19 November 18 AM
'He Can Kiss My Red Ass': California Fire Evacuees Give Trump Visit Short Shrift
Dani Anguiano, Guardian UK
Anguiano writes: "As Donald Trump landed in northern California on Saturday morning, hundreds of evacuees at a Walmart in Chico were frantically trying to figure out their next steps."
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Dani Anguiano, Guardian UK
Anguiano writes: "As Donald Trump landed in northern California on Saturday morning, hundreds of evacuees at a Walmart in Chico were frantically trying to figure out their next steps."
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OxyContin was originally widely marketed as a safe wonder drug because of the unique slow-release mechanism of its active ingredient, the narcotic oxycodone. (photo: Kevin D. Liles/NYT)
Sackler Family Members Face Mass Litigation and Criminal Investigations Over Opioids Crisis
Joanna Walters, Guardian UK
Walters writes: "Members of the multi-billionaire philanthropic Sackler family that owns the maker of prescription painkiller OxyContin are facing mass litigation and likely criminal investigation."
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Joanna Walters, Guardian UK
Walters writes: "Members of the multi-billionaire philanthropic Sackler family that owns the maker of prescription painkiller OxyContin are facing mass litigation and likely criminal investigation."
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Katie Hill's congressional victory in California capped a banner Democratic year and a dismal GOP midterm election. (photo: Brian van der Brug/LA Times)
Going, Going ... With Midterm Wipeout, California Republican Party Drifts Closer to Irrelevance
Mark Z. Barabak and Michael Finnegan, The Los Angeles Times
Excerpt: "The GOP not only lost every statewide office in the midterm election - again, in blowout fashion - but Democrats reestablished their supermajority in Sacramento, allowing them to legislate however they see fit."
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Mark Z. Barabak and Michael Finnegan, The Los Angeles Times
Excerpt: "The GOP not only lost every statewide office in the midterm election - again, in blowout fashion - but Democrats reestablished their supermajority in Sacramento, allowing them to legislate however they see fit."
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Tarana Burke. (photo: TIME)
Is the #MeToo Movement Ignoring Poor Black Women and Girls? Founder Tarana Burke Seems to Think So
Jay Connor, The Root
Connor writes: "While the emergence of the #MeToo movement has lead to a rash of indictments and criminal complaints, its founder Tarana Burke is concerned that women of color have become an afterthought."
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Jay Connor, The Root
Connor writes: "While the emergence of the #MeToo movement has lead to a rash of indictments and criminal complaints, its founder Tarana Burke is concerned that women of color have become an afterthought."
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Hands typing on a computer keyboard. (photo: hamburg_berlin/Shutterstock)
These Legislators Preach Internet Privacy but Still Use Website Tools That Snoop
Tim Johnson, McClatchy
Johnson writes: "Dozens of lawmakers in Congress are using tracking tools on their campaign websites to collect personal information about online visitors, including some legislators who have lambasted Facebook and other social media companies for employing similar methods."
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Tim Johnson, McClatchy
Johnson writes: "Dozens of lawmakers in Congress are using tracking tools on their campaign websites to collect personal information about online visitors, including some legislators who have lambasted Facebook and other social media companies for employing similar methods."
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Imperio, a Havana-based drag queen. (photo: The Independent)
Cuba's Transgender Icon Wants Trump to Lift the Embargo
Chris Riotta, The Independent
Riotta writes: "Living in Cuba with limited to access to internet and social media, the entertainer has found herself at the forefront of a rainbow revolution."
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Chris Riotta, The Independent
Riotta writes: "Living in Cuba with limited to access to internet and social media, the entertainer has found herself at the forefront of a rainbow revolution."
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Mountain gorillas from Susa group on Karisimbi Volcano, Virunga National Park, Rwanda. (photo: Marcin Jamkowski/Adventure Pictures/Alamy)
Mountain Gorilla Population No Longer 'Critically Endangered'
Christina Larson, Associated Press
Larson writes: "On Wednesday, the Switzerland-based International Union for Conservation of Nature updated mountain gorillas' status from 'critically endangered' to 'endangered,' a more promising, if still precarious, designation."
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Christina Larson, Associated Press
Larson writes: "On Wednesday, the Switzerland-based International Union for Conservation of Nature updated mountain gorillas' status from 'critically endangered' to 'endangered,' a more promising, if still precarious, designation."
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