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Garrison Keillor | A Fine Day on Which I Did Nothing at All 
Garrison Keillor. (photo: MPR)
Garrison Keillor, Garrison Keillor's Website
Keillor writes: "I didn't care to go to Vietnam; I preferred to forget about loyalty, reverence, bravery, obedience and the rest of the Boy Scout Law and devote myself to dreaminess and books and long conversations with interesting women. So shoot me."
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (photo: Getty)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (photo: Getty)

North Korea Executes Envoy in a Purge After Failed US Summit
Hyonhee Shin and Joyce Lee, Reuters
Excerpt: "North Korea executed its nuclear envoy to the United States as part of a purge of officials who steered negotiations for a failed summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, a South Korean newspaper said on Friday."
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U.S. Border Patrol agents detain undocumented immigrants after they crossed the border from Mexico into the United States on August 7, 2015, in McAllen, Texas. (photo: John Moore/Getty)
U.S. Border Patrol agents detain undocumented immigrants after they crossed the border from Mexico into the United States on August 7, 2015, in McAllen, Texas. (photo: John Moore/Getty)

DHS Watchdog Finds 900 People at Border Facility With Maximum Capacity of 125
Priscilla Alvarez, CNN
Alvarez writes: "The Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General has found 'dangerous overcrowding' and unsanitary conditions at an El Paso, Texas, Border Patrol processing facility following an unannounced inspection."
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Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards holds his hand to his heart with his wife, Donna Edwards, and their daughter Sarah Ellen Edwards, right, during the pledge of allegiance at the opening of the annual state legislative session in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (photo: Gerald Herbert/AP)
Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards holds his hand to his heart with his wife, Donna Edwards, and their daughter Sarah Ellen Edwards, right, during the pledge of allegiance at the opening of the annual state legislative session in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (photo: Gerald Herbert/AP)

Louisiana's Democratic Governor Just Defied His Party and Signed an Abortion Ban Into Law
Jacqueline Kantor and Reis Thebault, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Louisiana's Democratic governor signed one of the country's strictest abortion bans Thursday a day after the state legislature passed the measure, joining a coterie of conservative state executives who have endorsed stringent measures this year."
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Joe Biden. (photo: Scott Eisen/Getty)
Joe Biden. (photo: Scott Eisen/Getty)

Greenpeace Gives Joe Biden a D- on Climate Change Report Card
Ari Natter, Bloomberg
Natter writes: "Joe Biden got a D-minus on a climate change report card ranking Democratic presidential candidates released Thursday by the liberal environmental group Greenpeace."
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Honduran police using repression tactics on protesters defending the education and health sectors from privatization. (photo: EFE)
Honduran police using repression tactics on protesters defending the education and health sectors from privatization. (photo: EFE)

Honduran Police Repress Protesters Amid National Teacher, Doctor Strike
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Honduran doctors, teachers, and students Thursday demanded the repeal of two executive orders issued by President Juan Orlando Fernandez (JOH) and were repressed by state police forces in cities and towns around the country."
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The Yukon River is seen in Alaska. (photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
The Yukon River is seen in Alaska. (photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Record-Breaking Heat in Alaska Wreaks Havoc on Communities and Ecosystems
Tim Lydon, Hakai Magazine
Lydon writes: "Alaska in March is supposed to be cold. Along the north and west coasts, the ocean should be frozen farther than the eye can see."
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