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Dexter Filkins | A Russian-Backed Offensive in Syria Makes a Mockery of Trump
Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker
Filkins writes: "More than three hundred thousand civilians are on the move - some on tractors, some on foot - trying to escape a Russian-backed Syrian army offensive aimed at reconquering the city of Dara'a and the surrounding area, where the rebellion against the regime of Bashar al-Assad began seven years ago."
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Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker
Filkins writes: "More than three hundred thousand civilians are on the move - some on tractors, some on foot - trying to escape a Russian-backed Syrian army offensive aimed at reconquering the city of Dara'a and the surrounding area, where the rebellion against the regime of Bashar al-Assad began seven years ago."
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Keith Ellison. (photo: Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters)
'I'm Not Climbing a Career Ladder': Why Keith Ellison Is Leaving Congress
Ben Jacobs, Guardian UK
Jacob writes: "In the past few years, Keith Ellison has become a national figure. The Minnesota congressman and deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee has become an icon to progressives and a hate figure to conservatives."
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Ben Jacobs, Guardian UK
Jacob writes: "In the past few years, Keith Ellison has become a national figure. The Minnesota congressman and deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee has become an icon to progressives and a hate figure to conservatives."
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Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, listens during a meeting on healthcare reform. (photo: Jabin Botsford)
Trump Administration Halts Billions in Insurance Payments Under Obamacare
Amy Goldstein, The Washington Post
Goldstein writes: "The Trump administration took another major swipe at the Affordable Care Act, halting billions of dollars in annual payments required under the law to even out the cost to insurers whose customers need expensive medical services."
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Amy Goldstein, The Washington Post
Goldstein writes: "The Trump administration took another major swipe at the Affordable Care Act, halting billions of dollars in annual payments required under the law to even out the cost to insurers whose customers need expensive medical services."
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Mitch McConnell. (photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Protesters Confront McConnell Leaving Kentucky Restaurant
Morgan Gstalter, The Hill
Gstalter writes: "The group threatened to vote McConnell out of office as he walked out of the Bristol Bar & Grille in Louisville and got into his car, the Courier Journal reported."
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Morgan Gstalter, The Hill
Gstalter writes: "The group threatened to vote McConnell out of office as he walked out of the Bristol Bar & Grille in Louisville and got into his car, the Courier Journal reported."
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A screenshot of the video that is going viral on social media shows a police officer arresting a 14-year-old outside the Philadelphia Zoo on July 5, 2018. (photo: Slate)
Video Shows Cop Body-Slamming, Arresting Black Teen for Selling Water Outside Philadelphia Zoo
Daniel Politi, Slate
Politi writes: "A shocking video that is going on viral on social media shows a white police officer lift a 14-year-old black teenager into the air before slamming him hard on the ground and placing him in handcuffs. His crime? Apparently, selling water outside the Philadelphia Zoo."
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Daniel Politi, Slate
Politi writes: "A shocking video that is going on viral on social media shows a white police officer lift a 14-year-old black teenager into the air before slamming him hard on the ground and placing him in handcuffs. His crime? Apparently, selling water outside the Philadelphia Zoo."
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Some 18,632 people have been sacked, including 8,998 police officers, 3,077 army soldiers. (photo: Burak Kara/Getty Images)
Turkey Sacks 18,500 State Employees Over Alleged 'Terror' Links
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Turkish authorities have ordered the dismissal of more than 18,500 state employees over alleged links to 'terrorist' organizations, according to an emergency decree published in the country's official legal database."
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Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Turkish authorities have ordered the dismissal of more than 18,500 state employees over alleged links to 'terrorist' organizations, according to an emergency decree published in the country's official legal database."
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Dairy cows. (photo: Shutterstock)
California Dairy Farmers, Part of Trump's Base, Stand to Get Creamed by His Trade War
Stuart Leavenworth, McClatchy DC Leavenworth writes: "They voted for Donald Trump after he promised to protect American agriculture and reduce regulations. But many U.S. dairy farmers are now stinging from the trade war he's launched, particularly those in California's Central Valley, who have built their livelihoods on exports to Mexico, China and other markets." READ MORE |
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