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Andy Borowitz | Trump Storms Out of McDonald's After Failing to Close Six-Dollar Meal Deal 
McDonald's restaurant. (photo: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Capping a singularly disastrous week for the Commander-in-Chief, Donald J. Trump stormed out of a Washington, D.C., McDonald's restaurant on Friday after failing to close a six-dollar Meal Deal at the establishment."
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Rep. Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.), the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, arrives for a Democratic caucus meeting in the Capitol Visitors Center on Nov. 14. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.), the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, arrives for a Democratic caucus meeting in the Capitol Visitors Center on Nov. 14. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty 


House Judiciary Chief: 'It's Very Clear' Trump Obstructed Justice
The Daily Beast
Excerpt: "The chairman of the House committee that would lead any proceedings aimed at President Donald Trump's impeachment said on Sunday that he believes the president has obstructed justice and will be issuing document requests to more than 60 people across the administration."
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Stephon Clark. (photo: The Root)
Stephon Clark. (photo: The Root)

#StephonClark: No Criminal Charges for Officers Who Killed Unarmed Black Man
Monique Judge, The Root
Judge writes: "'Was a crime committed? It is a question that we answer every day in our profession as prosecutors,' Schubert said. In the case of Robinet and Mercadal, that answer - according to the Sacramento district attorney - is no."
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Ilhan Omar, the first Somali American woman to be elected to public office in the United States. (photo: Photo by Lorie Shaull/Wikimedia Commons)
Ilhan Omar, the first Somali American woman to be elected to public office in the United States. (photo: Photo by Lorie Shaull/Wikimedia Commons)

As Ilhan Omar Endures Anti-Muslim Racism, Most Lawmakers in Congress Remain Silent
Elham Khatami, ThinkProgress
Khatami writes: "The West Virginia statehouse on Friday allowed an Islamophobic organization to display an anti-Muslim poster targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress."
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CPAC. (photo: Erik S. Lesser)
CPAC. (photo: Erik S. Lesser)

Trump Promises Executive Order That Could Strip Colleges of Funding if They Don't 'Support Free Speech'
Brian Fung, The Washington Post
Fung writes: "The announcement, during Trump's address to the Conservative Political Action Conference, appeared to target complaints by some university critics that institutions of higher education stifle right-wing viewpoints."
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Protesters marched in Algiers against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's plan to seek a fifth term. (photo: Reuters)
Protesters marched in Algiers against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's plan to seek a fifth term. (photo: Reuters)

Protests Resume in Algeria as Candidates Prepare to Submit Bids
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Students in cities across Algeria have resumed protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term in office, just as he was due to formally submit his candidacy for April's elections."
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The way Lake Erie looked during the water crisis August 4, 2014. (photo: Getty Images)
The way Lake Erie looked during the water crisis August 4, 2014. (photo: Getty Images)

A US City Just Granted Legal Rights to a Lake
Yessenia Funes, Earther
Funes writes: "Crystal Jankowski went into labor during the 2014 water crisis in Toledo, Ohio. The city's 276,000 residents couldn't use their tap water at all for a weekend in August-no drinking, bathing, nada. The water, supplied by Lake Erie, had become toxic due to the lake's dangerous algae overgrowth."
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