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Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "This shebeen largely has stayed out of the tiresome troll-war concerning the unruly reception that some speakers have received on various college campuses."
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Recent indictments allege that a Russian 'troll farm' known as the Internet Research Agency created fake accounts to try and interfere in or influence the U.S. election. (photo: Rafe Swan/Getty Images)
Recent indictments allege that a Russian 'troll farm' known as the Internet Research Agency created fake accounts to try and interfere in or influence the U.S. election. (photo: Rafe Swan/Getty Images)



Report: Russian Trolls Contacted Trump Campaign Officials Through Facebook Messages
Jacqueline Thomsen, The Hill
Thomsen writes: "Russian troll accounts on Facebook sent messages to the Trump campaign during the 2016 election, The New York Times reported Thursday."
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Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceutical, is brought out of 26 Federal Plaza by law enforcement officials after being arrested. (photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceutical, is brought out of 26 Federal Plaza by law enforcement officials after being arrested. (photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Martin Shkreli Sentenced to 7 Years for Securities Fraud
Vanessa Romo, NPR
Romo writes: "Martin Shkreli, the former pharmaceutical executive who has been publicly excoriated for sharply increasing the price of a lifesaving HIV drug and derisively referred to as the 'Pharma Bro,' was sentenced on Friday to seven years in prison for defrauding investors in two failed hedge funds and a drug company he once ran."
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The National Rifle Association's annual convention. (photo: AJC.com)
The National Rifle Association's annual convention. (photo: AJC.com)

NRA Sues Florida to Block Part of New Gun Law
Steve Almasy, CNN
Almasy writes: "The National Rifle Association is suing the state of Florida after Gov. Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 7026 into law Friday, the first gun control legislation enacted in the state after the Parkland school massacre on February 14."
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In January, the Anti-Defamation League identified the leader of the organization as John Cameron Denton, left, a 24-year-old from Texas. (photo: ProPublica)
In January, the Anti-Defamation League identified the leader of the organization as John Cameron Denton, left, a 24-year-old from Texas. (photo: ProPublica)

Atomwaffen, US Neo-Nazi Group Linked to 5 Murders, Banned by Tech Firms
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Atomwaffen Division, a violent neo-Nazi organization, which has been linked to at least five killings across the United States in January, has been removed from at least five technology platforms, ProPublica, a U.S. think tank, has reported."
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A masked Mexican soldier. (photo: AFP)
A masked Mexican soldier. (photo: AFP)

Families of Mexico Military Abuse Victims Fear New Security Law
Simon Schatzberg, Al Jazeera
Schatzberg writes: "Yolanda Moran was supposed to meet her son, Dan Jeremeel Fernandez Moran, at the bus station in their hometown of Torreon, in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila, on December 19, 2008."
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Climate change is already a growing cause of displacement and conflict where land has been devastated by drought. (photo: B. Bannon/UNHCR)
Climate change is already a growing cause of displacement and conflict where land has been devastated by drought. (photo: B. Bannon/UNHCR)

Climate Change 'Impacts Women More Than Men'
Mary Halton, BCC
Halton writes: "UN figures indicate that 80% of people displaced by climate change are women. Roles as primary caregivers and providers of food and fuel make them more vulnerable when flooding and drought occur."
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