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Garrison Keillor | The Old Obit Man Looks Around
Garrison Keillor, The Washington Post
Keillor writes: "Other reporters handled crime, natural disasters, City Hall, sports, fatal accidents, high finance, visiting celebrities and what was called 'human interest,' meaning heartwarming stories, usually involving children. I was in charge of ordinary cold death."
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Garrison Keillor, The Washington Post
Keillor writes: "Other reporters handled crime, natural disasters, City Hall, sports, fatal accidents, high finance, visiting celebrities and what was called 'human interest,' meaning heartwarming stories, usually involving children. I was in charge of ordinary cold death."
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Critics Warn of "Progressive Purge" at Democratic National Committee, as Longtime Officials Ousted
Katherine Krueger, Splinter
Krueger writes: "The Democrats are still hopelessly in the dark about a path forward after the crushing defeat of 2016, but that way forward won't include a group of veteran party officials - including the Democratic National Committee's first transgender member and a number of people of color - who happen to represent the left wing of the party. All of them have just been ousted from their roles."
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Katherine Krueger, Splinter
Krueger writes: "The Democrats are still hopelessly in the dark about a path forward after the crushing defeat of 2016, but that way forward won't include a group of veteran party officials - including the Democratic National Committee's first transgender member and a number of people of color - who happen to represent the left wing of the party. All of them have just been ousted from their roles."
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Why Rumors of a Gorsuch-Kagan Clash at the Supreme Court Are Such a Bombshell
Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Stern writes: "Gorsuch's abrupt pivot to arrogance has been on full display in his bumptious opinions and questions from the bench. But it also appears to be infecting his interactions with justices behind the scenes."
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Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Stern writes: "Gorsuch's abrupt pivot to arrogance has been on full display in his bumptious opinions and questions from the bench. But it also appears to be infecting his interactions with justices behind the scenes."
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The Most Underplayed Story of the 2016 Election Is Voter Suppression
Rachelle Hampton, New Republic
Hampton writes: "Amidst the first election in more than 50 years to take place without key protections of the Voting Rights Act, only 8.9 percent of TV news segments on voting rights from July 2016 to June 2017 'discussed the impact voter suppression laws had on the 2016 election,' while more than 70 percent 'were about Trump's false claims of voter fraud and noncitizen voting.'"
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Rachelle Hampton, New Republic
Hampton writes: "Amidst the first election in more than 50 years to take place without key protections of the Voting Rights Act, only 8.9 percent of TV news segments on voting rights from July 2016 to June 2017 'discussed the impact voter suppression laws had on the 2016 election,' while more than 70 percent 'were about Trump's false claims of voter fraud and noncitizen voting.'"
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Court Puts a Hold on Order That Approved Undocumented Teen's Abortion
Bill Chappell, NPR
Chappell writes: "A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a judge's ruling that would have allowed a detained teenager who is in the U.S. illegally to have an abortion, in the latest twist in a legal battle between the ACLU and the Trump administration."
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Bill Chappell, NPR
Chappell writes: "A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a judge's ruling that would have allowed a detained teenager who is in the U.S. illegally to have an abortion, in the latest twist in a legal battle between the ACLU and the Trump administration."
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LAPD Votes to Use Drones Despite Public Outcry About Privacy
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Despite protests in Los Angeles and months of debate, a civilian panel approved Tuesday the use of drones by the police department, the United States' largest."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "Despite protests in Los Angeles and months of debate, a civilian panel approved Tuesday the use of drones by the police department, the United States' largest."
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New Evidence Suggests Ancient Egypt Was Brought Down by Volcanoes and Climate Change
Global Citizen
Excerpt: "The team of researchers studied the tail-end of ancient Egypt during the Ptolemaic dynasty between 305-30 BCE. Their research shows how climate change can stress a society, causing a chain reaction of drought, famine, instability and conflict, and it provides useful lessons for the urgency of acting to avert such developments today."
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Global Citizen
Excerpt: "The team of researchers studied the tail-end of ancient Egypt during the Ptolemaic dynasty between 305-30 BCE. Their research shows how climate change can stress a society, causing a chain reaction of drought, famine, instability and conflict, and it provides useful lessons for the urgency of acting to avert such developments today."
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Here's How to Support Puerto Rico as It Recovers From Devastating Hurricane Maria
Remezcla
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways."
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Remezcla
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways."
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