Willie Nelson Will Headline a Rally for Beto O'Rourke




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Willie Nelson Will Headline a Rally for Beto O'Rourke 
Willie Nelson, who performed with Texas Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke in July, will headline a rally for the galvanizing politician. (photo: Gary Miller)
Joseph Hudak, The Rolling Stone
Hudak writes: "While Nelson has performed for politicians in the past - most famously for President Jimmy Carter on the South Lawn of the White House on September 13th, 1980 - the O'Rourke rally will mark his first-ever public performance on behalf of a political candidate."
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Migrant youth walk in a line. (photo: Mike Blake/Reuters)
Migrant youth walk in a line. (photo: Mike Blake/Reuters)

Detention of Migrant Children Has Skyrocketed to Highest Levels Ever
Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times
Dickerson writes: "Even though hundreds of children separated from their families after crossing the border have been released under court order, the overall number of detained migrant children has exploded to the highest ever recorded."
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Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) speaks to reporters in Washington on August 21. (photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) speaks to reporters in Washington on August 21. (photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

The Grass-Roots Revolt Against Brett Kavanaugh
E.J. Dionne Jr., The Washington Post
Dionne Jr. writes: "Exceptional dangers require exceptional and sometimes unusual responses."
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The Albemarle Sound floods the Nags Head-Manteo Causeway shortly after Hurricane Irene barreled through the Outer Banks, North Carolina, in 2011. (photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA)
The Albemarle Sound floods the Nags Head-Manteo Causeway shortly after Hurricane Irene barreled through the Outer Banks, North Carolina, in 2011. (photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA)
North Carolina Didn't Like Science on Sea Levels ... So Passed a Law Against It
Erin Durkin, Guardian UK
Durkin writes: "When North Carolina got bad news about what its coast could look like thanks to climate change, it chose to ignore it."
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A 736-page California gun law book is on display along with guns at Aegis Trading Enterprises gun shop in Burbank, California, U.S., December 19, 2012. (photo: Gene Blevins/Reuters)
A 736-page California gun law book is on display along with guns at Aegis Trading Enterprises gun shop in Burbank, California, U.S., December 19, 2012. (photo: Gene Blevins/Reuters)

Federal Judge Strikes Down 95-Year-Old California Ban on Storefront Handgun Ads
Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Excerpt: "U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley in Sacramento, the state's capital, said the law was 'unconstitutional on its face' because it violated dealers' commercial speech rights under the First Amendment."
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'In 2014, the U.N. reported 95 percent of sexual violence and femicide cases in Honduras were never investigated at all. (photo: Reuters)
In 2014, the U.N. reported 95 percent of sexual violence and femicide cases in Honduras were never investigated at all. (photo: Reuters)

Thousands of Children Orphaned in Honduras by Femicides, Study Says
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Honduran researchers reveal that there are currently over 17,000 children orphaned by femicides according to a study carried out in the country over the past 5 months."
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'More than 500 individuals listed were mammals, with 139 listings of the Sunda slow loris, a threatened primate.' (photo: Mongabay)
'More than 500 individuals listed were mammals, with 139 listings of the Sunda slow loris, a threatened primate.' (photo: Mongabay)

Illegal Wildlife Trade on Facebook in Thailand Open 'for All to See'
Shreya Dasgupta, Mongabay
Dasgupta writes: "In a rapid assessment in 2016, carried out for just 30 minutes a day over a total of 23 days, researchers from TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, found 1,521 listings of live wild animals for sale on Facebook in Thailand."
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