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Cornel West | Why Did CNN Fire a Pro-Palestinian Commentator?
Cornel West, Guardian UK
West writes: "Why is it so difficult, if not impossible, to have a candid debate about the grim Israeli-Palestinian catastrophe that prevails in our midst?"
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Cornel West, Guardian UK
West writes: "Why is it so difficult, if not impossible, to have a candid debate about the grim Israeli-Palestinian catastrophe that prevails in our midst?"
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. (photo: Getty)
Saudi-Funded Lobbyist Paid for 500 Rooms at Trump's Hotel in Late 2016
David A. Fahrenthold and Jonathan O'Connell, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Lobbyists representing the Saudi government reserved blocks of rooms at President Trump's Washington, D.C., hotel within a month of Trump's election in 2016 - paying for an estimated 500 nights at the luxury hotel in just three months, according to organizers of the trips and documents obtained by The Washington Post."
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David A. Fahrenthold and Jonathan O'Connell, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Lobbyists representing the Saudi government reserved blocks of rooms at President Trump's Washington, D.C., hotel within a month of Trump's election in 2016 - paying for an estimated 500 nights at the luxury hotel in just three months, according to organizers of the trips and documents obtained by The Washington Post."
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland on Feb. 23, 2017. (photo: Joshua Roberts/Reuters)
Wisconsin Republicans Vote to Weaken Incoming Democratic Governor, Attorney General
Associated Press
Excerpt: "The Wisconsin Senate voted just before sunrise Wednesday following an all-night session to pass a sweeping bill in a lame-duck session designed to empower the GOP-controlled Legislature and weaken the Democrat replacing Republican Gov. Scott Walker."
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Associated Press
Excerpt: "The Wisconsin Senate voted just before sunrise Wednesday following an all-night session to pass a sweeping bill in a lame-duck session designed to empower the GOP-controlled Legislature and weaken the Democrat replacing Republican Gov. Scott Walker."
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Republican Mark Harris' campaign is accused of committing fraud. (photo: Getty)
Over a Thousand Absentee Ballots Possibly Destroyed in Controversial North Carolina House Race: Report
Tal Axelrod, The Hill
Axelrod writes: "Over a thousand absentee ballots from likely Democratic voters may have been destroyed in the race for North Carolina's 9th Congressional District last month as allegations of fraud on behalf of the Republican candidate mount."
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Tal Axelrod, The Hill
Axelrod writes: "Over a thousand absentee ballots from likely Democratic voters may have been destroyed in the race for North Carolina's 9th Congressional District last month as allegations of fraud on behalf of the Republican candidate mount."
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Rep-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (photo: Getty)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Will Pay Her Interns 'at Least' $15 an Hour
Marie Solis, Vice
Solis writes: "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is changing business as usual on Capitol Hill."
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Marie Solis, Vice
Solis writes: "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is changing business as usual on Capitol Hill."
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An undocumented woman wears a bandana she used to cover her nose and mouth to avoid inhaling smoke while working in the fields during the Hill Fire. (photo: Philip Cheung/Getty)
For Undocumented Migrants, Wildfires Bring Additional Worries
Jurriaan van Eerten, Al Jazeera
van Eerten writes: "The Woolsey Fire, like many of those that have ravaged California, destroyed houses, land and crops. It also destroyed the livelihood for hundreds of undocumented individuals, including Jacob, who work in the fields in and around the area."
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Jurriaan van Eerten, Al Jazeera
van Eerten writes: "The Woolsey Fire, like many of those that have ravaged California, destroyed houses, land and crops. It also destroyed the livelihood for hundreds of undocumented individuals, including Jacob, who work in the fields in and around the area."
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An iceberg at Innaarsuit, Greenland. (photo: Magnus Kristensen)
Greenland's Ice Melt Is in 'Overdrive,' With No Sign of Slowing
Bob Berwyn, InsideClimate News
Berwyn writes: "Melting on Greenland's ice sheet has gone into 'overdrive,' with meltwater runoff increasing 50 percent since the start of the industrial era and continuing to accelerate, new research shows. As more water runs off the ice sheet, it drives sea level rise, putting new pressure on coastal communities around the world."
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Bob Berwyn, InsideClimate News
Berwyn writes: "Melting on Greenland's ice sheet has gone into 'overdrive,' with meltwater runoff increasing 50 percent since the start of the industrial era and continuing to accelerate, new research shows. As more water runs off the ice sheet, it drives sea level rise, putting new pressure on coastal communities around the world."
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