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Charles Pierce | Good Riddance to the Biggest Fake in American Politics 
Paul Ryan. (photo: Getty Images)
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "Paul Ryan makes noises about going back to Janesville. Ring and run, you wretched cur."
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On His Way to Speak at FBI, Trump Slams the Bureau and Opens Door to Pardoning Flynn
Carrie Johnson and Ryan Lucas, NPR
Excerpt: "President Trump, minutes before heading to speak at the FBI's National Academy, lashed out at the bureau, saying 'it's a shame what's happened with the FBI' and claiming there are 'a lot of very angry people that are seeing it.'"
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Medics, Observers and a Journalist Face 50 Years in Prison in First Trial of J20 Inauguration Protests
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Goodman reports: "Final arguments are underway today in Washington, D.C., in a case that could shape the future of free speech and the right to protest in the United States: the first trial of the nearly 200 people arrested during President Donald Trump's inauguration."
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First-Degree Murder Charge Against Man Who Drove Into Charlottesville Demonstrators
Amy Held, NPR
Held writes: "The man who police say intentionally rammed his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., this summer, now faces a first-degree murder charge. A judge upgraded the second-degree murder charge against James Fields Jr. at a preliminary hearing on Thursday."
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ICE Is Abusing Immigrant Detainees With Strip Searches and Threats
Alexa Liautaud, VICE
Liautaud writes: "Solitary confinement, strip searches, prolonged yelling, threats, broken phone lines, mold, and being crowded in with hardened criminals. These are just some of the cases of widespread abuse against undocumented immigrants held in detention centers that were revealed in the Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Inspector General's report."
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Report: Income of World's Top .001% Skyrockets by 636%
teleSUR
Excerpt: "The report, which highlights the growing gulf between haves and have-nots, was compiled by five economists, including scholars Emmanuel Saez and Thomas Piketty."
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Cell Phone Radiation Risks: California Issues Groundbreaking Guidelines
Olga Naidenko, Environmental Working Group
Naidenko writes: "This week, California officially issued groundbreaking guidelines advising cell phone users to keep phones away from their bodies and limit use when reception is weak. State officials caution that studies link radiation from long-term cell phone use to an increased risk of brain cancer, lower sperm counts and other health problems, and note that children's developing brains could be at greater risk."
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