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RSN: William Boardman | Vermont Puts Prisoners Out for Bid to Slave Labor Corporations 
Inmates walk through the yard at Marble Valley Correctional Facility in Rutland, Vermont. (photo: Toby Talbot/AP)
William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "Why is Vermont planning to spend $7 million to send 200 prisoners to an out-of-state, for-profit prison known for slave labor exploitation, even though Vermont's in-state prison population has decreased by more than 450 prisoners in the past decade?"
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Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., for a hearing on June 15. (photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., for a hearing on June 15. (photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Plea Reveals How Manafort Manipulated the American Political System and the Media for Profit
Rosalind S. Helderman, Tom Hamburger and Matt Zapotosky, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Before he was Donald Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort embraced extreme tactics in his lobbying efforts: He schemed 'to plant some stink' and spread stories that a jailed Ukrainian politician was a murderer."
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Immigrant children in a detention center. (photo: Ross D. Franklin)
Immigrant children in a detention center. (photo: Ross D. Franklin)

More Immigrant Kids Than Ever Are in US Custody. Trump Administration Is Likely Keeping Them There
CNN
Excerpt: "As of this week, there are 12,800 immigrant children being cared for by the Health and Human Services Department. That's the most ever."
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Hurricane Florence. (photo: Getty Images)
Hurricane Florence. (photo: Getty Images)

As Florence Death Toll Rises, Trump Doubles Down on Questioning Puerto Rico Count
Daniel Politi, Slate
Politi writes: "Hours after the first reported deaths from now tropical storm Florence were reported, the country's commander in chief seemed to have other things on his mind."
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Anti-fascist protesters and a rightwing demonstrator at a rally in Berkeley. (photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
Anti-fascist protesters and a rightwing demonstrator at a rally in Berkeley. (photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

Berkeley Police Posted Activists' Mugshots on Twitter and Celebrated Retweets, Emails Reveal
Sam Levin, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "The city has an explicit policy of targeting protesters with mugshot tweets to 'help create a counter-narrative.'"
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Protesters in Guatemala. (photo: Santiago Billy/Comvite)
Protesters in Guatemala. (photo: Santiago Billy/Comvite)

Guatemala Independence Day Marked by Calls for President to Resign
teleSUR
Excerpt: "As President Jimmy Morales gave a speech Friday night to celebrate Guatemala's 197 years of independence in the Constitution square, citizens chanted the slogan 'Get Out! Get Out!'"
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Hurricane Florence. (photo: BBC)
Hurricane Florence. (photo: BBC)

This Is How the World Ends: Will We Soon See Category 6 Hurricanes?
Jeff Nesbit, Guardian UK
Nesbit writes: "Meteorologists and scientists never imagined that there would be a need for a category 6 storm, with winds that exceed 200 miles per hour on a sustained basis, sweeping away everything in its path."
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