Monsanto Ordered to Pay $289 Million as Jury Rules Weedkiller Caused Man's Cancer

11 August 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News ONE DONOR CONTRIBUTED FIVE-HUNDRED DOLLARS - It made a huge difference. Last month we did much better. With 5 donations in the five hundred to one thousand dollar range. It really helps to supplement the smaller donations, which actually never stop. Your assistance would help immensely. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Monsanto Ordered to Pay $289 Million as Jury Rules Weedkiller Caused Man's Cancer  Sam Levin and Patrick Greenfield, Guardian UK Excerpt: "Monsanto suffered a major blow with a jury ruling that the company was liable for a terminally ill man's cancer, awarding him $289m in damages." READ MORE Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., for a hearing on June 15. (photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ALSO SEE: The Manafort scramble: Raising Millions for Himself Even as He Ran Trump’s Campaign Bank CEO Wanted Manafort to Secure Him a Cabinet Post in Trump's Administration, Witness Testifies Rachel Weiner, Matt Zapotosky, Lynh Bui and Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post Excerpt: "A bank CEO who helped President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort obtain $16 million in loans hoped for a Cabinet-level position in the administration, a bank employee testified in federal court Friday." READ MORE Senator Chris Murphy. (photo: murphy.senate.gov) Senator Chris Murphy Slams the US Involvement in Yemeni School Bus Bombing John Haltiwanger, Business Insider Haltiwanger writes: "Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy on Thursday slammed the US for its involvement in the bloody Yemen conflict after a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a school bus and killed dozens in the northern part of the country." READ MORE Red Square in Moscow, Russia. (photo: AfricaPatagonia) Bill Nelson: The Russians Have Penetrated Some Florida Voter Registration Systems Alex Leary, Steve Bousquet and Kirby Wilson, Tampa Bay Times Excerpt: "Russian operatives have 'penetrated' some of Florida's voter registration systems ahead of the 2018 midterms, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Wednesday, adding new urgency to concerns about hacking." READ MORE A protest against the Ku Klux Klan in Washington, D.C., November 27, 1982. (photo: Getty Images) DC Has Humiliated White Supremacists for Years. Will That Happen Again With Unite the Right 2? Joshua Eaton, ThinkProgress Eaton writes: "When 44 Klansmen strode into Washington, D.C. on Sept. 3, 1990, they had plans to march down Constitution Avenue to the U.S. Capitol. But some 3,000 city residents had a different idea." READ MORE A paramilitary group in Colombia. (photo: InSight Crime) Colombia: Paramilitary Group Backs Ivan Duque, Vows to Exterminate Opposition teleSUR Excerpt: "The Southwestern bloc of the Colombian narco-paramilitary group Aguilas Negras, or Black Eagles, issued a flyer Thursday endorsing the government of president Ivan Duque and declaring the political platform Humane Colombia, led by former presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, as a military target." READ MORE Drought-stricken land. (photo: Oxfam International/Flickr) Terrified by 'Hothouse Earth'? Don't Despair - Do Something Eric Holthaus, Grist Holthaus writes: "A team of international researchers released what looks like a blueprint for catastrophe this week. On our current path, they warned, humanity might push the planet into an entirely new, hellish equilibrium, unseen since before the emergence of our species millions of years ago." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation