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Robert Reich | Political Jujitsu: Now's the Time for Medicare for All 

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Reich writes: "As Republicans in Congress move to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Democrats are moving toward Medicare for All - a single-payer plan that builds on Medicare and would cover everyone at far lower cost."
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Trump Jr. Was Told in Email of Russian Effort to Aid Father's Campaign
Matt Apuzzo, Jo Becker, Adam Goldman and Maggie Haberman, The New York Times
Excerpt: "Before arranging a meeting with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer he believed would offer him compromising information about Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Jr. was informed in an email that the material was part of a Russian government effort to aid his father's candidacy."
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Policeman Who Killed Castile to Get $48,500 in Buyout
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "A Minnesota police officer who was acquitted in last year's fatal shooting of black motorist Philando Castile will receive $48,500 as he leaves the suburban police department that employed him at the time of the killing."
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Net Neutrality Day of Action: Here's What Will Happen
Madeline Purdue and Rachel Sandler, USA TODAY
Excerpt: "The country's largest tech companies on Wednesday will try to mobilize users in an online protest to fight the reversal of Obama-era rules that govern Internet access."
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Coal No Longer Fuels America. But the Legacy - and the Myth - Remains.
Karen Heller, The Washington Post
Heller writes: "Coal mining, celebrated with rhinestones and pageantry, is an enduring legacy rather than a thriving enterprise. Which is coal country's problem, and the challenge for its boosters."
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Qatar's $340 Billion Reserve and Trump Adviser $500 Million Qatar Loan Bid
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Trump's son-in-law, Kushner reportedly tried and failed to secure a $500-m loan from Qatari billionaire businessman, Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al-Thani (HBJ)."
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Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction Event Already Under Way, Scientists Warn
Damian Carrington, Guardian UK
Carrington writes: "A 'biological annihilation' of wildlife in recent decades means a sixth mass extinction in Earth's history is under way and is more severe than previously feared, according to research."
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