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Michael Moore | New Jersey's Politicians Are Attempting to Cover Up Newark's Water Crisis 
The filmmaker Michael Moore, near a closed factory in Flint, Mich., where his father worked. (photo: Fabrizio Costantini/NYT)
Michael Moore, Michael Moore's Facebook Page
Moore writes: "The mayor of Newark and the governor of New Jersey are covering up how serious the lead poisoning is in Newark’s water system."
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Investigators searching for evidence on Sunday after a shooting spree in Odessa, Tex. (photo: Ivan Pierre Aguirre/NYT)
Investigators searching for evidence on Sunday after a shooting spree in Odessa, Tex. (photo: Ivan Pierre Aguirre/NYT)

Texas Shooting: Death Toll Rises to Seven, With 17-Month-Old Among 22 Wounded


Ed Pilkington and Martin Pengelly, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "In Texas, eight new gun laws came into effect on Sunday, dramatically loosening already lax controls. O’Rourke is calling for universal background checks on all gun sales, a ban on the sale of AR-15-style rifles and a mandatory buy-back of those weapons."
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Cheers and applause erupt during a plea to reopen the Philadelphia Energy Solution's refinery in South Philadelphia as soon as possible. (photo: Brad Larrison/WHYY)
Cheers and applause erupt during a plea to reopen the Philadelphia Energy Solution's refinery in South Philadelphia as soon as possible. (photo: Brad Larrison/WHYY)

'Particularly Dark' Labor Day for Philadelphia's Unemployed Union Workers
Catalina Jaramillo, WHYY
Jaramillo writes: "Robert Campbell has worked for more than 20 years at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery complex in South Philadelphia."
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US Military veteran and amputee Lloyd Epps walks after doctors serviced his prosthetic leg at the Veterans Administration (VA) hospital on January 29, 2014 in Manhattan, New York City. (photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
US Military veteran and amputee Lloyd Epps walks after doctors serviced his prosthetic leg at the Veterans Administration (VA) hospital on January 29, 2014 in Manhattan, New York City. (photo: John Moore/Getty Images)

Why We Should Fight for the Veterans Health Administration
Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early, Jacobin
Excerpt: "Think of America's forever wars as a funnel between the largest and second-largest federal government departments."
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ICE agents talk to a women in her home. (photo: Norsk Telegrambyra AS/Reuters)
ICE agents talk to a women in her home. (photo: Norsk Telegrambyra AS/Reuters)

ICE Rule Change on U Visas Sparks Outrage
Zack Budryk, The Hill
Budryk writes: "The Trump administration has quietly altered its handling of visas granted to immigrants who cooperate with criminal investigations, allowing people to be deported even while they are waiting for their visas."
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Dua and Dalal AlShowaiki. (photo: Vice)
Dua and Dalal AlShowaiki. (photo: Vice)

How Two Sisters Pulled Off a Daring Escape From Saudi Arabia
Gianna Toboni and Ana Sebescen, Vice
Excerpt: "Dua and Dalal AlShowaiki spent five years planning their escape from Saudi Arabia. In early June, they finally had their chance during a family vacation in Istanbul."
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Uprooted trees, fallen power lines and the debris from damaged houses scatter on a road as Hurricane Dorian sweeps through Marsh Harbour, Bahamas. (photo: Ramond A. King/Reuters)
Uprooted trees, fallen power lines and the debris from damaged houses scatter on a road as Hurricane Dorian sweeps through Marsh Harbour, Bahamas. (photo: Ramond A. King/Reuters)

Historic Hurricane Dorian Bears Down on Northern Bahamas as a Category 5 Storm
Shannon Van Sant and Emma Bowman, NPR
Excerpt: "Hurricane Dorian strengthened into a catastrophic Category 5 storm on Sunday, reaching the Bahamas as 'the strongest hurricane in modern records' to ever hit the archipelago, according to the National Hurricane Center, based on its sustained winds of 185 mph."
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