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Aerial view of the Pentagon building. (photo: Bill Clark/Getty Images)
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "October 4th, 2018, was a busy news day. The fight over Brett Kavanuagh's Supreme Court nomination dominated the cycle."
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Robert Mueller. (photo: NBC)
Robert Mueller. (photo: NBC)

Mueller's Office Denies BuzzFeed Report That Trump Told Cohen to Lie About Moscow Project
Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky and Karoun Demirjian, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's office on Friday denied an explosive report by BuzzFeed News that his investigators had gathered evidence showing President Trump directed his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress about a prospective business deal in Moscow."
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Jason Van Dyke. (photo: Antonio Perez/Getty Images)
Jason Van Dyke. (photo: Antonio Perez/Getty Images)

Former Chicago Cop Jason Van Dyke Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Murdering Laquan McDonald
Alan Pyke, ThinkProgress
Pyke writes: "Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was sentenced to 81 months in prison for the murder of Laquan McDonald in 2014, Judge Vincent Gaughan ruled Friday evening."
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No More Deaths volunteers. (photo: Matt Nager)
No More Deaths volunteers. (photo: Matt Nager)

Arizona: Four Women Convicted After Leaving Food and Water in Desert for Migrants
Associated Press
Excerpt: "A federal judge has found four women guilty of entering a national wildlife refuge without a permit as they sought to place food and water in the Arizona desert for migrants."
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Women protesting against Donald Trump. (photo: Getty Images)
Women protesting against Donald Trump. (photo: Getty Images)

Women's March 2019: Thousands to Protest Across US
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Two years after filling the streets of U.S. cities to protest the start of Donald Trump's presidency, women will march again this weekend to try to build political pressure against him ahead of the 2020 elections."
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Since their 1994 uprising, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation has been a global reference for revolutionary movements. (photo: NP)
Since their 1994 uprising, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation has been a global reference for revolutionary movements. (photo: NP)

A Spark of Hope: The Ongoing Lessons of the Zapatista Revolution 25 Years On
Hilary Klein, NACLA
Klein writes: "January 1, 2019 marked 25 years since the Zapatistas captured the world's imagination with their brief but audacious uprising to demand justice and democracy for Indigenous peasants in southern Mexico."
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A green sea turtle, one of the animals whose population has increased because of Endangered Species Act protections. (photo: Mark Sullivan/NOAA)
A green sea turtle, one of the animals whose population has increased because of Endangered Species Act protections. (photo: Mark Sullivan/NOAA)

Marine Mammals and Turtles Protected by the Endangered Species Act Are Bouncing Back
Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
Rosane writes: "The Endangered Species Act works. That's the conclusion of a peer-reviewed study undertaken by scientists at the Center for Biological Diversity and published in PLOS ONE Wednesday."
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