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Democrats Ignore Bernie Sanders at Their Own Risk
Michael Graham, The Boston Herald
Graham writes: "A New York City septuagenarian with nothing more than a handful of crazy ideas and a band of hardcore followers, hoping to become president of the United States? A wild-haired populist who's openly running against the establishment of the same political party whose nomination he's trying to win? A guy like that can't possibly wi ... oh, wait."
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Michael Graham, The Boston Herald
Graham writes: "A New York City septuagenarian with nothing more than a handful of crazy ideas and a band of hardcore followers, hoping to become president of the United States? A wild-haired populist who's openly running against the establishment of the same political party whose nomination he's trying to win? A guy like that can't possibly wi ... oh, wait."
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Houthi fighter near a building bombed by Saudi-led coalition. (photo: AFP)
Senate Rebukes Trump With Vote Ordering US Military to End Support for Saudi-Led War in Yemen
Karoun Demirjian, The Washington Post
Demirjian writes: "The Senate voted Wednesday to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, its latest rebuke of the Trump administration's continued embrace of the Saudi monarchy despite growing frustration among lawmakers with its actions on the world stage."
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Karoun Demirjian, The Washington Post
Demirjian writes: "The Senate voted Wednesday to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, its latest rebuke of the Trump administration's continued embrace of the Saudi monarchy despite growing frustration among lawmakers with its actions on the world stage."
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An arrest is made during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). (photo: Charles Reed/ICE)
US Uses Vast License Plate Database to Track Undocumented Immigrants
Adolfo Flores and Hamed Aleaziz, BuzzFeed News
Excerpt: "Immigration officials have had direct access to hundreds of millions of license plate scans from across the country, including from law enforcement agencies, to help them investigate and track people wanted for deportation, according to new documents made public by the ACLU."
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Adolfo Flores and Hamed Aleaziz, BuzzFeed News
Excerpt: "Immigration officials have had direct access to hundreds of millions of license plate scans from across the country, including from law enforcement agencies, to help them investigate and track people wanted for deportation, according to new documents made public by the ACLU."
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Mourners visit the memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue on 31 October 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty)
Spike in US Hate Crimes Warrants Congressional Action, Says NAACP
Jamiles Lartey, Guardian UK
Lartey writes: "The NAACP is asking Congress to hold hearings on what the group describes as a troubling spike in domestic terrorism aimed at racial, ethnic and religious minorities in the US - directly implicating the rhetoric of Donald Trump."
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Jamiles Lartey, Guardian UK
Lartey writes: "The NAACP is asking Congress to hold hearings on what the group describes as a troubling spike in domestic terrorism aimed at racial, ethnic and religious minorities in the US - directly implicating the rhetoric of Donald Trump."
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University graduates. (photo: Getty)
Trump's Budget Calls for Ending Student Loan Forgiveness Program
Jason Silverstein, CBS News
Silverstein writes: "President Trump's 2020 budget proposal calls for eliminating a loan forgiveness program for public employees and advocates other changes that could cost struggling students more."
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Jason Silverstein, CBS News
Silverstein writes: "President Trump's 2020 budget proposal calls for eliminating a loan forgiveness program for public employees and advocates other changes that could cost struggling students more."
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US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, said last year that Israel will retain Syrian territory indefinitely. (photo: Reuters)
Trump Administration Drops 'Israeli-Occupied' Label from Syria's Golan Heights and Palestinian Territories
Middle East Eye
Excerpt: "The US state department has referred to the Syrian Golan Heights and the Palestinian territories as 'Israeli-controlled', a move that may signal a break from Washington's longstanding refusal to recognise Israeli sovereignty over areas it has occupied and unilaterally annexed."
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Middle East Eye
Excerpt: "The US state department has referred to the Syrian Golan Heights and the Palestinian territories as 'Israeli-controlled', a move that may signal a break from Washington's longstanding refusal to recognise Israeli sovereignty over areas it has occupied and unilaterally annexed."
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Longleaf Pine Forest. (photo: Christine Ambrose)
Iconic Forests Reaching Climate Tipping Points in American West
Phil McKenna, Inside Climate News
McKenna writes: "Climate change in the American West may be crossing an ominous threshold, making parts of the region inhospitable for some native pine and fir forests to regrow after wildfires, new research suggests."
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Phil McKenna, Inside Climate News
McKenna writes: "Climate change in the American West may be crossing an ominous threshold, making parts of the region inhospitable for some native pine and fir forests to regrow after wildfires, new research suggests."
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