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Andy Borowitz | NFL Adds First Amendment to List of Banned Substances 
Kneeling NFL players. (photo: John Leyba/Denver Post)
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "The National Football League has expanded its list of banned substances to include the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, the league confirmed on Wednesday."
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Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. (photo: Getty)
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. (photo: Getty)

Trump Pulls Out of Summit With North Korea's Kim Jong-un
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "US President Donald Trump has announced he will not attend a planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, raising concerns tensions between the two nations will escalate again with the threat of war."
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Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, has been granted his permanent security clearance, ending a period of uncertainty. (photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times)
Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, has been granted his permanent security clearance, ending a period of uncertainty. (photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Jared Kushner Gets Security Clearance, Ending Swirl of Questions Over Delay
Matt Apuzzo, The New York Times
Apuzzo writes: "Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, has been granted his permanent security clearance."
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Katie Couric and Gavin Grimm speak onstage at the Logo’s 2017 Trailblazer Honors event. (photo: Jamie McGarthy/Getty)
Katie Couric and Gavin Grimm speak onstage at the Logo’s 2017 Trailblazer Honors event. (photo: Jamie McGarthy/Getty)

Federal Judge Vindicates Transgender Student in Yet Another Legal Victory
Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Stern writes: "Gavin Grimm, a transgender student described as a 'human rights leader' by a federal judge, obtained what he set out for years ago: a court order concluding that his school violated his rights under federal law and the United States Constitution by denying him access to the boys' bathroom because he is transgender."
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Border Patrol. (photo: Getty)
Border Patrol. (photo: Getty)

A Border Patrol Agent Shot and Killed a Pregnant Migrant Woman in Texas
Adolfo Flores, BuzzFeed
Flores writes: "Marta Martinez, who lives next to the area where the woman was shot, said she heard the shot around 12:20 p.m. and went out to investigate while livestreaming on Facebook."
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Teachers stage a two-day national strike demanding a wage increase in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 2017. (photo: Reuters)
Teachers stage a two-day national strike demanding a wage increase in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 2017. (photo: Reuters)

Thousands in Argentina March for Education and Against the IMF
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Thousands of teachers marched throughout Argentina on Wednesday to demand higher salaries that can compete with the country's skyrocketing 25 percent inflation rate and steady devaluing of the peso."
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Bitcoin. (photo: Getty)
Bitcoin. (photo: Getty)

Bitcoin's Energy Use Got Studied, and You Libertarian Nerds Look Even Worse Than Usual
Eric Holthaus, Grist
Holthaus writes: "Bitcoin's energy footprint has more than doubled since Grist first wrote about it six months ago."
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