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Andy Borowitz | Amazon Apologizes for Shipping Ten Thousand Copies of Comey's Book to White House 
James Comey. (photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty)
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Calling it a 'regrettable accident,' Amazon apologized on Thursday for shipping ten thousand advance copies of James Comey's book, 'A Higher Loyalty,' to the White House."
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Michael Cohen. (photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Michael Cohen. (photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)


Report About Michael Cohen's Secret Trip to Prague Corroborates Key Steele Dossier Claim
Aaron Rupar, ThinkProgress
Rupar writes: "On Friday, McClatchy reported that special counsel Robert Mueller possesses evidence that Trump's longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, 'secretly made a late-summer trip to Prague during the 2016 presidential campaign.'"
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Syrian men carry babies through the rubble after an air strike on Salihin, Aleppo. (photo: Reuters)
Syrian men carry babies through the rubble after an air strike on Salihin, Aleppo. (photo: Reuters)

Syrian Researcher: Focus on Alleged Chemical Attack Ignores War's Ongoing Deaths by Airstrikes, Bullets
Yazan al-Saadi and Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "As the United Nations Security Council holds an emergency session over the growing prospect of a war between Russia and the U.S., after President Trump threatened U.S. strikes in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma, we get response from Syrian-Canadian writer Yazan al-Saadi." 



There is proof that sanctuary policies are working, keeping residents safer than in places that collaborate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics. (photo: Jay Lazarin/iStock)
There is proof that sanctuary policies are working, keeping residents safer than in places that collaborate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics. (photo: Jay Lazarin/iStock)

A Year Later, Fewer Deportations in Cities That Adopted "Welcoming" Policies
Michael J. Dax, YES! Magazine
Dax writes: "A year after the Santa Fe City Council adopted in February 2017 a resolution strengthening its welcoming and non-discrimination policies toward immigrants, the federal government launched a series of audits demanding verification from local small businesses that their employees were eligible to work in the country."
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Businessmen on Wall Street. (photo: AP)
Businessmen on Wall Street. (photo: AP)

Median CEO Pay at Largest Companies Reaches a Record $15.7 Million
The Washington Post
Excerpt: "CEO pay is up yet again. A booming stock market and bulging equity awards propelled the median 2017 compensation for CEOs of the 100 largest companies to the highest figure in 11 years, according to a new analysis."
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Ecuadorean government had confirmed Tuesday that three local journalists were kidnapped while covering violence in the country's border with Colombia. (photo: EFE)
Ecuadorean government had confirmed Tuesday that three local journalists were kidnapped while covering violence in the country's border with Colombia. (photo: EFE)

Ecuador: Government Confirms Death of Kidnapped Journalists
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno has confirmed the death of the three Ecuadorean journalists kidnapped on the border with Colombia last month. 'We haven't received proof of life,' Moreno said in a televised statement. 'And regrettably we have information that confirms the murder of the journalists.'"
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While scientists disagree about what's behind the sluggish ocean current, the shift could mean bad news for the climate. (photo: CapeTown ETC)
While scientists disagree about what's behind the sluggish ocean current, the shift could mean bad news for the climate. (photo: CapeTown ETC)

Atlantic Ocean Current Slows Down to 1,000-Year Low, Studies Show
Samantha Raphelson, NPR
Raphelson writes: "An Atlantic Ocean current that helps regulate the global climate has reached an 1,000-year low, according to two new studies in the journal Nature."
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