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How Trump Made War on Angela Merkel and Europe
Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker
Glasser writes: "The German Chancellor and other European leaders have run out of patience with the President."
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Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker
Glasser writes: "The German Chancellor and other European leaders have run out of patience with the President."
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Michael Flynn. (photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA)
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Michael Flynn Hoped Cooperating Would Keep Him Out of Prison. Here's Why He May Face Five Years.
Deanna Paul, The Washington Post
Paul writes: "After months of cooperation and more than a dozen meetings, special counsel Robert S. Mueller III argued this month that Michael Flynn should receive no prison time for his substantial assistance in the Russia investigation. A veteran judge saw things differently."
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Deanna Paul, The Washington Post
Paul writes: "After months of cooperation and more than a dozen meetings, special counsel Robert S. Mueller III argued this month that Michael Flynn should receive no prison time for his substantial assistance in the Russia investigation. A veteran judge saw things differently."
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Tom Cotton was one of the few Senators to oppose criminal justice reform. (photo: Bloomerg)
Senate Passes Sweeping Bipartisan Overhaul of Criminal Justice System
German Lopez, Vox
Lopez writes: "The Senate on Tuesday passed a criminal justice reform bill in an 87-12 vote, overwhelmingly approving the biggest changes to the federal criminal justice system in decades."
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German Lopez, Vox
Lopez writes: "The Senate on Tuesday passed a criminal justice reform bill in an 87-12 vote, overwhelmingly approving the biggest changes to the federal criminal justice system in decades."
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Central American migrants walk after crossing the US-Mexico border to turn themselves into border patrol agents near McAllen, Texas. (photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
Asylum Seekers Routinely, Illegally Turned Away From Ports of Entry, Advocates Say
Ana Adlerstein, Guardian UK
Adlerstein writes: "Those seeking asylum face a difficult task in actually making a claim, something that often forces migrants to instead risk their lives in illegal treks across the desert."
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Ana Adlerstein, Guardian UK
Adlerstein writes: "Those seeking asylum face a difficult task in actually making a claim, something that often forces migrants to instead risk their lives in illegal treks across the desert."
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Reproductive rights supporters Dina van der Zalm, right, and Allyson Junker stand on the steps of the Missouri Capitol. (photo: Jeff Roberson/AP)
Women Head to Illinois for Pill Abortions After Missouri Begins Enforcing Pelvic Exam Rule
Jack Suntrup, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Suntrup writes: "Enforcement of a rule requiring women to have a pelvic exam before receiving a pill abortion is sending Missouri's Planned Parenthood patients to Illinois."
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Jack Suntrup, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Suntrup writes: "Enforcement of a rule requiring women to have a pelvic exam before receiving a pill abortion is sending Missouri's Planned Parenthood patients to Illinois."
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These murders recall the massacre perpetrated in Mapiripán in July 1997 by paramilitary groups that ended the lives of some 200 people. (photo: EFE)
Colombia: Six Killed at Site of Notorious 1990s Massacre as Violence Returns
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Six men were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in a Colombian area known for cocaine trafficking, in an apparent confrontation between groups dedicated to the illegal drugs trade, an army official said on Tuesday."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "Six men were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in a Colombian area known for cocaine trafficking, in an apparent confrontation between groups dedicated to the illegal drugs trade, an army official said on Tuesday."
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Fracking waste from the Vaca Muerta shale basin in Argentina being dumped into an open air pit. (photo: Greenpeace)
Indigenous Group Sues Exxon, Energy Majors Over Fracking Waste Contamination in Patagonia
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
Chow writes: "A major indigenous group in the Argentine Patagonia is suing some of world's biggest oil and gas companies over illegal fracking waste dumps that put the 'sensitive Patagonian environment,' local wildlife and communities at risk, according to Greenpeace."
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Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
Chow writes: "A major indigenous group in the Argentine Patagonia is suing some of world's biggest oil and gas companies over illegal fracking waste dumps that put the 'sensitive Patagonian environment,' local wildlife and communities at risk, according to Greenpeace."
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