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Excerpt: "In order to fill a couple of overstuffed pockets with more dollars, they're willing to threaten the existence of organized human life."
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Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) leaves a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 12, 2018. (photo: Matt McClain/AP)
House Democrats Ready Strategy to Reopen Government, Deny Trump Wall Money
Erica Werner and Seung Min Kim, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Democrats have settled on a strategy for attempting to reopen the government when they take control of the House on Thursday, aimed at ending the partial shutdown quickly - but denying President Trump the new money he wants for a border wall."
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Erica Werner and Seung Min Kim, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Democrats have settled on a strategy for attempting to reopen the government when they take control of the House on Thursday, aimed at ending the partial shutdown quickly - but denying President Trump the new money he wants for a border wall."
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Louis C.K. (photo: Kevork Djansezian)
Parkland Shooting Victim's Father Slams Louis CK for Joking About Survivors
The Daily Beast
Excerpt: "In newly leaked audio from his attempt at a stand-up comeback from admitted sexual misconduct, comedian Louis C.K. uses his platform to punch down at a younger generation."
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The Daily Beast
Excerpt: "In newly leaked audio from his attempt at a stand-up comeback from admitted sexual misconduct, comedian Louis C.K. uses his platform to punch down at a younger generation."
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A new technology is being used to put women's faces on porn stars' bodies. (photo: Sarah Hashemi/WP)
Fake-Porn Videos Are Being Weaponized to Harass and Humiliate Women: 'Everybody Is a Potential Target'
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post
Harwell writes: "'Deepfake' creators are making disturbingly realistic, computer-generated videos with photos taken from the Web, and ordinary women are suffering the damage."
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Drew Harwell, The Washington Post
Harwell writes: "'Deepfake' creators are making disturbingly realistic, computer-generated videos with photos taken from the Web, and ordinary women are suffering the damage."
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Teachers are leaving the profession citing long hours, low pay and disrespect. (photo: Getty Images)
Teachers Quit Their Jobs in Record Numbers During 2018
Sam Fulwood III, ThinkProgress
Fulwood writes: "Citing low pay, widespread disrespect and potential opportunities in other fields, frustrated public-school teachers walked away from their classrooms in record numbers during 2018."
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Sam Fulwood III, ThinkProgress
Fulwood writes: "Citing low pay, widespread disrespect and potential opportunities in other fields, frustrated public-school teachers walked away from their classrooms in record numbers during 2018."
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A woman hugs a child in Yemen. (photo: Abdul Jabbar Zeyad/Reuters)
US-Backed Troops Are Stealing Yemen's Food Aid
The Daily Beast
Excerpt: "U.S. and Saudi-backed fighters in the Yemen are siphoning off vast quantities of food aid, depriving millions of starving citizens of vital rations, aid workers say."
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The Daily Beast
Excerpt: "U.S. and Saudi-backed fighters in the Yemen are siphoning off vast quantities of food aid, depriving millions of starving citizens of vital rations, aid workers say."
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Spix's macaws in captivity. They are extinct in the wild. (photo: Getty Images)
These Are the Animals That Went Extinct in 2018
Mark Kaufman, Mashable
Kaufman writes: "With the end of 2018 comes the near-certain reality that some critters, after millions of years of existence on Earth, are gone for good."
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Mark Kaufman, Mashable
Kaufman writes: "With the end of 2018 comes the near-certain reality that some critters, after millions of years of existence on Earth, are gone for good."
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