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Laura Kipnis | What Regrets About a Hasty, High-Profile #MeToo Resignation Reveal 
Former senator Al Franken. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty)
Laura Kipnis, Guardian UK
Kipnis writes: "Should Al Franken really have fallen on his sword, resigning his Senate seat in December 2017 following a spate of minor sexual impropriety accusations, and mounting pressure from his colleagues?"
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If Mueller was there as an advocate for anyone or anything, it was the work product that he and his team of lawyers and investigators produced. (photo: Andrew Harnik/AP)
If Mueller was there as an advocate for anyone or anything, it was the work product that he and his team of lawyers and investigators produced. (photo: Andrew Harnik/AP)

Mueller Left Impeachment Breadcrumbs, if Democrats Choose to Follow
Jonathan Allen, NBC News
Allen writes: "There was no made-for-TV moment, but former special counsel Robert Mueller still delivered plenty of breadcrumbs for Democrats who want to follow the politically risky trail toward impeaching President Donald Trump."
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Border Patrol agents detain immigrants at Central Processing Center in McAllen, Texas. (photo: Customs and Border Patrol)
Border Patrol agents detain immigrants at Central Processing Center in McAllen, Texas. (photo: Customs and Border Patrol)

ICE Seeking Authority to Force-Feed Hunger Strikers in Texas Detention Center
Public News Service
Excerpt: "Some hunger strikers in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention around El Paso are now in their third week of refusing food and most water."
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A law signed in June adds a financial barrier to former felons who recently won the right to vote. (photo: Wilfredo Lee/AP)
A law signed in June adds a financial barrier to former felons who recently won the right to vote. (photo: Wilfredo Lee/AP)

The Voting Rights Advocates Fighting Florida's 'Poll Tax' on Former Felons
Richard Luscombe, Guardian UK
Luscombe writes: "It took 150 years for Florida's ex-felons to win back their right to vote - and a single swish of the Republican governor's pen last month to seemingly snatch it away again."
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The aftermath of a Saudi-led airstrike in Hodeidah, Yemen. (photo: Abdujabbar Zeyad/Reuters)
The aftermath of a Saudi-led airstrike in Hodeidah, Yemen. (photo: Abdujabbar Zeyad/Reuters)

Trump Vetoes 3 Bills Prohibiting Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
Deutsche Welle
Excerpt: "US President Donald Trump vetoed three Congress bills that would have blocked billions of dollars in US arms sales to Saudi Arabia."
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Puerto Rico gov. Rossello announced he would step down. (photo: Carlos Giusti/AP)
Puerto Rico gov. Rossello announced he would step down. (photo: Carlos Giusti/AP)

Puerto Rico Governor to Resign Amid Intense Pressure on and off Island
Arelis R. Hernández, The Washington Post
Hernández writes: "The governor of Puerto Rico announced late Wednesday that he will resign effective Aug. 2, amid intense pressure from inside and outside his government, after a series of leaked chat messages denigrating his opponents and Hurricane Maria victims triggered outrage from frustrated citizens who had taken to the streets for 13 consecutive days of protests."
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An adult male lion rests in the Serengeti. (photo: Michael Nichols/National Geographic)
An adult male lion rests in the Serengeti. (photo: Michael Nichols/National Geographic)

Where Lions Once Ruled, They Are Now Quietly Disappearing
Olivia Prentzel, National Geographic
Prentzel writes: "For every Lion in the wild, there are 14 African elephants, and there are 15 Western lowland gorillas. There are more rhinos than lions, too."
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