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Tim Dickinson | Can Joe Biden Sell 'No We Can't'? 
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks with Al Sharpton during a television interview during the 2019 South Carolina Democratic Party State Convention on June 22, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (photo: Sean Rayford/Getty)
Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone
Dickinson writes: "The first night of the debate in Detroit turned conventional Democratic political dynamics on their ear."
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In this July 25, 2019, photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and House Democrats arrive for a news conference on the first 200 days of the 116th Congress at the House East Front steps of the Capitol in Washington. (photo: Andrew Harnik/AP)
In this July 25, 2019, photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and House Democrats arrive for a news conference on the first 200 days of the 116th Congress at the House East Front steps of the Capitol in Washington. (photo: Andrew Harnik/AP)

Nearly Half of House Democrats Now Support Impeachment Inquiry
Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Excerpt: "Nearly half the House Democrats now support an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump - a milestone but still probably not enough to push Speaker Nancy Pelosi to launch proceedings."
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Mark Catlin at funeral of his daughter Kelly Catlin. (photo: Jenn Ackerman/The Washington Post)
Mark Catlin at funeral of his daughter Kelly Catlin. (photo: Jenn Ackerman/The Washington Post)


Kelly Catlin, Driven to the End
Kent Babb, The Washington Post
Babb writes: "'Never allow yourself to become close enough to another,' she'd write, 'that their actions or inactions might cause you (any amount of) distress or pain.'"
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Trump associate Thomas Barrack in 2016. The House Oversight Committee found that Barrack handed off a Trump energy speech to a United Arab Emirates contact for editing. (photo: John Moore/Getty)
Trump associate Thomas Barrack in 2016. The House Oversight Committee found that Barrack handed off a Trump energy speech to a United Arab Emirates contact for editing. (photo: John Moore/Getty)

Saudi Arabia and UAE Edited One of Trump's 'America First' Speeches
Benjamin Siegel and Matthew Mosk, ABC News
Excerpt: "When candidate Donald Trump prepared to give a major energy speech during the 2016 campaign, one of his closest advisers provided a pre-speech review to senior United Arab Emirates officials, an unorthodox move that caught the attention of federal investigators, according to emails and text messages uncovered by a House Oversight Committee investigation."
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In this July 10, 2019, photo, Yazmin Juarez, is sworn in by a photo of her holding her daughter Mariee, 1, who died after being released from detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). (photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
In this July 10, 2019, photo, Yazmin Juarez, is sworn in by a photo of her holding her daughter Mariee, 1, who died after being released from detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). (photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Mother Sues Private Prison Company That Profits From ICE Detentions Over Her Baby's Death
Naomi LaChance, Splinter
LaChance writes: "Yazmin Juárez is suing private prison company CoreCivic over the death of her 1-year-old daughter Mariee. The complaint filed in federal court in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday demands $40 million from private prison company CoreCivic."
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Abortion rights campaigners attend a rally against new restrictions on abortion passed in eight states, including Alabama and Georgia, in New York City, May 21, 2019. (photo: Jeenah Moon/Reuters)
Abortion rights campaigners attend a rally against new restrictions on abortion passed in eight states, including Alabama and Georgia, in New York City, May 21, 2019. (photo: Jeenah Moon/Reuters)

Trump's Worldwide War on Women's Rights
Belen Fernandez, Al Jazeera
Fernandez writes: "A vastly more punishing version of the so-called 'global gag rule' that has been regularly implemented by Republican presidents since 1984, the policy now also applies to organisations that work across a range of health issues."
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Del Norte Coast Redwoods, California. (photo: iStock)
Del Norte Coast Redwoods, California. (photo: iStock)

Cloning Giant Redwoods Could Help Combat Climate Change
Mary Beth Toole and Anne Thompson, NBC News
Excerpt: "Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, an organization that advocates reforestation as a solution to global warming, is the brainchild of Jake's father David, a third-generation tree farmer."
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