evidence at crime scenes and carried out most of the killings they have long blamed on vigilantes, said two senior officers who are critical of President Rodrigo Duterte's 'war on drugs.'" 
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Oklahoma Ends Wind Subsidy Despite Generous Tax Breaks for Fossil Fuel Industry 
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch 
Chow writes: "Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill into law Monday that will end a state tax credit several years early for electricity generated by wind power." 
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