Tim Dickinson | The Divine Paranoia of Scott Pruitt




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Tim Dickinson | The Divine Paranoia of Scott Pruitt 
EPA administrator Scott Pruitt attends a meeting with state and local officials and President Trump about infrastructure in the State Dining Room of the White House. (photo: Carolyn Kaster/AP/REX)
Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone
Dickinson writes: "Scott Pruitt is at the center of a political firestorm that may see him removed from the Trump administration. It's a stark turn of events for the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, who has seen himself as on a mission from God."
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Colin Kaepernick. (photo: AP)
Colin Kaepernick. (photo: AP)


Griffith writes: "He can't get an NFL team to hire him, but former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick - whose 'take a knee' protest against racism sparked a nationwide movement - was awarded another major human rights prize Saturday, this time from Amnesty International."
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Maggie Haberman. (photo: Getty Images)
Maggie Haberman. (photo: Getty Images)

Trump Attacks New York Times Journalist Maggie Haberman Over Michael Cohen Article
Lauren Gambino, Guardian UK
Gambino writes: "Donald Trump lashed out on Saturday at the New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman, after she contributed to a story that suggested his longtime lawyer and fixer might cooperate with federal investigators."
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Mike Pompeo. (image: Jim Cooke/Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Mike Pompeo. (image: Jim Cooke/Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The CIA Says Mike Pompeo Didn't Fight in the Gulf War, Despite His Claims
Anna Merlan, Splinter News
Merlan writes: "In the frenzied game of musical chairs that is the Trump administration, CIA Director Mike Pompeo is set to become the next Secretary of State. It's an ideal time, then, to clarify details of his biography, including a rather major one: did Pompeo, as numerous profiles have stated, fight in the Gulf War?"
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Eric Greitens. (photo: Getty Images)
Eric Greitens. (photo: Getty Images)

Missouri Gov Greitens Indicted on Felony Computer-Tampering Charge
Rebecca Berg, CNN
Berg writes: "Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens was indicted Friday on a felony charge of computer tampering relating to his campaign's alleged procurement of a nonprofit donor list without the charity's knowledge."
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A man cries beside a wounded girl at a hospital after the attack in Kabul. (photo: Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)
A man cries beside a wounded girl at a hospital after the attack in Kabul. (photo: Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Dozens of Afghans Killed in Kabul by Suicide Bomber at Voter Registration Center
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Bombing at voter registration centres in the Afghan capital Kabul and in Baghlan province have killed at least 54 people, health officials said."
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Theresa 'Red' Terry is staying in this tree during her vigil. She's been told that she'll be arrested if she comes down. (photo: Michael S. Williamson/WP)
Theresa 'Red' Terry is staying in this tree during her vigil. She's been told that she'll be arrested if she comes down. (photo: Michael S. Williamson/WP)

Perched on a Platform High in a Tree, a 61-Year-Old Woman Fights a Gas Pipeline
Gregory S. Schneider, The Washington Post
Schneider writes: "When the trees started coming down, Theresa 'Red' Terry went up. Now, the 61-year-old mother of three is perched on a platform 32 feet in the air between two oak trees, trying to stop a natural gas pipeline from coming through land granted to her husband's family by the king of England in Colonial times."
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